Derek Harrison
derekharrison.bsky.social
Derek Harrison
@derekharrison.bsky.social
Keen cyclist, lover of crosswords and manager of the Crossword Centre website
The Azed slip with the results for the clues to METEORIST is now on the Crossword Centre.
www.crossword.org.uk/Azedslip.html
The Azed Slip
www.crossword.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The Crossword Centre's traditional Christmas treat, Seasons Greetings by Eclogue.
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December 2025 Seasons Greetings XVII by Eclogue
Seasons Greetings XVII by Eclogue The wordplay for every clue generates an extraneous letter.  Those generated by down clues should be ente...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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More Unch to brighten up your January! Pre-order now! 🎉
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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New Listener video is out. One of the more impressive uses of grid symmetry out there!

youtu.be/qijbeetn0bc?...
Listener 4892 "Tell Me What..." by Kea
YouTube video by Dmitriy Adamskiy
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November 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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The latest Azed Slip with the clues to DINGLE-DANGLE is now on the Crossword Centre.
www.crossword.org.uk/Azedslip.html
The Azed Slip
www.crossword.org.uk
November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Puzzlers! Solve a present problem and do your bit for BBC Children in Need Day: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/11/14/3... #BBCChildrenInNeed @rnib.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The latest newsletter from the Crossword Centre is hot off the press.
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Crossword News November 2025
Crossword News November 2025 The October Prize Puzzle was Like Two-Tone by Yimin. Corrected misprints spell STARRY NIGHT OVER THE RHONE ...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The solution to Like Two-Tone by Yimin. Surprisingly a number of solvers did not associate the title with ska.
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Solution to Like Two-Tone by Yimin
Solution to Like Two-Tone by Yimin Corrected misprints spell STARRY NIGHT OVER THE RHONE (by Van Gogh), a work which includes the Big Dipper...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A lovely Listener Crossword by Hawk and I was lucky to win another prize.
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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New Listener video is out! Second puzzle of the year by Hawk (whose first one is still my favourite Listener of 2025).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=znPZ...
Listener Crossword 4890 "Naked Attraction" by Hawk
YouTube video by Dmitriy Adamskiy
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November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Another nice puzzle from John Nolan.

johnnolantheverylogicalprizepuzzle.blogspot.com
John Nolan: The Very Logical Prize Puzzle
johnnolantheverylogicalprizepuzzle.blogspot.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Maybe I should put it out here now that this is an account on cryptics.
I review The Listener puzzles every week:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
New episodes released when solutions are published: Friday, 4pm, three weeks after the publication of the puzzle.
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The November challenge from the Crossword Centre is Nonsense by Craft.
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November 2025 Nonsense by Craft
Nonsense by Craft For nine symmetrically-placed entries, definitions in clues lead to an answer which must be treated before entry. Wordplay...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:09 AM
My suspicions are confirmed. Private Eye just makes up the names of the crossword prize winners.
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
My first edition of Unch
October 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I set today’s Listener Crossword, which you’ll find in The Times 🙂
October 18, 2025 at 7:38 AM
So Mark Goodliffe has won the 2025 Times Crossword Championship. That’s his 13th win. Phew!
October 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
All the news from the Crossword Centre in my latest newsletter.
crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2025/10/cros...
Crossword News October 2025
Crossword News October 2025 The September Prize Puzzle was Sucker? by Bufo. It was a puzzle with a cruel twist and many solvers were ind...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Solution to Sucker by Bufo, a puzzle that fooled a lot of solvers.
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Solution to Sucker by Bufo
Sucker? by Bufo - Solution There are two possible answers to 16 across and 20 across. Choosing the more common of these answers (SONIA and ...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Another neat themed crossword from John Nolan. Great fun.
johnnolantheverylogicalprizepuzzle.blogspot.com/2025/09/acro...
John Nolan: The Very Logical Prize Puzzle
TVLPP 405
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October 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM