Category: Announcement

For those who don’t know yet next Monday (1st February) will be the 80th anniversary of the Times crossword. After a few trial runs in the paper’s weekly edition, Times Crossword No. 1 appeared on … Read more “80th anniversary”

The Atlantic Monthly puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon came to an end two or three months ago after 20-plus years of excellent gimmick-based puzzles without the extreme vocabulary of the Listener and the … Read more “More news from across the pond”

The New York Times has a cryptic crossword occasionally in its Sunday edition (2 weeks in every 18 I think – there’s a complex schedule for the type of puzzle that accompanies the large grid … Read more “Try another Times crossword”

This is the first book of Times daily cryptic crosswords to include a significant number of puzzles we’ve blogged at Times for the Times. Crossword editor Richard Browne has kindly told me how the puzzles … Read more “Times Cryptic Crossword Book 14 – Puzzle Index”

Just learned the hard way that we can’t go back to the “Cityscape London” view without coughing up cash. Let me know what you think of this choice – the typeface seems as clear as … Read more “Blog theme”

I don’t often mention the Listener puzzle, partly as there are other blogs about it, partly as I’m not currently a regular solver, and partly because of the prickliness of some Listener enthusiasts about any … Read more “50-50 by Phi – an occasional Listener plug”

I suspect jackkt’s report may start with “had to buy the paper today” – when I tried to get the puzzle about half an hour ago, the site was down. It was up about 15 … Read more “Access trouble today”

I hoped to post a message this before going on holiday, but it took the Crossword Club elves a bit longer than I expected. This message from Richard Browne (Times xwd ed) appeared on the … Read more “Championship setters named”

Just a quick reminder that at 1 p.m. London time (about 75 mins from now) you can buttonhole various Times xwd setters, editors and solvers on the Times Online website – more information here – … Read more “Live crossword chat on Times website – final reminder”

Estimated competitive solving time: 9 minutes As for the Grand Final puzzles, FL indicates clues solved on first look, and WW indicates those entered without complete wordplay understanding. Both are subject to the accuracy of … Read more “2009 Finals – First Preliminary Session – Puzzle 3”