Solvers of The Observer’s Azed crossword, both regular and occasional, are invited to a special lunch to celebrate puzzle No. 2,750 at Wolfson College, Oxford on Saturday 3rd May, followed by afternoon tea at Azed’s Oxford home. For full details please email heald (dot) richard (at) gmail.com.
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RIP – Puck – funeral details
RIP – Puck – funeral details
Funeral is on Thursday 20th February at 12 noon in Scarborough. There will be a live webcast.
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Tickets can be purchased at this link. Calling all Fifteensquared setters and solvers. Please come and join us on Friday, March 21 for an all-day conference about literature and word puzzles in the Auditorium at Magdalen College, Oxford. We … Read more >>
The Guardian year in crosswords 2024
Posted on behalf of Mitz
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, etc …
We reach the end of another year
A little bit of decorum please
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Wednesday October 30th 2024 saw the publication of a Guardian Cryptic puzzle by the virtually unknown setter Ludwig.
It turns out that there was a previous Ludwig puzzle on Wednesday September 25th.
It further transpires that the answers to both puzzles are the same though the clues are, almost entirely, different.
It put me in mind of Inquisitor 1266 on Saturday February 2nd 2013 and Inquisitor 1267 on Saturday February 9th 2013.
Please can I take the opportunity to remind people that this is a friendly, well-mannered site where everyone should be expected to treat others with respect and is entitled to respect in return.
Advance warning – possible down time
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S&B York – Last Minute Details
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S&B York 2024 – Friday 25th & Saturday 26th October 2024
S&B York 2024 – Friday 25th & Saturday 26th October 2024
RIP – Andy Stewart
RIP – Andy Stewart Andy Stewart, who set as Dysart has passed away. He produced 18 Listener crosswords and 14 Inquistor crosswords and appeared in the Enigmatic Variations, the Magpie and the Crossword … Read more >>
RIP – Dutch
RIP – Dutch I heard at the weekend of the recent death of Richard Pauptit. Please follow this link for more information: https://bigdave44.com/2024/07/07/rip-dutch/#more-198788 Update: Here are the details of the memorial service being … Read more >>
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