Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Kolkata. We have, of late, passed a moment which we could have celebrated in some way but it came and went in the twinkling of an eye. However, the moment had a long list or name, whatever you may call – 21st century, 21st year, 21st day, 21st hour, 21st minute, 21st second. But that is past and I am now concerned with the present and feel it a great moment to have just finished writing the Hints and Tips for the second time which I hope you will enjoy. Continue reading “DT 29583”
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This puzzle was published on 17th January 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ***
Dada in top form with a nice mix of clue types – for a change he only has three clues requiring something to be inserted into another word.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I tend to groan at most anagrams, but there were several very clever ones in today’s puzzle. Not a Floughie, but imminently solvable. Continue reading “Toughie 2581”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. I thought that today's offering was a well-crafted and enjoyable puzzle with nothing too tricksy. In other words, it's your typical Tuesday back-pager. Continue reading "DT 29582"
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja where we’re having some unseasonably warm weather, which is a welcome change from the cold snap we had a couple of weeks ago. 22°C forecast for today and as high as 27°C by Friday, I might have to get my shorts out!
Today we have the usual Monday fare. Elegantly clued and not too difficult. A nice start to the crosswording week.
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Jaques has been setting thematic cryptic crosswords for almost twenty years in the Listener, EV and Magpie series. He has one in the current edition of the Magpie crossword magazine. (It is still live, so no comment but there is still time for you to subscribe if you haven’t done so yet. Six crosswords each month with a range of difficulty – the easiest usually easier than an EV, and the most difficult D and E crosswords something like the one we are hinting on today.) https://www.piemag.com Continue reading “EV 1471 (Hints)”
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where yesterday we ‘relaxed’ from the Lockdown of 10 weeks of Covid Red to somewhere between Covid Red and Covid Yellow. I am not sure if it is Covid Red Minus or Covid Yellow Plus; there is also a ‘hint’ that we are ‘on probation’ for at least three weeks and any backsliding will result in returning to Covid Red. … Continue reading
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Greetings from a very snowy Warrington.
I think we have quite a challenging puzzle today. Not helped by entering completely the wrong answer to the first across answer, which held me up for quite a time.… Continue reading