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Answers to the latest puzzle
Clues by Tramp and Grid by Rikki. The winner of the June puzzle is Steve Trollope of South Australia. I must start with the top left of the calendar page, and the remarkable additional clue which Graham Fox—or Rikki, or Jolt?—included in the background picture! Well—to quote the song—whoever it was, I’m a fan.
Clues by Nutmeg and Grid by Mang. The winner of the May puzzle is Robin Stephenson of London. If a few setters are perhaps justly feared, and if we (speaking both as solver and setter) stand in awe of more than a few, then let it be stated here that Nutmeg is unequivocally loved.
Clues by Boatman and Grid by Calluna. Boatman is one of our most consistently original (and difficult) setters. His First Fifty book is my companion whenever I have a compulsory wait somewhere, and when his second book comes out, it will be just as recommendable. Here the letters missing from wordplay guaranteed some head-scratching…
Solution for the March 2023 3D crossword puzzle by Curmudgeon.
Clues by Puck and Grid by XAM Theme: George Harrison (whose 80th birthday would have been on 25 February 2023) The winner of the February puzzle is Steve Trollope of South Australia. Review of the February 2023 3D crossword Your hitherto faultless reviewer sadly confesses a failure. Not that I didn’t solve the puzzle, but… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – February 2023
Clues by Vlad and Grid by Calluna Theme: Last of the Summer Wine pilot TV episode The winner of the January puzzle is Ray Gallantree of Chelmsford. Review of the January 2023 3D crossword A New Year, a new (and may I say beautiful) Calendar, and a welcome to new solvers with a puzzle by… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – January 2023
Clues by Raich and Grid by Bozzy Theme: 3D Crosswords Calendar The winner of the November Extra puzzle is Heather Knowles of Leamington Spa. Review of the November Extra 2022 3D crossword Raich and Bozzy were not in a vindictive mood when they composed this ingenious puzzle. After all, we don’t really want to deprive… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – November Extra 2022
Clues by Pickles and Grid by Gin Theme: A tribute to our yearly calendar The winner of the December puzzle is Andrew Wyss of Leeds. Review of the December 2022 3D crossword This was a witty puzzle to finish the year, and we may surely be permitted to blow our own trumpets once in a… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – December 2022
Clues and Grid by Shark Theme: Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen The winner of the November puzzle is Robin Smith. Review of the November 2022 3D crossword Shark is a setter I don’t know personally, and I’m not sure where to find more Shark puzzles, though I know some have appeared in the Listener… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – November 2022
Clues by Vlad and Grid by Aramis Theme: The Sunday Times newspaper The winner of the October puzzle is Julie Allen from Queensland. Review of the October 2022 3D crossword Vlad and Aramis have put forward a theme I knew virtually nothing about, with clues sufficiently difficult to force me into a second session before… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – October 2022