Crossword Puzzles - An amiable gathering of word-type people trying to solve word puzzles together. Hosted by HeatherN
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A board to solve crosswords - both cryptic and straight, UK style grids.
Crosswords will be solved clue-by-clue, with the solver choosing which clue comes next.

There is a mixture of themed crosswords of different sizes. If you have any suggestions for any themed crosswords you would like to solve, please post on the board or send a message to HeatherN who will compile all the crosswords.

Crossword tokens will be awarded to the top three solvers for each crossword. The solvers are to be recorded on a "Solvers' tally" for each crossword."

Bonus Mystery Words


4 All crosswords of 13X13 or larger, starting from when the first “Names” crossword started (not sure when that was) will feature (usually) three mystery words.

4 The letters will appear on the grid in three different colours, and when all the letters of one colour have appeared, you can unscramble the letters to guess the mystery word, whether or not you are guessing a clue as well.

4 Please do not try and guess the mystery word before all the stated number of letters of that colour have appeared, even if you are certain you know what the word will be. If you do, you will be disqualified from guessing when all of the letters are present.

4 If you get the word correct – you will get an extra point on the Solvers’ Tally.

4 All three words in any one crossword will have the same number of letters, the number of which I shall state in the blurb for that particular crossword, and I will also state what the three colours are.

4 For 13X13 crosswords the words will be either 3 or 4 letters’ long; for 15X15 crosswords the words will be 5 or 6 letters’ long; for 17X17 crosswords, the words will be either 7 or 8 letters' long.

4 If it is a themed crossword, the words will be related to the theme. If it is a themeless crossword, the words will be related to each other.

4 The 11X11 crosswords, for example “Pictures”, “Goldies” and the current “Animals” puzzle will not incorporate the Bonus Mystery Words feature.

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If more than one crossword with a clue to be solved is on the board when you visit, you may only answer one clue at that visit. You may then revisit the board after a minimum four hours have elapsed and answer another clue if still available. This is to allow for time differences and players' work commitments etc. This does not apply to collaborative crosswords such as the alphabet, number or story crosswords. Thank you for your co-operation.


Three letter words

With immediate effect, to speed things up a little bit, if you choose a clue with a three-letter answer, you must also choose another three-letter answer clue. This is because three-letter words are generally easy to solve. If there is only one three-letter left, you should choose another clue with the next shortest answer in addition to the three-letter word clue. The solver must get both clues correct to win a point on the tally.

Some types of crosswords will be exempt from this, but I will state this with the instructions for individual puzzles.

Thank you for your co-operation!

