Not The Saturday Prize Puzzles

Many solvers miss having a second cryptic puzzle to solve on Saturdays, which is why Big Dave created the “Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle” series. Here you will find puzzles from current published setters, like Anax, Elgar and Tim Moorey, through to lesser-known setters. The only criteria are that they should be enjoyable to solve and cleared for publication. One puzzle a week is offered – at midday on Saturday. There will be a post associated with each puzzle where you can say whatever you like (within reason).

There is an index to interactive versions of these puzzles on the Crossword Info site here.

NTSPP submissions and correspondence should be sent to bdSubmissions@outlook.com

 

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001 A Puzzle by Anax 002 Odd One Out by Prolixic 003 Home in the North West by Radler 004 A Bonus Puzzle by Anax
005 A Puzzle by Prolixic 006 Air Travel by Radler 007 No, there’s no Bond theme! by Anax 008 A Puzzle by Prolixic
009 Spot the Links by Tilsit 010 Mixed Abilities by Radler 011 A Puzzle by Anax 012 A Puzzle by Prolixic
013 Superficial Cuts by Radler 014 A Puzzle by Prolixic & Tilsit 015 Going a bit Elgar by Anax 016 A Puzzle by Bufo
017 Dedication by Radler 018 A Puzzle byTim Moorey 019 A Puzzle by Prolixic 020 A Puzzle by Anax
021 A Puzzle by Biddle 022 First Offence by Radler 023 A Puzzle by Prolixic 024 A Puzzle by Anax
025 Solvers by Radler 026 A Puzzle by Anax 027 A Puzzle by Prolixic 028 A Puzzle by Bufo
029 Strains of Blue by Radler 030 A Puzzle by Prolixic 031 A Puzzle by Tilsit & Prolixic 032 A Puzzle by Anax
033 A Puzzle by Prolixic 034 A Puzzle by Bufo 035 A Puzzle by Biddle 036 A Puzzle by Prolixic
037 A Puzzle by Radler 038 A Puzzle by Chaz 039 A Puzzle by Prolixic 040 For Tilsit from Bufo
041 A Puzzle by Gazza 042 42 by Anax 043 Sloggers & Betters by Elgar 044 A Puzzle by Prolixic
045 A Puzzle by Isla 046 A Christmas Special by Prolixic 047 A Puzzle by Tilsit 048 A Puzzle by Qix
049 With thanks to… by Prolixic 050 Old Timers by Radler 051 A Puzzle by Qix 052 A Puzzle by Gazza
053 Tender Memories by Radler 054 A Puzzle by Prolixic 055 Hearsay by Radler 056 A Puzzle by Prolixic
057 A Puzzle by Qix 058 A Puzzle by Radler 059 Epics by Retiarius 060 A Puzzle by Prolixic
061 A Puzzle by Bufo 062 … and nonsense by Radler 063 A Puzzle by Prolixic 064 64 by Anax
065 Smoke And Mirrors by Radler 066 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 067 A Puzzle by Prolixic 068 Map by Elgar / Enigmatist
069 Menagerie by Radler 070 A Puzzle by Quaiteaux 071 A Puzzle by Boaz 072 A Puzzle by Prolixic
073 A Puzzle by Gazza 074 A Puzzle by Radler 075 A Puzzle by Boaz 076 A Puzzle by Prolixic
077 Rivals by Radler 078 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 079 A Puzzle by Gazza 080 A Puzzle by Prolixic
081 A Puzzle by Chaz 082 Box by Radler 083 A Puzzle by Boaz 084 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph
085 A Puzzle by Prolixic 086 A Puzzle by Gazza 087 A Puzzle by Alchemi 088 A Puzzle by Radler
089 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 090 A Puzzle by Prolixic 091 A Puzzle by Gazza 092 RisquΓ© by Radler
093 A Puzzle by Alchemi 094 A Puzzle by Chaz 095 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 096 A Puzzle by Prolixic
097 A Puzzle by Alchemi 098 A Puzzle by Radler 099 A Puzzle by Boaz 100 Happy Anniversary by Prolixic
