Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
We have another delightful, but not over-taxing, puzzle from Micawber. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Please let us know how you got on and take the time to click on one of the stars below to grade the puzzle.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja. Maybe it’s just me having my grumpy head on this morning but I don’t feel this is Jay at his entertaining best. A pleasant enough puzzle though and not too taxing. I couldn’t find an excuse for a racing car so this week you’ve got a couple of aircraft as the friend that’s staying with us at the moment is an aviation nut!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A Toughie of the kind we have been used to on a Tuesday. Although it was not particularly hard, I made life difficult for myself by trying to fit 13 across into a (5,2,5) pattern instead of (5,7)!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
This is somewhat of a mixed bag today. It has some really good clues but a few that I thought were a bit “iffy”. There are also a high number of anagrams (my particular bugbear). Let us know your views in a comment.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
An OK crossword today, but not I think Rufus at his best.
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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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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
Boaz makes a welcome return with his trademark fair but risqué cluing. It did not find this too difficult to solve and hopefully there will not be much need for the hints. It is a good job Gazza is not reviewing this as the picture opportunities would raise his blood pressure to dangerous levels.
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Welcome to the latest in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week, by popular demand, Boaz returns to entertain us with his usual mix of humorous and slightly risqué clues.
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, and provide hints for them.
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