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SubjectPosted ByDate & Time
5582396Re: General Clue 36A Straycat24 Feb 2024 9:51AM
5582383Re: Names Clue 1D Jools24 Feb 2024 7:27AM
5581865Re: Names Clue 1D HeatherN24 Feb 2024 5:59AM
5581864Re: Fictional Names Clues 5D & 22D HeatherN24 Feb 2024 5:57AM
5581831Re: Names Clue 1D Jools24 Feb 2024 4:07AM
5581830Re: General 2 Clue 24D Jools24 Feb 2024 4:05AM
5581794Re: Fictional Names Clues 5D & 22D RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack23 Feb 2024 8:40PM
5581793Re: Music 2 Clue 25A RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack23 Feb 2024 8:39PM
5581767Music 2 Clue 25A HeatherN23 Feb 2024 5:17PM
5581766Mystery Bonus Words HeatherN23 Feb 2024 5:00PM
5581765General 2 Clue 24D HeatherN23 Feb 2024 4:57PM
5581760General Clue 36A HeatherN23 Feb 2024 4:37PM
5581758Re: Sentence Chain 2 Clue 15A HeatherN23 Feb 2024 4:31PM
5581706Re: Sentence Chain 2 Clue 15A Jools23 Feb 2024 1:19PM
5581703Re: Names Clue 1D HeatherN23 Feb 2024 1:10PM
5581700Re: Medical Clue 1A HeatherN23 Feb 2024 1:08PM
5581699Sentence Chain 2 Clue 15A HeatherN23 Feb 2024 1:07PM
5581569Re: Names Clue 1D Jools23 Feb 2024 2:03AM
5581524Re: Fictional Names Clues 5D & 22D RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack22 Feb 2024 4:18PM
5581511Re: Medical Clue 1A Straycat22 Feb 2024 3:05PM
5581495Medical Clue 1A HeatherN22 Feb 2024 2:55PM
5581494Names Clue 1D HeatherN22 Feb 2024 2:46PM
5581489Re: Move Over Clue 1A HeatherN22 Feb 2024 2:34PM
5581487Re: Pictures 2 Clues 12D & 15D HeatherN22 Feb 2024 2:33PM
5581486Re: Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 17.02.24 HeatherN22 Feb 2024 2:32PM
5581485Re: New Puzzle "Geography" Clue 19A HeatherN22 Feb 2024 2:30PM
5581484Fictional Names Clues 5D & 22D HeatherN22 Feb 2024 2:29PM
5580497Re: Move Over Clue 1A Jools18 Feb 2024 8:06PM
5580333Re: Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 17.02.24 Jools18 Feb 2024 6:38AM
5580332Re: Pictures 2 Clues 12D & 15D Jools18 Feb 2024 6:34AM
5580187Re: New Puzzle "Geography" Clue 19A Straycat17 Feb 2024 3:17PM
5580154New Puzzle "Geography" Clue 19A HeatherN17 Feb 2024 1:35PM
5580153Re: Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 17.02.24 Straycat17 Feb 2024 1:34PM
5580148Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 17.02.24 HeatherN17 Feb 2024 1:18PM
5580145Pictures 2 Clues 12D & 15D HeatherN17 Feb 2024 1:06PM
5580137Goldies 3 - Final Grid HeatherN17 Feb 2024 12:51PM
5580133Re: Move Over Clue 1A HeatherN17 Feb 2024 12:42PM
5580131Re: Pairs 3 Clue 6D and ??? HeatherN17 Feb 2024 12:40PM
5580111Re: Move Over Clue 1A RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack17 Feb 2024 10:57AM
5580086Re: Pairs 3 Clue 6D and ??? Straycat17 Feb 2024 9:25AM
5580082Pairs 3 Clue 6D and ??? HeatherN17 Feb 2024 8:56AM
5580070Move Over Clue 1A HeatherN17 Feb 2024 8:09AM
5580067Re: Goldies 4 Clue 11A HeatherN17 Feb 2024 7:53AM
5575087Re: Numerical Clue 20D HeatherN28 Jan 2024 5:42PM
5574864Re: Numerical Clue 20D Jools27 Jan 2024 7:27PM
5574630Re: Goldies 4 Clue 11A RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack26 Jan 2024 7:03PM
5574629Goldies 4 Clue 11A HeatherN26 Jan 2024 6:58PM
5574627Numerical Clue 20D HeatherN26 Jan 2024 6:52PM
5574618Re: Pairs Clue 26A and ??? HeatherN26 Jan 2024 6:10PM
5574617Re: Sentence Chain Clue 19D HeatherN26 Jan 2024 6:09PM
5574616Re: Animals Clue 1A HeatherN26 Jan 2024 6:08PM
5574502Re: Sentence Chain Clue 19D Jools26 Jan 2024 8:12AM
5574498Re: Pairs Clue 26A and ??? Straycat26 Jan 2024 7:56AM
5574389Re: Animals Clue 1A Jools25 Jan 2024 8:02PM
5574367Animals Clue 1A HeatherN25 Jan 2024 6:47PM
5574366Sentence Chain Clue 19D HeatherN25 Jan 2024 6:29PM
5574361Pairs Clue 26A and ??? HeatherN25 Jan 2024 6:16PM
