1 December 2022 | December 2022, Newsletters
By Jane Fitzpatrick AE ACROSS 1 Hide on tree and make sound of cricket (7, 2, 6) 8 Saline waters take edges off disease (3) 9 Horse riders are newly arisen, embracing hunt (11) 11 Pens speech about ceremonial acts (5) 12 Jerk capturing wandering elephant (who lost...
3 November 2022 | Newsletters, November 2022
By Jane Fitzpatrick AE and Mark Taylor In August we ran a feedback competition on the Gatherings crossword. Congratulations to the winner, Ruth Davies. Below is a slightly adapted version of the personalised crossword she received as her prize. If you want to know...
28 September 2022 | Newsletters, October 2022
By Jane Fitzpatrick AE, EdVic In August we ran a competition to get feedback from those of you who attempt the irregular Gatherings crossword. Congratulations to the winner, chosen by random draw: none other than our chair, Ruth Davies! Ruth has kindly agreed that the...
27 July 2022 | August 2022, Newsletters
Since December 2019, the Editors Victoria newsletter and then Gatherings have intermittently posted a cryptic crossword. We setters would like some feedback! A prize of a personalised cryptic crossword is on offer to one (randomly chosen) respondent to the following...
29 June 2022 | July 2022, Newsletters
By Jane Fitzpatrick AE Some of the answers to this crossword are (possibly obscure) quotes from books and films. Enjoy! ACROSS 1, 13 and 15 across After a certain time, working hand has to fill fresh tank for dolphins’ adieu to planet Earth (2, 4, 3, 6, 3, 3, 3, 4) 9...
