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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Hello Everyone, me again
Thank you to Gazza for rescuing me last week and to Mr Kitty & Senf for their patience and support
I enjoyed the succinct cluing and clever surfaces, thank you setter Continue reading “DT 30208”
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Sparks set the toughest of Toughies, but it is so cold outside, what else were you going to do with your Friday morning? Continue reading “Toughie 2996”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No. 30202
Hints and tips by Gazza
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LetterBoxRoy has had problems publishing his review this morning so I’ve produced some hasty hints (no time for pictures I’m afraid as I have to take my car in for a service and MOT).… Continue reading
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Morning all.
No idea who set this, but I found it tricky to parse in places.
Please leave a comment on how you got on. Continue reading “DT 30196”
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A very good Friday morning from Winnipeg for what will be my last ‘regular’ Friday back page blog. … Continue reading
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A very good Friday morning from Winnipeg.
Zandio was ‘on duty’ last Friday and Silvanus was ‘moonlighting’ on yesterday’s back pager so they are very unlikely to make an appearance today. … Continue reading
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A very good morning from Winnipeg – like turkey leftovers, another serving of me while Twmbarlwm is enjoying leftovers elsewhere – enjoy!… Continue reading
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A very good Friday morning from Winnipeg where, not unexpectedly, we are in the deep freeze while British Columbia is ‘closed’ as a result of ice and snow for which it does not have enough equipment or the expertise to use what it does have and Ontario and all points East are experiencing a Weather Bomb, also known as an ‘Explosive Cyclogenesis,’ which, presumably, might continue its Eastern journey and be ‘across the pond’ just in time for New Year.… Continue reading
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A very good Friday morning from Winnipeg.
Zandio was ‘on duty’ last Friday and today there are no signs of multiple Xs or a pangram except for an X so my five bob is on this being a Silvanus production.… Continue reading
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A very good Friday morning from Winnipeg.
proXimal was ‘on duty’ last Friday and based on my solving experience of this potentially being in the wrong envelope my five bob says that this is a Zandio production rather than a Silvanus production.… Continue reading