Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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A nice level of Toughie difficulty from Musaeus with a crossword ideal for fans of anagrams! Continue reading “Toughie 2702”
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It is nearly nine months since we last had a crossword from Musaeus Continue reading “Toughie 2658”
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For the most part I found this fairly straightforward but there are a couple of clues which required a bit more thought.… Continue reading
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I didn’t find it too tricky to get the answers here but had to do some investigoogling to understand all the references.… Continue reading
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Maybe I’m feeling grouchy after months of lockdown but I found this puzzle a bit lacklustre.… Continue reading
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Yesterday’s Toughie was generally acknowledged to be pretty easy so how does one rate the difficulty of this one which is even easier?… Continue reading
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This is pretty standard fare for a midweek Toughie with nothing to really scare the thoroughbreds.… Continue reading
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I thought that this was rather a strange puzzle – we have four 5-letter words at the centre, each with only one unchecked letter and we have no less than twelve of those 4-letter words usually referred to as ‘pesky’.… Continue reading
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For the most part getting the answers is pretty straightforward here but in a few cases the synonyms required in the wordplay needed a bit of thought and in two clues (9a and 19d) I can’t come up with examples of how the synonyms work in practice so I’ll be grateful for suggestions.… Continue reading
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Just like a travelling French rugby team one’s never quite sure which Musaeus will turn up.… Continue reading