Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Usual stuff from the Monday maestro, with a nice mix of cryptic definitions, anagrams etc all with smooth surface readings.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Usual Monday morning magic. Liked 7d and 13d a lot – not too sure about 23a though.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
We have had a bright and sunny weekend here in the Touraine, so lots of gardening chores have been done. The weather is still bright and sunny today, although cold. As for the crossword – it presented no major problems today, all in all – simply a pleasant solve.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Its bright and sunny here in the Touraine, so I was up nice and early to do the crossword and blog. I rapidly managed to fill the grid, only to leave a small hole in the top right hand corner. The answers to most of these clues also went in pretty quickly, except 9a, after some head scratching I reached for the dictionary. Thats a definition of form, that I was not aware of. Otherwise I enjoyed what is a typical Rufus crossword.
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
For those who struggled last week, I think you will find today’s crossword nice and straightforward (somewhere between one or two stars for difficulty I think). We have the usual mixture of anagrams, double definitions, cryptic definitions etc with smooth surface readings. Classic Rufus!
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Continue reading “DT 26481”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
In memory of Blue Dragon, who died unexpectedly last week.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A very enjoyable crossword today, I romped happily through most of it and then died a horrible death in the NE corner. For some reason the answers to 9a and 8d eluded me for ages. So they get my vote for the two best clues.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I thought this was a but harder than is normal, and I completed it in fits and starts. 11a is without doubt an old chestnut, but I am sure it will be appreciated by those who have not seen it before. Still – mustn’t grumble, its an enjoyable crossword.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another non too taxing, yet otherwise pleasant excursion from the Monday Maestro with a number of French references to make me happy.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Standard Monday morning stuff from the maestro, and I expect no major problems amongst the massed ranks of solvers out there. Please feel free to leave a comment.
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