Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Saturday’s puzzles alternate between Peter Chamberlain, who is also known as Cephas, and another setter
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Hello, it’s me again. Apparently Mr Mick Lynch does not appreciate that Tilsit has an important, non-railway, task on Saturdays and that the ‘fallout’ from a railway strike should really not be allowed to interfere with it. … Continue reading
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Hello, it’s me again. Tilsit is keeping the trains running once again or sorting out problems because of the strikes.
For the last five Saturdays we have had Cephas pangrams, so I was expecting a Floughie Lady production today but we have another pangram, detected very early on for me, so I must conclude that it is the sixth Cephas puzzle in a row.… Continue reading
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Hello, it’s me again. Tilsit is keeping the trains running once again today.
For the last four Saturdays we have had Cephas pangrams, so I was expecting a Floughie Lady production today but we have another pangram so I must conclude, correctly(?),… Continue reading
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Tilsit has once again been called in to assist railway passengers so I’ve stepped in to provide some hints for what I thought was quite a tricky pangram of a Prize Puzzle, mainly because some of the clues took a bit of ‘ah, that’s how it works!’ Continue reading “DT 30005 (Hints)”
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Hello, it’s me again. Tilsit is keeping the trains running again today.
For the last two Saturdays we have had Cephas pangrams, so I was expecting a Floughie Lady production today but we have another pangram so I must conclude it is three in a row for Cephas.… Continue reading
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Greetings from Warrington, a sort of meh day where the weather’s feeling as out of sorts as the rest of us. Continue reading “DT 29993 (Hints)”
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Greetings from Warrington and thanks to Senf for stepping in at short notice for the last two weeks. Continue reading “DT 29987 (Hints)”
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Hello, it’s me again. Tilsit has been called in to work at short notice.
Today, after a run of three, or was it four, Cephas pangrams, I am reasonably certain that we have a Floughie Lady production, but, for me, not quite as floughie as she can be.… Continue reading
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Hello, it’s me again. Sadly, Tilsit is off attending to a family bereavement.
Today, we have a pangram which would suggest a continuing ‘run’ for Cephas but I am only prepared to put half a crown of my five bob on it being one of his. … Continue reading
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Good morning from sunny Warrington. Continue reading “DT 29963 (Hints)”