Just received my invitation to compete in this. It’s on 10 October, so a number of 10’s line up for me – a championship on 10/10/10, ten years since my first win, and with a bit of luck, my tenth consecutive appearance in the final stages (or top 20 in the case of the chaotic 300-person final in 1997).
There’s a slight change in the venue: we’re now in the Assembly Hall of Cheltenham College Junior School, which is less than half a mile from the previous place.
See Lennyco’s comment for qualifying puzzle dates. As these were not announced on the crossword club site, it’s anybody’s guess as to whether a club subscription will entitle you to a copy of these puzzles.
Have you heard when the qualifying puzzles will be published? There were four last year – one a month in March, April, May and June. I didn’t manage to complete any of them without aids – my best effort was 25/30 in the third one – and success for me this year will be to complete one of them with no help!
Daniel