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A plain puzzle (with a twist in the tail) by Amoeba – the puzzle can be downloaded from here. The top and bottom rows of the grid spell out RHUBARB and CUSTARD – … Read more >>
A themed puzzle by Amoeba – a PDF can be downloaded from here. The instructions tell us: Five pairs of solutions have no definition. The remaining clues each contain a redundant word. When … Read more >>
Many apologies for the lateness. I was due to post this last Tuesday but the crossword gods saw things a little differently. The blog appears below and the puzzle can be found … Read more >>
This was the second puzzle that Postmark submitted at the recent S&B event at Nottingham. Postmarks’s puzzle and parsing can be found here Once again, smooth surfaces and a number of short clues … Read more >>
Postmark submitted two puzzles for the recent S&B in Nottingham. This was the first one we solved. The puzzle and Postmark’s parsings can be found here. The first thing to say is that … Read more >>
Median’s crossword for the Nottingham S&B can be found HERE Median has given us a themed puzzle, with a rubric pointing us to 12 across as the basis of the theme, with 11 … Read more >>
I bumped into Amoeba at the York S&B event last weekend…
This is a very nice puzzle–not too hard, but with a bit of an extra challenge regarding the unclued apparatus.
The special instructions read as follows: Six clues contain an extra word, each defining one of the thematic perimeter answers (one being 2 words) which are to be entered clockwise where they will fit. 1A and 1D define the theme. Wickball also comments: Barred but easier than IQ or EV.
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 >>
A PDF of this crossword can be found here: Egbert @ York 2021
But those who care about trees should click here for an interactive version.
Kruger’s crossword is a multi-layered barred one.
Unfortunately, there is no interactive version available, only a printable PDF: Kruger @ York 2021
Click here for a PDF of the puzzle: Dalibor @ York 2021
Those who don’t do printing anymore nowadays can find an interactive version here.
Here are the PDFs of crosswords that were available at this year’s S & B event: Knut @ York 2019 Egbert @ York 2019 Dalibor @ York 2019 Exit @ York 2019 For … Read more >>
A surprise appearance from Knut whose puzzle can be found in the post directly above this one.
If still interested, go there first before reading any further.
Egbert has become quite a household name at S&B events over the years.
Very nice crossword, one you might want to have a go at, in case you missed it.
There is no ‘inside information’ needed.
See the post above which tells you where to find it.