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.
Suspect that we have Jay back as setter today.
A couple of tricky words in the mix, well put together as usual and good fun of course. Continue reading “DT 29835”
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This puzzle was published on 7th Nov 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. Solving this brilliant Sunday puzzle of Dada seemed to be very enjoyable to me. I now present to you a review of the same for your kind perusal and would be happy to receive your precious comment and feedback. Continue reading “ST 3133”
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Chris M Rating – Difficulty ** or ***– Enjoyment ****
Good morning from Barrel where a mild mist is hovering over the fields. We have a full grid containing thirty two answers today. Although I feel that Dada has been kind there are a couple of definitions and synonyms that stretched my solving skills. Continue reading “Toughie 2749”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. I thought that today's puzzle was just delightful. There are smooth and amusing surfaces coupled with varied and tight wordplay throughout. I hope we get more like this soon. Setter, please take a bow. Continue reading "DT 29834"
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where the mild autumn continues. It’s getting a bit chilly in the evenings now but it’s still T-shirt weather in the afternoons. We’ll probably have to pay for it come January!
Today’s crossword is pretty good as usual on a Monday. I’ve gone for *** difficulty simply because there are two 15-letter anagrams and I’m notoriously slow at cracking any anagram over seven letters. Most of you will probably see the answers immediately and go for one star.
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Solvers will be familiar with Vismut’s puzzles that are usually challenging and rich in thematic material.… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, from Wednesday morning to Friday morning , we had our first wintery storm of the autumn which left us with at least 20 cms of the white stuff, high winds blowing the snow around made measurement difficult, plus some more yesterday. … Continue reading
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Tilsit is officiating at the European Quiz Olympiad in Krakow, Poland, and so I’m standing in for him this week.… Continue reading