5573827Re: Pictures 3 Clue 7A HeatherN23 Jan 2024 5:43PM
5572818Re: Pictures 3 Clue 7A Jools19 Jan 2024 7:16PM
5572809Please be patient HeatherN19 Jan 2024 6:02PM
5572808Pictures 3 Clue 7A HeatherN19 Jan 2024 5:58PM
5572806Re: Adjectives Clue 17D HeatherN19 Jan 2024 5:54PM
5572805Re: Films clue 19A HeatherN19 Jan 2024 5:53PM
5568504Re: Adjectives Clue 17D Straycat5 Jan 2024 6:56AM
5568430Re: Films clue 19A RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack5 Jan 2024 2:08AM
5568378Films clue 19A HeatherN4 Jan 2024 5:30PM
5568370Adjectives Clue 17D HeatherN4 Jan 2024 4:57PM
5568355Re: Christmas Token Quiz remaining answers HeatherN4 Jan 2024 3:48PM
5568352Re: Still unanswered - General 2 Clue 28A HeatherN4 Jan 2024 3:36PM
5568346Re: Christmas Token Quiz remaining answers HeatherN4 Jan 2024 3:31PM
5568345Re: General 2 Clue 28A HeatherN4 Jan 2024 3:29PM
5568297Re: Still unanswered - General 2 Clue 28A Jools4 Jan 2024 1:55PM
5568296Re: General 2 Clue 28A Jools4 Jan 2024 1:55PM
5568046Re: Christmas Token Quiz remaining answers RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack3 Jan 2024 4:22PM
5568032Still unanswered - General 2 Clue 28A HeatherN3 Jan 2024 3:28PM
5568025Re: General Clue 31A HeatherN3 Jan 2024 3:03PM
5568023Christmas Token Quiz remaining answers HeatherN3 Jan 2024 3:00PM
5568021Re: General Clue 31A Straycat3 Jan 2024 2:50PM
5568017General Clue 31A HeatherN3 Jan 2024 2:45PM
5562210Re: Christmas Token Quiz HeatherN16 Dec 2023 1:21PM
5562209Re: Christmas Token Quiz HeatherN16 Dec 2023 1:19PM
5562166Re: Christmas Token Quiz Straycat16 Dec 2023 10:02AM
5562083Re: Christmas Token Quiz RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack16 Dec 2023 4:57AM
5562009Christmas Token Quiz HeatherN15 Dec 2023 7:18PM
5561996Re: Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 16/12/2023 RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack15 Dec 2023 5:07PM
5561995Re: Sentence Chain 2 Clue 10D HeatherN15 Dec 2023 5:05PM
5561994Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 16/12/2023 HeatherN15 Dec 2023 5:02PM
5561993Re: Sentence Chain 2 Clue 10D RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack15 Dec 2023 4:44PM
5561991Sentence Chain 2 Clue 10D HeatherN15 Dec 2023 4:37PM
5561990Re: Medical Clue 30A HeatherN15 Dec 2023 4:31PM
5561989Re: Fictional Names Clue 26D HeatherN15 Dec 2023 4:30PM
5561551Re: Pictures 2 Clue 19A HeatherN14 Dec 2023 4:47AM
5561478Re: Pictures 2 Clue 19A Jools14 Dec 2023 12:55AM
5561477Re: Fictional Names Clue 26D Jools14 Dec 2023 12:55AM
5561456Re: Medical Clue 30A Jools13 Dec 2023 7:52PM
5561443Fictional Names Clue 26D HeatherN13 Dec 2023 6:35PM
5561437Medical Clue 30A HeatherN13 Dec 2023 5:59PM
5560769Re: Goldies 3 Clues 1D & 12A HeatherN11 Dec 2023 5:38PM
5559969Re: Goldies 3 Clues 1D & 12A RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack8 Dec 2023 10:30PM
5559934Re: Names 2 Clue 28A HeatherN8 Dec 2023 5:19PM
5559932Re: Pairs 2 Clue 12D and ??? HeatherN8 Dec 2023 5:18PM
5559931Re: Pairs 3 Clue 14D and ??? HeatherN8 Dec 2023 5:15PM
5559918Goldies 3 Clues 1D & 12A HeatherN8 Dec 2023 5:13PM
5559726Re: Pairs 2 Clue 12D and ??? Straycat8 Dec 2023 5:47AM
5559600Re: Pairs 3 Clue 14D and ??? RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack8 Dec 2023 5:27AM
5559595Re: Pictures 2 Clue 19A Jools8 Dec 2023 5:14AM
5559520Re: Names 2 Clue 28A RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack7 Dec 2023 9:47PM
5559446Pairs 3 Clue 14D and ??? HeatherN7 Dec 2023 6:46PM
5559444Pictures 2 Clue 19A HeatherN7 Dec 2023 6:25PM
5559401Pairs 2 Clue 12D and ??? HeatherN7 Dec 2023 5:29PM
5559397Names 2 Clue 28A HeatherN7 Dec 2023 5:09PM
5557093Re: Names Clue 27A HeatherN30 Nov 2023 5:44PM
5556219Re: Names Clue 27A RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack27 Nov 2023 6:02PM
