Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Hints and tips for completing the regular Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning everyone from a cloudy but warm South Devon. A sea swim beckons.
I found today’s puzzle very much at the gentle end of our setter’s spectrum, Continue reading “DT 29997”
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Logman’s turn to provide a crossword for the Wednesday Toughie slot Continue reading “Toughie 2858”
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Just one Kiwi in the blogging chair this week. Carol is away gallivanting with a group of very long term friends.
I notice that the Toughie is by Logman so this delightful, tricky in places, puzzles is almost certainly not by Jay.… Continue reading
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. I thought that today's back pager was just excellent, with many clues having clever twists and turns lurking beneath smooth surface readings. A few amusing topical references too. I would very much like to see more puzzles like this. Continue reading "DT 29995"
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where the weather is a lot better than it’s been in Ottawa. I’m here again this week because Falcon is without electricity after a massive storm, with 130km/hr winds, hit the province of Ontario and knocked out the power to hundreds of thousands of people, including him.
There seems to be a bit of a literary theme to today’s puzzle. We have two famous novels, an actress, a pair of comedy actors and a dramatist. It’s not too difficult but certainly not at the easy end of the spectrum.
Continue reading “DT 29994”
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Greetings from Warrington, a sort of meh day where the weather’s feeling as out of sorts as the rest of us. Continue reading “DT 29993 (Hints)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good Morning from North Yorkshire. Deep Threat is having a well earned holiday, so Miffypops, Stephen L and myself will be rotating Friday blogging duties until he returns refreshed,
I have no real idea of gauging ratings so I will leave those alone for others to assess.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 14th May 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A Cephas pangram Continue reading “DT 29987”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from The Roseland Peninsula where Nurse Ninepence and I are enjoying a holiday with my recently bereaved sister Susan. We will be enjoying a late lunch at Nare Hotel on their Quarterdeck if the sun stays out Continue reading “DT 29991”
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Another fine Toughie from Django Continue reading “Toughie 2854”