30 March 2023 | April 2023, Newsletters
By Mark Taylor The solutions to 5 and 4 down are the partly abridged title of a classic reference work for 5a and the original author of the work. The clues at 4 and 5 down are anagrams of the author and the title. ACROSS 1. Turf the chopped cabbage – it...
27 February 2023 | February 2023, Newsletters
By Jane Fitzpatrick AE ACROSS 1 Dumb giggles sure upset some bathers (6,9) 9 Left Virginia in the middle of judicious recovery operation (7) 10 Stops trying to contribute small drink (5,2) 11 Title that Charles, for example, might give a job list, when there’s an...
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...
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...
