I ran my Cryptic Crosswords For Beginners workshop at Lestival, and again at Bungay Balls Up. And again at Bungay Balls Up. And again at Bungay Balls Up! It seemed to go down well each time, with me talking through types of clues and wordplay, with example clues for the participants to be led through. It does need a bit of re-organising though, and a few better sample clues.

Beginners cryptic crossword workshop by @TheVoidTLMB @BungayBallsUp pic.twitter.com/K30LrElnYh

— Susannah Bury (@soozbury) May 19, 2019

Speaking of BBU, there was a lot of crossword action there. I made a 19×19 crossword for people to solve, ran the workshop, and there was a lot of solving of other puzzles going on too. (I was working my way through a pamphlet of 20 of Knut’s crosswords.) While there, Dominique decided to edit a zine for the convention’s anniversary, and asked for contributions. So naturally, I threw together a crossword for it. In an hour – which was my excuse for completely omitting one clue in it. Only one person solved my BBU puzzle during the week, with a few getting well along the way. (I’m not putting it online – There were some BBU-specific references, and anyway, if you missed it, you missed it.)

#Crossword prize claimed by @__guy_g__ ! #BungayBallsUp pic.twitter.com/GTaZfw8Sb2

— Bungay Balls Up (@BungayBallsUp) May 21, 2019

The Zine is out now! Grab your copy quick, before they sell out. #BungayBallsUp pic.twitter.com/QaFI647eWG

— Bungay Balls Up (@BungayBallsUp) May 25, 2019

Had some feedback on my May puzzle (spoilers), and have just got around to finishing my June puzzle, so here it is as a printable png. Sorry, no embedded browser-solvable puzzle again this month, as the software didn’t like the accents in “Dvořák”. (*sigh* Why isn’t everything UTF-8 compliant these days?)
Answers in a week.