It is a tradition that had lapsed and people were bemoaning that, so Isla3 (who is in Western Australia - we are a global community!) decided to volunteer to get one done this year. I was asked if I could help with the publishing and ended up helping with the editing too. This was the original announcement...
In
the past, we have had fun with our own private holiday season puzzle,
where volunteer bloggers and commenters are each given one answer to
clue. I didn't think we would have one this year, but isla3 has
stepped forward to volunteer to run this project. He already has the
puzzle ready to be clued, and so we are in need of 31 clue setters,
after I got myself to the head of the line.
If you wish to volunteer to write a clue, send a Live Journal message to isla3. He will assign you a word from the puzzle to clue, along with further instructions. Since each clue-writer is operating without knowing the full context of the puzzle, the clues may have to edited and revised. We would like you to submit your clue relatively quickly, so we have time to make adjustments as needed. The puzzle is scheduled to be published in the week before Christmas.
In order to publish the puzzle, blogger Johninterred has offered to let us use the same platform he uses to publish his much-liked fortnightly weekend Quick Cryptics.
The puzzle will be blogged in Times for the Times about a week after becomes available, with special attention to the quality of the clues.
If you wish to volunteer to write a clue, send a Live Journal message to isla3. He will assign you a word from the puzzle to clue, along with further instructions. Since each clue-writer is operating without knowing the full context of the puzzle, the clues may have to edited and revised. We would like you to submit your clue relatively quickly, so we have time to make adjustments as needed. The puzzle is scheduled to be published in the week before Christmas.
In order to publish the puzzle, blogger Johninterred has offered to let us use the same platform he uses to publish his much-liked fortnightly weekend Quick Cryptics.
The puzzle will be blogged in Times for the Times about a week after becomes available, with special attention to the quality of the clues.
And here is the result, announced yesterday here. You can find an interactive version on MyCrossword (which also has a print option) here, or on Crossword.info here. A PDF to print can be found here and, if all else fails, you can try printing this image.
The solution will be blogged by Pete Biddlecombe, Sunday Times Crossword Editor in about a week's time, and I'll post a link to it when it is available here.
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