101 A Puzzle by Gazza 102 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 103 A Puzzle by Alchemi 104 A Puzzle by Radler
105 A Puzzle by eXternal 106 A Puzzle by Omnia 107 A Puzzle by Prolixic 108 A Puzzle by Bufo
109 A Puzzle by Alchemi 110 A Puzzle by Isla 111 A Puzzle by Gazza 112 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph
113 Eye Scream by Radler 114 A Puzzle by eXternal 115 Lonely, Single & Broke by Nina 116 A Puzzle by Donk
117 You’re my Favourite by Prolixic 118 Gold Run by Alchemi 119 A Puzzle by Commoner 120 A Puzzle by Radler
121 A Puzzle by Gazza 122 A Puzzle by Nina 123 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 124 A Puzzle by eXternal
125 A Puzzle by Prolixic 126 A Puzzle by Radler 127 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 128 Projected Glory by Alchemi
129 Heavens to Murgatroyd by Prolixic 130 A Puzzle by Radler 131 A Puzzle by Bufo 132 A Puzzle by eXternal
133 A Puzzle by Gazza 134 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 135 β€œCryptic colleague yielded by One Across (4)” by Nimrod 136 A Puzzle by Gervase
137 Projected Glory II by Alchemi 138 A Puzzle by Prolixic 139 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 140 A Puzzle by Robi
141 A Puzzle by Gervase 142 Searchin’ by Radler 143 A Puzzle by Wiglaf 144 A Puzzle by Alchemi
145 A Puzzle by Gazza 146 A Puzzle by Prolixic 147 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 148 A Puzzle by eXternal
149 A Puzzle by Commoner 150 A Christmas Puzzle by Radler 151 A Puzzle by Alchemi 152 In Memoriam by Prolixic
153 A Puzzle by Wiglaf 154 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 155 Pieces of Eight by Radler 156 A Puzzle by Isla
157 A Puzzle by Prolixic 158 A Puzzle by Halcyon 159 Sarah & Nick’s Wedding by Enigmatist 160 A Puzzle by Alchemi
161 A Crossword by Bufo 162 A Puzzle by Wiglaf 163 A Puzzle by Radler 164 A Puzzle by Prolixic
165 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 166 A Puzzle by Gazza 167 1899 by Alchemi 168 A Puzzle by eXternal
169 Origin by Elgar 170 A Puzzle by Wiglaf 171 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 172 A Puzzle by Elgar
173 A Puzzle by Prolixic 174 A Puzzle by Toro 175 Centenaries by Alchemi 176 A Puzzle by Quaiteaux
177 Heroes by Radler 178 A Puzzle by Marley 179 A Puzzle by Wiglaf 180 A Puzzle by Vigo
181 A Puzzle by Prolixic 182 A Puzzle by Robi 183 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 184 A Puzzle by Gazza
185 A Puzzle by Alchemi 186 A Puzzle by Radler 187 A Puzzle by Toro 188 A Puzzle by Wiglaf
189 A Puzzle by Vigo 190 A Puzzle by Prolixic 191 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 192 A Puzzle by Alchemi
193 A Puzzle by Radler 194 A Puzzle by Omnia 195 A Puzzle by Wiglaf 196 A Puzzle by Vigo
197 A Puzzle by Prolixic 198 A Puzzle by Toro 199 A Puzzle by Gazza 200 A Jumbo Puzzle by Hydra
201 Chromatograph by Artix 202 A Puzzle by Alchemi 203 2013 Farewells by Radler 204 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph
205 A Puzzle by Trailman 206 A Puzzle by Chaz 207 A Puzzle by Skipjack 208 A Puzzle by Wiglaf
209 A Puzzle by Halcyon 210 Birthday Puzzles by Prolixic
Puzzle A
Puzzle B
211 A Puzzle by Gazza 212 A Puzzle by Alchemi
213 Is it Really 20 Years? by Vigo 214 A Puzzle by Prolixic 215 A Puzzle by Bucko 216 A Puzzle by Wiglaf
217 Catastrophe! by Chalicea 218 A Puzzle by Alchemi 219 Happy Holidays! by Windsurfer 220 A Puzzle by Radler
