Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
MynoT is Tony Martin
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This is the first MynoT puzzle that I’ve blogged for almost exactly two years (since Toughie 1051) – for some reason he’s been avoiding Wednesdays.… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty */**– Enjoyment **
Apart from one clue requiring head-scratching to work out the parsing (which is reflected in the extra half a star Toughie difficulty rating), I found this a straightforward “Toughie” even for a Tuesday. … Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Gazza cornered the market in sacrificial goats this week and so got the better of the Wednesday/Thursday puzzles.… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
Was it just me who was on song this morning or did others find this puzzle to be absurdly easy?… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
A typical Tuesday Toughie – not too difficult but sadly lacking in sparkle.… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Back to normal this week. I breezed through this and only the time spent sorting out the last two answers (7 down and 18 down) lifted it into the 2-star difficulty zone.… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A pleasant solve which just about earned the third star for difficulty.… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A bog standard puzzle.
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
After a three-week break I was looking forward to resuming work at the Toughie gridface but it was not to be. This was yet another puzzle that totally failed to live up to its Toughie billing and I was able to complete it without breaking sweat. Even the blogging phase was easier than usual with only 26 answers to explain. I haven’t spotted a MynoT theme. Is there one? [Perhaps you didn’t have TIME to look for one! BD]
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I found this to be very gentle fare. I suffered no hold-ups and very little thought was needed to unravel the wordplay