Some Christmas puzzles are already appearing, so this week I am putting up one of my own – an Independent daily from 2010. By chance, it’s another Independent puzzle with a preamble, but I’m not making a habit of it, honestly.
I have a couple of seasonal puzzles in the offing, though next Friday’s Independent may not have an immediately apparent seasonality, even though it is very precise. The same day (21 December) sees Church Times puzzle No. 1,500, which is also seasonal (I know, I did the grid), and commemorates puzzle no. 1 in the paper in 1989 (also a Christmas puzzle) by uniting the first four setters in a collaborative effort (after 30 years, we’re all still around!). I debuted with No. 2. Don Manley, the editor, has an article in the current issue about the genesis of the puzzle.
There are two new setter’s blogs, for Magpie’s Perversity and The Listener’s Gallery.
And that must be that for now: this weekend sees the emailing of the APEX 2018 puzzle, and I need to get on with that. Regular recipients, keep an eye on your inboxes. But there will be an additional post next week with a (seasonal, of course) puzzle set specifically for the site.
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