Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Since the beginning of 2010, Wednesday’s regular setter is Jeremy Mutch who has visited the blog as Jay. During 2009, Jay set almost all the Thursday puzzles.
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A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where the meteorologists are forecasting that the Arctic freeze is coming to an end and, by this time next week, we could be running around in tee shirts and shorts. … Continue reading
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Yes, I’m afraid you’ve got me again, pulling a double.… Continue reading
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A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where we are in the deep freeze producing ideal conditions for this year’s Festival du Voyageur which begins on Friday.… Continue reading
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It is always a joy and a pleasure to solve one of this setter’s crosswords (wherever he appears) and this one didn’t disappoint!… Continue reading
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A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg after a very comfortable first flight yesterday, The second one delayed by 90 minutes at Calgary, but still with my favourite Canadian airline Westjet!… Continue reading
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A nice Wednesday Toughie with a few clues where the solution was obvious but the ‘why?’ took a little longer to work out
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A very good Wednesday morning from a still soggy Wincanton in flooded in places Somerset post Storm Herminia; I am hoping that my return trip to Surrey today is relatively trouble free and I will not need water wings!
For me, etc (I have to say that for Terence), another entertaining and reasonably straightforward Wednesday puzzle
At a recent event in W2, a little bird suggested to me that the Wednesday setter might be Hudson or Karla, possibly alternating. Is one of them today’s setter? As my ancestors would say – je ne sais pas. What do you think?
Candidates for favourite – 14a, 23a, 2d, 7d, and 16d.
In the hints below, the definitions are underlined. The answers are hidden under the Click here! buttons, so don’t click if you don’t want to see them.
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Four quite difficult mini crosswords which I solved corner by corner in an anti-clockwise direction – SE, NE, NW, SW
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A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where borrowing some words from John Denver:
All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go (well almost),
‘Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane,
But I do know when I’ll be back again.… Continue reading
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