Crossword Centre-Listener Gathering this Saturday, 25th April This is to let you know that the next Listener Gathering will be this Saturday, 25th April at the Sir John Oldcastle in Farringdon, from about midday

Crossword get-together this Saturday.

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Terminal Reports by Ximenes Terminal Reports by Ximenes Each 'Report' contains both  clues  (one word or more, consecutively) to  two  required words and hidden  mixtu...

A bit of fun from the master, Terminal Reports by Ximenes.
Across
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The April newsletter from the Crossword Centre.
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Solution to Round Robin XVIII Tour Party by Arcadia Round Robin XVIII - Solution Theme   Homage to John Nicholson (Wan) on his retirement after seventeen Round Robins. Answers derived fro...

The solution to the Crossword Centre's 18th Round Robin - Tour Party by Arcadia.
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Magpie 279.4 "Boxing Day" by Stymphalides YouTube video by Dmitriy Adamskiy

Bonus video on the excellent E-grade puzzle in the Magpie that was as close as it gets to the Puzzle Made Specifically for Me. (and a follow-up to their previous Magpie)
Another half a dozen of these and we could publish "Best Cryptic Walks by Styphalides (with maps)"
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April 2026 Half-baked by Chalicea Half-baked by Chalicea Nine half-baked characters (ancient and modern) circle the perimeter and two appear in the unclued lights. An extra ...

The April Prize Crossword on the Crossword Centre is Half-baked by Chalicea. Enjoy!
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Glen Baxter has died. His drawings of cowboy art critics and wimples were an absurdist joy. RIP

Crossword Centre-John Tozer It is sad to announce that John Tozer died on the 18th of March. John was a dedicated writer of clues in the Azed competitions and set up the &lit

It is sad to record the passing of a good friend. John Tozer RIP.

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John Nolan: The Very Logical Prize Puzzle Across   8. It’s long gone, out of date and no good to Eleanor Roosevelt, someone who is fleeced. (9,6)    9. It was gigantic in New Zeala...

Another nice themed crossword from an exiled Scot in the USA.
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The latest newsletter from the Crossword Centre is hot off the press.
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Solution to Cover Stories by Phylax Cover Stories by Phylax - SOLUTION The answers which much be replaced are CAT (→KORKY), DESPERATE (→DAN), BEAR (→BIFFO), MINX (→MINNIE), OS...

The solution to the February Prize Puzzle on the Crossword Centre. Cover Stories by Phylax.
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March 2026 Round Robin XVIII Round Robin XVIII - Tour Party by Arcadia Quadrants start in the NW corner and move clockwise round the grid, with the direction of answers...

Crossword Centre Prize Puzzle.
There was an error in the puzzle published yesterday which is now corrected. Round Robin XVIII - Tour Party by Arcadia.
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March 2026 Round Robin XVIII Round Robin XVIII - Tour Party by Arcadia Quadrants start in the NW corner and move clockwise round the grid, with the direction of answers...

The March Prize Puzzle on the Crossword Centre is the 18th Round Robin. Tour Party by Arcadia has 40 clues, each one composed by a different volunteer clue-writer.
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John Nolan: The Very Logical Prize Puzzle Across   8. At the critical moment, imprisoned frequently? I’m getting the point. (2,3,4,2,4) 10. English school’s farm implement. (6) 11....

Another nice themed crossword from John Nolan.
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I hear it is going to be developed as a veterinary practice

Have you seen this list?

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Lots of news for puzzlers in the latest newsletter from the Crossword Centre.
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Ximenes on the Art of the Crossword is long out of print and exceedingly rare. Fortunately, someone has put the book online. So here you are!
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Solution to Dressing Down by Hedge-sparrow Dressing Down by Hedge-sparrow - SOLUTION   Perpetrator:   WALTER HODGKINS The theme is the 1974 / 75 song “FLING IT HERE, FLING IT THERE”...

The solution to the Crossword Centre January Prize Puzzle - Dressing Down by Hedge-sparrow. Our muckiest puzzle!
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Crossword Centre-Cryptic crossword clueing I am new to writing cryptic crossword clues. A recent submission I made to a British newspaper received bruising criticism which has shattered my conf

Can you help a budding crossword setter?
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January 2026 Dressing Down by Hedge-sparrow Dressing Down by Hedge-sparrow Perpetrator _____________________________ The puzzle re-enacts a story told in a comic song.  Cells where cr...

Just one week left to solve the Crossword Centre Prize Puzzle, Dressing Down by Hedge-sparrow. Remember, it is so easy to enter on our smart interface.
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February 2026 Cover Stories by Phylax Cover Stories by Phylax Six answers must be replaced prior to entry. In the initially populated grid, two of these entries must be modified...

The February challenge from the Crossword Centre is another fun challenge - Cover Stories by Phylax.
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The Azed Slip for the clues to PEDALIER and, on a sad note, Azed announces that he will be no longer judging the clues.
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TVLPP 409 Across 1. Turkey to go back with nothing new for tropical bird. (6) 4. Camp bed needed for poor Gina to see tropical bird. (7)   9. Pr...

Another thematic crossword from an exiled Scot.
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Advanced Crossword Solver App - App Store Download Advanced Crossword Solver by KuDaTa Software on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more games like Advanced Crossword…

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For iPhone or iPad I can recommend Advanced Crossword Solver.

All the latest cruciverbal news in the January edition of the Crossword Centre newsletter.
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Crossword Centre-Round Robin XVIII The grid for this year's Round Robin has been designed by Arcadia. There are 40 clues and I am asking for 40 volunteers each to write a normal cryptic

The Crossword Centre will be publishing its 18th Round Robin puzzle in March. We now need 40 clue-writers to volunteer to participate. More info at the link.
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January 2026 Dressing Down by Hedge-sparrow Dressing Down by Hedge-sparrow Perpetrator _____________________________ The puzzle re-enacts a story told in a comic song.  Cells where cr...

Start the New Year with the January Prize Puzzle from the Crossword Centre, Dressing Down by Hedge-sparrow.
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My god we are so lucky to live in an age where kids, nevermind adults, have to be nowhere near a coal mine.

I'm heartbroken by this tale of a 7 year old who, in 1829, fell asleep keeping a trap door down in Ravensworth Colliery and was ran over by wagons. Never any justice.