Category: Announcement

Sorry to be proposing a meetup this late in the day, but it has come to my attention that your friend and mine aphis99 is going to be in London town all the way from … Read more “A Drink At The George This Wednesday?”

I never normally start a thread that might be considered off topic, so to speak, but after Thursday’s enjoyable banter about DABS and Dixon of Dock Green, The Sweeney etc I couldn’t resist posting a … Read more “Dabs – We’re The Sweeney and we haven’t had any diversity training”

On behalf of Adrian Bailey: Here’s the crossword to print off. Good luck! If you’re a Times subscriber and want to do it online, the crossword uses the same grid as crossword 26,597 so you … Read more “Times-for-the-Times Easter crossword”

I’m reposting this from Adrian Bailey as it was hiddenaway in the middle of Friday’s discussion and may not have been seen by many. Adrian Bailey (82.25.144.239) Apr. 7th, 2017 08:51 pm (local) Hi. Can … Read more “Clue setters required for Easter Bunny puzzle”

It’s with some regret that I’ve come to this decision, but also some relief. I’ve got to call it a day as maintainer of this site and as Saturday blogger. I’ve been contributing since 2006 … Read more “Time for a change”

Just a gentle reminder to Sunday bloggers that last week’s puzzles shouldn’t be blogged until next weekend, and that the Christmas Day puzzles will be online-only and won’t have prizes, so can be blogged on … Read more “Reminder”

1. The puzzles on Sunday 18th shouldn’t be blogged until 1st January, as they have an extended deadline (presumably because there’s no paper on Christmas Day). 2. The online-only Christmas Day puzzles can be blogged … Read more “A few bits of seasonal news”

Puzzle blog: http://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1652577.html Link to puzzle site: http://tftt-christmas-turkey.co.nf After a two year absence the TfTT Christmas Turkey is back and now published. Find below a link to the puzzle site. This is the work of 30 separate … Read more “Christmas Turkey 2016”

UPDATE: As of 17.30 GMT we are slightly oversubscribed, so I’m afraid we’re now filling the subs’ bench. Do please register your interest, regardless. Anyone who misses out will surely get first dibs next time … Read more “Christmas Turkey 2016”

I got an email from a publicity assistant at Penguin Books about 10 days ago, asking me if I’d like a review copy of “a very exciting cryptic puzzle book due to be published next … Read more “GCHQ Puzzle Book”