Updated with the addition of the Methuselah ‘tribute to Independent setters’ puzzle made available in York earlier today
The York 2026 Sloggers & Betters gathering is being held today.
Thirteen puzzles have been distributed at the gathering, but for those crossword enthusiasts who aren’t in York, but would like to attempt one or more of the puzzles, PDF files of all of them can be displayed by clicking on the links below.
Once displayed, you should be able to print the puzzles from your browser. I’m sorry, but the puzzle files are not interactive.
Blogs for all the puzzles will appear throughout the day tomorrow.
These puzzles have been set by a mix of experienced and inexperienced setters and all will be grateful for constructive comments and feedback.
1. Wheeltappers and Punsters by Burrows
6. Await Further Instructions by Henri
10. BadPostman by NoBadWeather
The puzzle below is the original puzzle that ended up as Bad Postman listed immediately above. The clues and answers are virtually the same but there is a twist in terms of method of entry of the answers. There is also an additional endgame. NoBadWeather is keen to hear whether solvers enjoy this challenge as much, or more than the puzzle listed at 10.
Thank you for such smooth organization and for the opportunity, Duncan. I hope the event is a smashing success for all.
Did half a dozen of these today, and have copies of the rest to solve later. There was also a marvellous puzzle by Chameleon/Methuselah celebrating many of the Indy setters. I wonder if that can be made available to those not able to attend today?
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I have just added the Methuselah puzzle
What TPG said!
I was sorry I couldn’t make it back over for Saturday, pub quiz was great fun – I’m having a crack at these puzzles now!
It was a very fun time setting for this! It was rather unfortunate this time around that my whole first submission had to be scrapped because I found out it was the same theme as another submission :'( So hopefully mine still holds up given it was somewhat “last minute”! Looking forward to hearing how people find it