I’ve just finished the first draft of my next book, which includes my second set of 50 puzzles from the Guardian, along with four from the Genius slot and the special Referendum Day puzzle that originally featured in Alan Connor’s blog.
Once again, I’ll quote from a selection of the more incisive comments that the puzzles received on fifteensquared and theguardian.com. After I’d published The First 50, Geoff/Gaufrid suggested that you might like to know whether yours is one of the comments that I intend to use, so here is a list of all the usernames from fifteensquared and theguardian.com that have made it into the book so far:
ACD, Acrossthepond, Alphalpha, Allmostallthere, Andrew, AngstPersonified, Ausgirl, Autolycus, Aztobesed, Baerchen, Beaulieu, Biggus56, Blaise, BogdanPilecki, Brendan (not that one), Bridgesong, Brigster, Caprimulgus, Chardonneret, Chasm, Cholecyst, ContrapuntalAnt, Cookie, Copmus, Crisyelland, Crypticzoologist, DaveMc, Digbydavies, Drofle, E Foster, Eileen, Essexboy, Gallerymouse, Gazzh, Grantinfreo, Greenlander, Giulina, Guardian User, HarpoSpeaks, Hedgehoggy, HenriettaSandwich, Ian Iles, Ilene, Ilippu, InelegantlyWaisted, Jay, Jbvet69, Jennifer, Jonathan Owen, Julie in Australia, Jvector, Lautus, Lord Jim, Machiajelly, Manehi, Medvedox, Muffin, NickMotown, Nila Palin, NM, NormanJL, Paddymelon, Paul B, Peter Aspinwall, PeterPanflies, Petert, PostMark, Pjlythgoe, Purplefluorspar, Robi, Robinjohnson, Scchua, Simon S, Simon Shepherd, Sjshart, SmokyBacon59, Smuckles, Storming361, Suzanne, Swarbrules, TassieTim, TerriBlislow, Tgreah, Thezed, ThomasAdam, Tom H, Valentine, Van Winkle, Vavatch, WalsallLad, Wellbeck, WhiteKing, Widdersbel, Wiggers and Wynsum
I can promise you that the quotes I’ve used show their authors in nothing but a positive light, but if you’re curious to know which of your words are in danger of being immortalised, please drop me a line at secondfifty@boatmancryptics.co.uk and I’ll give you the details.
If all goes to plan, the book should be printed over the summer, and I’ll hope to have copies to sell at the York Sloggers & Betters in October.