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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…
Clues by Boatman and Grid by Calluna Enter the prize draw by 30 April. The background for this puzzle is a monochrome blue Sharon Garber photograph showing a pyramid. This puzzle uses a conventional 7x5x5 grid by Calluna and marks 100 years since Day 14 captured the public’s imagination (to be precise April is the 100th anniversary… Read more Hints & Tips April 2023
by Vlad and Calluna
by Puck and XAM
by Boatman and Calluna
by Imogen and Gin
by Komorník
Tie-break puzzle — no Hints & Tips!
by Komorník
Clues by Boatman and Grid by Jolt Theme: The Watergate scandal, with subthemes of water and gates The winner of the June puzzle is Heather Haigh of Oxfordshire. Review of the June 2022 3D crossword As a graduate of one of Boatman’s courses, and booked to attend his Advanced course in the autumn, I must… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – June 2022
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
by Imogen and Patch
by Vlad and Aramis
by Raich and Bozzy
by Pickles and Gin
