Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
We have a fun puzzle which is fairly gentle today. Thanks to Hudson.
I spent longer pondering about 14d than on the rest of the puzzle combined. As far as I can see aparting isn’t a word so I’m assuming a typo.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This report will appear a couple of days before I meet Brian Greer for the first time since my first win in the Times Crossword Championship in 2000, which marked the end of his reign as crossword editor and the beginning of Mike Laws’s short spell in the job. So I’m pretty well guaranteed to be nice about this one.
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A reminder that Brian Greer, today’s setter, will be joining myself and Peter Biddlecombe in the Bree Louise, Euston next Sunday from 2.00pm onwards. If you are able to meet us there, you are more than welcome.
If you are interested, there is an excellent video of an interview with Brian here:
Brian Greer (aka Virgilius) – Clues to Social Justice, May 16, 2010
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.