Online Zoom Call with Chris Lancaster
Thursday 29th October 2020 at 7.30pm
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A message from John “Dada” Halpern:
Category: Announcements
Autumn Masterclass (November 2020)
Online Crossword Masterclass for Aspiring Setters and Advanced Solvers
Saturday 21 and Saturday 28 November 2020
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A message from Guardian setter Boatman: Continue reading “Autumn Masterclass (November 2020)”
EV Hints
EV Hints
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An announcement from the editor of the EV Puzzles, Steve Bartlett follows: Continue reading “EV Hints”
Myops
Today i learned the sad news that John McKie, who used to set Toughies as Myops, has passed away. He was one of my favorite setters, and I had the great pleasure to meet him a couple of times. Continue reading “Myops”
11th Birthday
Big Dave’s Crossword Blog celebrates its eleventh birthday today!
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I couldn’t have done it without the support of the fabulous team of bloggers who daily give up their time and the thousands of you who read the blog every day of the year, so thank you one and all.… Continue reading
Spring Masterclass (May 2020)
Crossword Masterclass for Aspiring Setters and Advanced Solvers
Brighton, Saturday 23 May 2020
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A message from Guardian setter Boatman:
Important Update – 25-03-2020
In light of the current travel restrictions during the Covid-19 outbreak, my spring masterclass will take place online. The contents of the class will be essentially the same, including individual advice and the same extensive course materials, and there’ll be plenty of interaction with other participants. We’ll also be able to allow the class to run on a little longer than normal in order to allow more time for questions, and I’ll pass on any savings in the costs of venue hire and catering, which means that the cost will be £125 per person instead of the usual £150.
11 Down (and still going strong)
Birthday Bash
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The blog will have been going for 11 years on 28th January and to celebrate we will be having our usual Birthday Bash, 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 25th January – any time between 12 noon and 7.00 pm. Continue reading “11 Down (and still going strong)”
Submission of Prize Cryptic Crosswords
For those of you who haven’t seen Attila the Hun‘s comment, here it is:
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Cruciverbalist Convention (Dec 2019)
Cruciverbalist Convention
in conjunction with the Times Crossword Championship
7 December, 2019
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New Theme
Update October 23, 2019
What I hope will be the final changes to the “Big Dave 2019” theme. have been implemented There are a small number of cosmetic changes, but the big difference is in the Responsive Design – a posh way of saying that the theme adjusts according to the width of the display. While a desktop may be able to vary the size of the browser window, for other devices, such as phones and tablets, this is usually a fixed size. Continue reading “New Theme”