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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **** (from BD)
I am delighted to be able to report that Silvanus, a graduate of Rookie Corner and the NTSPP, has a puzzle published in today’s Independent. BD
What a great sporting week we have just had. The Cheltenham Festival thoroughly entertained through the week with lots superb racing.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Céad míle fáilte from South Staffs this St Patrick’s day morning. Here’s some suitably festive music
A reasonably straightforward Giovanni this week, with some nice anagrams to get you going. On the other hand, it took me ages to work out the Quick Crossword pun…
In the hints below, the definitions are underlined.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on Saturday 11th March
BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ***
Very straightforward – I quite liked 2d when the penny dropped as to how it worked but I appear to be alone, although I do wonder whether people were biased against the footballer in question or the wordplay of the clue?
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BD Rating — Difficulty *** — Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. This isn’t a Ray T Thursday and that’s the only thing I’m sure about. It doesn’t feel like a Shamus to me which, going on past history, means it probably is – maybe we’ll find out later. I thought some of it was quite difficult but that could be just me.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
It is a busy day for us today. An eye clinic appointment for Colin had inconveniently been scheduled for the time we are usually working on the blog but we still have plenty of time to get it all together before it is due to be posted on line.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **/***
Hello, everyone. In the crosswording literature one often reads that a cryptic clue should have a unique solution, so that if your answer fits both definition and wordplay you can feel confident that it’s correct. On the other hand, we hear here from time to time that the only rule is that there are no rules.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Today we have another fine puzzle from the Monday maestro Rufus containing several interesting takes on cryptic definitions a few (too many) anagrams, a homophone, an initial letter clue but no lurkers unless they are so well hidden I failed to spot them.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs where it’s cloudy but mild. My thanks to ShropshireLad for filling in for me last week.
A touch of geography from Giovanni this week, and one or two less common words, but nothing particularly difficult.
In the hints below, the definitions are underlined.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on Saturday 4th March
BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment **/***
A crossword for fans of Lego clues and double definitions. It is also one for bloggers who have to draft this review; and then draft three further reviews for publication in due course. Fortunately all last Saturday’s clues were in the ‘easy to explain’ category.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Morning all and welcome to a RayThursday. I don’t think you’ll find this puzzle too difficult but it’s a “proper” RayT with a few stretched synonyms, a bit of innuendo and Her Majesty on parade. You’ll need your lateral thinking cap in some places but I found it a lot of fun.