Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
As usual Giovanni provides very precise clueing (note how he tells us exactly which letter to drop in 13a) in an entertaining puzzle. Let us have your take on it in a comment.
The answers are concealed so that you don’t see them accidentally. If you can’t get one, slide your cursor through the space between the brackets under the troublesome clue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! – My apologies if this is a bit short and sweet this week – New job has thrown up an enjoyable task but with a long drive in between!. The mystery setter has provided an entertaining puzzle that was of medium difficulty I think. I did notice the profusion of anagrams which might have suited some. Continue reading “DT 26612”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
I found this one a bit of a struggle but got there in the end. I’ll be interested to see if others struggled or whether it was just me having an off day
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment **
For me this was very much a curate’s egg, with some good clues interspersed among the not-so-good. Two difficulty levels – the first for the over 55s and those who like anagrams, the second for the rest.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
As Toughies go I thought that this one was pretty much plain sailing (I’m trying to find alternative ways of saying straightforward) but I did enjoy it a lot. If, like me, you’re a Wodehouse fan then the 5d answer leaps out and is a massive help.
Let us know how you found it and please take the time to click on one of the stars below to register your enjoyment factor.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Hello all, the man from the Vega Baja is back after a couple of weeks off while the ‘other job’ intervened. I do wish clients wouldn’t want to travel on Wednesdays – I missed Jay’s 500th because of them!
Maybe it’s just me being a bit thick in the early hours of this morning but I thought this was way above Jay’s normal difficulty level and it came as a bit of a surprise to me on a Wednesday! Only 2 across clues done on first pass but the downs yielded enough to get going. Jay seems to be making a trademark of making his across clues the hard ones!
However, once all the pennies had dropped I realised I had really quite relished the challenge so definitely 4* for enjoyment. You can all disagree with my difficulty rating if you like but, based on my solving time compared with normal, 4* is what it is! (I reserve 5* for if I have to email other bloggers for help, not had to do that yet but this one came close on one clue!). As I said, maybe it’s just me . . .
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
This standard “Tuesday” Toughie was a bit easier than last week’s Micawber. Even the large number of answers with double unches (albeit with 50% checking) couldn’t make it difficult!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Today’s puzzle from the Mysteron is quite pleasant but not too taxing. How did you find it?
To reveal an answer just highlight the space between the brackets under the clue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A very pleasant if not too taxing solve.
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.