Derek Harrison

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!
xotaotc.nfshost.com

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.
www.crossword.org.uk/Azed2773.pdf

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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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.

John Nolan: The Very Logical Prize Puzzle Across   1, 4 dn. A crazy Dr. No reassembled teen’s china doll to sho...

The December crossword from John Nolan.
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Goodbye, Araucaria Hugh Stephenson: For over 55 years John Graham's puzzles entertained (and educated and informed) generations of Guardian solvers

At this time of year, I like to quote Araucaria's amazing anagram...

"O hark the herald angels sing the boy's descent, which lifted up the world", which produces "WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT/ALL SEATED IN THE GROUND"

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All the crossword news in my December newsletter.
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Solution to Nonsense by Craft Nonsense by Craft - Solution Extra letters in down clues spell NEDERLANDS NEDERLANDS, a cryptic indication of Double Dutch.  In nine clues,...

The solution to the tricky November prize o=puzzle on the Crossword Centre, Nonsense by Craft.
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Chris Lancaster, the Telegraph's puzzles editor, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last year, and is fundraising for a wheelchair-accessible vehicle - please donate if you can: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

November 2025 Nonsense by Craft Nonsense by Craft For nine symmetrically-placed entries, definitions in clues lead to an answer which must be treated before entry. Wordplay...

Final call. Only 3 days left to enter your solution to Nonsense by Craft, the November Prize Puzzle on the Crossword Centre.
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The Azed slip with the results for the clues to METEORIST is now on the Crossword Centre.
www.crossword.org.uk/Azedslip.html

Let’s help Chris
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December 2025 Seasons Greetings XVII by Eclogue Seasons Greetings XVII by Eclogue The wordplay for every clue generates an extraneous letter.  Those generated by down clues should be ente...

The Crossword Centre's traditional Christmas treat, Seasons Greetings by Eclogue.
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John Nolan: The Very Logical Prize Puzzle TVLPP 407 Across   1. Townsman, contemptuously, in Scotland to run to earth and find semi-precious stone. (7)   5. Pale stone? It’s the...

A neat thematic puzzle from the USA.

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