Author: petebiddlecombe

Don is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his first newspaper crossword in Oxford on 20 May.  Full details at: http://www.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?action=read&id=1368424491.37902&user=dharrison

If you want to attend the championships as a spectator, here’s what you need to know.   There is limited space for spectators at the preliminary sessions, and more space (as there are 24 contestants … Read more “Spectators at Times Crossword Championships, Sat 20 October”

(Information just posted in the Crossword Club forum) The main news from yesterday is that Mark Goodliffe won for the 4th time in succession, finishing the 3 puzzles in the grand final in 24 minutes … Read more “Times Crossword Championship 2011”

Me again, confirming the location, which competitors should hear about again when they receive their finals details in about 10 days. Date: Saturday 22 October – presumably with the usual timetable starting off with registration … Read more “Times Crossword Championship 2011”

Regular readers will have known for a few weeks that I’ve just started a new job. Some of you have already combined this with the news of Barbara Hall’s retirement as Sunday Times puzzles editor … Read more “My new job”

Under Club News > Editorial Articles is an item saying that Barbara Hall retires from her post as Crossword Editor for The Sunday Times at the end of December. It includes a copy of the … Read more “News from Crossword Club website”