Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Hints and tips for completing the regular Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone from a bright but chilly (at the time of writing) South Devon.
I solved this lovely puzzle “blind” in that I didn’t know who the setter was until I received the template by which time it was almost done Continue reading “Toughie 2813”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. Looks like my Tuesday is going to be snow-covered. Again. Today we have a fun little puzzle free of obscurities and unreasonable contortions. It also has a couple of clever all-in-one clues. Continue reading "DT 29929"
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where winter has finally arrived!!!! After a really benign January and February it’s become March and gone cold. Also we’ve had fairly consistent drizzle since Friday evening and it’s forecast to go on until Tuesday lunchtime. At least it’s not like the storms the UK has had. Normal service is promised for Wednesday but I will believe it when I see it.
This crossword was a bit tricky for me. Maybe it’s because I’m doing it at night after a wine or three but there seemed to be a bit of a stretch in some clues. Still, the same elegance in the surfaces as we’ve come to expect on a Monday and nothing to cause total brain fade.
Continue reading “DT 29928”
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Good morning from a parky, spring morning in Warrington.
Continue reading “DT 29927 (Hints)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, where the grey and drizzly start to the day mirrors the constant grim news from Ukraine.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 26th Feb 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A very friendly and straightforward Saturday puzzle from Chalicea that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and valuable feedback.
Continue reading “DT 29921”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone from South Devon where I actually solved this in daylight, a welcome sign that Spring is on its way.
Our distinguished setter has provided us with another fun, concisely clued puzzle, that I thought a little tougher than of late (and all the better for it) Continue reading “DT 29925”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
Logman has given us a proper Toughie, Continue reading “Toughie 2810”
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We have a brother and sister-in-law staying with us for a few days. Great to spend time with them, playing Mexican Train Dominoes, tiring them out on our regular daily walks and even sharing the odd crossword or two.… Continue reading
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ChrisM Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment *****
Many thanks to Gila for a perfect Tuesday Toughienough puzzle Continue reading “Toughie 2809”