221 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 222 A Puzzle by Vigo 223 S&B Derby 4 by Elgar 224 A Puzzle by Prolixic
225 A Puzzle by Alchemi 226 A Puzzle by Wiglaf 227 A Puzzle by Toro 228 A Puzzle by Radler
229 A Puzzle by Gazza 230 Alphabetical Doggerel by Hieroglyph 231 Soccer Team and Reserve by Chalicea 232 A Puzzle by Prolixic
233 A Puzzle by Skipjack 234 A Puzzle by Alchemi 235 A Puzzle by Gazza 236 Seasons in the Sun by Windsurfer
237 A Puzzle by Wiglaf 238 A Puzzle by Toro 239 A Puzzle by Prolixic 240 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph
241 A Puzzle by Wiglaf 242 A Puzzle by Radler 243 A Puzzle by Gazza 244 A Puzzle by Alchemi
245 Non-alcoholic by Soup 246 Sloggers & Betters 7 by Elgar 247 An Alphabetical Puzzle by Hieroglyph 248 A Puzzle by Gazza
249 A Puzzle by Alchemi 250 A Puzzle by Radler 251 A Puzzle by Prolixic 252 A Puzzle by Wiglaf
253 A Puzzle by Skipjack 254 A Puzzle by Imsety 255 Pizza Festivale by Quattro Stagioni 256 Swan Enclosure by Chalicea
257 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 258 Happy Birthday by Alchemi 259 What’ll it be? by Soup 260 A Puzzle by Prolixic
261 Now That’s Simple Pure Pleasure by Windsurfer 262 A Puzzle by Gazza 263 A Puzzle by Wiglaf 264 Sing a Song of Sixpence by Radler
265 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 266 A Puzzle by Imsety 267 A Puzzle by Prolixic 268 A Puzzle by Toro
269 A Puzzle by Vigo 270 Benson & Hedges? by Alchemi 271 More Than One Could Chew by Chalicea 272 Box Spanner by Windsurfer
273 A Puzzle by Gazza 274 A Puzzle by Wiglaf 275 Big Dave by Radler 276 Women’s Lib by Bufo
277 A Puzzle by Prolixic 278 Birds of a Feather by Vigo 279 A Puzzle by Alchemi 280 Last Rites of Spring by Windsurfer
281 A Puzzle by Gazza 282 A Puzzle by Radler 283 WI…F by Wiglaf 284 A Puzzle by Prolixic
285 Odds & Sods by Alchemi 286 Work, Work, Work by Soup 287 A Puzzle by Beet 288 Easier By Half by Wiglaf
289 A Puzzle by Knut 290 A Puzzle by Radler 291 Surgeons? by Shark 292 A Puzzle by Chalicea
293 A Puzzle by Alchemi 294 A Puzzle by Prolixic 295 A Puzzle by Radler 296 Brilliant by Shark
297 A Puzzle by Beet 298 S&B York 2015 by Elgar 299 An Alphabetical Puzzle by Hieroglyph 300 A Puzzle by Hydra
301 Crumpled Heap by Vigo 302 What Goes Up by Chalicea 303 A Puzzle by Prolixic 304 A Puzzle by Alchemi
305 A Puzzle by Gazza 306 Rowdy Dogs by Windsurfer 307 Christmas by Hydra 308 A Puzzle by Wiglaf
309 A Puzzle by Mitz 310 A Puzzle by Toro 311 A Puzzle by Radler 312 Celebration by Windsurfer
313 Birthday Puzzle by Prolixic 314 Cunningly Echoed by Chalicea 315 A Puzzle by Bufo 316 A Puzzle by Beet
317 A Puzzle by Alchemi 318 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 319 Snow Goose (before and after) by Dutch 320 A Puzzle by Imsety
321 Font by Vigo 322 A Puzzle by Radler 323 A Puzzle by Phibs 324 “Ale Here” by Elgar
325 Globetrotters by Maize 326 A Puzzle by Lohengrin 327 A Puzzle by Prolixic 328 A Puzzle by Windsurfer
329 A Puzzle by Gazza 330 An Alphabetical Puzzle by Knut 331 Stripey Horse (5) by Chalicea 332 A Puzzle by Beet
333 A Puzzle by Alchemi 334 Life’s a Gas by Hoskins 335 Thinking Laterally by Phibs 336 A Puzzle by Snape
337 A Puzzle by Prolixic 338 A Puzzle by Radler 339 Don’t Panic by Crucifer 340 A Puzzle by Chalicea
341 A Puzzle by Vigo 342 A Puzzle by Alchemi 343 A Puzzle by Maize 344 Run Down by Phibs
345 A Puzzle by Radler 346 A Puzzle by Hieroglyph 347 A Puzzle by Gazza 348 A Puzzle by Prolixic
