Crosswords Demystified
Solve those cryptic clues you thought you’d never crack
and learn the tricks of the crossword setter's trade under the
expert guidance of Tim Moorey.
Tim is a professional crossword setter with many years' experience
of adult teaching. He sets puzzles for a wide range of publications,
including The Sunday Times, The
Week, MoneyWeek, The
Sunday Telegraph, The Times (Listener),
and International Living magazine.
He is a Consultant for Chambers Dictionaries and
is the Cluru (Agony Uncle) for the Crossword
Club.
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced solver wanting to
improve your skills, you should enjoy one of Tim
Moorey's courses.The
emphasis is on having fun in a relaxed atmosphere and in the company
of like-minded people.
Most of the courses are residential, giving you the chance to
spend time with Tim, and enabling him to tailor his teaching to
your personal level of skill.
The courses are not competitive. Age is irrelevant.
Tim Moorey's new book
How to Master the Times Crossword
builds on the experiences of Tim's workshops for new and experienced solvers
alike. |
Click on the image below
for Tim Moorey's
article
in yesterday's edition of The Times
(Thursday, 26th March)
See the Workshops page for further
details of courses, talks and after-dinner speeches
by Tim
Moorey
tim@timmoorey.info
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Richard
Browne, Times Crossword Editor:
One of the most helpful
'how to solve' books available
Brian Head, Editor, Crossword
(the magazine of the Crossword Club:
It does make a very satisfying
read
and contains many, many superb
illustrative clues...
There is so much inspiration
and imaginative innovation here
that it does in fact stand head
and shoulders above all the rest...
The perfect Christmas gift
for any experienced
or budding cruciverbalist.
How to
Master the Times Crossword is published by HarperCollins. |
Click
on the image below
to order your copy via Amazon.
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Interactive Tutorials
Under Development
Tim Moorey is
working with web designer / animator Paddy
Gormley to develop interactive tutorials for solvers. Click
on the image on the left for introductory audio-visual presentations
at www.esolvers.net.
See also Paddy Gormley's portfolio site, paddygormley.info, for
links to fifty of his websites. |
