Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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The BBC CiNA (Children in Need Appeal) 3D Calendar Puzzle for 2018 is now available. Each day has a clue. Each month has a 3D grid to complete. Some of the best setters in the UK have given of their genius freely to provide us with enough clues to solve to keep us out of trouble for most of the year.
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Mr Kitty here. A big thank you to the 352 solvers who filled out my survey on their experience with last Tuesday’s back-page puzzle, DT 28566. … Continue reading
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I was blown away by the response to my survey – I thought we’d be doing well to get 100 surveys back, but after a week almost 1500 had been filled out! … Continue reading
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Preliminary results have been very impressive, with responses from about 10% of the estimated readership.
If you haven’t already done so, please complete the survey. BD
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A message from Guardian setter Boatman:
I still have no idea why the site was unavailable yesterday – the problem went away between 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm just as quickly as it appeared. I have created a new website – this one is on wordpress.com – for use if, and only if, this problem happens again. … Continue reading
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| What? | The 13th annual “Sloggers and Betters” gathering for crossword setters and blog contributors and readers will take place in London, following on, as in previous years, from the annual lunch for Times setters. The George no longer take reservations, but start by looking in the Parliament bar (first door on the right) – fellow cruciverbalists are not hard to find. |
Update 11:00 am
Normal servie now appears to be resumed. The Prize crossword will now close at midnight tonight. If you are still having access problems please let me know via a comment on this post.
The CrypticCrosswords.net website is currently unavailable. … Continue reading