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Everyman No 4,000 | Observer

I collaborated with Allan Scott, Colin Gumbrell and – via the archives – the other three setters of the Everyman crossword since 1945 (Alec Robins, Dorothy Taylor and of course Derrick Somerset Macnutt) on an anniversary puzzle.

Observer profileAnniversary puzzleEveryman #1 Image: Suki Dhanda/The Observer

Everyman #4000

I collaborated with Allan Scott, Colin Gumbrell and – via the archives – the other three setters of the Everyman crossword since 1945 (Alec Robins, Dorothy Taylor and of course Derrick Somerset Macnutt) on an anniversary puzzle.

Observer profileAnniversary puzzleEveryman #1 Image: Suki Dhanda/The Observer

Off-Grid | Podcast

More from the ‘not really about crosswords’ podcast:

The Reluctant Traveler | Apple TV

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Everyman crossword | Observer

It’s my 200th puzzle for the Observer’s Everyman series.

There’s an interview at the Guardian; Enigmatist / Nimrod has kindly assisted in the unmasking there and in the weekend i (print/subscription):

Everyman crossword | The Observer

It’s my 200th puzzle for the Observer’s Everyman series.

There’s an interview at the Guardian; Enigmatist / Nimrod has kindly assisted in the unmasking there and in the weekend i (print/subscription):

House of Games: Question Smash | BBC Books

All-new material and mostly-fake glimpses behind the scenes:

A History of Britain in Just A Minute | BBC Books

On bookshelves 22 September.

House of Games | BBC

Series six: