Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****/*****
As usual with Dharma, some very fair definitions coupled with some pretty garlicky wordplay.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** Enjoyment ***/****
Another very enjoyable Anthony Plumb puzzle that was maybe a tad trickier than yesterday but one that ought not to pose too many problems. Concisely clued as ever & with his usual gently misleading surfaces.
It has stopped snowing here in Harpenden but still a day for coats and woolly hats if venturing out. Alternatively stay warm & have a bash at Stephen’s puzzle in the Toughie slot.
In the following hints, definitions are underlined, indicators are mostly in parentheses, and answers are revealed by clicking where shown as usual. Please leave a comment below on how you got on with the puzzle.
Hello. It’s Monday and today’s crossword doesn’t contain any obscure vocabulary, so hopefully it should be suitable for beginners. If you’re one, then thank you for joining us — nice to have you here. The hints and explanations below are there to be used, with definitions underlined. Press on a clue’s brrr, it’s cold today! blob to reveal its answer.
Thank you for the welcome messages last week; I didn’t want to clutter up the comments by replying to each one separately, but they were all appreciated. And thank you to Big Dave’s resident technical expert Mr K for providing assistance in various matters, including how to add pictures.
25th January 2025
The Blog will be celebrating its sixteenth birthday next January 28th 2025. With help from the Guardians of the Blog (Cryptic Sue, MrK, Gazza and Prolixic) as well as John and Jane “Elgar”, I am reviving the Big Dave Birthday Bash and want to bring it to the attention of as many of you as possible.
Continue reading “A date for your diary… Big Dave’s 16th Birthday Bash”
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Zandio with his usual entertaining not to tuff tuffie. I found it quite hard to choose which clues to hint but here are half of 14a and 14d clues and I hope there are enough checkers to get you over the line
There are quite a few literary references to styles of writings from Aesop to Hans Christian Anderson but I may be going 16a to call it a theme
Here we go…
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I asked ChatGPT, “Can you suggest some nine-letter words that might be linked to a theme of Strip Tease?”
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where it continues to be unseasonably ‘warm,’ relatively speaking of course, for November and we have had no snow and very little other precipitation for several weeks.… Continue reading
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