Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Many of you will read of the Independent’s plans to produce an online, rather than print edition. At the time of writing, it is not clear where this leaves their crossword.
Under Mike Hutchinson’s editorship, a great many of Big Dave’s NTSPP setters have gone on to get their first published break, and losing this valuable resource would most certainly limit the options for newer setters to break into the field.… Continue reading
A message from Dean Mayer (Anax/Loroso/Elkamere):
“Why this didn’t occur to me before I have no idea, but Macclesfield has a perfect S&B venue in the Snow Goose. It’s a cosy alpine themed café bar on 3 levels. … Continue reading
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A message from Jetdoc:
“It turns out that I (and possibly one or more others of this cruciverbal parish) will be in Belfast over the weekend of 16–17 January.
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Puzzle publication and closing dates over the Christmas and New Year period.
Continue reading “Christmas and New Year Puzzles (2015/2016)”
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Big Dave and the team of bloggers would once again like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
A special thank you to all the crossword setters, especially to those who have taken the time to leave comments on the blog, and to Phil McNeill and his team at Telegraph Puzzles.
If you are one of several thousand lurkers that visit the site every day - why not break cover and say hello!
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The first-ever Crossword Blog in the UK is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in London on Saturday 5th December, and Andy “Linxit” Wallace has extended a welcome to followers of other blogs to join him on that day.
Here is the message he posted on Times for the Times:
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OK, we won’t be 7 until 28th January! Tables are booked and the deposit has been paid, so now I can confirm what we already knew – our 7th Birthday Bash will be at the same venue as last year. Come along and join us at The Bridge House, 13 Westbourne Terrace Road, London, W2 6NG on the 30th January – any time between 12 noon and 7.00 pm.
All are welcome (that means you!) and, as usual, we have picked a pub that enables you to enjoy a host of real ales. Click on either of the pictures for further details of the venue.
Updated 07 Oct 2015
I’m sure you must have noticed the poor performance since the so-called upgrade when the site was moved from the Ramjet to the Thundercracker server six days ago.
When I submitted a support ticket I received this reply:
Performance will take some time to settle down as the new platform uses a multi-tiered SAN – however the SAN needs to tier data according to it’s usage before it performs optimally.… Continue reading
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