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 ***
Good morning from South Staffs, where for the third time in 12 months my front garden wall has been demolished by a lorry driver following his satnav into roads too narrow for articulated lorries to negotiate.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a windy January day.
I thought this was much more straightforward than last Friday’s puzzle, so only ** for difficulty.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning and Happy New Year from South Staffs where the day is starting bright.
I thought that Giovanni has set us a stiffer challenge this morning than he has for the last couple of weeks – well into *** difficulty for me.
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs this Boxing Day morning – not deep and crisp and even, though we may get that later, but damp and grey..
I solved this puzzle before going to bed last night. It may have been the reaction from spending the evening wrestling with the Double Toughie, but I raced through Giovanni’s latest, finishing right on the border between * and ** time.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs where we have a bright start to the day.
As usual with Giovanni, some uncommon words very fairly clued, but no particular difficulties otherwise.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a dark, damp December day.
I found the top half of today’s Giovanni puzzle more difficult than the bottom, and took a little time to fathom one or two clues, hence my *** difficulty marking.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs where after a cold, grey start, a little sunshine has broken through.
A straightforward puzzle from Giovanni this morning, with no real stand-out moments as far as I was concerned.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on another damp,grey November day.
I was heading for * time until I was brought up short by 26a, and it took a little while first to identify the definition and secondly to parse it..
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a misty Novemberish day.
Some fish, some philosophers and a clever construction at 28a in today’s Giovanni, which I found more straightforward than the last couple from him.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a wet and windy morning.
I found today’s Giovanni to be quite difficult, probably the nearest to **** time that I have come while blogging these Friday crosswords. It will be interesting to see what others think.