Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
This puzzle was published on Sunday 18th September
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! – A slightly tricky puzzle to get stared on but all came together quite well with the usual excellent cluing.
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This puzzle was published on 10th September 2016
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***- Enjoyment ***
Morning All! There were about three clues that really held me up at the end but on the whole a slightly sterner test than a lot of Saturday puzzles.
This puzzle was published on 3rd September 2016
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***- Enjoyment ***
Morning All! This was tricky in places for me but I struggled through and then wondered what the fuss was all about.
This puzzle was published on Sunday 28th August
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Morning All! There were some lovely clues here and a reasonable degree of difficulty coupled with some great Penny Drop Moments.
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This puzzle was published on Sunday 21st August
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! This was about two-star for difficulty with a couply of great long anagrams and some brilliantly deceptive surface readings in my opinion.
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This puzzle was published on 6th August 2016
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BD Rating – Difficulty **- Enjoyment ***
Morning All! – A two star difficulty puzzle that was quite enjoyable. Back with the Downs later on this morning!
This puzzle was published on Sunday 31st July
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! There were, as usual, some lovely simple clues with great surface readings here and much to recommend to someone new to cryptic crosswords.
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This puzzle was published on Sunday 24th July
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! This was just about a two star difficulty but enjoyable as always.
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This puzzle was published on 16th July 2016
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Another typical Saturday puzzle, the only controversy being the spelling of the jet-setter in 7d.
This puzzle was published on 9th July 2016
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! There were some very enjoyable clues here but for the life of me I cannot understand 24D!