Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
It has been busy here lately. As well as having a series of miscellaneous health appointments we have had family staying with us. We have just delivered them to the railway station for their homeward journey so we can now get back to our regular routine, starting with the Wednesday blog.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie No 139 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 22nd of September 2024
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This puzzle was published on 22nd September 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** Enjoyment ***
Thanks again to Senf for covering last week. Today we have another reasonably straightforward puzzle, presumably off the AP production line, that shouldn’t cause too many problems.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Hola from Almoradí. I haven’t a clue how many of these blogs I’ve written over the years but it must be a few hundred by now and this is the first time I’ve ever had to do one on my birthday! Yep, counting in hexadecimal I am 47 today!
Today we have another example of what has become the norm for a Monday puzzle. It’s very well crafted and has a touch of humour but it won’t frighten the horses at all.
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Toughie No 3348 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A typically enjoyable puzzle from Osmosis which is perhaps slightly gentler than what he usually provides. The puzzle has zero anagrams, 25/26th of a pangram and a plentiful supply of abbreviations (I’m glad I’ve set up a shortcut for that word in Microsoft Word).
Thanks to Osmosis.
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment **
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I’d love to say that I sailed through this puzzle, but that would be a lie. The solve involved a fair bit of reverse engineering of some intricate wordplay, along with a dollop of electronic help. All that pondering left no time to search for pics, but I’m sure that the commentariat can provide a few good ones. Continue reading "DT 30730"
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This puzzle was published on 21st September 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Toughie No 3347 by Serpent
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Serpent is being uncharacteristically gentle today but as enjoyable as ever with some cracking clues. I was only really held up by my mathematical ignorance in 27a. Serpent often hides something in the grid but I can’t spot anything today.
Thanks to Serpent.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30729
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
I again solved this in the early hours of this morning and only really appreciated how clever it was when I parsed it properly and commented on all of the clues this morning.… Continue reading