Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a grey South Staffs, where it’s considerably warmer than it was last week.
There’s a mini-theme of the Wild West in the top half of today’s puzzle, plus one or two items which have featured in the last few Tuesday crosswords.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a cold, frosty and snow-covered South Staffs, where the early morning sun and blue sky suggest that today at least I may be spared snow clearance duties.
I found the top half of today’s puzzle trickier than the bottom, and it took some time for the answer to 1a to emerge, hence my *** rating.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a cold and frosty South Staffs, where cloud cover is replacing the early morning sun.
I found today’s puzzle straightforward, with only the check applied by 10a, which was my last one in, pushing it into ** territory.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffordshire, where it’s dull and grey – again.
I got three quarters of this puzzle without difficulty, then ground to a halt in the SW corner, hence *** for difficulty.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Happy New Year from South Staffordshire, and welcome to the first blog of 2013.
I went to bed fairly promptly after seeing in the New Year, knowing that I had this blog to write. As it happened, I got a remarkably early start, having been woken at 4 a.m. by flashing blue lights outside as the fire brigade and paramedics attended an incident in a nearby house. Being somewhat short of sleep may account for the fact that I found the top half of the grid held me up for a while, hence the *** marking.
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A Happy Christmas to you all from South Staffordshire, where the family have gathered, the turkey is browning nicely, and the sprouts have not been boiling since November!
We have a suitably festive theme in today’s puzzle, which is probably set by Rufus. I found the left hand side of the grid easier than the right, with the SE corner the last to be finished.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffordshire, where it’s bright and dry at the moment. A reasonably straightforward offering today, with the bonus that it’s a pangram.
In the hints below, the definitions are underlined.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a sunny but frosty South Staffordshire. I found this a little more challenging than last week’s effort, with the NW corner taking the longest to crack.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
Today I am delighted to welcome a new member to the blogging team. Deep Threat is taking over the Tuesday slot, giving Gazza a well-earned morning off. Some of you may have met him before – he was a brief visitor at Liverpool Street last year and attended the recent S&B meeting in Derby. BD
Good morning from South Staffordshire, where the sun was shining when I started this post, though the clouds have now rolled in again. My thanks to Gazza and Big Dave for giving me the opportunity to join the blogging team.
I found this a straightforward solve, with no clues that particularly stood out. And I couldn’t find an excuse for one of Gazza’s trademark leggy lovelies.