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…
Hi All, just a quick note to say that these puzzles will have to last you for a fortnight. I am going to the Flux convention in Birmingham to meet Jodie Whitaker and Christopher Eccleston next week. If you see me waiting nervously in a queue, be sure to say Hello! With that and other commitments, I decided to go easy on myself and skip of a week of the blog. Have no fear, though, Read more…
To celebrate the release of Season 21 on Blu-ray, this week’s quick crossword is all about that pivotal season. You can bone up on the facts of Season 21 as you plough through the stories and extras. How much do you know about the swansongs of the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough? I love this season, not least because it contains some of my earliest memories – not just of Doctor Who but anything at Read more…
Rabbits! Tegan Jovanka has to be up there in the pantheon of iconic companions. She blundered aboard the TARDIS in the Fourth Doctor’s dying days and stayed for most of the following incarnation’s tenure. Well, I say blundered – but was she part of the Watcher’s plan? As the events of Logopolis swirled and coalesced, she became instrumental in the Doctor’s recovery and well-being. Much is said of Tegan being “a mouth on legs”, but Read more…
How much do you know about Ancient History in Doctor Who? Time to find out!
What is it with Doctor Who and mining? The programme and the mining industry seem to be inextricably linked, be it the ubiquitous filming in quarries doubling as alien planets or mines in-universe under threat. Perhaps its because mines produce tunnels which are arguably corridors underground? Very good to run down when fleeing monsters! Miners also produce good fodder for conflict, the little guy versus the big bad guys, which is another Doctor Who trope. Read more…
