Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found the top half of this puzzle fairly straightforward, but things got decidedly chewy down in the bottom half, especially in the SW. That all made for a rewarding solve. Continue reading "DT 30796"
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This puzzle was published on 7th December 20*24
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Toughie No 3391 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Beam for a fairly straightforward and enjoyable puzzle with little to frighten the gee-gees. I only required BRB assistance to verify the second bit of 17d. I originally thought that there was an error in 13a but now I’m not so sure.
Continue reading “Toughie 3391”
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where we will have a White Christmas as with approaching 30cms of snow on the ground, and probably more to come, we more than meet the criteria of at least 2cms of snow on the ground on Christmas Day.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie No 149 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 1st of December 2024
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This puzzle was published on 1st December 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A tough though entertaining puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of his puzzle for your kind perusal and significant feedback.
Continue reading “ST 3293 (full review)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***/****
Very Tuesday-appropriate, I felt. A little trickery, of course, but nothing too spooky.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa, where winter has finally made an appearance. We have had a couple of fairly significant snowfalls recently and the ground is blanketed in white. However, it may not stick around for long as rain is forecast this coming week.
I encountered several old friends among the clues in Robyn’s puzzle today. This was welcome as I am likely not at my sharpest after spending a couple of hours clearing snow earlier in the day and working in my volunteer position at the hockey game this afternoon.
In the hints below, underlining identifies precise definitions and cryptic definitions, FODDER is capitalized, and indicators are italicized. The answers will be revealed by clicking on the ANSWER buttons.
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