A reminder to all that we have a crossword socials calendar: bigdave44.com/crossword-ev.... Do let me know if you wish to add anything to it.

Can it really be twelve years ago today? Raise a glass, folks.

Could you design a 3D Crossword? Have a go ... 3dcalendarpuzzles.co.uk/2025-world-c...

Puzzlers! Solve a present problem and do your bit for BBC Children in Need Day: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/11/14/3... #BBCChildrenInNeed @rnib.bsky.social

Oh, no. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Remembering my great pal Wilky, who died OTD 2020.

Nope.

York Sloggers & Betters: Maps, venues, timetables ... www.jetdoc.co.uk/york-slogger...

Aha. The realignment of the Mayer-Teuton-Crowther crossword trinity. Long sunny walk with dog done and the Gunners top of the League. Might have a beer.

In @theipaper.com #Weekend, #Inquisitor 1928: Dyno-Rod by Triton; Solution 1926: Encyclopaedia by Kirsanov @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Awards title for limo-hire business? (6) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

Sloggers & Betters York - IMPORTANT UPDATE: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/09/30/f...

Free to solve at puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti..., sample from today's Nimrod @the-independent.com xword: Slimmed manner, not so round? (8) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social

In @theipaper.com #Weekend, #Inquisitor 1927: Line Management by Phi; Solution 1925: Long Division by Check @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

Sample from today's @theguardian.com Enigmatist Prize Xword (no spoilers please): He makes a hole in one tree (4) www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p... @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social

In @theipaper.com #Weekend, #Inquisitor 1926: Encyclopaedia by Kirsanov; Solution 1924: Sausage Competition by eXternal @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: He experimented with light Jiffy bag (5) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

Foreign hmmm

In @theipaper.com #Weekend, #Inquisitor 1925: Long Division by Check; Solution 1923: Parallels by Apt @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

Who's celebrating making 90 at the MCG today, teatime? (4,4) @timlihoreau.bsky.social @billovertonnow.bsky.social @classicfm.com

In @theipaper.com #Weekend, #Inquisitor 1924: Sausage Competition II by eXternal; Solution 1922: Stage Presence by Arcadia @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Musician burned in the nude? (5) @timlihoreau.bsky.social @derekharrison.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

‪ In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1923: Parallels by Apt; Solution 1921: Friends of Mine by Kruger @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

Assortment of crosswords lining chicken runs (4)

If the BH @theguardian.com Special is a tad daunting, why not relax with the online Prize? www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p... @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social

In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1922: Stage Presence by Arcadia; Solution 1920: Sunken Island by The Ace of Hearts @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Salt barely covered herb (8) @derekharrison.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

Sample clue from today's Io @financialtimes.com #crossword: Golf club with missing 6-9 inches (5); solve for free at: www.ft.com/content/a17f.... @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1921: Friends of Mine by Kruger; Solution 1919: V&A? by Eclogue @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1920: Sunken Island by The Ace of Hearts; Solution 1918: Taken for a Ride by Vismut @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

Dedicated to @timlihoreau.bsky.social, this sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Go on eating a single sausage (9) @derekharrison.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1919: V&A? by Eclogue; Solution 1917: By-blow by Ruli @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1918: Taken for a Ride by Vismut; Solution 1916: Workout by Poat @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Joe storms after Mike (2,7) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

Won't get flayed alive this year. Even got "manacles" into a clue in today's @financialtimes.com crossword: www.ft.com/content/5f5e...; www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuKGVW83dW0

Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Wise old man unveiling a supermarket? (6) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

Sloggers & Betters York 2025: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/07/07/s...

Find Duncan Shiell's blog for #Inquisitor 1913, What Goes Around by Charybdis, at: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/07/01/i... @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1915: Circle Line/Central Line by Cranberry; Solution 1913: What Goes Around by Charybdis @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

ITMA. www.thetimes.com/puzzles/mind...

Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Sapphire about to leave India, possibly? (7) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

Hope to see folk at this ...

Sample clue from today's Enigmatist @theguardian.com: Boob initially pops out of bra when it splits sides (6): www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

Find @kenmac.bsky.social's blog for #Inquisitor 1911, Yobs by Chalicea, at: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/06/17/i... @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1913: What Goes Around by Charybdis; and Solution 1911: Yobs by Chalicea @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

And jolly good luck to everyone.

Sample clue from today's @financialtimes.com Io: Chief island in group realised Gershwin's potential (7); free to solve at www.ft.com/content/6719... @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1912: Absences by Skylark; and Solution 1910: Dead-letter Drop by Kruger @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @jo42.bsky.social

Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Time you enjoy approaching solicitor (5,3) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social