Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Friday’s current setter is Don Manley who is also known as Giovanni, Duck, Pasquale, Quixote, and Bradman (all punningly connected with the name Don or Donald)
Toughie No 3364 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
No anagrams or obscurities and some tricky wordplay – just what I like. Thanks to Osmosis.
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I thought today’s puzzle was just excellent, with the difficulty level perfect for the Friday slot and several smile-inducing penny-drop moments. I hope that our setter drops in to claim it later. Continue reading "DT 30754"
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. We have a fun puzzle today that felt a little different to the usual Friday offerings. Continue reading "DT 30748"
Toughie No 3356 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Sparks for what I thought was relatively straightforward for a Friday Toughie. It’s a pangram.
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment **
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. A couple of clues in this nice puzzle resisted parsing for a while, which bumped the difficulty rating up to 4*. Continue reading "DT 30742"
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today we have a fine puzzle from the setter who fills his grid with every letter but X. Lots of smiles during the solve as numerous pennies dropped due to the excellent misdirection in many clues. Continue reading "DT 30736"
Toughie No 3348 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A typically enjoyable puzzle from Osmosis which is perhaps slightly gentler than what he usually provides. The puzzle has zero anagrams, 25/26th of a pangram and a plentiful supply of abbreviations (I’m glad I’ve set up a shortcut for that word in Microsoft Word).
Thanks to Osmosis.
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I’d love to say that I sailed through this puzzle, but that would be a lie. The solve involved a fair bit of reverse engineering of some intricate wordplay, along with a dollop of electronic help. All that pondering left no time to search for pics, but I’m sure that the commentariat can provide a few good ones. Continue reading "DT 30730"