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Clues by Qaos and Grid by Mang Theme: Thermodynamics The winner of the November puzzle was Andrew Wyss of Leeds. Review of the October 2021 3D crossword [Because I designed this grid, I asked Nick Inglis, half of the grid designing team etc, and one of our 3D editorial team, if he could review it.… Read more 3D Crossword Solution – October 2021
Clues by Qaos and Grid by Mang The background for this puzzle is a Graham Fox photograph in shades of red and yellow depicting some pipework: possibly the interior of a furnace or an engine. The 7 dials grid marks the 156th anniversary of a defining point in the field of Day 34 and for… Read more Hints & Tips October 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.
Clues by Qaos and Grid by Max Liversidge The background for this puzzle is a Graham Fox photograph of two empty glasses with blue and red straws. This has a general theme relating to Day 27 (10ac) and several of the other clues reference this. As a final task, solvers are invited to find a… Read more Hints & Tips October 2020
| Month | Setter / Designer | Download |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | Araucaria / Sirius | JAN puzzle JAN solution |
| JAN Extra | Enigmatist / Sirius | JAN Extra puzzle JAN Extra solution |
| FEB | Rufus / Sirius | FEB puzzle FEB solution |
| FEB Extra | Qaos / Sirius | FEB Extra puzzle FEB Extra solution |
| MAR | Everyman / Sirius | MAR puzzle MAR solution |
| APR | Enigmatist / Sirius | APR puzzle APR solution |
| MAY | Pasquale / Sirius | MAY puzzle MAY solution |
| JUN | Lavatch / Sirius | JUN puzzle JUN solution |
| JUL | Taupi / Sirius | JUL puzzle JUL solution |
| AUG | Columba / Sirius | AUG puzzle AUG solution |
| SEP | Bud / Sirius | SEP puzzle SEP solution |
| OCT | Dumpynose / Sirius | OCT puzzle OCT solution |
| NOV | Locum / Sirius | NOV puzzle NOV solution |
| DEC | Sirius | DEC puzzle DEC solution |
| Month | Setter / Designer | Download |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | Enigmatist / Sirius | JAN puzzle JAN solution |
| JAN Extra | Qaos / Sirius | JAN Extra puzzle JAN Extra solution |
| FEB | Everyman / Roger Collins | FEB puzzle FEB solution |
| MAR | Paul / Sirius | MAR puzzle MAR solution |
| MAR Extra | Trailman / Sirius | MAR Extra puzzle & solution |
| APR | Lavatch / Sirius | APR puzzle APR solution |
| MAY | Pasquale / Sirius | MAY puzzle MAY solution |
| JUN | Rufus / Sirius | JUN puzzle JUN solution |
| JUN Extra | Ogre / Sirius | JUN Extra puzzle |
| JUL | Tyrus / RPM | JUL puzzle JUL solution |
| AUG | Sirius | AUG puzzle AUG solution |
| SEP | Anax / Sirius | SEP puzzle SEP solution |
| OCT | Columba / Sirius | OCT puzzle OCT solution |
| NOV | Curmudgeon / Sirius | NOV puzzle |
| DEC | Shark / Sirius | DEC puzzle |
| Month | Setter / Designer | Download |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | Arachne / Patch | JAN puzzle JAN solution |
| FEB | Nutmeg / Jolt | FEB puzzle FEB solution |
| MAR | Vlad / Gin | MAR puzzle MAR solution |
| MAR Extra | Puck / Banter | MAR Extra puzzle & solution |
| APR | Pasquale / Mang | APR puzzle APR solution |
| MAY | Curmudgeon | MAY puzzle MAY solution |
| JUN | Eclogue / Logogriph | JUN puzzle JUN solution |
| JUL | Qaos | JUL puzzle JUL solution |
| JUL Extra | Sirius | JUL Extra puzzle JUL Extra solution |
| AUG | Sirius | AUG puzzle AUG solution |
| SEP | Shark | SEP puzzle SEP solution |
| OCT | Enigmatist / Bozzy | OCT puzzle OCT solution |
| NOV | Anax / etc | NOV puzzle NOV solution |
| DEC | Puck / Aramis | DEC puzzle DEC solution |
by Eclogue and Logogriph
by Qaos and Max Liversidge
by Nutmeg and Mang
by Enigmatist and etc