349 Childhood Friends by Chalicea 350 A Puzzle by Maize 351 Meeting Points by Elgar 352 Colour Matches by Windsurfer
353 A Puzzle by Alchemi 354 A Puzzle by Snape 355 A Puzzle by Radler 356 A Puzzle by Silvanus
357 A Puzzle by Simon 358 A Puzzle by Prolixic 359 A Puzzle by Alchemi 360 Malin by Chalicea
361 A Puzzle by Imsety 362 A Puzzle by Knut 363 Apprentice USA by Vigo 364 Birthday Puzzles by
Prolixic and Windsurfer
365 A Puzzle by Snape 366 A Puzzle by Gazza 367 Regeneration by Phibs 368 “For Dutch” by Chalicea
369 A Puzzle by Radler 370 A Puzzle by Silvanus 371 A Puzzle by Alchemi 372 Days Out by Soup
373 Homesick Blues by Encota 374 Let Me Entertain You by Prolixic 375 A Puzzle by Drummond 376 Poor Sport by Chalicea
377 A Puzzle by Snape 378 A Puzzle by Hasslethymi 379 A Puzzle by Radler 380 A Puzzle by Silvanus
381 Beefsteak by Chalicea 382 Think by JollySwagman 383 A Puzzle by Drummond 384 A Puzzle by Radler
385 A Puzzle by Silvanus 386 A Puzzle by Prolixic 387 Puzzle for Macclesfield S&B by Dutch 388 A Puzzle by Gazza
389 A Puzzle by Alchemi 390 A Puzzle by Tilsit 391 A Puzzle by Snape 392 A Puzzle by Imsety
393 Highfliers by Chalicea 394 A Puzzle by Radler 395 A Puzzle by Silvanus 396 A Puzzle by JollySwagman
397 A Puzzle by Gazza 398 A Puzzle by Starhorse 399 A Puzzle by Prolixic 400 A Puzzle by Quaiteaux
401 A Puzzle by Alchemi 402 A Puzzle by Snape 403 Theme and Variations by Elgar 404 A Puzzle by Windsurfer
405 Uncompounded by ChaliceaΒ  406 Elzzup by RadlerΒ  407 Summer Holiday by MuckyΒ  408 Hand Signals by Phibs
409 A Puzzle by Silvanus 410 A Puzzle by JollySwagman 411 Christmas Pudding by Alchemi 412 2017 by Prolixic
413 A Puzzle by Snape 414 Winter City by Chalicea 415 A Puzzle by Gazza 416 A Puzzle by Prolixic
417 A Puzzle by Jaffa 418 A Puzzle by Italicus 419 A Puzzle by Starhorse 420 Oldies by Phibs
421 A Puzzle by Radler 422 A Puzzle by Silvanus 423 A Puzzle by Alchemi 424 A Puzzle by Encota
425 A Puzzle by Snape 426 Primes by Chalicea 427 A Puzzle by Prolixic 428 A Puzzle by Italicus
429 A Puzzle by Radler 430 Β A Puzzle by Jaffa 431 Β A Puzzle by Gazza 432 A Puzzle by Silvanus
433 A Puzzle by Prolixic 434 No Tears by Chalicea 435 A Puzzle by Snape 436 A Puzzle by Dill
437 A Puzzle by Alchemi 438 A Puzzle by Italicus 439 A Puzzle by Radler 440 An Alphabetical Puzzle by Knut
441 A Puzzle by Jaffa 442 A Puzzle by Silvanus 443 Harmony by Chalicea 444 A Puzzle by Prolixic
445 A Puzzle by Kelotoph 446 A Puzzle by Gazza 447 A Puzzle by Snape 448 A Puzzle by Wire
449 A Puzzle by Alchemi 450 A Puzzle by Radler 451 A Puzzle by Italicus 452 A Puzzle by Artix
453 A Beastly puzzle by Chalicea 454 A Puzzle by Silvanus 455 An Exercise in Futility by Elgar 456 A Puzzle by Knut
457 A Puzzle by Exit 458 Ten of a Kind by Windsurfer 459 A Puzzle by Dill 460 A Puzzle by Starhorse
461
A Puzzle by Marg 462
A Puzzle by Prolixic 463
A Puzzle by Radler 464
A Puzzle by Alchemi
465
A Puzzle by Jaffa 466
A Puzzle by Snape 467
SomewhatΒ  Blue by Chalicea 468
Anniversary Crossword by Prolixic
469
A Puzzle by Kelotoph 470
A Puzzle by Silvanus 471
A Puzzle by Gazza 472
A Puzzle by Skinny
473
A Puzzle by Radler 474
A Puzzle by Shabbo 475
A Puzzle by Alchemi 476
A Puzzle by Atrica
477
Bit of a Bit by Chalicea 478
Bridge Crossword by Prolixic 479
A Puzzle by Snape 480
A Puzzle by Harold
481
A Puzzle by Radler 482
A Puzzle by Marg 483
A Puzzle by Alchemi 484
A Puzzle by Silvanus
485
Up in the Air by Chalicea 486
