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TALKS FOR ALL - ANGELA BELL & THE FASCINATING HISTORY OF THE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Event type: Educational Event
Date: 6 August 2026
Venue: The Mill Hall Arts and Events Centre
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Cost: £3.00 including a tea or coffee. Tickets available in April.
Booking: Note that booking is required.

Are you a Cruciverbalist? Would you like to be? Or are you completely daunted by Cryptic Crosswords?
In this engaging & interactive presentation & workshop you will work in small groups with O.U. & u3a tutor Angela Bell & learn not only
how to decipher the clues but also how crosswords played a key role in recruiting code breakers at Bletchley Park in WWII.