kenmac

In early 2022 I took over administration for this site. Born 1954. I've been fascinated by cryptic crosswords since childhood. My mother used to attempt the Daily Mail cryptic every day but I don't remember her ever finishing one. Then, when I started working, a colleague would bring in The Telegraph every day. It wasn't till my daughter started to get interested, when I bought her a "how to" book that I realized that the definition is "always" the first word (or words) or the last word (or words) of the clue. In 2000 I discovered the, then, Independent Weekend Crossword (now Inquisitor) and later Enigmatic Variations and The Listener. I solve The Inquisitor most weeks and won the Champagne once. In 2005 I achieved an ambition by having a barred crossword published in The Independent using the pseudonym Cayenne. Then I had another one in 2015 in collaboration with Anax. This was Inquisitor 1839.

225 30 by Egbert

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Egbert seems to specialise in providing fun and relatively gentle crosswords for the well established annual Sloggers and Betters do in York. This year the title is 225 30 which clearly has a … Read more >>

Everyman 3,963/2022-09-25

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Our normal blogger, Flashling, finds himself on his travels without a “real” computer so I’ve stepped in for him. I think I’ve only done one Everyman puzzle before, so forgive me if I’ve … Read more >>

General Discussion

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This page is for the discussion of general crossword related matters and other topics of interest. Comments posted before 22/08/2022 can be found here. This post is now closed. New comments can be posted … Read more >>