John Halpern’s Cryptica website is now fully up and running and the 2009 Times Crossword Championship Calendar is available for ordering. Remember, it’s all in a very good cause – all proceeds will be going … Read more “Banging on about it – but it’s for a very good cause”
Category: Announcement
Pete’s offline
Just had a call from Peter B to say his PC’s router has gone belly-up. He doesn’t expect to be back online until some time next week.
How to master the Times Crossword by Tim Moorey
This book is now available, and looks just as good as I’d expected from snippets on the xwd grapevine – see Amazon UK for details. I’ll be adding a review there shortly with more detail … Read more “How to master the Times Crossword by Tim Moorey”
A reason for the Times Crossword Club to improve?
As some of you will know, the Telegraph’s crossword pay site recently changed its image and facilities. Instead of the tweedy-sounding “Telegraph Crossword Society” it’s now “CluedUp”, and you can now complete timed online versions … Read more “A reason for the Times Crossword Club to improve?”
A late celebration
I forgot to mention that the current version of Times for the Times was two years old on Saturday. In the past I’ve used anniversaries as a chance to ask if any of our readers … Read more “A late celebration”
Just a quick one…
After a bit of a gap I’ve put another Bonus Puzzle on the COW DIY site. As if you hadn’t already been filled from socks to toupee with crosswords… http://www.ukpuzzle.com/bonus/TimesCOD006.html
Times Crossword Championship 2008 – Puzzle 3
Times Crossword Championship 2008 – Puzzle 3 See the posting for puzzle 1 if the format puzzles you. Anax Italics = words quoted from clues, < = reversal, * = anagram, (X) = container component, … Read more “Times Crossword Championship 2008 – Puzzle 3”
Reports on Championship Grand Final puzzles
Anax is writing up reports on the three puzzles used in the Grand Final and I expect these will appear soon – possibly even later today. If you haven’t tried them yet, do so quickly. … Read more “Reports on Championship Grand Final puzzles”
2008 Championships – Mark Goodliffe’s second win.
(New material added today (Mon 13 Oct) and later is just before the results, separated by a horizontal line). The Grand Final winning times quoted at Chletenham and in the newspaper report the next day … Read more “2008 Championships – Mark Goodliffe’s second win.”
ST 4296 – Break lights
Solving time: 4:52 This should have appeared on Sunday – sorry it’s a couple of days late. It’s a shame this website doesn’t have a facility to schedule posts in advance, otherwise I could post … Read more “ST 4296 – Break lights”