Cryptic crosswords are a great challenge for the brain, but they needn’t be scary. They’re not as deadly as the puzzles in the Exxilon City! Below are some hints and tips on how to complete them – Code Nine Anagrams: If a clue contains a word meaning “change”, such as “upset”, or “disturbed”, that means there is an anagram to solve. The words which require your attention are usually right next to the indicator word. Read more…
Cryptic Who started life on another platform many moons ago. Back then, you had to print out your crosswords and do them by hand. How times change. However, I have no intention of there being missing episodes by dumping them in a skip – the link to the old site is here – Cryptic Who which will remain online as an archive, where you’ll find dozens of past grids! In the meantime, Allons-y! Code Nine Read more…
As a bonus quick crossword this week, I’m testing your knowledge of The Sarah Jane Adventures! I am currently rediscovering this wonderful series bit by bit, so I couldn’t resist testing your knowledge on the story titles and details of Sarah Jane’s adventures on Bannerman Road. Incidentally, I used to live in the same postcode as Sarah Jane – W5 – and I can report I did see some weird and wonderful things there.. Code Read more…
Allons-y! Can you find the Tenth Doctor words in this fun word search?
The Tenth Doctor is surely the modern series equivalent of the Fourth Doctor. He’s arguably the most popular, or iconic, as is so often said nowadays. The Tenth Doctor and Rose, and later, the Tenth Doctor and Donna, are the TARDIS teams that a lot of people hark back to now as being a golden age of Doctor Who. So much so that David Tennant has come back twice, once with Catherine Tate in tow Read more…
Goodness me, I feel old. How on Earth can it be two whole decades since David Tennant first pulled on his converse for his first full series? In my head, he’s a very modern Doctor – one of the new lot – but in reality, Series Two (that Series Two) is as far away as Troughton to McCoy. The kids coming on board during that heady time when Doctor Who was everywhere will now have Read more…
SEEK, LOCATE, DESTROY all the hidden Dalek words in this fun word search!
We’ve reached the modern series in our Dalek marathon – the last stop before we’re exterminated! Where would Doctor Who be without the Daleks, after all? Someone online recently told me he calls the Dalek Emperor “an angry chess piece” which I can’t get out of my head and makes chuckle every time I think of it. It’s such an apt description for all the Daleks. The regular ones, by extension, being like pawns on Read more…
