Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Hints and tips for completing the regular Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
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Hello everyone. This is the first of a few Wednesdays that the Kiwis are off on their travels so you’ll be having a different ‘hinty person’ each week – it feels like quite a responsibility to me so I’ll try not to let them down.… Continue reading
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to another fine Tuesday back-page cryptic. … Continue reading
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MP is a little under the weather today and can’t really be arsed.… Continue reading
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Good morning from South Staffs on a blustery October day.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 7th October 2017
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Morning All!… Continue reading
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Hello everyone. I don’t know who set today’s crossword.… Continue reading
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Kia ora from Aotearoa.
It is all go for us this week.… Continue reading
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Hello, everyone, and welcome. A fair bit of concatenating and contorting is required in today's puzzle, including a few clues where both are combined in some intricate wordplay. … Continue reading
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Good morning from the heart of Downtown LI.… Continue reading
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Good morning from South Staffs.
A fair slice of GK required to solve today’s Giovanni, though the cluing is, as always, perfectly fair.… Continue reading