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)
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****+ – Enjoyment ****
Another brain-mangler from Elgar – but then what else were you going to do while waiting for Storm Éowyn to go away? This one has a theme with several multi-word clues spread across the grid.
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today’s offering was an incomplete for me, because I can’t get the Quickie pun and I’m not sure about the parsing of 21a. Trying to solve and hint on a plane was probably not the wisest idea. But I’m sure that the commentariat will assist with both issues. Continue reading "DT 30832"
Toughie No 3412 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Many thanks to Osmosis for what I found to be a pretty tricky puzzle with his usual clever wordplay and no anagrams. I had some difficulty in deciding what to underline for a few clues.
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today we have a challenging and enjoyable puzzle from our setter who fills the grid with every letter except X. Continue reading "DT 30826"
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****+ – Enjoyment *****
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BD Rating - Difficulty ***** - Enjoyment **
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found today’s puzzle convoluted and difficult. Continue reading "DT 30820"
Toughie No 3404 by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Gazza
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Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This one is not as tough as our normal Friday fare but enjoyable – thanks to proXimal.
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. We have a fun puzzle pitched at just the right level for the end of the week. Continue reading "DT 30814"
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
It is very damp and foggy outside and Mr CS has taken control of the Christmas jigsaw which allowed me plenty of time to solve, parse and hint this 6d Toughie
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the last Friday of 2024. Today’s offering is a quirky puzzle that was lots of fun to disentangle. I hope that our setter drops in later to claim it. Continue reading "DT 30808"