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Clues by Boatman and Grid by Jolt I met DELETED in the underground car park at the time he indicated in my copy of the newspaper. He handed me a dossier bearing a Graham Fox photograph of the Bingley Five Rise staircase locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. How could these be connected to… Read more Hints & Tips June 2022
Clues by Nutmeg and Grid by Bozzy Theme: ravelry.com, a social network for fibre artists The inspiration for the Ravelry idea came via a heart-felt plea from long-time solver Sandra Weir. “I love the 3D puzzles but themes are often heavily on the side of sport or science. Why can’t we have a puzzle about… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – May 2022
Clues by Nutmeg and Grid by Bozzy The background to this puzzle is a Graham Fox photograph of several large spools of thread, possibly for an old loom. The Grid by Bozzy is a conventional 7x5x5 grid marking the 15th anniversary of the launch of a website for the person who 27, 32s or employs… Read more Hints & Tips May 2022
It has been 3 years since we were able to meet for the annual 3D lunch in recognition of our different champions. That was in York in autumn 2019 when we presented the 2018 awards. Both 2020 and 2021 were perforce cancelled as the pandemic wrought its havoc on the country. Alan Chamberlain (Komorník) rustled… Read more 2020 3D Prizegiving Lunch
Clues by Tramp and Grid by Gin Theme: I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, Radio Four Programme first broadcast April 1972 The winners of the April puzzle are Monica Jeffrey & Denise Brocklehurst of Weston Under Wetherley. Review of the April 2022 3D crossword We were told that this puzzle celebrates a 50th anniversary. At… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – April 2022
Clues by Tramp and Grid by Gin The background to this puzzle is a Graham Fox photograph of two colourful rectangular parachutes against a blue sky. The Grid by Gin is a Seven Dials grid, but with the unusual feature that each cell in the central core contains two letters. On each level there are… Read more Hints & Tips April 2022
Clues by Enigmatist and Grid by etc Theme: M. C. Escher The winner of the March puzzle is Kevin McDermid of Newcastle upon Tyne. Review of the March 2022 3D crossword We were told that this puzzle marks the 50th anniversary of the death of X; solutions to nine clues are the names of X’s… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – March 2022
Clues by Enigmatist and Grid by etc The background to this puzzle is a Graham Fox photograph of a stone staircase climbing up the outside of a building, but we cannot see where the staircase leads. This puzzle marks the 50th anniversary of the death of X, a graphic artist. Solutions to nine clues are… Read more Hints & Tips March 2022
Clues and Grid by Puck Theme: Ulysses by James Joyce The winner of the February puzzle is Max Jackson of Oxford. Review of the February 2022 3D crossword We were told that this puzzle celebrates the 100th anniversary of a publication and the 140th anniversary of a birth. A pseudonym (5,6) hinted at in 5… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – February 2022
Clues and Grid by Puck Stately, plump Puck came from the stairhead, bearing a grid on which various words were crossed. The background was credited to David/Force of Bricks from a design by Jonas Kramm and appeared to be a Lego model of a spacecraft in orbit about a planet. This puzzle celebrated the 100th… Read more Hints & Tips February 2022