Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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A search on Dave Hennings’ database at xwdb.info reveals that Chalicea has had 161 puzzles published in the Listener/EV/IQ weekly series and the monthly Crossword/Magpie magazines. A further 18 by her alter ego Curmudgeon take the total up to 179, so I make this number 180, an achievement of truly Phil Taylor-esque proportions.
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we had snow on Sunday and Tuesday, then it was (the somewhat mythical) too cold for it to snow for three days, minus 25 degrees and below, now it has ‘warmed up’ and snow is in the forecast for today and tomorrow!… Continue reading
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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 the top half of this puzzle fairly straightforward, but things got decidedly chewy down in the bottom half, especially in the SW. That all made for a rewarding solve. Continue reading "DT 30796"
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This puzzle was published on 7th December 20*24
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Toughie No 3391 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Beam for a fairly straightforward and enjoyable puzzle with little to frighten the gee-gees. I only required BRB assistance to verify the second bit of 17d. I originally thought that there was an error in 13a but now I’m not so sure.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30795
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Despite some very brief clues, I am convinced that this is not the work of RayT, so I will leave you, dear reader, to play Guess the Setter.
I had to be very careful with the spelling of 1a, but happily some checking letters came to my rescue. 13d is such a lovely and underused word, but my CoD goes to the very clever 16a.
I am no aficionado of popular music, but even I had heard of the Quickie Pun!
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, setter.