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If Barney is correct!

How very dare you!

Has anyone heard confirmation of subscription yet? It said 3 days, but I've got nothing yet haha

I received confirmation twice. Once on originally subscribing and then a further email just now with a subscription number.

Is this out now?

Don't believe so.
It's being released in some selected test areas around the country.
Don't think it's actually in those areas yet but I could be wrong.

https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2017/feb/28/riddle-of-the-sphinx-guardian-cryptic-crossword-inside-no-9

https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27132

Many thanks to those of you who've dropped me a line about securing copies. Once I have word from Hachette on stock levels we'll work out what we can do.

Good man. Thanks 

same here. Still waiting. I'll cave in and get it from Smiths at this rate

Both arrived this morning.
Well worth the wait.

Both of mine arrived this morning and the issue is a delight from start to finish.
Not much else to say really.
Well worth the wait. 

I tried the link a couple times, but kept getting something called "bopgun support" asking for my name email address & company name so did not go any further. Is there a problem with the Hachette site?

Me too - can anyone post a link that works? How do I find out if I'm in the amsple area?

Don't know what the sample area (or is it amsple area?  ) is but the website works for me now.

Well done!
I forgot about this and missed out but much cash was raised so well done all!

That's a great cover.
Surprised you started without a full run tbh.

That's a real shame. Had I not had them all I  would have been all over this.
Also that I'm miles away from Liverpool.

I'll say it - I hope that spine art isn't final.

It's a little bit ugly and harsh for the bookshelf. I know they changed the original Chris Weston spine off the Mega Collection but I want something a bit lighter and character led.

I do love Clint Langley but that isn't for a front room bookshelf.

I'll be honest and hope that this is the spine. I think it's lovely. But then mine will be shelved in my man cave and not the front room (living room, parlour, depending on how old you are. Mine's not in the front so I call it the living room).

Has anyone tried subscribing? What would happen if I were to subscribe and then not be in the test area?

I've subscribed.
In the past I have subscribed to test runs not being held in my area, the most recent being Build an R2-D2, and usually I get the first 3 or 4 issues before getting a letter telling me the series is being put on hold until the future (in R2-D2's case it was 8 months). As a thank you I have normally got a few free issues when it re-starts.

If it's 14 days since you received your dispatch e-mail, I'd ask for a replacement as it sounds like it's got lost. 2 weeks is long enough for even the Royal Fail! Although when I've done this with progs in the past, half the time they show up a few days after the replacement arrives (or on one occasion, about three months after!).

My dispatch email was only last week. I'm still expecting them to turn up soon but it's a tad annoying when I ordered them on the 13th but they were not sent until 10 days later.
Had I known I would have picked them up from WH Smiths when I saw them in there last week.
Never mind. Delayed gratification is sometimes the best 

Site's working for me. Looks like a great collection

It is for me too now.

Looks awesome!