Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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Welcome to the seventeenth in our series of weekly puzzles.
Radler has dedicated this puzzle to his mother, who sadly passed away recently. Although it contains family references, the only information that you need is provided with the puzzle.
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Welcome to the thirteenth in our series of weekly puzzles.
Radler reaches his fourth on this site – and don’t forget he has a further puzzles on Alberich (see the main Crosswords page for a link).
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This is the third puzzle by Radler in the NTSPP series. His previous two have been tough solves with cleverly constructed themes but have been less approachable as result.
In this puzzle, Radler has had mercy on his solvers and split the puzzle into more complex across clues and some more straightforward down clues. In general, the down clues are simpler though there are some complex constructions towards the end. Overall, the puzzle was far more approachable than the previous two puzzles.
On top of all this, Radler shows his flair by still including a mini theme and a NINA across the top row of the puzzle.
There are a few quibbles indicated in the review below but these are minor and do not detract from an enjoyable crossword.
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Welcome to the tenth in our series of weekly puzzles.
This is the third by Radler – this puzzle has down clues that are, in general, easier than the across clues, hence Mixed Abilities.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
I found this puzzle to be entertaining in spite of the use of some difficult constructs. My advice to Radler would be twofold. First, try to avoid the use of words that are not in common usage. Second, look very carefully at the solvers ability to progress from the synonym to the answer.
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Welcome to the sixth in our series of weekly puzzles.
This is the second by Radler – another of our rising stars.
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The following notes were written by Radler.
This isn’t a review as that’s not for me to provide! However, I write explanatory notes during the compilation process and it makes sense for me to make these available instead of somebody else undertaking the work. Please do comment to let me know what you liked or hated and which were the easier and harder clues. I do have my own favourites, but I’ll resist the temptation to say which they are; it’s your opinions that count.
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This is the third in a series of additional weekend puzzles.
This week we have a puzzle from Radler. Anax pointed him in the direction of the Alberich site (see the sidebar) and you will discover two more of his puzzles there. We are very pleased to be publishing a third puzzle by this setter.
As with last week’s puzzle, this one has a theme. You are strongly recommended to read the preamble as this explains that certain clues have only wordplay and lack definition. The solving of 29,27 and 12,32 are key to the solving of the whole puzzle.