Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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Typically clever stuff from Dharma. He’s shown us a lot of love here to put a real shift in: honed surfaces, imaginative wordplay and fun pay-offs.… Continue reading
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Very Dharma today: generous definitions spiced with fizzy wordplay and some big swings.… Continue reading
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I’d have known this was Dharma even without his Toughie byline: garlicky wordplay, clever definitions and sneaky misdirects.… Continue reading
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An utterly charming puzzle from Dharma to see out the year in style: cunning misdirection, masked definitions and typically smart surfaces. Nowt outlandish here. My difficulty rating will, I’m sure, meet with snorts of derision as per usual, but Dharma’s style has always suited me down to the ground. Hopefully, I won’t be entirely alone! All yours.
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As usual with Dharma, some very fair definitions coupled with some pretty garlicky wordplay.… Continue reading
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Another charmer from Dharma. Very toothsome indeed. The top half flew in, thanks largely, as ever, to very fair definitions.
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Spot on. Dharma’s best yet, for my money.
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As ever with Dharma, his typically fair definitions often got me over the line before I’d fully worked out all of the machinery.
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Dharma’s turn to provide our Wednesday Toughie