A Puzzle by Prolixic 487
A Puzzle by Exit 488
A Puzzle by Dill
489
A Puzzle by Jaffa 490
A Puzzle by Gazza 491
A Puzzle by Skinny 492
Moon Landing by Windsurfer
493
Fluffy by Chalicea 494
A Puzzle by Shabbo 495
A Puzzle by Starhorse 496
A Puzzle by Prolixic
497
A Puzzle by Atrica 498
A Puzzle by Marg 499
A Puzzle by Alchemi 500
A Puzzle by Hydra
501
A Puzzle by Chalicea 502
A Puzzle by Gazza 503
A Puzzle by Jaffa 504
A Puzzle by Skinny
505
A Puzzle by Silvanus 506
A Puzzle by Shabbo 507
York S&B 2019 by Elgar 508
Wonderful World by Chameleon
509
A Puzzle by Alchemi 510
A Puzzle by Kelotoph 511
A Puzzle by Gazza 512
A Puzzle by Radler
513
A Puzzle by Windsurfer 514
A Puzzle by Prolixic 515
Composition by Chalicea 516
2019 by Prolixic
517
A Puzzle by Starhorse 518
From 25 to 26 by Phibs 519
A Puzzle by Jaffa 520
Birthday by Prolixic
521
A Puzzle by Atrica 522
A Puzzle by Chalicea 523
Saturday Night Takeaway by Chameleon 524
A Puzzle by Shabbo
525
A Puzzle by Hippogryph 526
A Puzzle by Gazza 527
A Puzzle by Prolixic 528
More than enough by Mucky
529
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue by Jaffa 530
Butterflies by Chalicea 531
A Puzzle by Skinny 532
A Puzzle by Foxglove
533
A Puzzle by Radler 534
A Puzzle by Alchemi 535
A Puzzle by Shabbo 536
A Puzzle by Chalicea
537
A Puzzle by Exit 538
A Puzzle by Encota 539
A Puzzle by Starhorse 540
A Puzzle by Hippogryph
541
A Puzzle by Chalicea 542
A Puzzle by Harold 543
A Puzzle by Jaffa 544
A Puzzle by Radler
545
A Puzzle by Alchemi 546
A Puzzle by Shabbo 547
A Puzzle by Hippogryph 548
A Puzzle by Chalicea
549
A Puzzle by Gazza 550
Double Trouble by Prolixic 551
A Puzzle by Starhorse 552
A Puzzle by Jaffa
553
A Puzzle by Chalicea 554
A Puzzle by Radler 555
A Puzzle by Simon 556
A Puzzle by Harold
557
A Puzzle by Shabbo 558
A Puzzle by Chalicea 559
Social Distancing by Phibs 560
A Puzzle by Jaffa
561
A Puzzle by Radler 562
A Puzzle by Alchemi 563
A Puzzle by Chalicea 564
A Puzzle by Starhorse
565
A Puzzle by Exit 566
A Puzzle by Shabbo 567
A Puzzle by Skinny 568 Writers by Chalicea
569 A Puzzle by Atrica 570 A Puzzle by Hippogryph 571 The Fab Five by Phibs 572 A Puzzle by Radler
573 Many Happy Returns by Prolixic 574 A Puzzle by Chalicea 575 A Puzzle by Gazza 576 A Puzzle by Harold
577 A Puzzle by Silvanus 578 A Puzzle by Simon 579 A Puzzle by Alchemi 580 A Puzzle by Chalicea
581 A Puzzle by Jaffa 582 A Puzzle by Exit 583 A Puzzle by Prolixic 584 A Puzzle by Windsurfer
585 A Puzzle by Starhorse 586 A Puzzle by Chalicea 587 A Puzzle by Shabbo 588 A Puzzle by Skinny
589 Little Pitchers by Phibs 590 A Puzzle by Hippogryph 591 A Puzzle by Jaffa 592 A Puzzle by Chalicea
593 A Puzzle by Acnestis 594 A Puzzle by Radler 595 A Puzzle by Alchemi 596 A Puzzle by Exit
597 A Puzzle by Prolixic 598 A Puzzle by Shabbo 599 A Puzzle by Chalicea 600 A Puzzle by Hydra
601 A Puzzle by Skinny 602 A Puzzle by Hippogryph 603 A Puzzle by Gazza 604 A Puzzle by Starhorse
605 A Puzzle by Radler 606 A Puzzle by Chalicea 607 A Puzzle by Alchemi 608 A Puzzle by Jaffa
609 A Puzzle by Shabbo 610 A Puzzle by Prolixic 611 A Puzzle by Chalicea 612 β€œThe Memorial Ground” by Elgar
613 A Puzzle by Alchemi 614 A Puzzle by Acnestis 615 A Puzzle by Exit 616 A Puzzle by Shabbo
617 Favourites by Chalicea 618 A Puzzle by Radler 619 A Puzzle by Gazza 620 Gifted by Phibs
621 A Puzzle by Hippogryph 622 A Puzzle by Jaffa 623 A Puzzle by Skinny 624 A Puzzle by Chalicea
