Category : Crosswords

by Admin - 7 months ago

Crossword roundup: why do they call watery coffee an Americano?

Some tall culinary tales in our pick of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic cluesIn 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 or her, in case you feel l...

by Admin - 7 months ago

Azed crossword 2,673

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by Admin - 7 months ago

Annotated solutions for Prize 29,159

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 29,159* Theme words (not further defined) are rivers; one river has to be added to the wordplay in 30 clues; two are needed in three more clues; and four are solutions. Continue reading...

by Admin - 8 months ago

Crosswords for beginners: meet the letter O

We continue the second half of our interviews with letters of the alphabet about what they get up to in cryptic cluesYou’ve met A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N. Now it’s time for the various rounded vowels represented by the letter O.Hell...

by Admin - 8 months ago

Genius crossword No 243

Click here to access the print versionWordplay in each Across clue contains a superfluous letter. In clue order, these letters spell out an instruction to be applied to two additional words in the grid, creating 12 new words, for the final solution t...

by Admin - 8 months ago

Annotated solutions for Genius 242

Follow the methodology behind Genius 242Each letter of the alphabet appears at least once at the end of the solutions to the clues, which are to be fitted in the grid jigsaw-wise wherever they will go.X American SI<O(xford)/U(ni)>X Continue rea...

by Admin - 8 months ago

What links HMS Devastation and a white swan? The Saturday quiz

From Monstera deliciosa to a sleepy marsupial, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Who was the first person to renounce a hereditary peerage?2 Which country introduced a solidarity tax in 1991?3 The Monstera deliciosa plant is better known by...

by Admin - 8 months ago

Killer sudoku 881

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....