Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Osmosis is Michael Warburton. He is also Scorpion of the Independent and Aardvark of the Financial Times.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
I found parts of this quite difficult. Again, Osmosis has omitted 12/26 letters of the alphabet (though we have Z).
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***/****
Today’s Osmosis felt a bit easier than some of his recent puzzles. Once again, he omits eleven letters of the alphabet in his grid. I appreciated the clues more on writing up the blog than during the solve, which often happens.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Again, Osmosis omits 11 letters from the alphabet, mostly those with high scores in scrabble. The odd one out today is a vowel, for the first time. There is no U.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Yet again, Osmosis bamboozles us by not using 11 letters of the alphabet – typically the highest scoring scrabble letters, i.e., the least frequent. However, the grid features Y’s and W’s today.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
Again, Osmosis intrigues us by omitting the highest scrabble scorers from his grid. Ten letters are missing. That includes an “L”, though, is that intentional? Is Osmosis setting himself new challenges?… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***/****
Once again we are intrigued by Osmosis omitting 11 high-scoring scrabble letters from the puzzle. A slow solve for me.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A gentle and most enjoyable puzzle from Osmosis, who seems to have grown an aversion to X,Y,Z, & Q. I can’t help but feel I am missing some other trick.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment *****
Osmosis gives us top quality: beautifully-crafted surface readings that nicely disguise the definitions, making for an enjoyable and satisfying solve. No sign of Q,X,Y,Z, so no pangram. Makes me wonder if I am missing something else.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***
Either Osmosis is becoming more devious or I’m becoming thicker – I found this hard work. We have a pangram, which has become a signature of this setter.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***
I found this quite hard going but that could be me. My birthday today and I kept being interrupted by nice phone calls. I’m keen to know how others found this puzzle.… Continue reading