Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Currently Thursday does not appear to have a regular setter, although since Autumn 2010 Ray T features frequently. During 2009 almost all of the Thursday puzzles were set by Jay.
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,501
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
The Christmas lights and decorations are all down and safely stored away until next year and life is returning to normal in Shabbo Towers.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,495
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning. For those of you who get confused about which day it is over the festive season, I can confirm that it is definitely Thursday today.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3187 by Django
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
The run of excellent Toughies this week continues with this enjoyable Django production.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,489
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning and welcome to Thursday’s blog/tips/hints. My 20th contribution already – it seems only yesterday when Gazza was guiding me very gently and patiently through the wonders of WordPress for the first time.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3183 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
With no clue containing more than six words our setter has given us another masterclass in how to write succinct and amusing clues.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,483
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning, fellow cruciverbalists, and welcome to another very fine Thursday puzzle.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3179 by Firefly
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
There’s a theme in today’s puzzle. All the definitions shown as ‘8’ in the clues are examples of the 8d answer when it’s split 4,4.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,477
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Our more experienced solvers will know the identity of our setter from his use of “sweetheart” in 17a.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3171 by Kcit
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Kcit for today’s puzzle which I didn’t find overly tough except for 25a.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,471
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Happy St Andrew’s Day to all of our Scottish friends.… Continue reading