Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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Welcome to the forty eighth in our series of weekly puzzles.
Qix joined us as a regular a few weeks back, but how many of you knew that he sets crosswords for the Glasgow Herald? Today he has set one especially for us. Ignore the dreadful grid and you should find this to be a very enjoyable puzzle.
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Welcome to the forty fifth in our series of weekly puzzles.
Today we have a first puzzle from a new setter. Isla, neither Scottish nor female, is a fan of Chilean footballer Mauricio Isla, the 22-year-old right-back who plays for Udinese in Italy. This puzzle is on the tough side, but well-worth the effort.
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Welcome to the forty third in our series of weekly puzzles.
Elgar distributed a special puzzle at the recent Sloggers & Betters 7 meeting, and has kindly given permission for it to be reproduced here.
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Welcome to the fortieth in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week Bufo has compiled a puzzle which incorporates a special message for Tilsit who is currently recovering from major surgery.
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Welcome to the thirty eighth in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have a puzzle from Chaz. There are themed answers and extra letters that must be removed from the wordplay, but don’t let that put you off as it is an excellent puzzle.
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Welcome to the thirty seventh in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have an unthemed puzzle from Radler.
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Welcome to the thirty fourth in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have another excellent puzzle from Bufo.
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Welcome to the twenty ninth in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have another puzzle from Radler. There is an underlying theme, and working that out will help with the puzzle but is not essential.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It was a real toughie but very accessible. The clues were all perfectly fair and I could understand them all after a little thought.
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Welcome to the twenty fifth in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have another themed puzzle from Radler. Work out who the solvers are and the puzzle becomes a lot easier!