Category : Guardian Crossword

Azed crossword 2,575

Click here to access the print versionThe Chambers Dictionary (2014) is recommended. Continue reading...

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

Everyman crossword No 3,914

Speedy crossword No 1,359

Which British scientist inspired a Barbie doll? The Saturday quiz

From bitcoins to sambuca, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which British scientist inspired a Barbie doll?2 Which country has made bitcoin legal tender?3 Who tweets as @kingjames?4 Which city was protected by the Theodosian Walls?5 Which w...

Quick crossword No 16,051

Prize crossword No 28,578

Annotated solutions for Prize 28,572

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 28,5721 appropriate double def Continue reading...

Cryptic crossword No 28,577

Crossword blog: a really, really hard puzzle

We catch up with Enigmatist, who has been bending brains in the ListenerAround these parts, we only occasionally mention the weekend puzzles without black squares; when we do, I usually advise that curious solvers should not be terror-stricken.I’d be...

Quiptic crossword No 1,143

Annotated solutions for Prize 28,566

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 28,566* eight clues produce one of a pair of commonly linked words; its partner is to be entered in the grid. Continue reading...

Crossword roundup: the real-life Darby (and Joan?)

We poke around in some old slang 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 y...

Annotated solutions for Genius 219

Follow the methodology behind Genius 219Click here to access the print version.Wordplay in each of the first 12 italicised clues lacks the (Roman) numbers on a clock face. Continue reading...

Genius crossword No 220

Click here to access the print versionWith 12 solutions our Inspector’s coding is the wrong way round. His mistakes in these 12 cases need to be reversed before entry in the grid. Continue reading...