Quite a few people have requested a SNITCH version for the Quick Cryptic. I’ve created one here and welcome your feedback on it. In particular, I’d be interested in hearing whether you think the ratings … Read more “Quick SNITCH – a first attempt”
Category: Announcement
SNITCH Developments
Thanks to everyone who takes an interest and gives me feedback on the SNITCH. With the kind permission of the moderators of this site, I’m posting this announcement to give you an update on latest … Read more “SNITCH Developments”
Registration for Times Crossword Championship 2023
TIMES CROSSWORD CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
Registration for the 2023 championship opens on Monday, September 4th. More…
Use of our Glossary in Blog Posts
For our bloggers we now have a way of directing readers to a specific entry in the glossary.
Minor Enhancements August 2023
A short note about recent changes to our site. [Updated].
Times Crossword Championship 2023
As announced by Mick Hodgkin on the Crossword Club site today…
“After a four-year gap, I am delighted to announce that the Times Crossword Championship is back. The 2023 Championship will be held on Saturday October 21st at Times HQ, the News Building, right by London Bridge station. We are returning to an in-person event, largely following the format of the 2019 contest – two qualifying sessions, a semifinal session for the highest finishers in each qualifier, and a grand final in which the top three semifinalists tackle one puzzle.”
Read the full post for more details.
In Memoriam Tony Sever: 1944-2023
As many of you have heard, our former blogger and long-time commenter Tony Sever passed away in March of this year.
Table Editing in Blogs
A message for all bloggers. I don’t know if you have found this irritating too, but I find that when editing accidentally moving the mouse while it is on a border in the blog tables of clues and answers changes the line spacing/rowsize/column widths with unpredictable results (it adds inline styling). This can lead to inconsistent spacing between lines, for example.
I have found that this behaviour can be switched off via a configuration option. I have tested it on our test site and it seems to work. If nobody objects in the next day or two I will change the setting in the live site too. [Update: Change now made. Let me know if it causes you any problems].
If you are having problems with missing clues in today’s 15×15….
There’s a glitch with today’s 15×15 puzzle as five Down clues are omitted when the puzzle is printed or viewed online via the Times Newspaper. The only place I have found them complete is when … Read more “If you are having problems with missing clues in today’s 15×15….”
David Horry, 1949-2023
It is not often that we publish a memorial for one of our commenters, but anyone who has been a regular user of the blog for at least a year or two will remember David Horry, who posted as Horryd while we were on LiveJournal, and as Meldrew on the current site.