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 24th July 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
There’s only one setter who produces a Saturday Prize Puzzle Continue reading “DT 29736”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **/***
I made harder work of this than I should have (which I put down to watching the Olympics at the same time as solving).… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from my home in Barrel. Giovanni has set a rather tough puzzle for our delectation today. Continue reading “DT 29740”
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A friendly start-of-the-week Toughie from Silvanus Continue reading “Toughie 2686”
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We went a whole week without either of us doing a single cryptic crossword. Withdrawal symptoms were definitely showing so it is good to get back into the regular routine.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 18 Jul 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. I have the pleasure of writing another full review of a Sunday puzzle for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Dada has given us this time a fairly easy puzzle with some excellent clues. Continue reading “ST 3117”
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Chalicea sets a Tuesday Floughie. This is a perfect entry into Toughieland for those who are hesitating to dip a toe into the water. The only type of clue that back-page solvers might not have previously encountered is the compound anagram at 14 Down. Continue reading “Toughie 2685”
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. I expect that today some solvers will, like me, be either dusting off or learning vocabulary used nowadays only in crosswordland. No complaints about that when the wordplay leads cleanly to the answer. Continue reading "DT 29738"
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where the weather has been uncomfortably hot for about the last two weeks.… Continue reading