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 ****
Giovanni follows his excellent Toughie yesterday with a less tough but still very enjoyable back-page puzzle. How did you fare? Leave us a comment!
If, as a last resort, you want to see an answer, highlight the space between the brackets beneath the troublesome clue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Giovanni is in a gentle mood today, with nothing too contentious. Let us know how you found it in a comment.
Crypticsue is having a day off, splashing through the rain in her wellies, but she has checked out the Toughie for us and tells me that it’s not as tough as many Fridays. She urges everyone to have a go at it because it has lots that made her smile.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Today we have the usual entertaining puzzle from Giovanni (I presume, although it’s a bit low on the trademark religious references and the answer to 1a could conceivably be a hint to a different setter). Let us know how you liked it in a comment.
If my hints leave you frustrated and you still need to see an answer just highlight the space between the brackets under the relevant clue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning from a drizzly North Devon – where’s Summer gone? Luckily there’s a very entertaining puzzle from Giovanni to cheer us up. I look forward to reading your comments (can I just emphasise that the bloggers do read all the comments, though obviously not all need a response).
If you need to see (or check) an answer just drag your cursor through the space between the brackets under the clue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
We have a pleasant mixture of clues from Giovanni today. Your views, as ever, are very welcome.
To reveal an answer just highlight the space between the wrinkly brackets under the relevant clue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
As usual Giovanni provides very precise clueing (note how he tells us exactly which letter to drop in 13a) in an entertaining puzzle. Let us have your take on it in a comment.
The answers are concealed so that you don’t see them accidentally. If you can’t get one, slide your cursor through the space between the brackets under the troublesome clue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This is an enjoyable puzzle from Giovanni to round off the working week. Give us your views in a comment.
If you need to see an answer just highlight the space between the curly brackets under the clue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
Today’s Giovanni is not the most difficult Friday puzzle ever and it has lots and lots of proper names. Let us know how you found it in a comment.
If you want to see an answer highlight the space between the brackets under the clue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
We have a not-too-difficult offering from Giovanni today (although the instrument in 12a was new to me). Let us know how you got on with it.
If you’re a regular reader of the blog who has never left a comment, now would be a good time to introduce yourself – we’re a friendly lot and promise not to bite!
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
We have a fairly straightforward but entertaining puzzle from Giovanni today. Let us know how you got on with it.
To reveal an answer drag your cursor through the space between the brackets under the clue.