Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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In July 2022, I stepped in for five weeks to give the Numpties an extremely well-deserved break. Little did I know that in February 2026 I would be doing my 100th EV blog…
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I asked Bard what the subject of a themed puzzle entitled ‘Polyfilla’ might be. He came straight back with an answer.
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Should we presume that our setter is a keen chess player? A poker aficionado? Or perhaps a fan of Neighbours and Home and Away star Craig McLachlan’s band Check 1-2? That’s perhaps the most likely explanation, but frankly it’s anybody’s guess.
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This is Check’s second EV crossword. In the first, we had to join up stars to create the constellation Leo.… Continue reading
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I believe we have a new setter here so we had no idea what to expect but found generous clues that generally led to familiar words, with the most challenging aspect being the solutions that had more than one clash in them – fortunately, there were only three of those.… Continue reading