Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
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Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Winter must have decided to give us all a parting gift and we have had a cold Southerly blast that has affected most of the country. Just hope it doesn’t hang around too long. Meanwhile the first of the Bar-tailed Godwits have arrived from their long, non-stop flight from Alaska.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie No 137 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 8th of September 2024
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This puzzle was published on 8th September 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment *****
Who’s this new blade, eh? Well, he’s a top-notch setter many of you will know by his other moniker. He got kicked upstairs to NTSPP obscenely quickly from Rookie Corner and made his Independent debut (not as Weatherman) last month.
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Another gentle guzzle off the AP production line. Although I didn’t think it quite hit the heights of last week I found it perfectly enjoyable. There was only the one parsing head scratch so I’ll be interested to see if that was just me.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Hola from Almoradí where autumn is definitely on its way. Last Friday was the first day since late June that the temperature failed to top 30°C which was a very welcome change.
Today we have another splendid Monday puzzle. Two weeks ago I only missed two of the across clues but this week I’ve done better by solving every clue in order. There are some quite elegant bits of wordplay and more than a few smiles so, even though it was short, it was enjoyable while it lasted.
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Zandio with a not-too-tuff tuffie today, not much harder than his Friday back pager. I hope I haven’t dropped a catch by changing from Go West and a cricket catch to a more obvious place to go in 3a but I am sure the answer is correct even if my parsing fails
We have 14a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half. If you remember the maxim “when in doubt look for a lurker you should get enough checkers to fill the lights
Here we go…
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Arcadia has not set an EV before but we have solved his Inquisitor, Magpie, and Listener crosswords previously. It seems that this will be his sixth thematic cryptic.
Preamble: Three unclued entries comprise two contributors in contention as to which takes precedence over each other and a third in a BORDER DISPUTE.… Continue reading