Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Friday’s current setter is Don Manley who is also known as Giovanni, Duck, Pasquale, Quixote, and Bradman (all punningly connected with the name Don or Donald)
Toughie No 3436 by Karla
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Karla makes a very welcome visit to the Friday Toughie slot – many thanks to him for the enjoyable challenge.
The right-hand side went in pretty quickly for me but the left slowed me down. I didn’t know the 9a record, the 1d plum or the 18a mammal but all were very fairly clued.
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Continue reading "DT 30862"
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
A fine Friday Toughie from Elgar – not as brain-mangling as many of his crosswords, but a fun solve from start to finish.
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today we have a very entertaining puzzle from the setter who uses every letter but X to fill the grid. Continue reading "DT 30856"
Toughie No 3428 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Thanks to Osmosis for a Friday-level Toughie which I enjoyed working through. I was slow to start but eventually gained a foothold in in the SW corner and proceeded slowly but steadily in a clockwise direction, finishing in the SE. Osmosis has given us a lot of clever wordplay and no anagrams.
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BD Rating - Difficulty ***** - Enjoyment **
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found this puzzle tough to solve and to parse and not a lot of fun. Continue reading "DT 30850"
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****+++ – Enjoyment *****
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. It’s been a busy day for me, so no time for pictures I’m afraid. . Continue reading "DT 30844"
Toughie No 3420 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Sparks has provided an entertaining puzzle where some of the parsing took me some time – many thanks to him. He usually has something going on in the grid and today all of the 4-letter answers are reversed in symmetrical locations.
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I had to ponder the parsing of several clues in this puzzle, which bumped up my difficulty rating. Continue reading "DT 30838"