Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from South Devon, from where I’ve had the pleasure of blogging a puzzle for the first time from Musaeus, a setter who doesn’t seem to come along too often.… Continue reading
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. Today's pleasant puzzle offered lots of footholds throughout the grid with more than a third of the clues being lurkers or anagrams. Several of those anagrams were rather good and there were plenty of smiles found among the other clue types as well. Continue reading "DT 29905"
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where the noise of the diggings continues. It’s been going on for a month now but at least they’re not right outside my house any longer.
The usual Monday fare today but I thought at the easy end of the spectrum. I got ten of the acrosses and then all of the downs on first pass so * it has to be. It will be interesting to see how you all got on with it.
Continue reading “DT 29904”
Howdoo from Warrington!
Thanks to Gazza for standing in at extremely short notice, yesterday. I am due to have a ‘procedure’ on Tuesday and was going through tests beforehand, which produced some unforeseen complications. Back home now, and feeling ok, but having to self-isolate until the big day. Thanks for the kind thoughts and messages yesterday. Continue reading “Sunday Toughie 2 (Hints)”
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Newer solvers enjoy Chalicea’s crosswords because they are among the less difficult advanced thematic cryptics and usually have a fairly graphic endgame or lots of thematic material, often appearing in grid diagonals.… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, on Tuesday, we started the new month with a blizzard! … Continue reading
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Tilsit is suffering from the lurgy so I’m standing in as today’s hinter.… Continue reading
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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle?
The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (19th Feb 2022).
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