Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Since the beginning of 2010, Wednesday’s regular setter is Jeremy Mutch who has visited the blog as Jay. During 2009, Jay set almost all the Thursday puzzles.
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A plethora of double definition clues today – some, but no means all, are part-cryptic. Along with anagrams, double definitions are often a very good way of getting started on a puzzle.
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Light relief for some after yesterday, this is a reasonably straightforward puzzle from Jay.
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Jay is as reliable as ever, and gives us an enjoyable, not-too-difficult puzzle.
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Another enjoyable puzzle from Jay. I particularly liked 12 across.
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A welcome distraction from the aftermath of the election. Jay maintains his usual standard – particular favourites are highlighted in blue.
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There’s not a lot more to say about Jay’s Wednesday crosswords. They probably represent the Telegraph genre better than any others. I have a few minor grumbles, but overall a competent puzzle.
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For me this was a harder than usual puzzle from Jay. The Northeast corner caused most problems, but as is usual in such cases, it’s difficult, in retrospect, to see why.
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Right, before we start, let’s get something out of the way!
Happy Birthday to Big Dave From All the bloggers, posters,setters and visitors to this wonderful site! |
There, oh, and Happy Birthday to Libellule. And Happy Birthday to that woman who lives in Buckingham Palace who shares a birthday with our glorious leader!
Back to matters cruciverbal! It’s a nice puzzle from our Wednesday Wizard who has written some good solid clues that hopefully most of you will find accessible. One or two grumbles though, which are contained in the analysis. However, if you hit a brick wall, the hints and tips below should help, and if you get really stuck, the answers are contained within the squiggly brackets; you should highlight them with your mouse to reveal all.
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Another good puzzle from Jay, although I do have issues with two of the clues (see 25a and 8d). I was surprised as Jay’s clues are usually scrupulously accurate. [It seems that I may have been wrong on one or both, but missed a possible problem with 24a! See annotations below.]
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Another Wednesday, another pleasant puzzle from our regular setter. As usual, there’s not too much in the way of awkward stuff but there are one of two things to make you think a little.
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