Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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At the time that I transferred this site to self-hosting just over a year ago, the mobile support available from WordPress was unsatisfactory, so I purchased a Plugin called WPtouch Pro. … Continue reading
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It really doesn’t seem like four years since I set up this blog, with the first post published on the following day. Records continue to be broken and the average number of pageviews now exceeds 10,000.
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Update: All the missing posts have now been restored. Please let me know if I have missed anything.
There have been problems on the server which hosts this site, and the SQL database has been restored to Friday morning. I can rebuild the posts for T 905 and DT 27067 from my own Word backups, and the two puzzles published yesterday. I’ll be checking with Gazza, Gnomethang and Crypticsue as to how easy it will be to restore their reviews. It will not be possible to recover comments.
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While celebrating tonight, please spare a thought for Pommers, who is spending the next few days in a Spanish hospital suffering from pneumonia, pleurisy and a pneumothorax. … Continue reading
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Big Dave and the team of bloggers would 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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Phil McNeill has kindly provided me with the puzzle publication and closing dates over the Christmas and New Year period, and I have produced a table which also includes the dates you can expect to see those puzzles reviewed here.
Continue reading “Christmas and New Year Puzzles (2012/2013)”
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It’s time once again for a meeting in London, this time to celebrate the fourth birthday of the blog. Come along and join us at The Bridge House, 13 Westbourne Terrace Road, London, W2 6NG on the 2nd February – any time between 12noon and 7.00pm.
All are welcome 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.
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Once again we have the delicious prospect of another BBC CiNA (Children in Need Appeal) 3D Calendar Puzzle. 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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A message from Peter Harvey, known on Fifteensquared as Kathryn’s Dad:
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Don’t miss our very new Prize Puzzle which is being launched this Saturday!
Win some brand-new crossword books.… Continue reading
