I made Several People are Solving 7 years ago so I could finish crosswords with my partner while we took the train to our jobs. Since then it's been used by many people around the world.
It's been costly to keep the site running, both in terms of money and my time. Recently I've not been good at keeping the site up to date and it's reached the point where it's hard for me to keep it running so I've decided to retire the site.
Thanks to everyone who's ever contacted me saying how much you appreciate the site and how it's helped you keep in touch with people close to you. Also, a special thanks to The Guardian who never complained about me re-publishing their crosswords.
I hope you're able to fill any crossword-shaped hole this leaves in your day. I've been doing the daily New York Times crossword the last few years which I recommend (although the the app could be better at syncing!).
You can keep up to date with what I'm working on my blog. I'm also writing a book about databases for software engineers that you might be interested in.
Happy solving!
‒ Chris