Toughie No 3505 by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Whybird
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *****
Wimbledon’s started, the clouds have come rolling in… All’s normal! … Continue reading
Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Toughie No 3505 by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Whybird
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *****
Wimbledon’s started, the clouds have come rolling in… All’s normal! … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
It’s Chalicea, doing what she does best. Other than one Shakespearean burst, there’s nowt exotic here – just good clean fun.… Continue reading
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Very, very gentle from Chalicea today. No exotic fabric, no (thank goodness) periodic table – just a fun spatter of botany and Greek.… Continue reading
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Lumme, Chalicea has been quintessentially Chalicea today, working her magic dictionary – and my app-scrolling thumb – hard.… Continue reading
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Chalicea is another prolific setter encountered in all the usual places. For instance, in the Magpie series where she invariably sets at the A-grade level. This typically indicates fewer degrees of freedom and an accessible endgame that doesn’t suffer from GWIT (“guess what I’m thinking”). This puzzle is no exception.
In true Phibs style, I told Gemini: “in a thematic crossword puzzle, we are asked to identify a parking offence and the person performing it” to which they responded laconically with:
“Offence: OVERTIME
Person: METERFEEDER (someone adding money to extend time)”.
Was that helpful? You decide.
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Chalicea’s back with her magic (South African, Scandi and Scots today) dictionary, a couple of semicolons and even a bonus Quickie clue (19d).… Continue reading
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Huzzah! I predict total agreement for once. That must be a first.… Continue reading
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Very light indeed. I think, for once, we can all agree on a difficulty rating.… Continue reading
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This was very jolly, extremely brisk and rather generous.
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Chalicea’s magic dictionary gets a well-earned rest this week with only 9a and 12d needing Chamberchecks.