Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, on Wednesday and yesterday, it became warm (less cold) enough for snow so Mother Nature obliged!… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, this week, we had around 36 hours of seasonal temperatures, before the mercury took a nose-dive again, to the point that the high temperature on Monday occurred at 11:00pm.… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, this week, we have been consistently 10 degrees below seasonal normals which makes the organisers of Festival du Voyageur (the annual winter festival), which starts on the 15th, happy because there is plenty of snow and ice to make the festival a success.… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg. Last month, Tantalus asked me which temperature scale I was using in my weather reports. … Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, for most of the week, our daily high temperatures have been lower than the average seasonal low temperatures!… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, with extreme low temperatures and wind chills, the weather forecasts are including time for frostbite on exposed skin (10 minutes or less).… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where the snow disposal mountains are growing steadily. … Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where we started 2019 at minus 27 degrees, -38 degrees with wind chill, before having another heat wave and reaching plus 3 degrees on Thursday – but it didn’t last.… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, more snow and more cold.
Our esteemed DT crossword editor described last Sunday’s Dada puzzle as ‘fiendish’ (which it wasn’t) but, based on that assessment, today’s puzzle is diabolical (which it is) – only 26 clues, for which I am giving 16 hints so there should be no need for ‘supplementary’ requests (and the naughty corner should remain empty) – four anagrams, one lurker, and two homophones (one of them an absolutely brilliant double homophone).… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where it was warm enough for rain on Wednesday but, after that temporary aberration, we went back to snow all day yesterday.… Continue reading