Category : Crosswords

Caitlin Moran described which PM as a ‘C-3PO made of ham’? The Saturday quiz

From a burrowing clam to toilet cleaner, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 The OED’s first citation for “video game” mentions which Atari product?2 Which river has Damietta and Rosetta branches?3 Who were bribed in the 1950s payola scandal?...

Sudoku 6,485 expert

Click here to access the print version.Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Continue reading...

Killer sudoku 918

Click here to access the print version.Normal sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within dotted lines add up to the figures in the corner. No number can be repeated within each shape formed by dotted lines. Continue reading....

Quick crossword No 16,859

Quick cryptic crossword No 7

Prize crossword No 29,386

Cryptic crossword No 29,385

Quick crossword No 16,857

Sudoku 6,481 hard

Click here to access the print version.Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Continue reading...

Cryptic crossword No 29,384

Sudoku 6,480 medium

Click here to access the print version.Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Continue reading...

Quick crossword No 16,856

Cryptic crossword No 29,383

Did you solve it? Gems from the vault of the National Puzzlers’ League

The answers to today’s wordplay challengesEarlier today I set you these problems from the National Puzzlers’ League, the world’s oldest association of word puzzle aficionados, active since 1883. Here they are again with answers.The puzzles are “flats...

Crossword roundup: is Waylon Smithers named after Wayland’s Smithy?

We find the Garrick club, Co-op Live and a Simpsons icon in our pick of the best of the broadsheets’ crypticsIn the sample clues below, the links take you to explainers from our beginners series. The setter’s name often links to an interview with him...