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 ****
A cute Nina today. We have the usual baffling definitions from Osmosis that look so much better in hindsight.… Continue reading
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This seemed tricky. I had plenty to parse after filling the grid, and I was still changing the parsing while writing up the blog!.… Continue reading
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In a rush today, apologies for no pictures. Do we have a pangram? Continue reading “Toughie 3084”
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Just over 3* today. Nice puzzle. A near pangram again – I think V is missing.
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. Continue reading “Toughie 3068”
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A lovely puzzle with clever surfaces. We have the Osmosis trademark near-pangram; this time an X is missing.… Continue reading
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Stared at this for a bit then started with 21a which gave me SW and the long down clue.… Continue reading
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A lovely puzzle from Osmosis with the usual cleverly-disguised definitions.… Continue reading
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I seemed to be on an Osmosis wavelength today, which probably means the puzzle was easier.… Continue reading
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Another near-pangram, no Z. I slowly got through 3 quadrants then came a cropper in NE – took me ages – my last ones in were 6d and 13a (and I’m still not sure I’ve parsed 13a right – PS: I didn’t!… Continue reading
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Only one letter of the alphabet omitted today (J).… Continue reading