Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Elkamere is Dean Mayer, who also sets for The Times, as Anax in The Independent and as Loroso in the FT
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Elkamere is brilliant at providing definitions in plain sight but disguising them so well that they are difficult to spot.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
On the easy side for a Friday Toughie – kinda Anax-lite.… Continue reading
BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
A quality puzzle (needless to say) that I could happily have given five stars for enjoyment if it had come up on my usual (Tuesday) watch. But Friday Toughie thrill-seekers will have been let down by the lack of difficulty.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I had difficulty judging the difficulty of this puzzle because it was done in short bursts.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment *****
A thoroughly enjoyable puzzle that gave the brain a good work out.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Elkamere has given us a proper Toughie today packed with his usual sneakiness.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Mrs Bufo and I are having a quiet Christmas with no visitors to cater for so around midday we went for a leisurely stroll to the pub where we had a leisurely solve of the Toughie over a leisurely drink.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Having read that this was a difficult puzzle before I even started on it, I was pleasantly surprised to solve it in less than 5-star time.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
A fine puzzle to end a very mixed week of Toughies.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
I’m pretty sure that I completed this in record time for an Elkamere or Anax puzzle, which means either that I’m getting better at them (unlikely, given the rate of disappearance of my brain cells) or (more probably) that Elkamere is in a charitable frame of mind. That said, I did enjoy it a great deal, especially the brilliant 5d and 11a.
Continue reading “Toughie 1283”