As Steve Pemberton reappears on the puzzle page with a special challenge, he reveals his wordplay influences – from Taskmaster to the Two Ronnies, and Inside No 9
Sphinx’s first puzzle appeared in 2017 and solvers were delightfully flabbergasted to see it appear in a fictional context on the same night’s television. The programme was Inside No 9, but its world’s fictional setter was able to create puzzles in other worlds: witness 2020’s Dracula.
Sphinx – AKA writer and performer Steve Pemberton – made a quiet reappearance last September with a puzzle which was not fully explained until this year, in episode six of Taskmaster, which you should watch now whether or not you’ve already seen it.
Continue reading… As Steve Pemberton reappears on the puzzle page with a special challenge, he reveals his wordplay influences – from Taskmaster to the Two Ronnies, and Inside No 9Sphinx’s first puzzle appeared in 2017 and solvers were delightfully flabbergasted to see it appear in a fictional context on the same night’s television. The programme was Inside No 9, but its world’s fictional setter was able to create puzzles in other worlds: witness 2020’s Dracula.Sphinx – AKA writer and performer Steve Pemberton – made a quiet reappearance last September with a puzzle which was not fully explained until this year, in episode six of Taskmaster, which you should watch now whether or not you’ve already seen it. Continue reading… Crosswords, Life and style, Hobbies, Steve Pemberton, Inside No 9, Television, Television & radio
