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Clues by Nutmeg and Grid by Jolt. The winner of the January puzzle was Robert Campbell of West Yorkshire. Not much by way of instruction. We are simply told that we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of an impromptu first instance of an innovative new format.
Clues by Nutmeg and Grid by Jolt The background for this puzzle is a Graham Fox photograph showing Ravi Bopara playing a summer sport for England against New Zealand. The coloured clothing indicates that this is not a Test Match. Jolt has constructed a grid celebrating the 50th anniversary of an impromptu first instance of… Read more Hints & Tips January 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 KomornÃk
by Shark
by Pasquale and Bozzy
by Enigmatist and etc
Clues by Nutmeg and Grid by Mang. The winner of the November puzzle was John Minter of Telford. Not much by way of instruction. We are simply told that clues with asterisks are 1 of 44 and lack definitions and that cells indicated boldly are thematic.
Clues by Nutmeg and Grid by Mang The background for this puzzle is a deep blue Graham Fox photograph which appears to be a close-up of a flower. A Seven Dials grid is used and there are 49 clues. There is a theme that is literally out of this world: the 8 bold edged cells… Read more Hints & Tips November 2020
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Month | Setter / Designer | Download |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | Arachne / Gin | JAN solution |
| FEB | Vlad / Bozzy | FEB puzzle FEB solution |
| MAR | Shark / Chalicea | MAR puzzle MAR solution |
| MAR Extra | Ecologue / Logogriph | MAR Extra puzzle |
| APR | Enigmatist / Pickles | APR puzzle APR solution |
| MAY | Pasquale / Philostrate | MAY puzzle MAY solution |
| MAY Extra | Bozzius / Bozzy | MAY Extra puzzle |
| JUN | Anax / Pickles | JUN puzzle JUN solution |
| JUN Extra | Pickles | JUN Extra jigsaw puzzle JUN Extra directed puzzle |
| JUL | Nutmeg / Aramis | JUL puzzle JUL solution |
| AUG | Tramp / etc | AUG puzzle AUG solution |
| SEP | Sirius | SEP puzzle SEP solution |
| SEP Extra | Encota | SEP Extra puzzle & solution |
| OCT | Ecologue / Logogriph | OCT puzzle OCT solution |
| NOV | Curmudgeon | NOV puzzle NOV solution |
| DEC | Puck / Bozzy | DEC puzzle DEC solution |
| DEC Extra | Sirius | DEC Extra puzzle DEC Extra solution |
