Puzzles for Monday 17th of October
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Today’s puzzles have kindly been provided by Phil McNeill, the Telegraph’s Puzzles Editor.
Month: October 2011
Times Crossword Championship – 2011
Times Crossword Championship – 2011
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This year the Times Crossword Championship is being held at the Times offices in Wapping.
John “Elgar” Henderson has organised a venue for refreshments during the intervals between rounds and afterwards.
ST 2610 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2610 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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Today’s puzzle can be downloaded from the previous post.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
Puzzles for Sunday 16th of October
Puzzles for Sunday 16th of October
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Today’s puzzles have kindly been provided by Phil McNeill, the Telegraph’s Puzzles Editor.
NTSPP – 088 (Review)
Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 088
An Alphabetical Jigsaw by Radler
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For those unfamiliar with this form of torture, an Alphabetical Jigsaw requires the solver to solve the clues and then fit the answers in to the grid without knowing which answer goes where. Continue reading “NTSPP – 088 (Review)”
Cruciverbalists’ Convention (Oct 2011)
Cruciverbalists’ Convention
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It’s time once again for a meeting in London so come along and join us at the The Hamilton Hall, Street-level Concourse, Liverpool Street Station, City of London, EC2M 7PY on the 29th October – any time between 12noon and 7.00pm.
Update: John Henderson is planning to get there as close to 9:00am as possible to reserve some space by the back (concourse-side) wall upstairs. As long as my train is on time I should be there by 10:00am.
All are welcome and you can enjoy a host of real ales. Click on either of the pictures for details of the venue.
NTSPP – 088
Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 088
An Alphabetical Jigsaw by Radler
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Welcome to the latest in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have an Alphabetical Jigsaw by Radler.
DT 26684 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26684 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club
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Many thanks to Phil McNeill for providing today’s puzzle, which can be downloaded from the previous post.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, and provide hints for them.
Puzzles for Saturday 15th of October
Puzzles for Saturday 15th of October
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Today’s puzzles have kindly been provided by Phil McNeill, the Telegraph’s Puzzles Editor.
Toughie 650
Toughie No 650 by Firefly
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I appear to have been the main beneficiary of Tilsit’s hospital appointment in that I get to blog today’s enjoyable and challenging puzzle rather than yesterday’s offering which was just about the easiest Toughie I have ever done. The main challenge in today’s puzzle arose from a number of unfamiliar answers. Fortunately they were all easily deducible from the wordplay (with the possible exception of ancient Iraq and the avian projections). Apologies for the slight delay in posting this blog but I’ve just had a hard morning playing table tennis.