Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Having been held up in the SW corner (by an unfamiliar slang word, and a word that I considered and discarded because it didn’t fit the checking letters, according to my misspelling), I’d rate this 2*/3* for difficulty/enjoyment. Thanks to Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *+*/2 – Enjoyment ***
I give this a 1.5*/3* rating, and there are some nice surface readings. Thanks to Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *+*/2 – Enjoyment ***
This is similar to last week’s puzzle: 1.5*/3* for difficulty/enjoyment. Thanks to Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *+*/2 – Enjoyment ***
This was marginally more difficult than last week’s, but I’d still give it a 1.5*/3* for difficulty/enjoyment. Thanks to Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *+*/2 – Enjoyment ***
Another 1.5*/3* for difficulty/enjoyment. Thanks to Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *+*/2 – Enjoyment ***
Another enjoyable offering, with a similar difficulty level as last week, ie. 1.5*, though a couple at the end were trickier to parse than solve. Thanks to Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *+*/2 – Enjoyment ***
I’d rate this slightly more than 1.5* for difficulty, only because of the bit more involved construction of a few of the answers; and 3* for enjoyment. Thanks to Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
This was easier than it looked at first. I’d give it slightly less than 2* for difficulty and 3* enjoyment. Thanks to Jay for the usual enjoyable puzzle.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
An enjoyable solve from Jay. Some long answers to either get you going or slow down your progress. The SE corner was the last one in for me, because of which, I rate this a close-to-2* for difficulty, and 3* for enjoyment. Thanks Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *+*/2 – Enjoyment ***
This was another enjoyable one from Jay. I’d give it slightly above 1.5* for difficulty, and 3* for enjoyment. Thanks to Jay.