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Inquisitor puzzle of the year – POTY voting ends 23:59:59 on Saturday January 13th. For the original post and to vote, click here.
Comment editing has been a huge success and is here to stay.
Mark Goodliffe – twelve times Times Crossword champion – is set to become a Countdown Octochamp on today’s episode of Countdown on Channel 4 at 2.10pm. https://wiki.apterous.org/Mark_Goodliffe
Season’s greetings to all from the IQ solving team, and many thanks to all setters for another splendid year of puzzles: I hope that you all enjoyed them as much as we did. … Read more >>
As 2023 is drawing to a close, please take a moment to remember those friends we’ve lost during the year. Please join me in raising a glass to the following: Geoff Moss Tony … Read more >>
Boatman – The Second 50 I’ve just published my second collection of 50 puzzles from the Guardian – in fact, it’s 55 puzzles, as the book includes five bonus crosswords previously only available … Read more >>
I am passing on the very sad news that our friend Liz Geear (LizzieG here, I think) has died. Her son Jake says: ‘We will be holding a small celebration of mum’s life … Read more >>
There will be quite a few special puzzles for the event, copies of which will be available at The Fox and Roman on the day. We often find that we have printed copies … Read more >>
The RNIB/BBC Children in Need 3D Calendar for 2024 has just been published.
Are you intending to compile a crossword for this year’s S&B in York? Would you like it blogged on 225? If so please add a comment to this post. The bloggers will obviously … Read more >>
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S&B York 2023 – Friday 27th & Saturday 28th October 2023 – IMPORTANT UPDATE Hi again, everyone. Four weeks to go! We’re now at the stage where I need to liaise with the … Read more >>
Here’s a link to register: https://times-event.com/crossword-championship
The Guardian view on crosswords: not just a hobby for men like Inspector Morse