Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa, where it is finally feeling very springlike with the days rapidly getting longer and the snow cover quickly receding – the roads and driveways are bare but there is still two or three feet of the white stuff on lawns.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa, where the weather has settled down and is tracking the normal pattern for this time of year – a few degrees above zero during the day and a few degrees below zero at night.… Continue reading
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Greetings from Ottawa, where the final weekend of Winterlude (our winter carnival) has largely melted away in warm temperatures far exceeding historical averages. Colder air from Manitoba is due to arrive in a few days – unfortunately too late to rescue our celebration.… Continue reading
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Greetings from Ottawa, where the weather is unseasonably warm. We are in the midst of Winterlude, our annual three-week winter festival, but many of the attractions such as snow and ice sculptures have melted and the Rideau Canal skateway likely will not open for a single day this year due to the warm weather.… Continue reading
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Greetings from Ottawa, where we are awaiting the arrival of the blast of frigid weather that Senf mentioned yesterday. Thankfully, it is forecast to have moderated considerably by the time it reaches us.… Continue reading
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Greetings from Ottawa, where we received a substantial dump of snow late last week. At least this time it was light and fluffy rather than wet and heavy like last time.… Continue reading
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New Years greetings from Ottawa where we are basking in unseasonably warm weather (about 15°C above normal for this time of year).
I got off to a very quick start with this puzzle from Campbell and anticipated an early finish.… Continue reading
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Greetings from Ottawa, where a light blanket of snow over the weekend is finally making it feel more like Christmas. As this will be my final review until the new year, I will take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season and a healthy and prosperous New Year.… Continue reading
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Greetings from Ottawa, where we are enjoying a couple of balmy days (at least by Ottawa standards for late-November). I seized on the opportunity put up my Christmas lights – it was a pleasure to do it in +5°C weather rather than the more typical -5°C (or colder) weather.… Continue reading
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Greetings from Ottawa, where our spell of unexpectedly warm autumn weather appears to have come to an end with temperatures now hovering just above the freezing point. In any event, it was wonderful while it lasted.… Continue reading