Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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| What? | The 8th annual “Sloggers and Betters” gathering for crossword setters and blog contributors and readers will take place in London, following on, as last year, from the annual lunch for Times setters. |
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
We have an entertaining puzzle from Beam with a few tricky bits of wordplay. Unusually there are no anagrams at all (makes a nice change). For the second day running we have one answer which also appears on the back page – is this the “theme of the week”?
Let us know how you got on and please take the time to register your enjoyment factor by clicking on one of the stars below.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja on a delightful sunny morning. In my opinion Jay’s on top form this morning and I really enjoyed this puzzle. Some excellent clues but enough ‘gimmes’ to get you going. For reasons unknown I found the SW corner to be the tricky bit so I’ll be interested to see if you agree.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
Osmosis makes a legitimate return after sneakily being released in the newspaper instead of Warbler a few weeks ago. As Toughies go, this was fair to middling in difficulty, but I’m not a great fan of some of the wordplay used.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I don’t know who today’s setter is but he or she has given us an interesting puzzle which is a bit different from our usual Tuesday fare. I enjoyed it – let me know how you got on and how you liked it.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
The sun is shining here in the Loire and I have really enjoyed doing this Rufus crossword. It seemed slightly trickier than usual, but there are some excellent and entertaining clues which provided more than a few “of course” moments.
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
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A puzzle with a gentle theme from Alchemi
A review by Prolixic follows below Continue reading “NTSPP – 118”
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.