Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I found this one slightly trickier than those of recent days and it was slow-going to start with, but I was able to proceed steadily once I had got the long clues, and I learnt a new word on the way. Several of the clues appear at first sight to be more complicated than they actually are, and the whole thing is enjoyable.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
An average Toughie with a few well-constructed clues. It certainly helps if you can get 16a early on.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
After last Friday’s struggle, I found this one to be much easier. As always when a puzzle contains four long answers, getting at least two of these early on is the key to success.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This puzzle was a pleasure to tackle with its large number of cleverly-worded clues.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
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This has been a disastrous weekend for subscribers to the ScrewedUp site. This morning we can add DT Cryptic 25895, Quick Crossword 25895 and Herculis 12258 to those missing from the weekend (Quick Crossword No 45, Enigmatic Variations No 857 and GK Quick No 89).… Continue reading
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This morning we are missing Quick Crossword No 45 and Enigmatic Variations No 857, as well as yesterday’s GK Quick No 89.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, 9th April.
Some hints to get you started: Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2478 – Hints”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 9th April.