625 Happy Birthday by Prolixic 626 A Puzzle by Starhorse 627 A Puzzle by Shabbo 628 A Puzzle by Hippogryph
629 A Puzzle by Chalicea 630 A Puzzle by Radler 631 A Puzzle by Alchemi 632 A Puzzle by Prolixic
633 A Puzzle by Harold 634 A Puzzle by Fez 635 A Puzzle by Chalicea 636 A Puzzle by Starhorse
637 A Puzzle by Alchemi 638 A Puzzle by Twmbarlwm 639 A Puzzle by Radler 640 A Puzzle by Acnestis
641 A Puzzle by Chalicea 642 A Puzzle by Gazza 643 A Puzzle by Alchemi 644 A Puzzle by Twmbarlwm
645 A Puzzle by Shabbo 646 A Puzzle by Prolixic 647 A Puzzle by Radler 648 A Puzzle by Fez
649 A Puzzle by Exit 650 A Puzzle by Silvanus 651 A Puzzle by Jaffa 652 Birdsong by Chalicea
653 A Puzzle by Alchemi 654 A Puzzle by Harold 655 A Puzzle by Meles 656 A Puzzle by Shabbo
657 A Puzzle by Starhorse 658 I Have Collections by The Void 659 A Puzzle by Twmbarlwm 660 A Puzzle by Exit
661 A Puzzle by Gazza 662 Comfort by Chalicea 663 A Puzzle by Fez 664 S&B 2022: “Starred Connections” by Elgar
665 A Puzzle by Conto 666 A Puzzle by Prolixic 667 A Puzzle by Radler 668 A Puzzle by Alchemi
669 A Puzzle by Jaffa 670 A Puzzle by Meles 671 A Puzzle by Twmbarlwm 672 A Puzzle by Shabbo
673 X4 by Phibs 674 A Puzzle by Hippogryph 675 A Puzzle by Fez 676 Another Song by Chalicea
677 A Puzzle by Prolixic 678 A Puzzle by Alchemi 679 A Puzzle by Jaffa 680 A Puzzle by Meles
681 A Puzzle by Hubble 682 A Puzzle by Shabbo 683 A Puzzle by Gazza 684 A Puzzle by Radler
685 A Puzzle by Coot 686 A Puzzle by Shorerats 687 A Puzzle by Meles 688 A Puzzle by Widdersbel
689 A Puzzle by Prolixic 690 A Puzzle by Alchemi 691 A Puzzle by Chalicea 692 A Puzzle by Jaffa
693 A Puzzle by Acnestis 694 A Puzzle by Starhorse 695 A Puzzle by Conto 696 A Puzzle by Madcap
697 A Puzzle by Meles 698 A Puzzle by Elgar 699 A Puzzle by Twmbarlwm 700 A Puzzle by Hydra
701 A Puzzle by Chalicea 702 A Puzzle by Shabbo 703 Choice of Colours by Phibs 704 A Puzzle by Alchemi
705 A Puzzle by Meles 706 A Puzzle by Fez 707 Happy Song by Chalicea 708 A Puzzle by Radler
709 A Puzzle by Sirdakka 710 A Puzzle by Madcap 711 A Puzzle by Alchemi 712 A Puzzle by Coot
713 A Puzzle by Meles 714 A Puzzle by Chalicea 715 A Puzzle by Jeemz 716 S&B 2023: Living Nightmares by Elgar
717 A Puzzle by Prolixic 718 A Puzzle by Widdersbel 719 A Puzzle by Chalicea 720 A Puzzle by PostMark
721 A Puzzle by Dr Diva 722 A Puzzle by Hubble 723 A Puzzle by Coot 724 Celebration by Chalicea
725 A Puzzle by Shabbo 726 A Puzzle by Meles 727 A Puzzle by Starhorse 728 A Puzzle by Chalicea
729 A Blog Birthday Puzzle by Prolixic 730 A Puzzle by Madcap 731 A Puzzle by Radler 732 A Puzzle by Jeemz
733 A Puzzle by Meles 734 A Puzzle by Chalicea 735 A Puzzle by Amoeba 736 A Puzzle by Gazza
737 A Puzzle by Coot 738 A Puzzle by Chalicea 739 Double-Crossword by Madcap 740 A Puzzle by Starhorse
741 A Puzzle by Meles 742 A Puzzle by Hubble 743 A Puzzle by Jeemz 744 A Puzzle by Chalicea
745 A Puzzle by Silvanus 746 A Puzzle by Prolixic 747 A Puzzle by Fez 748 A Puzzle by Jeemz
749 A Puzzle by Exit 750 A Puzzle by Radler 751 A Puzzle by Chalicea 752 A Puzzle by Shabbo
753 A Puzzle by Prolixic 754 A Puzzle by Starhorse 755 A Puzzle by Madcap 756 A Puzzle by Meles
757 A Puzzle by Chalicea 758 A Puzzle by Exit 759 A Puzzle by PostMark 760 A Puzzle by Jeemz
761 A Puzzle by Coot 762 Sunless by Chalicea 763 A Puzzle by Radler 764 A Puzzle by Meles
765 A Puzzle by Shabbo 766 A Puzzle by Jeemz 767 A Puzzle by Madcap 768 A Puzzle by Chalicea

