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)
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today’s puzzle was one of those offerings requiring a little head scratching to get everything satisfactorily parsed, leaving me less time than usual to search for pictures. Continue reading "DT 30574"
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Great puzzle today, with super smooth surfaces and tight cryptic grammar that made the crossword a joy to hint. I hope our setter will drop in later to claim it. Continue reading "DT 30568"
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found today’s offering more straightforward than recent Friday puzzles. The smoothness of the surfaces combined with tight clueing and definitions made for a most enjoyable solve. Continue reading "DT 30562"
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I greatly enjoyed solving and parsing this puzzle. It produced a lot of smiles. Continue reading "DT 30556"
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment **
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found parsing some of the clues in this puzzle quite time-consuming, so I wasn’t able to search for illustrations. Continue reading "DT 30550"
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Continue reading "DT 30544"
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. I felt miles off the setter’s wavelength today, with no flow at all as I worked on completing the X-less grid. But in hindsight there is nothing here that’s obscure or even unusually complex, so perhaps I’m just out of practice. I look forward to reading what others thought. Continue reading "DT 30538"
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I’m in New Zealand this week, so I’m experiencing the disorienting sensation of writing the hints for Friday’s puzzle on a Friday evening. The puzzle felt a little more straightforward than recent Friday offerings, making for a steady and very enjoyable solve. The grid uses every letter except Z. I have no idea if that has any significance. Continue reading "DT 30532"
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found today’s offering to be a challenging solve. I suspect that there might be quite a few clues where my detailed explanations will be helpful. No time to search for pics today, I’m afraid. Continue reading "DT 30526"
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I thought that today’s puzzle was right around average for Friday in terms of difficulty and enjoyment. Continue reading "DT 30520"