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ScrewedUp News – Feb 25

by Big Dave  

ScrewedUp News – Feb 25

Edition 4

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I’m not sure when, but this has now been corrected on both playable and printable online versions.

Just a small problem today, but especially annoying to people who, like myself, don’t always check that the number of letters in the clue matches the number of lights in the grid.

Today it’s the Toughie No 101. Continue reading “ScrewedUp News – Feb 25”

ScrewedUp News – Feb 22

by Big Dave  

ScrewedUp News – Feb 22

Edition 2

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12.36 – Hooray! Somebody out there in Telegraphland is listening (or perhaps reading this blog!) – the problem now seems to be fixed, although I can’t go back and enter the missing answer (and Codewords 1231 has been fixed as well – see Edition 1 of this newsletter).

If you are reading this at the Telegraph – the printable grid for Friday’s Quick crossword, No 25857, still has nowhere for 1 down to be entered!!

I wasn’t going to, but I’ve decided to call these items ScrewedUp News instead of CluedUp News.

Today it’s the ST Cryptic No 2472 that has a problem. Continue reading “ScrewedUp News – Feb 22”

ScrewedUp News – Feb 21

by Big Dave  

ScrewedUp News – Feb 21

Edition 1

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12.58, Feb 22 – This problem has now been fixed.  We were wrong, it wasn’t two numbers that needed to be changed, it was most of the grid!

This is the first of an irregular series of blogs about the ClueUp website.  After the fiasco of yesterday’s accidental publication of today’s crossword, and the absence of any information about what was happening on the ClueUp site itself, I thought you might like a forum for information about the problems and their resolution, if any.

Todays news concerns Codewords No 1231. Continue reading “ScrewedUp News – Feb 21”