Those who enjoy learning new things from crosswords might enjoy “Off-Grid, the not-really-about-crosswords podcast”.
Announcements
Guzzlers & Pests
At the Ivory Hotel in Glasgow on Sunday April 14th
Recreation of Neil Shepherd’s website
Neil Shepherd, who died in April 2022, set crosswords for the Financial Times (as Alberich) and for the Independent (as Klingsor). He was highly regarded among setters and solvers alike for his impeccably fair and elegant puzzles.
New Yorker article
I’ve been sent this article which may be of interest. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/what-turned-crossword-constructing-into-a-boys-club
Inquisitor Review of the Year 2022-23: The Results
Posted on Behalf of John Henderson Looking Back (a Year) Congratulations, Ploy! Retrospective takes the award for Inquisitor of the Year. It’s not an inappropriate title: this puzzle was one of the two … Read more >>
Komorník’s Cryptic Challenge 2024
Now in its third year, this combination of innovative cryptics and treasure hunt is once again available. The competition is free to enter, though a donation to Komorník’s chosen charities is requested. It … Read more >>
Potential new feature – **UPDATE**
Thanks for all the responses. Clearly the overwhelming response is a BIG THUMBS DOWN. And this idea is now dead in the water.
Reminder – Inquisitor POTY – voting finishes on Saturday 13th
Inquisitor puzzle of the year – POTY voting ends 23:59:59 on Saturday January 13th. For the original post and to vote, click here.
New experimental feature – **UPDATE**
Comment editing has been a huge success and is here to stay.
Crossword Maestro on Countdown
Mark Goodliffe – twelve times Times Crossword champion – is set to become a Countdown Octochamp on today’s episode of Countdown on Channel 4 at 2.10pm. https://wiki.apterous.org/Mark_Goodliffe
Inquisitor Review of 2022-23 by Nimrod
Season’s greetings to all from the IQ solving team, and many thanks to all setters for another splendid year of puzzles: I hope that you all enjoyed them as much as we did. … Read more >>
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, etc.
As 2023 is drawing to a close, please take a moment to remember those friends we’ve lost during the year. Please join me in raising a glass to the following: Geoff Moss Tony … Read more >>
Boatman – The Second 50
Boatman – The Second 50 I’ve just published my second collection of 50 puzzles from the Guardian – in fact, it’s 55 puzzles, as the book includes five bonus crosswords previously only available … Read more >>
RIP Liz Geear
I am passing on the very sad news that our friend Liz Geear (LizzieG here, I think) has died. Her son Jake says: ‘We will be holding a small celebration of mum’s life … Read more >>