Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
More busy times for us as we had another trip to Wellington yesterday for Carol’s second cataract operation. It all went well once again and her world has now become a whole lot clearer than it has been for years.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Well the sun might be shining but there is a cold wind blowing leaving us in no doubt that winter is truly here.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
A busy time for us as we have just returned from a trip to Wellington. Yesterday’s puzzles were solved in a hospital waiting room as Carol was having an eye cataract procedure.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Another crisp white frost here this morning so we were both togged up looking like Michelin people for our walk under clear blue skies.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Yesterday we noticed that the name of the setter for the Cryptic appeared on the website so hoped that, after all this time, the tradition of secret setters was to end.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
A wild windy day here. We forewent our usual beach walk and opted for an alternative route through a pine forest accompanied by all the forest noises like the creaking of trees as they bent to the breeze.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearo.
We’ve got an overcast grey day here with occasional drizzle. The allure of the outdoors is somewhat lower than often but perfect weather for sitting down with a crossword or two.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
The seasons have definitely moved on now. Each evening we don’t need to have the discussion, “Shall we light the fire?”… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We were delighted to discover that the puzzles were still available on the old site so did not have to wrestle with the vagaries of the new site to get what we needed to put this blog together.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Thanks Gazza for filling in for us last week while we were away on a ‘jaunt’. We have put a picture at the end of this blog which will explain where we were and what we were doing on our jaunt.… Continue reading