A eulogy from Tom Johnson (Maskarade, Gozo):
In memoriam Gordon Holt, Otterden
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S&B York 2016? Preliminary Show of Hands, please!
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Software Problem
Update 8.05pm: I have hopefully resolved the problem (eventually!). A WordPress plugin updated itself at 0100 this morning and this resulted in various issues with the WordPress core, including the loss of formatting … Read more >>
Indy Cryptics & Inquisitor Petition
Dave Tilley has started a petition to try to ensure that the Indy cryptic puzzles and the Inquisitor (and I would add Beelzebub) continue to be available after the Independent paper version is … Read more >>
Inquisitor Review of 2015 – The Results
Submitted by John Henderson.
Sloggers and Betters Event – Derby – May 21st 2016.
A message from Eileen and Peter (Kathryn’s Dad).
Eileen and I have arranged a 2016 Derby Sloggers and Betters event in Derby for Saturday May 21st.
Important message for mobile users
If you access this site using a mobile device and have the mobile-friendly display generated by the WPtouch plugin, please do not add a comment using the ‘reply’ button included in an existing … Read more >>
Sloggers & Betters – Macclesfield – Friday 18th / Saturday 19th March 2016
A message from Dean Mayer (Anax/Loroso/Elkamere):
Why this didn’t occur to me before I have no idea, but Macclesfield has a perfect S&B venue in the Snow Goose. It’s a cosy alpine themed café bar on 3 levels. On Friday evening there will be musical entertainment in the form of LeLounge, a chilled out duo featuring Looby & Dave, friends from the covers band I used to be in.
Inquisitor Review 2014-15 by Nimrod
Seasons greetings to all from a very blustery and wet Yorkshire, and many thanks for all the messages of concern as to our well-being! On the south side of York Jane and I … Read more >>
Independent 9077
RatkojaRiku is away on business and may not be able to publish his blog until mid/late afternoon.
Crossword Gathering – London – 5th December
There is going to be a get-together of crossword fans in London on 5/12/15. For details please see here.
Sloggers and Betters – London – 17th October 2015
There will be a meeting for crossword setters and solvers at The George, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, SE1 1NH, coinciding with the annual Times Crossword Championship. The meeting will begin at 11:00 … Read more >>
Server Problem
Edit: It would appear that from around 1715 things have returned to normal. However, if you are still experiencing problems please let me know in a comment below. There is a problem with … Read more >>
Missing Comments
I received an email from our hosting company yesterday regarding the site’s move to a new server, quote: “We will be migrating your website(s) and email to our new, high performance hosting platform on … Read more >>
Independent Cryptic Crossword
The Independent has changed its crossword (and other puzzles) format and location. The result is that Crossword Solver can no longer be used to download and print the puzzle. Another change is that … Read more >>