Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where the eponymous geese are returning from their winter trip to our Southern neighbours. I wonder if they are returning voluntarily or if they have been deported?… Continue reading
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Toughie No 3444 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Sparks for the enjoyable Friday Toughie. He very often gives us something extra in the grid – I can’t see anything today (the only letters missing are J, Q, X and Z which are the four highest Scrabble scorers but I doubt whether that’s significant). Have you spotted anything?
Update: See the comment from Retiefus below – the Nina starts at the final character of 3d. Continue reading “Toughie 3444”
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Continue reading "DT 30874"
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This puzzle was published on 8th March 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Kolkata. A great Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and precious comments.
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Toughie No 3443 by Django
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Great fun from Django in a puzzle that’s not too tricky but with a few clues where the parsing needed a bit of thought – thanks to him.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30873
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning from a cold and grey Welwyn Garden City.
No prizes for Guess the Setter today. Brevity of clueing (average 5.4 words/clue), single word answers, a reference to the queen at 27a (albeit not the usual one) and a sweetheart at 22d, all indicate that this is the work of RayT. Fairly straightforward, but most enjoyable, as ever.
In the blog below, the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED and the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the “Click Here” buttons. Please leave a comment telling us how you got on and what you thought of the puzzle. Please also try to be positive – it’s only a bit of fun.
Thank you, Ray.
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***