Toughie No 3404 by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Gazza
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This one is not as tough as our normal Friday fare but enjoyable – thanks to proXimal.
Continue reading “Toughie 3404”
Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
ProXimal is Steve Bartlett, who sets crosswords for The Independent as eXternal (which he first used in our NTSPP series), and for the Financial Times as arteXlen.
Toughie No 3404 by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Gazza
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This one is not as tough as our normal Friday fare but enjoyable – thanks to proXimal.
Continue reading “Toughie 3404”
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment *****
A fun doable crossword.
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
I enjoyed this, only just into 3* time. The clues all read very nicely
Continue reading “Toughie 3204”
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment *****
Nice to see proXimal on a Friday. I enjoyed this puzzle. Some easy entries and some trickier clues
Sunday Toughie 93 by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Gazza
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
SJB is having a week off so I’m providing the hints today. I found this somewhat trickier than our usual Sunday Toughies so I’ve provided hints for thirteen clues which is more than my usual interpretation of BD’s instruction to hint ‘a few’.… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
proXimal provides a welcome respite from the usual tortuous Friday toughie.… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Nice and easy suits me fine today, I’ve hardly slept. Continue reading “Toughie 3092”
Toughie No 3043 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Gazza
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to proXimal for an enjoyable Toughie.
Please leave a comment telling us how you fared and what you thought of the puzzle.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3019 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Gazza
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to proXimal for today’s Toughie which I enjoyed deciphering.… Continue reading
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
Sometimes it takes me a while to get on to proXimal’s wavelength.… Continue reading