Quick Crossword
Quick Crossword 49 – Aquatic Adventures
The Doctor’s adventures are usually on dry land, but occasionally, he does get his feet wet under the sea. The Sea Devils, Warriors of the Deep, and Cold War spring to mind. This week, to coincide with the new version of The Sea Devils and The War Between the Land and the Sea, we are putting on our snorkels and flippers and taking a deep dive into Doctor Who’s aquatic adventures! – Cod Nine x
Cryptic Crossword
Crossword 132 – Under The Sea
To tie in with the premiere of the brill Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, this week’s cryptic crossword dives under the sea to explore all things aquatic. Swimming around in the clues are Sea Devils and sea monsters galore! It’s packed to the gills, but I shan’t carp on. Hopefully, it won’t give you the bends! – Cod Nine x
Quick Crossword
Quick Crossword 48 – Plastic Fantastic!
Making the Autons the first monsters in the revived Doctor Who in 2005 was a masterstroke because it reintroduced Doctor Who’s modus operandi of making the everyday scary. After all, having immobile humanlike figures standing around shops in the latest fashions is kind of creepy… and that’s just the sales staff! Autons are effectively zombies of our own creation, but cold and impassive, with that evocative sound of their handguns priming. That’s something to think Read more…
Cryptic Crossword
Crossword 131 – The Autons
Last week, we looked at the worlds of Robert Holmes, which prompted me to think of the Autons as a subject for crosswords. To my amazement, this is the first time the Autons will be the theme on this blog. Three years in (or thereabouts) and we’re still plundering new territory! Incidentally, that famous scene of the Autons crashing through the shop windows and shooting innocent people was filmed at Ealing Broadway where I did Read more…
Quick Crossword
Quick Crossword 47 – The Worlds of Robert Holmes
Doctor Who would be a poorer place without the imagination of Robert Holmes. He has taken us to distant galaxies in the company of nefarious Space Pirates and duplicitous Time Lords, and right back down to Earth with ancient gods and window shop dummies coming to life! You can always be guaranteed a rollocking adventure with a Holmes story. They’re just fun with a capital F, and very few writers understood Doctor Who quite like Read more…