Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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I found this crossword a tad trickier than the usual Toughie Tuesday puzzles so I wasn’t surprised to see that Dada was responsible for setting it. I did find it very enjoyable to solve and also to review although a couple of answers needed extra thinking time to sort out. Continue reading “Toughie 2601”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Tuesday. Continue reading "DT 29612"
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa, where the vaccine drought is apparently behind us and (according to reports) we are about to be swamped with the stuff. There are currently some four dozen countries ahead of us when it comes to vaccine rollout performance but, if our leaders are to be believed, we should soon be rocketing up the charts.… Continue reading
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Chalicea’s crosswords are generally welcomed because they are not too difficult and often because they have abundant thematic material in them. This one is a typical example. Continue reading “EV 1476 (Hints)”
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, in Canada, a third vaccine (AstraZeneca) was at last approved this week. We hope its availability will do something to improve on the glacial rate of getting the stuff into peoples arms. … Continue reading
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Hello all! Nice to be back and a big thank to Senf for covering last weekend for me. Continue reading “DT 29610 (Hints)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
An easier (relatively speaking) puzzle from Elgar today with particularly clever references to Joe Root and Gareth Southgate. No Nina.
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a bright, sunny South Staffs. Still another seven weeks (at least) before I can get a haircut: I’m beginning to feel like that Australian sheep which was featured this week!… Continue reading