Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
This puzzle was published on Saturday 13th May
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! This puzzle strayed into 2 star difficulty. I found it the usual standard of Saturday puzzle with a few easy hits and a few very nice clues. Continue reading “DT 28426”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Another Thursday and another hard morning at the Toughie gridface trying to chisel out the answers to today’s clues.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning and welcome to what I’m pretty sure is a RayThursday. I thought there was some fairly tricksy stuff in this and it just crept into 3* time.  However, there are enough anagrams and a few gimmes to get you started so I think you’ll be OK.  Enjoyable stuff anyway but I bet the usual suspects will complain and the other usual suspects will think it great. You can’t win at this game!
Continue reading “DT 28430”
This puzzle was published on Sunday 7th May
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ***
Morning All! For some reason I stopped halfway through the solve on the day and picked it up the week after. Still some very good clues but I am not sure on the difficulty level.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
The store of entertaining puzzles from the late Petitjean shows no sign, so far, of running out so we have another treat from him today.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
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Kia ora from Aotearoa.
     While several of you have been having fun at the George in London, we have been remembering that it is exactly two years since we were at the same gathering and met so many people from the world of cryptics.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from London, where I shall raise a glass to your good health. … Continue reading
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BD Rating - Difficulty **/*** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to another Tuesday back page blog. … Continue reading
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BDs very own personal Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Good day to one and all.… Continue reading
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