My latest article and puzzle in the Preston Pages. 

Thanks to Brian Dungate, as always!

http://issuu.com/prestonpages/docs/pp-jan15-lr/26

Many thanks to Big Dave for giving me my second appearance on the Crossword Blog. Much appreciated and thanks to all for the constructive and supportive comments. It means a lot!

 Made it onto Big Dave's blog today. Thanks, Dave. Really chuffed! 

http://bigdave44.com/2014/06/02/rookie-corner-008/ #crosswords #cryptic 

It's a bit of special puzzle too. Have patience with it and all will be revealed...

Having read Alan Connor's 'Two Girls, One On Each Knee' whilst hiding from civilization in the far west of Ireland, I was inspired to push the boat out and have a go at something a little more challenging from a setting point of view. 

Here it is for anyone who's interested. 

A Puzzle with Fringe Benefits

(.puz and pdf versions are here)

(No solutions provided, just to make it more of a challenge for the solver, but feel free to use this blog to ask for hints if need be...)