Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
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This puzzle was published on 22nd January 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Chalicea’s turn to provide the Saturday Prize Puzzle. Continue reading “DT 29891”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I do enjoy a bout with proXimal and I found this quite tricky especially in my last (South-East) corner.… Continue reading
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NAS Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ****
Yesterday I changed my newspaper subscription from ‘Print’ to ‘Online Digital’
My direct debit will change from £52 per month to £55 per annum.… Continue reading
UPDATE: Setter’s Blog now added
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
The most difficult thing about today’s Stick Insect double pangram Continue reading “Toughie 2790”
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Carol is away on grandparent duties in Wellington so a solo Kiwi blogger this week.
We have both been away with family for a few days.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 16th Jan 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. Dada has given us a slightly tougher than his usual puzzles this Sunday, but overall an enjoyable one and I have the pleasure of presenting to you once again a full review of the same and would be delighted to have your precious feedback for my encouragement and improvement. Continue reading “ST 3143”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone from a leaden skies South Devon. Never mind, it’s dry and relatively mild, and Dada has given us a fun and quite accessible puzzle to start the Toughie week Continue reading “Toughie 2789”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome. I felt that today's puzzle came from the more straightforward end of the Tuesday spectrum. Nothing wrong with that of course. Lots of smooth surfaces made for a very pleasant solve . Continue reading "DT 29893"
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from a rather noisy Vega Baja! We’re getting new sewers throughout the village and the works have finally got to the street where I live. At the moment there’s a JCB and some blokes with a pneumatic drill digging a large trench down the middle of the road! I don’t think pommette will be getting her lie-in this morning!
The usual Monday fare today but a bit light on anagrams. There are four and they’re mostly towards the end of the down clues so not much help if, like me, you start with the across clues
Continue reading “DT 29892”