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Other puzzles by Guest Setters

These are puzzles by guest setters that have been published elsewhere. You might like to enjoy these as well. No fewer than thirty-three of the setters who appeared first in the NTSPP and Rookie series (indicated with * below) have gone on to have puzzles published in the National press.
[ Setters – please contact me if you would like your profile to be amended / updated.]

Alchemi *

Alchemi has had puzzles published in The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.

As Hemical he had a regular fortnightly slot on the Cricinfo site.

He has also had puzzles published on Alberich’s site.

Anax

Anax’s puzzles are regularly published in The Times, The Independent (Anax), the Financial Times (Loroso) and, under the alias Elkamere, in the Telegraph Toughie series.

He also has a number of them on his Anax Crosswords site and on Alberich’s site.

Unexpected Bonus (16/04/2010) – interactive version or as a pdf

Artix

Artix has set Toughies and is a regular setter in the Magpie.Β  He has also had Listener and EV (1095) puzzles published. He co-compiles with Chalicea as Nudnix, and with Chalicea and Ilver as Rasputin.

Atrica *

Atrica has had a puzzles published in The Independent.

Beet *

Beet has had puzzles published in The Independent.

Brunel *

Brunel has had a puzzle published in The Independent.

Bucko *

Bucko has had puzzles published in The Independent and on Alberich’s site..

Chalicea

Chalicea is a prolific compiler of verbal and numerical crosswords for the Listener, Inquisitor and EV series, in the Magpie, 1 Across, Crossword Magazine, on the Crossword Centre’s message board and in the new Crossnumbers Quarterly. She compiles the weekly competition crossword in the Farmers Guardian and compiles as Curmudgeon and Chalicea for the 3D Crossword Calendars, acting as their clue judge in the annual competition. She was crossword editor of ‘Geneva Lunch’ until it ceased to publish. She co-sets with other compilers as Rasputin (with Artix and Ilver), S.M.E.R.S.H. (a group of editors and setters), Bics (with Shark), Nudnix (with Artix) and Charismatix (with Samuel and Artix). She also, as one of the Numpties, writes a weekly Listener blog on Listen With Others. Of all the setting, vetting, test-solving and blogging that she does, she most enjoys the NTSPP because of the warm and constructive responses and the blog that appear immediately after publication.Β  Most of Chalicea’s NTSPP puzzles feature a ghost theme, i.e. one that it is not necessary to know in order to complete the puzzle but provides added entertainent.Β  Since September 2020, the Numpties have been providing hints for the weekly EV puzzles on this site.

