Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Hello and welcome to today’s Toughie blog, which I’m declaring a Real Life Free Zone.*
I was slow to get going but once I did I made smooth progress until the very end where the last few stragglers had me pondering Continue reading “Toughie 1816”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone. I solved today’s crossword right after it came out (midnight in the UK, 5 pm here), and then checked the news and saw what was happening in Manchester. … Continue reading
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BDs very own rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from the sunny heart of Downtown LI.… Continue reading
Congratulations to Avril Lang, who successfully solved this double pangram and worked out which of the many and varied opportunities to create sentences from the solutions was the correct five words required for the answer – AMAZINGLY  FEW DISCOTHEQUES PROVIDE JUKEBOXES – sentences using a combination of these words were entered into the draw.  … Continue reading
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Good Sunday morning from Winnipeg. This weekend, (most of) Canada is celebrating Queen Victoria’s birthday with a holiday tomorrow. … Continue reading
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Many thanks to Tilsit for holding the fort while I was in Nottingham last week. My pictures can be seen here, with more from Lynette (Joyce of Bert and Joyce) to be added later [update: now added].
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.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A solid toughie from Osmosis with intricate clueing and some lovely surfaces.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Deep Threat is on holiday until the end of June.… Continue reading