Crossword blog
The crossword blog looks at the smartest and wittiest clues from all the cryptics. Come and share the joy and frustration of crossword culture
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When different puzzles feature the same words on the same days, do we need to call in the spooks?
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Which writers do you wish had been around to set crosswords?
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When you’ve finished today’s puzzle, will you be tempted to solve one from last week? How about last year or last decade?
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Wimbledon lingo and elusive catchphrases in the pick of the cryptic clues
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The setter-cum-surgeon talks cardiology and Kreuzworträtseln with Boris Becker and we ponder Dutch crosswords
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A tale of three Dantes and various meanings of ‘selfie’ in the pick of the best cryptic clues
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Bribes, tirades and Tory decline – they’re all there in the crossword version of the election campaign
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For you, is it a ‘crossword’, a ‘puzzle’, a ‘crossword puzzle’, or even a ‘cryptic’? And does it depend on who you’re talking to?
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Not all references to animals are references to animals, as revealed in the pick of the best cryptic clues
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Solving cryptics and quizzing exercise different mental muscles – but is the appeal the same?
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Alan Connor finds cricketing lingo and ecstatic politicians in his pick of the best cryptic clues
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Alan Connor demystifies the devices used in cryptic crosswords. This time: the sneaky apostrophe
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Alan Connor discovers what ‘frack’ means abroad – and in outer space – in his pick of the cryptic clues
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Did you know that some of Britain's Brightest (Young) Brains tackle the Quick crossword?
Crossword blog: Merl Reagle