Category: Announcement

I’m starting this thread in case others have received a letter as I did this morning (Saturday 2 March) effectively doubling the cost of my subscription to The Times from next month. Update Monday 4th … Read more “Times subscriptions”

For a number of years fellow TfTTer astonvilla1 has compiled a politically-themed crossword for the website/blog politicalbetting.com. He suggested to me that others here might enjoy it, and having test-solved the puzzle for him I … Read more “Bonus Christmas puzzle”

If anyone has happened to glance at the TfT right-hand sidebar, you will see that the results of the 2018 Championships are out, and we are once again providing links to the results. Other than … Read more “The Times Crosswords Championships 2018”

… who realised the other day that he was getting ready for his 25th appearance at the Times Crossword Championship.  I put together some text and photos about memories on a Facebook page.  You should … Read more “A rare visit from your founder …”

ENTRY NOW CLOSED As snow was general over England just the other day, I was reminded that it’s time to put the Turkey in and see what comes out. For anyone new to Times for … Read more “Christmas Turkey 2017 – volunteers needed”

For those who may not have seen this posted in the Times Crossword Club Forum. The great news is that new puzzles now print in a decent size font with light grey squares. And this … Read more “New Times Update!”

What happens when the Club site has a wrong solution, as it appears to for 9ac in today’s Cryptic?

Here is a special thread for the week of the championships.   I expect we will hear excited anticipation in the days leading up to the championships, followed by live reports from the site of the … Read more “The Official Crosswords Championship Chat Thread”

The forthcoming changes at the Crossword Club have now been officially announced: https://www.crosswordclub.co.uk/forum/forum_thread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=250659&pnum=1 As far as the brain trust here at TftT can see, these changes will have little impact on us, except for the … Read more “The Changes at the Crossword Club”

As you may have heard, our esteemed Friday blogger Verlaine is going to be in New York City for a week.   We are trying to set up an afternoon get-together with those based in … Read more “Meetup with Verlaine in NYC – Sunday July 30 – 1:30 PM at The Ginger Man”