Never knowingly undersolved
Admin Just a bit of advance warning that Eileen and I have organised another Midlands Sloggers and Betters get-together for Saturday 17th May, starting at 1230, with lunch served around 1300. As before, it … Read more >>
Boatman is trying to gauge the level of interest in a new idea of his (see below). If you might be interested, please contact him via his website (link below). ********** Here’s a … Read more >>
Groundhog Year Many thanks to everyone who voted. The fact that around half of the 52 puzzles received at least one vote reflects the diversity and general enjoyment of the puzzles, and the … Read more >>
My apologies. A blog for this puzzle should have appeared yesterday but something seems to have prevented the scheduled blogger from posting. I had initially assumed that the closing date for entries had been extended … Read more >>
It was another fantastic year of Inquisitors in this crossword centenary year, for which, on behalf of the solving team, I’d like to thank the ever-ingenious compilers; also to say how much we’ve … Read more >>
Following recent feedback, the editor has asked me to let you know that, as from tomorrow, this puzzle will appear on the inside back page of the Sport section.
Update (15:50): I have now received a reply from CloudFlare to say that the problem has been rectified. I no longer get the Challenge page when I log-in or try to post a … Read more >>
It is with much sadness that I post this announcement. I was told a short while ago that John Graham (aka Araucaria/Cinephile) died during the early hours of this morning. He was peaceful and among friends.
I’m sure our thoughts go out to those who knew him personally. His passing is a great loss to the crossword community but we will never forget the many happy hours spent solving his, at times, fiendish clues.
Due to an error in some editions of the Observer last week, the closing date for entries for this puzzle has been extended by a week. As a result, the relevant blog will … Read more >>
Tom Johnson (aka Gozo, Busman et al) has asked me to post the following announcement: The editorial team at Prospect magazine is inviting its readers, crossword solvers and setters to its offices to … Read more >>
I’d like to invite you all to a party that I’m organising at the Sheffield Tap on Saturday, October 26th. The excuse (who really needs one?) is that I shall be celebrating the … Read more >>
Recently I have become increasingly concerned about the tone and content of some of the comments posted on this site. Furthermore, there have been complaints, both in public and privately, about these comments … Read more >>
A number of you may have seen some articles last week in the press concerning our crossword research and, in particular, the recorded crossword solving trials we conducted in Buckingham during 2011, which … Read more >>
Boatman has sent another update.
A week ago I installed a WordPress plug-in to cache the site’s content. This was because the large number of unwanted bots that regularly crawl the site were causing problems by generating excessive … Read more >>