Sunday, January 31, 2016

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from January (either by email or comments below). The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced on Wednesday.

Wraps around the subcontinent?..........SARIS
Market not to be bullish in?............CHINASHOP
Encryption sites?.......................TOMBS
Worry, about how a slow-cooked dish of 
meat and vegetables will turn out, 
perhaps.................................STEW
Mating situation........................CHESSTOURNAMENT
It comes after 49.......................ERS

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Spelling Bee

Try your hand at the actual 2015 Preliminaries Test and see if you could have qualified for the Semifinals at the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee. (I didn't qualify.)


Saturday, January 16, 2016

Why everyone over 40 forgets their PIN number but oldies are better at crosswords than their children


Losing your keys, popping upstairs to get something, then forgetting what it was - we all have memory lapses, but are our 'senior moments' really due to advancing age? Here Tanith Carey reveals the fascinating truth about how your memory changes through life...

Monday, January 4, 2016

Clever Clue of the Month


December 2015
Clue: Canniest, for instance...........................ANAGRAM
Constructor/Editor: Matt Jones
Jonesin' Crossword, Tuesday, December 15, 2015