Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
This puzzle was published on Saturday 29th April
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
I found this fairly average, didn’t spot the typo in the 18d clue (corrected both on line and in this review) and for reasons I explain below, didn’t have any problem with 3d. Continue reading “DT 28414”
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Morning all! BD and Mrs BD are among the jams and fruitcakes at the local village fete today, so I’m here with your hints.
Another fine puzzle for a Saturday with a couple of little head scratchers to sort out. I’m guessing it’s Cephas today. The puzzle doesn’t have too many anagrams which is a plus for me. There is a typo in 18 down, in both newspaper and online versions, with an L missing from one of the words in the clue. (now corrected on line!) However, it’s obvious what the word should be and it doesn’t affect anything in the puzzle.
If you are still at a loose end, you can have a crack at my very own General Knowledge Jumbo puzzle which is featured today at the Independent website. See if you can work out the connection between the three specific answers. It’s one of my more devious links!
It’s here!
http://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/jumbo-general-knowledge-crossword-independent/#!201701
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.