Quirister

I learned to do crosswords from my parents, who also introduced me to choral singing and classical languages (they met in a choir while studying Classics / History at university). Perhaps not the most obvious background for an Engineering degree, but the language and problem-solving skills turned out to be useful for working as a technical author in the software industry. Meanwhile all the fun stuff (sewing, cooking and various crafts as well as the singing) gradually took over more of my time . . . so eventually I decided that 30 years’ working life was enough. I now do a range of different volunteer tasks and need a good diary to keep track of it all. As they say: once you retire, you wonder how you ever found time to go to work.

Independent 10,081 by Alchemi

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A fairly straightforward solve this morning, but covering a very wide range of subjects.  I know some solvers complain about clues requiring (not very) general knowledge.  But one of the things I love … Read more >>

Independent 10,063 by Tees

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A fairly straightforward Monday puzzle, except . . . NOTE: In the original published version of this puzzle, there appears to be an error in the clue for 20d – more details below. For technical … Read more >>