Big Dave’s Crossword Blog celebrates its thirteenth birthday today!
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The blog has been going for 13 years today, 28th January. … Continue reading
Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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The blog has been going for 13 years today, 28th January. … Continue reading
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A message from Guardian setter Boatman: Continue reading “Online Masterclass (Nov 2021)”
Another (inferior) crossword site has today posted this notice:
“Recently there has been a noticeable increase in off-topic comments on puzzle related posts, many of which would better be posted elsewhere, for example on the General Discussion page, or not at all. Please be circumspect when posting a comment. I do not want to limit input to the site but equally I do not want it to be cluttered up with off-topic asides.” Continue reading “Comments”
Update 11th Jun 2021
I have managed to post Miffypops review of DT 29698, due yesterday, and will endeavour to add Rahmat’s DT 29694 [✓] and my review of Toughie 2660 [✓] later today. All other reviews have been posted
This site was down for most of yesterday (10th June) and was only restored after 3 plugins were deactivated.
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A message from Guardian setter Boatman: Continue reading “Online Masterclass (Aug 2021)”
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A message from Guardian setter Boatman: Continue reading “Online Masterclass (May 2021)”
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The blog has been going for 12 years today, 28th January. … Continue reading

Richard at the Listener Dinner 2014 (Cheltenham)
We’ve just heard that one of our Saturday setters, Richard Palmer, who was also Messinae in The Toughie series, passed away in hospital yesterday. Continue reading “Richard Palmer”
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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 2020 and a Happy New Year in 2021.
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 Chris Lancaster 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!
This was sent out to newsletter subscribers. Continue reading “Changes to entry deadlines and solution dates”