Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Today’s puzzle (presumably by Giovanni) has very few anagrams. Let us know how you found it in a comment.
To reveal an answer highlight the space between the curly brackets under the relevant clue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! We had a couple of troublesome clues in this puzzle from (I think) Cephas. In the end there was nothing to stop one completing but it did increase the solving time a tad.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I had no problems at all with this one. I solved it without breaking sweat and could understand all the clues without difficulty.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Afternoon All!. As usual around Christmas time we get puzzles with many festive references and this one is chock full of them. Many of the clues contain the word Christmas and many of the answers are Christmas related. I found it good fun to solve and not too taxing – just what you need on a busy day. Continue reading “DT 100002”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
I’m pretty sure that this is a Ray T puzzle. The Quick crossword has all his idiosyncrasies, including a homophone in the first two across clues that you have to repeat over and over again before the penny drops.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
This is the Christmas Eve puzzle from Rufus. He gave us a cracker with a seasonal theme and plenty of pies. If you have a feeling of deja vu about the review you’re right – this is pretty much what I published on Christmas Eve morning before I realised that it was a prize puzzle.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Firefly has given us a themed puzzle today, based on the famous work by 10a about the stories told by each of the travellers on a pilgrimage from Southwark to a cathedral city in Kent. It’s entertaining, but once you’ve grasped the theme it’s fairly straightforward, especially if, like me, you had to study the work for O-level English.
Please click on one of the stars below to indicate how much you enjoyed it, and your comments, as always, are very welcome.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This puzzle, from Jay?, had a few slightly tricky clues but turned out to be solvable in about average time.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Beam has provided us with a very entertaining puzzle today, with a number of near-the-knuckle laughs along the way.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I suspect, but don’t know, that it’s Shamus today. I enjoyed it – how about you? Let us know what you thought in a comment!
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