Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Elgar is John Henderson, who is also known as Enigmatist, Nimrod and Io, and has visited the blog as John H
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
While still tougher than most, I found this Toughie from Elgar to be a bit easier than usual. I managed, or hope I did, to unravel all but one of the clues unaided.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
How I look forward to alternate Fridays! It took me quite a while to get into the CluedUp site this morning, but it was well worth the wait. The hardest thing about Elgar’s puzzles is not finding the answers (which is difficult at the best of times) but getting a full resolution of the wordplay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
When you see Elgar’s name you know you are in for a difficult time. This one is certainly no exception. There were a mere handful of relatively easy clues, and some where, despite getting the answer, I have struggled to get all of the wordplay. If you have seen anything that I missed, please add a comment.
Elgar was at the Sloggers and Betters evening last week, but he didn’t warn me that this one was in the pipeline.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Once again Elgar serves up a Toughie that is worthy of the name. Always tough, always enjoyable, each answer has to be carefully extracted. Even after I had completed it, I still had to sort out the wordplay for four of the clues.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
Elgar has consistently set Toughies that are Tough, and this one is no exception. To say that is easier than some of Elgar’s previous puzzles doesn’t mean it is easy. For those that do battle with this puzzle, the reward is in the satisfaction of completing it. But don’t worry if you get stuck – you can find all of the answers here.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Elgar has produced another tour de force with many excellent but tricky clues. I thoroughly enjoyed battling my way through this one.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I approached this puzzle with some trepidation, bearing in mind the date, wondering what tricks the compiler had in store. Actually it offers a thoroughly entertaining battle with some tricky wordplay and some delightful clues (the best of which is slightly risqué!).
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Woke up this morning to find that the light dusting of snow that has been around for a few days has been replaced by a full carpet – I have added a new picture to the Gallery. As a new feature, started yesterday with “Freight Train”, some hints link to supplementary information!!
