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crosswords blog
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Crossword blog: meet the setter – NutmegThe latest in our series where we turn the tables on the torturers. Under the spotlight this time is Margaret Irvine, AKA Nutmeg
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Crossword roundup: celebrating a century of Vera LynnA 100th-anniversary puzzle whose subject is around to enjoy it, plus the best of the rest from the cryptic world
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Crossword blog: Colin Dexter's life in five cluesInspector Morse creator Colin Dexter, who died on Tuesday, was a prolific creator of crosswords both real and fictional. Here are five clues that sum up his life of witty wordplay
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Crossword roundup: why eyebrows are found on highbrowsScottish synonyms and chance currency in the pick of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues
editor's update
Hugh Stephenson
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prize
Winners of Prize No 27,166
Jeff Mason - Whitley Bay
Paul & Carole Davies - Nuneaton
Lesley Gould - Skipton, North Yorkshire
RM & ES Westbrook - Longford, Coventry
Andrew Maloney - Cambridge
Jeff Mason - Whitley Bay
Paul & Carole Davies - Nuneaton
Lesley Gould - Skipton, North Yorkshire
RM & ES Westbrook - Longford, Coventry
Andrew Maloney - Cambridge
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Prize Crossword No 27,172We are unable to display Maskarade’s Esater Prize puzzle online in the normal interactive format. Please click here use the PDF version to complete the crossword.
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Winner of Genius No 164
James N Morris, South Lanarkshire
Winner of Genius No 165
Mrs Aprile Biggs, West Sussex
azed
Azed No. 2,337 winners
Colin Kotz, Devon
Tony Vick, Newcastle-upon-tyne
David Reed, London
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Crosswords A-Z
Crosswords A-Z
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