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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
Happy New Year solvers!
Each 2022 3D crossword puzzle will be published below by the beginning of the month. The deadline to enter the prize draw for regular monthly puzzles will be the last day of that month. Extra puzzles will be added from time to time and will have later, mid-month deadlines.
Hints & Tips: If you need helping cracking that last clue, or even getting started, hints and tips for regular puzzles will be published in the second half of each month. Subscribe to the Hints & Tips newsletter to receive them by email.
2022 3D Crosswords World Championship: Solvers who buy the calendar and correctly solve 12 puzzles by the due date each month will be eligible to enter our annual tie-break competition for the 2022 3D Crosswords World Championship.
by Sirius
by Imogen and Patch
by Vlad and Aramis
by Shark
by Pickles and Gin
Clues by Pasquale and Grid by Bozzy. The winner of the November puzzle was
Clues by Pasquale and Grid by Bozzy The background for this puzzle is an Alan Green photograph of the Menai Strait spanned by the Menai Suspension Bridge. This puzzle marks a 75th anniversary. Eight asterisked thematic clues lack a definition: one of their solutions is the pioneer being celebrated which solvers should submit with their… Read more Hints & Tips November 2021
Happy New Year solvers! The 2021 3D crossword puzzles will be made available progressively throughout the year. The deadline to enter the prize draw for regular monthly puzzles will be the last day of that month. Extra puzzles will be added from time to time and will have later, mid-month deadlines.
Hints and tips for each puzzle will be published sometime in the middle of each month. Subscribe to the Hints & Tips newsletter to receive them by email.
Solvers who buy the calendar and correctly solve 12 puzzles by the due date each month will be eligible to enter our annual tie-break competition for the 2021 3D Crosswords World Championship. If you have been entering the monthly competitions, you can check your progress towards the tie-break qualification.
by Nutmeg and Jolt
by Curmudgeon
by Enigmatist and Sirius
by Imogen and Max Liversidge
by Sirius and Komorník
by Shark
by Qaos and Mang
by Pasquale and Bozzy
by Enigmatist and etc
You are invited to vote for your favourite puzzle of the year from the 13 puzzles featured in the Calendar (the extra puzzle was Sirius and Enigmatist’s tribute to Araucaria) plus the August extra puzzle.
You are allowed to allocate a total of 3 votes. All 3 may be allocated to one puzzle, or two votes to one puzzle and a single vote to a second puzzle, or one vote each to three puzzles.
All our solvers and contributors are encouraged to vote. The only rule is that setters and designers don’t vote for their own creations, magnificent as these might be.
| Month | Setter / Designer | Download |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | Rufus / Sirius | JAN puzzle JAN solution |
| FEB | Everyman / 45 | FEB puzzle FEB solution |
| MAR | Curmudgeon | MAR puzzle MAR solution |
| APR | Arachne / Bozzy | APR puzzle APR solution |
| APR Extra | Sirius | APR Extra puzzle & solution |
| MAY | Locum / Bozzy | MAY puzzle MAY solution |
| JUN | Lavatch | JUN puzzle JUN solution |
| JUN Extra | Sirius | JUN Extra puzzle |
| JUL | Pasquale / Sirius | JUL puzzle JUL solution |
| AUG | Columba / Sirius | AUG puzzle AUG solution |
| AUG Extra | Sirius | AUG Extra puzzle |
| SEP | Anax / Sirius | SEP puzzle SEP solution |
| OCT | Enigmatist / 45 | OCT puzzle OCT solution |
| NOV | Tyrus / Sirius | NOV puzzle NOV solution |
| DEC | Sirius | DEC puzzle |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