Commoner *

Commoner has had puzzles published in The Independent on Sunday and a number of puzzles on his own site crypticcommoner.

Conto*

Conto has had a puzzle published in The Independent as Bluebird.

Crucifer

Crucifer had a regular gig in a food writing magazine until it folded. He has also had a puzzle published on Alberich’s site

Dill *

Dill has had a puzzle published in The Independent on Sunday.

Donk *

Donk has had puzzles published in The Guardian (as Screw), The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.

Dutch *

Dutch has had puzzles published in The Independent.

Encota *

Encota has set Listener, Enigmatic Variations, Inquisitor and Magpie puzzles.

eXternal *

eXternal has set Listener, Enigmatic Variations, Inquisitor and Independent puzzles, as ArteXlen, in the FT and as proXimal in the Telegraph Toughie series and is the editor of the Enigmatic Variations series of puzzles

He has also set a Prize puzzle on Derek Harrison’s Crossword Centre.

Fez *

Fez, as Cranberry, has set barred puzzles in the Inquisitor and Enigmatic Variations series.

Gervase

Gervase has had puzzles published on Alberich’s site.

Grecian *

Grecian has had a puzzle published in The Independent.

Halcyon

Halcyon has had puzzles published on Alberich’s site.

Harold *

Harold has had a puzzle published in The Independent.

Hieroglyph *

Hieroglyph has had an Inquisitor puzzle published as well as several puzzles in the Independent.

Hippogryph *

Hippogryph has had a puzzle published in The Independent on Sunday.

Hoskins *

Hoskins has had puzzles published in The Independent, The Magpie, 1Across and The NADFAS Review; as Talos he sets for The Times Literary Supplement; as Ned he sets general knowledge puzzles for The Sunday Herald; and under his own name, David McLean, he sets for the Sunday Times and contributes to The Church Times.

Italicus *

Italicus has had puzzles published in The Independent.
He has also had a puzzle published on the 1 Across site and on Alberich’s site.

Knut

Knut has puzzles published in The Independent, as Julius in the FT and as Hudson in the Telegraph Toughie series.

Lohengrin

Lohengrin has puzzles published in The Independent.

Maize *

Maize has had puzzles published in The Independent.

Mucky *

Mucky has had puzzles published in The Independent as Filbert.

Phibs

Phibs has set barred puzzles in the Enigmatic Variations (as Ranunculus) and Inquisitor series (as Triton), as well as the Magpie magazine (as Phylax).

Prolixic *

Prolixic has had puzzles published in The Independent and The Independent on Sunday, as Kairos, and in the Church Times, as the Reverend Michael Callaghan.

Thus Spake Araucaria – interactive version

He has also had a puzzle published on Alberich’s site.

Qix

Qix has a puzzle published every Monday in the Glasgow Herald.

Quaiteaux

Quaiteaux has had puzzles published in The Independent.

Radler *

Radler has had Inquisitor puzzles published.

He has also had puzzles published on Alberich’s site.

Shabbo*

Shabbo has had puzzles published in The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.

Shark

Shark has set Listener, Enigmatic Variations and Inquisitor puzzles.

Silvanus *

Silvanus has had puzzles published in The Independent and The Independent on Sunday and has joined the panel of Toughie Setters.

Simon

Simon compiles similar crosswords, two or three a year, in 1 Across under the pseudonym Pedrock.

Skinny *

Skinny has had a puzzle published in The Independent on Sunday.

Skipjack *

Skipjack has set Toughie, Independent, Enigmatic Variations and Inquisitor puzzles, all as Serpent.

Snape *

Snape has had puzzles published in The Independent as Eccles.

Soup *

Soup has had a Guardian Genius puzzle published and is the current editor of 1Across magazine.

Vigo *

Vigo has had puzzles published in the Independent and, as Carpathian, in the Guardian Quiptic.

Whynot *

Whynot has had a puzzle published in the Independent.

Wiglaf

Wiglaf has had puzzles published in the Independent and has set Listener, Enigmatic Variations and Inquisitor puzzles.

Windsurfer *

Windsurfer has had puzzles published in The Independent, and as Kite in the Guardian and the Guardian Genius slot.Β  He has also had puzzles published by 1Across Magazine, Alumni magazines, Alberich’s site and is one of the setters at www.customcrypticcrosswords.com.

Wire *

Wire has had puzzles published in the Independent, on Alberich’s site and on the 1 Across site.


 

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Created 14 Mar 2012

Updated 25 Oct 2024