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John Henderson’s 50th 9 Aug 2013 | 11:15 pm
A message from John Henderson (aka Nimrod, Elgar, Io) SLOGGERS AND BETTERS – Sheffield I’d like to invite you all to a party that I’m organising at the Sheffield Tap on Saturday, October 26th. The e...
Clever, contrived, convoluted? 7 Jul 2013 | 05:48 pm
As you rummage around the numerous cryptic crossword blogs you occasionally see those words; commenters describing a clue as contrived or convoluted, or even accusing the setter of ‘trying to be cleve...
After a long gap, a bit of frivolity 1 Jul 2013 | 09:44 pm
Yes, it’s a long time since I updated the blog. Two reasons – very busy and haven’t had much to talk about. But for reasons unknown a communal concept popped into my head, and hopefully it’ll be a bit...
Talking about… 26 Mar 2013 | 10:52 pm
Following the ‘revelation’ by the Daily Express that more people solve online crosswords than have sex (actually it was just a plug for their online puzzles pages) I was contacted by BBC Radio Humbers...
Something MEATY for the weekend… 9 Mar 2013 | 03:39 am
Despite having crosswords published in so many places it’s still a buzz to see them in print, and tomorrow is a very special day for me. As Anax, I make my debut in the Inquisitor series (Independent ...
Something For The Weekend? 25 Feb 2013 | 04:01 pm
Just back from a week overseas with no Internet access, only a crummy old laptop to work on, and with only my phone’s Chambers Dictionary/Thesaurus for reference. A bit limited! One puzzle turned out ...
And sometimes it just falls into place… 12 Feb 2013 | 11:48 pm
Most of the guff I’ve written about crossword setting has mentioned that some answers force themselves into the grid because of checking letters, and that sometimes the hardest part is writing clues f...
Facebook 23 Jan 2013 | 07:56 pm
After installing AdBlock I find I can no longer access FaceBook, despite all attempts to disable it for the site, re-launching the browser, resetting the router etc etc. With immediate effect, and bas...
Keep yourself up to date with the latest cryptic crossword news 22 Jan 2013 | 02:36 am
Sam Wilson has set up a Google blog page which lists all the latest happenings in the world of cryptic crosswords. It’s really surprising that no-one has thought of doing this before, but there you go...
Are the ‘Croscars’ a good idea? 7 Jan 2013 | 06:23 pm
2013 promises to be an exciting cruciverbal year as we celebrate 100 years of crosswords, and several plans are afoot to attract new solvers (and, hopefully, setters) into our friendly fold. However, ...
