Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We had a day trip to Wellington yesterday. We went down to see an exhibition of works by the Swedish artist Hilma af Klint “The Secret Paintings”.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 2nd Jan 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. Dada has given us an affable and enjoyable puzzle this Sunday and I loved solving it and thereafter writing a full review for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3141”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone from South Devon, MP has done a lot of blogs recently so I volunteered to stand in for him for what is my first Toughie blog. Continue reading “Toughie 2781”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to another Tuesday. Today’s fun puzzle has a few twists and turns that I would say are characteristics of one of our regular compilers. What do you think? Perhaps we’ll find out later today. Continue reading "DT 29881"
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja on a very pleasant morning that’s unseasonably warm. Forecast to be 22°C this afternoon but cold and rain tomorrow so I’m making the most of it while I can.
The usual splendid Monday fare today. Mostly not too hard but with a few to cause a bit of head scratching. Maybe it’s just me having an off day but I thought the head scratchers were a bit trickier than normal so I’ve gone for *** difficulty. I’ll be interested to see if you agree.
Continue reading “DT 29880”
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The last two EVs by Piccadilly were the one with a Playfair square and his ‘Two Straight Lines’ which were horizontal and vertical.… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winterpeg where we are cycling through several days of extreme cold followed by a couple of days of warm enough for snow, rinse and repeat.… Continue reading
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A very quick blog today as I am working and feeling a bit under the weather. Maybe that’s why I found this a bit of a challenge. I could probably have given hints to most of the clues. But we can’t. Continue reading “DT 29879 (Hints)”