Solvers will be sad to learn of the passing of Robert Boot, super-solver and grid designer, Oberto. Robert has been a member of our 3D Crossword Community since the early days.
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2024 3D Crosswords Presentations Lunch
As many, but not all of you, will know, every year Bozzy (Nora) organises a lunch to celebrate the winners of the various competitions run as part of the 3D Crossword calendar. The two main presentations are for the 3D Crossword World Champion and for the winner of the RPM (Ray Parry-Morris) trophy. In addition,… Read more 2024 3D Crosswords Presentations Lunch
Rolls of Honour
3D Crossword World Champions The 3D Crossword World Championship is decided each year by a combination of skills, usually including solving, clue writing and grid design. 2023 – Rachel Sheldon “Rikki”2022 – Heather Knowles & Chris Cooper “Calluna”2021 – Alan Chamberlain “Komorník”2020 – Hamish Symington “Soup”2019 – Nick & Sarah Inglis “etc”2018 – Nick &… Read more Rolls of Honour
2022 3D Prizegiving Lunch
Wrap-up of Friday 31st March 2023 Sixteen of us gathered at The Market House restaurant in Cambridge, a lovely location where we were very well looked after. The owner, Bill Brogan, gave us a most interesting short talk on the history of the building and environs while we digested our excellent lunches (I so recommend… Read more 2022 3D Prizegiving Lunch
2013 Puzzles
| Month | Setter / Designer | Download |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | Rufus / Aramis | JAN puzzle JAN solution |
| FEB | Everyman / Bozzy | FEB puzzle FEB solution |
| MAR | Enigmatist / 45 | MAR puzzle MAR solution |
| APR | Arachne / Marianne Cantley | APR puzzle APR solution |
| MAY | Curmudgeon / Curmudgeon? | MAY puzzle MAY solution |
| JUN | Tramp / Sirius | JUN puzzle JUN solution |
| JUL | Pasquale / Trailman | JUL puzzle JUL solution |
| AUG | Columba / Linxit | AUG puzzle AUG solution |
| SEP | Puck / Philostrate | SEP puzzle SEP solution |
| OCT | Tyrus / Oberto | OCT puzzle OCT solution |
| OCT Extra | Sirius | OCT Extra puzzle OCT Extra (Directed) puzzle OCT Extra solution |
| NOV | Anax / Sirius | NOV puzzle NOV solution |
| NOV Extra | Ogre / Sirius? | NOV Extra puzzle NOV Extra solution |
| DEC | Sirius | DEC puzzle DEC solution |
2014 Puzzles
| Month | Setter / Designer | Download |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | Rufus / Peggy | JAN puzzle JAN solution |
| FEB | Everyman / Sirius | FEB puzzle FEB solution |
| MAR | Nutmeg / Aramis | MAR puzzle MAR solution |
| APR | Curmudgeon | APR puzzle APR solution |
| MAY | Arachne / Trailman | MAY puzzle MAY solution |
| JUN | Columba / Oberto | JUN puzzle JUN solution |
| JUL | Aramis / Pasquale | JUL puzzle JUL solution |
| AUG | Enigmatist / 45 | AUG puzzle AUG solution |
| SEP | Puck / Ogre | SEP puzzle SEP solution |
| OCT | Anax / Chalicea | OCT puzzle OCT solution |
| NOV | Samuel / Chalicea | NOV puzzle NOV solution |
| DEC | Sirius | DEC puzzle |
2015 Puzzles
| Month | Setter / Designer | Download |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | Rufus / Sirius | JAN puzzle JAN solution |
| FEB | Everyman / Linxit | FEB puzzle FEB solution |
| MAR | Enigmatist / 45 | MAR puzzle MAR solution |
| MAR Extra | Sirius | MAR Extra puzzle |
| APR | Tramp / 45 | APR puzzle APR solution |
| MAY | Curmudgeon / Chalicea | MAY puzzle MAY solution |
| JUN | Pasquale / Bozzy | JUN puzzle JUN solution |
| JUN Extra | Sirius | JUN Extra puzzle |
| JUL | Sirius | JUL puzzle JUL solution |
| AUG | Samuel / Chalicea | AUG puzzle AUG solution |
| SEP | Nutmeg / Aramis | SEP puzzle SEP solution |
| SEP Extra | Malteser / Sirius? | SEP Extra puzzle |
| OCT | Anax / Aramis | OCT puzzle OCT solution |
| NOV | Raich / Philostrate | NOV puzzle NOV solution |
| DEC | Puck / Oberto | DEC puzzle DEC solution |
| DEC Extra | Sirius | DEC Extra puzzle DEC Extra solution |
2016 Puzzles
| Month | Setter / Designer | Download |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | Samuel / 45 | JAN puzzle JAN solution |
| JAN Extra | Curmudgeon / Sirius? | JAN Extra puzzle JAN Extra solution |
| FEB | Arachne / Oberto | FEB puzzle FEB solution |
| MAR | Nutmeg / Mang | MAR puzzle MAR solution |
| APR | Pasquale / Aramis | APR puzzle APR solution |
| APR Extra | Ifor / Philostrate | APR Extra puzzle APR Extra solution |
| MAY | Logogriph | MAY puzzle MAY solution |
| JUN | Imogen / Bozzy | JUN puzzle JUN solution |
| JUL | Trailman | JUL puzzle JUL solution |
| JUL Extra | Sirius | JUL Extra puzzle JUL Extra solution |
| AUG | Enigmatist / 45 | AUG puzzle AUG solution |
| SEP | Sirius | SEP puzzle SEP solution |
| OCT | Curmudgeon | OCT puzzle OCT solution |
| OCT Extra | Sirius | OCT Extra puzzle |
| NOV | Bics / Chalicea | NOV puzzle NOV solution |
| DEC | Puck / Sirius | DEC puzzle |
| DEC Extra | Augeas | DEC Extra puzzle DEC Extra solution |
2017 Puzzles
| Month | Setter / Designer | Download |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | Arachne / Bozzy | JAN puzzle JAN solution |
| FEB | Shark | FEB puzzle FEB solution |
| MAR | Sirius | MAR puzzle MAR solution |
| MAR Extra | Puck / Sirius | MAR Extra puzzle MAR Extra solution |
| APR | Nutmeg / Elijah | APR puzzle APR solution |
| MAY | Rufus / Sirius | MAY puzzle MAY solution |
| JUN | Curmudgeon | JUN puzzle JUN solution |
| JUN Extra | Pickles | JUN puzzle JUN solution |
| JUL | Eclogue / Logogriph | JUL puzzle JUL solution |
| AUG | Picaroon / Philostrate | AUG puzzle AUG solution |
| AUG Extra | Enigmatist | AUG Extra puzzle AUG Extra solution |
| SEP | Puck / Aramis | SEP puzzle SEP solution |
| SEP Extra | Sirius / Gin | SEP Extra puzzle SEP Extra solution |
| OCT | Pasquale / Aramis | OCT puzzle OCT solution |
| NOV | Anax / Oberto | NOV puzzle NOV solution |
| DEC | Enigmatist / 45 | DEC puzzle DEC solution |