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.
Toughie number 2956 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Dutch
Difficulty: ***** Enjoyment ****
I found this tricky with some devious definitions. However we have a very nice pattern one block in from the perimeter.
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I was slow to get going in the top half, but the rest seemed more tractable.… Continue reading
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Again, Osmosis omits 12 letters of the alphabet.… Continue reading
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In retrospect this all looks reasonable, but I struggled to the point where it started affecting my enjoyment.… Continue reading
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We are again missing 12 letters of the alphabet in the grid.… Continue reading
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Osmosis uses just 14 letters of the alphabet.… Continue reading
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I found parts of this quite difficult. Again, Osmosis has omitted 12/26 letters of the alphabet (though we have Z).… Continue reading
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Today’s Osmosis felt a bit easier than some of his recent puzzles.… Continue reading
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Again, Osmosis omits 11 letters from the alphabet, mostly those with high scores in scrabble.… Continue reading
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Yet again, Osmosis bamboozles us by not using 11 letters of the alphabet – typically the highest scoring scrabble letters, i.e.,… Continue reading