Big Dave's Crossword Blog

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With the increasing interest in our guest puzzles, I have decided that they need a proper home.  Here you will find puzzles from current published setters like Anax through to complete novices offering their debut puzzle.  The only criteria are that they should be enjoyable to solve and cleared for publication.  Initially only one puzzle a week will be offered – at midday on Saturday.  Comments will not be allowed on the puzzles themselves as comments on static pages become very stale after a short time – instead there will be a post associated with each puzzle where you can say whatever you like (within reason).  In the interests of easy access, the latest puzzles will be at the top of the list.

There are also links here to some other crossword related pages like the crossword guide.

Big Dave’s Little Guide to Cryptic Crosswords

Which books should I read? – Peter Biddlecombe’s guide to crossword books

Actually Setting – the anatomy of a crossword by Anax

From The Top – a start-to-finish story of setting a cryptic crossword puzzle by Anax

Cryptic Crosswords – The Rules by Anax

What cryptic solvers need to know – in one page by Peter Biddlecombe

Tim Moorey’s Crossword Workshops

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Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle

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INDEX – Click here for an Index to all NTSPP puzzles

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NTSPP – 067  (to be published on 21/05/2011)

NTSPP – 066 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph (14/05/2011)

NTSPP – 065  Smoke And Mirrors by Radler (07/05/2011)

NTSPP – 064 64 by Anax (30/04/2011)

NTSPP – 063 A Puzzle by Prolixic (23/04/2011)

NTSPP – 062 … and nonsense by Radler (16/04/2011)

NTSPP – 061 A Puzzle by Bufo (09/04/2011)

NTSPP – 060 A Puzzle by Prolixic (02/04/2011)

NTSPP – 059 Epics by Retiarius (26/03/2011)

NTSPP – 058 A Puzzle by Radler (19/03/2011)

NTSPP – 057 A Puzzle by Qix (12/03/2011)

NTSPP – 056 A Puzzle by Prolixic (05/03/2011)

NTSPP – 055 Hearsay by Radler (26/02/2011)

NTSPP – 054 A Puzzle by Prolixic (19/02/2011)

NTSPP – 053 Tender Memories by Radler (12/02/2011)

NTSPP – 052 A Puzzle by Gazza (05/02/2011)

NTSPP – 051 A Puzzle by Qix (29/01/2011)

NTSPP – 050 Old Timers by Radler (22/01/2011)

NTSPP – 049 With thanks to… by Prolixic (15/01/2011)

NTSPP – 048 A Puzzle by Qix (08/01/2011)

NTSPP – 047 A Puzzle by Tilsit (01/01/2011)

NTSPP – 046 A Christmas Special by Prolixic (25/12/2010)

NTSPP – 045 A Puzzle by Isla (18/12/2010)

NTSPP – 044 A Puzzle by Prolixic (11/12/2010)

NTSPP – 043 Sloggers & Betters by Elgar (04/12/2010)

NTSPP – 042 42 by Anax (27/11/2010)

NTSPP – 041 A Puzzle by Gazza (20/11/2010)

NTSPP – 040 For Tilsit from Bufo (13/11/2010)

NTSPP – 039 A Puzzle by Prolixic (06/11/2010)

NTSPP – 038 A Puzzle by Chaz (30/10/2010)

NTSPP – 037 A Puzzle by Radler (23/10/2010)

NTSPP – 036 A Puzzle by Prolixic (16/10/2010)

NTSPP – 035 A Puzzle by Biddle (09/10/2010)

NTSPP – 034 A Puzzle by Bufo (02/10/2010)

NTSPP – 033 A Puzzle by Prolixic (25/09/2010)

NTSPP – 032 A Puzzle by Anax (18/09/2010)

NTSPP – 031 A Puzzle by Tilsit & Prolixic (11/09/2010)

NTSPP – 030 A Puzzle by Prolixic (04/09/2010)

NTSPP – 029 Strains of Blue by Radler (28/08/2010)

NTSPP – 028 A Puzzle by Bufo (21/08/2010)

NTSPP – 027 A Puzzle by Prolixic (14/08/2010)

NTSPP – 026 A Puzzle by Anax (07/08/2010)

NTSPP – 025 Solvers by Radler (31/07/2010)

NTSPP – 024 A Puzzle by Anax (24/07/2010)

NTSPP – 023 A Puzzle by Prolixic ( 17/07/2010)

NTSPP – 022 First Offence by Radler (10/07/2010)

NTSPP – 021 A Puzzle by Biddle (03/07/2010)

NTSPP – 020 A Puzzle by Anax (26/06/2010)

NTSPP – 019 A Puzzle by Prolixic (19/06/2010)

NTSPP – 018 A Puzzle byTim Moorey (12/06/2010)

NTSPP – 017  “Dedication” by Radler (05/06/2010)

NTSPP – 016  A Puzzle by Bufo (29/05/2010)

NTSPP – 015  Going a bit Elgar by Anax (22/05/2010)

NTSPP – 014 A Puzzle by Prolixic & Tilsit (15/05/2010)

NTSPP – 013  Superficial Cuts by Radler (08/05/2010)

NTSPP – 012 A Puzzle by Prolixic (01/05/2010)

NTSPP – 011 A Puzzle by Anax (24/04/2010)

NTSPP – 010  Mixed Abilities by Radler (17/04/2010)

NTSPP – 009 Spot the Links by Tilsit  (10/04/2010)

NTSPP – 008 A Puzzle by Prolixic ( 03/04/2010)

NTSPP – 007 No, there’s no Bond theme! by Anax ( 27/03/2010)

NTSPP – 006 Air Travel by Radler (20/03/2010)

NTSPP – 005 A Puzzle by Prolixic (13/03/2010)

NTSPP – 004 A Bonus Puzzle by Anax (06/03/2010)

NTSPP – 003 Home in the North West by Radler (27/02/2010)

NTSPP – 002 Odd One Out by Prolixic (20/02/2010)

NTSPP – 001 Independent Puzzle 7267 by Anax (13/02/2010)

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Other puzzles by Guest Setters

These are puzzles by guest setters that have been published elsewhere.  You might like to enjoy these as well.

Anax

I’m sure that by now you all know that Anax’s puzzles are regularly published in The Times and The Independent.

He also has a number of them on his Anax Crosswords site and on Alberich’s Guest Page 2 and Page 3

Unexpected Bonus  (16/04/2010) – interactive version or as a pdf

Prolixic

Thus Spake Araucaria – interactive version

Qix

Qix has a puzzle published every Monday in the Glasgow Herald

Radler

Puzzle on Alberich

Puzzle 2 on Alberich

Player’s Choice on Alberich

Puzzle 4 on Alberich