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 *****
Our Pangram Maestro gives us a double pangram today, again with a grid that avoids use of strange vocabulary, very clever.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Did you notice? I didn’t see it coming, which I think makes it all the more clever of Osmosis.… Continue reading
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Dutch is away this week but should be back next Friday.
There are various ways of setting a Toughie – Elgar-like fiendishness, the use of obscure words à la Giovanni and the sheer elegance of Notabilis, to name but three. Then there is a mix of Lego-type meaningless clues which is what we have today. For most of the clues the surface reading is pure gobbledegook, which leads to a difficult-to-solve puzzle that lacks any sense of satisfaction. Continue reading “Toughie 2377”
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Osmosis gives us yet another pangram (of course), but today’s puzzle has an additional gimmick which helped me a lot with the solve.… Continue reading
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Devious, clever and fun! A precise set of cryptic clues from Osmosis which require careful inspection, providing a very rewarding solve.… Continue reading
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Another high-quality pangram by Osmosis. Very enjoyable
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
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Another tightly-clued puzzle by Osmosis with lovely surface readings.… Continue reading
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Greetings from a fairly damp and miserable Warrington (what’s new?… Continue reading
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Another lovely pangram by Osmosis which didn’t cause me any great difficulties. … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Dutch is on holiday this Friday and next, although he did manage to make it to S&B XV last Tuesday.… Continue reading