Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Toughie No 3255 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Silvanus has given us a fairly gentle Toughie with his usual smooth surfaces – many thanks to him.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,591
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning dear puzzlers and a glorious sunny morning it is here in Welwyn Garden City. However, I believe that the temperature is going to struggle to get above 100, so the budgie smugglers can stay in the drawer or another week or two.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty * – Enjoyment *****
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30590
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Carol and Colin are on a jaunt today so I have the pleasure of blogging this enjoyable puzzle.
When I printed off the puzzle from the old puzzles site this morning the first two words of 11a were missing so that the clue lacked a definition. That has now been corrected online but I don’t know what appeared in the newspaper.
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Sunday Toughie No 115 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 7th of April 2024
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This puzzle was published on 7th April 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
I’m sure many of us have been wondering who Zenas is. I was certainly baffled. Thanks (as ever) to the omniscient Gazza, I’m able to say it’s someone you all know.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
As Huntsman told us last Tuesday, once again he has temporarily left the environs of Harpenden, this time for the Florida Panhandle for the purpose of aerodynamic testing of small white spherical objects while avoiding the ‘gators. … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from Almoradí on a bright and sunny morning. Spring has definitely sprung now and people, even Spanish, are beginning to appear wearing shorts. Not me thought. The temperature has to top 25°C for me to get the shorts out!
Today’s crossword is the usual Monday fare. Mostly straightforward but with a couple to scratch the head over. It didn’t help that I mistyped the last letter of 26d as an E which made 30a impossible. Spotted my error eventually and all was well.
Not sure about the setter as, unless I’m missing something, there’s only one pun in the quick crossword.
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