Category : Crosswords

Did you solve it? Art thou smarter than Shakespeare?

The answers to today’s problemsEarlier today I set you these puzzles, set by the author of Much Ado About Numbers, a new book about mathematics in Shakespeare’s day. Continue reading...

Can you solve it? Art thou smarter than Shakespeare?

Don’t make this a comedy of errorsToday’s puzzles come from the quill of Rob Eastaway, the bard of brainteasers, whose latest book Much Ado About Numbers is a journey into Shakespeare’s mathematical life and times.1. Hours and hours Continue reading....

Sudoku 6,446 easy

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 29,357

Quick crossword No 16,830

Azed crossword 2,704

Click here to access the print versionClick here for rules and requests and T&Cs Continue reading...

Everyman crossword No 4,043

Quiptic crossword No 1,273

What links Alice in Wonderland with Mr Lazy? The Saturday quiz

From Sinraptor to Margaret Thatcher, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Rebecca Andrews was the first recorded victim of what in 1665?2 What drink is Jinro, the world’s best-selling spirit brand?3 What payment to authors is capped at £6,600?...