July 2, 2011 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

NTSPP – 073 (Review)

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 073

A Puzzle by Gazza

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Difficulty ***Enjoyment ****

Gazza is back with his third NTSPP and does not disappoint. Given that he would not be reviewing this one he has ensured that the reviewer will be able to maintain gazza’s own high standard of pictoral hints and I intend not to disappoint.

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Sloggers and Betters Prize Puzzle

Sloggers and Betters Prize Puzzle

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At the recent Sloggers & Betters meeting in Birmingham, Anax handed out a puzzle for the attendees to solve.  The original prize of a bottle of wine was supplemented by Rufus’s kind donation of a copy of a book of his Guardian crosswords and a very rare copy of Torquemada’s 112 Best Crossword Puzzles with Portrait & Memoirs, published in 1942.… Continue reading