Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Some of you may have noticed answers with a common 2-letter abbreviation, e.g. 20/23 (and 3 more examples). Now you can guess which number Telegraph Toughie this is for our setter!… Continue reading
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I found parts of this quite difficult. Again, Osmosis has omitted 12/26 letters of the alphabet (though we have Z).
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A few things I needed to look up. There’s a Nina used by 20d/22d, and plenty of quirkiness to keep us on our toes
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What a pleasure to blog a Notabilis again. A lovely puzzle full of clever misleads. Thanks CS for the illustration to 8d.
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Getting the long clues early is a big help in this puzzle. Elgar’s snacks seem very healthy!
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
An accessible puzzle with plenty of innovative clueing. It’s been a while since I have blogged a proXimal, nice to see him again.
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A not-overly-difficult puzzle today. Please leave a comment telling us what you thought and how you got on. Definitions are underlined as usual
Across
1a More historic books probing a bit of North America are inside (2,4)
DO TIME: The abbreviation for the older biblical books goes inside (probing) a North American coin (bit – but not the American meaning of bit, where there are two in a quarter!)… Continue reading
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Today’s Osmosis felt a bit easier than some of his recent puzzles. Once again, he omits eleven letters of the alphabet in his grid. I appreciated the clues more on writing up the blog than during the solve, which often happens.… Continue reading
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I hope the cute 4x (7,3) Nina helped you with this puzzle. I found it a pleasant solve, though as usual a few parsings were not immediately apparent!… Continue reading
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I got 1a then stared for a while. A slightly frustrating solve that involved (for me, anyway) a generous amount of research. However, on writing up the blog, I was able to savour the clues again and there are some very fine ones.… Continue reading