Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
This is Elgar’s 122nd Telegraph Toughie. I proceeded very steadily, almost smugly, through most of this until I hit the NW corner.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Managed to get this done before the school run, which surprised me at the time as I thought I was doing a proXimal, which normally takes me longer.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A thoroughly pleasant and not overly challenging puzzle from Sparks today.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment ****/*****
Another excellent puzzle by Elkamere which was a joy to solve and blog.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment ****
Another quality puzzle from Notabilis. There are two little ninas and some cute adjacent clues (19a, 201a, 1d, 2d).… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment ***/****
A few anagrams help you get into this puzzle, which seemed challenging at first but as usual in most of it seemed clear in retrospect.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Feels like it’s been a while since I’ve had the joy of blogging an Elkamere.… Continue reading
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I’m standing in for Bufo today. I didn’t know who the compiler was at the time of solving but I should have guessed from the maximum clue length of 8 words.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***/****
Osmosis gives us interesting words in the grid, lovely definitions and inventive wordplay.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I always enjoy blogging a Notabilis puzzle because I know it will be high quality.… Continue reading