5556212Names Clue 27A HeatherN27 Nov 2023 5:51PM
5554388Re: Music 2 Clue 19D HeatherN21 Nov 2023 12:45PM
5554386Re: Goldies 4 Clue 4A HeatherN21 Nov 2023 12:41PM
5554272Re: Music 2 Clue 19D Jools21 Nov 2023 2:33AM
5554271Re: Music 2 Clue 19D RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack21 Nov 2023 2:17AM
5554259Re: Goldies 4 Clue 4A Jools20 Nov 2023 10:21PM
5554170Goldies 4 Clue 4A HeatherN20 Nov 2023 5:24PM
5554168Music 2 Clue 19D HeatherN20 Nov 2023 5:10PM
5553914Re: Move Over Clues 10D and 11D HeatherN19 Nov 2023 2:26PM
5552827Re: Move Over Clues 10D and 11D Withacee15 Nov 2023 4:32AM
5552737Re: Move Over Clues 10D and 11D HeatherN14 Nov 2023 5:27PM
5552584Re: Move Over Clues 10D and 11D Jools14 Nov 2023 7:11AM
5552562Re: Move Over Clues 10D and 11D Withacee14 Nov 2023 5:04AM
5552467Move Over Clues 10D and 11D HeatherN13 Nov 2023 5:22PM
5550852Re: Numerical Clue 18A HeatherN7 Nov 2023 5:11PM
5550850Re: Numerical Clue 18A RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack7 Nov 2023 5:08PM
5550848Numerical Clue 18A HeatherN7 Nov 2023 5:03PM
5550331Re: Poetry 4 Clue 18A HeatherN5 Nov 2023 7:27PM
5549629Re: Poetry 4 Clue 18A Jools3 Nov 2023 9:10PM
5549556Re: Animals Clue 2D HeatherN3 Nov 2023 3:23PM
5549549Re: Poetry 4 Clue 18A HeatherN3 Nov 2023 3:18PM
5549448Re: Poetry 4 Clue 18A Straycat3 Nov 2023 7:38AM
5549378Re: Poetry 4 Clue 18A Jools3 Nov 2023 12:13AM
5549377Re: Animals Clue 2D Jools3 Nov 2023 12:09AM
5549345Animals Clue 2D HeatherN2 Nov 2023 7:45PM
5549342Poetry 4 Clue 18A HeatherN2 Nov 2023 7:13PM
5547327Re: Food & Drink Clue 23D HeatherN26 Oct 2023 5:10PM
5547277Re: Food & Drink Clue 23D Jools26 Oct 2023 2:16PM
5547274Re: Films Clue 18D HeatherN26 Oct 2023 2:10PM
5547272Re: Films Clue 18D RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack26 Oct 2023 2:05PM
5547271Films Clue 18D HeatherN26 Oct 2023 2:01PM
5547268Re: Pairs 1 Clue 6D & ??? HeatherN26 Oct 2023 1:53PM
5547264Re: Pairs 1 Clue 6D & ??? Straycat26 Oct 2023 1:49PM
5547261Pairs 1 Clue 6D & ??? HeatherN26 Oct 2023 1:35PM
5547260Food & Drink Clue 23D HeatherN26 Oct 2023 1:21PM
5547258Re: Poetry 3 Clue 25A HeatherN26 Oct 2023 1:03PM
5547016Re: Poetry 3 Clue 25A Jools25 Oct 2023 3:27PM
5546729Re: Poetry 3 Clue 25A Straycat24 Oct 2023 2:27PM
5546196Re: Poetry 3 Clue 25A HeatherN22 Oct 2023 7:19PM
5545882Re: Poetry 3 Clue 25A Jools21 Oct 2023 8:17PM
5545877Poetry 3 Clue 25A HeatherN21 Oct 2023 7:15PM
5545876Re: Adjectives Clue 16A HeatherN21 Oct 2023 7:01PM
5545868Re: Adjectives Clue 16A RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack21 Oct 2023 6:15PM
5545865Adjectives Clue 16A HeatherN21 Oct 2023 6:12PM
5545607Re: Pictures 3 Clue 20A HeatherN20 Oct 2023 5:22PM
5545606Re: Pictures 3 Clue 20A HeatherN20 Oct 2023 5:21PM
5545604Story Crossword - Final Grid HeatherN20 Oct 2023 5:17PM
5545603Re: Pictures 3 Clue 20A Straycat20 Oct 2023 5:14PM
5545601Re: Pictures 3 Clue 20A RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack20 Oct 2023 5:11PM
5545599Pictures 3 Clue 20A HeatherN20 Oct 2023 5:03PM
5545597Re: Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 04.10.23 HeatherN20 Oct 2023 4:57PM
5541584Re: Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 04.10.23 Dragon Jr6 Oct 2023 3:55AM
5541234Re: Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 04.10.23 Straycat4 Oct 2023 4:17PM
5541179Re: Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 04.10.23 dawn19684 Oct 2023 2:16PM
5541178Re: Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 04.10.23 Jools4 Oct 2023 2:12PM
5541169Alphabet Crossword "M" Updated grid 04.10.23 HeatherN4 Oct 2023 2:04PM
5541168Re: Apologies HeatherN4 Oct 2023 1:56PM

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