Category : Crosswords

Azed crossword 2,489

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What links flute (bird), oboe (duck) and clarinet (cat)? The Weekend quiz

From copyright to cantons, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 In 1956, who became the most titled woman in the world?2 The Missouri meets the Mississippi just north of which city?3 What list was compiled by Antipater of Sidon?4 Copyright usua...

Quick crossword No 15,536

Prize crossword No 28,063

Annotated solutions for Prize 28,057

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 28,057* each of the 14 across solutions is an anagram of another in the symmetrically opposite position in the grid Continue reading...

Azed slip No 2,486

1 R. J. Heald (Barnsley, South Yorkshire): Baron Hardup merrily gives away daughter, Prince becoming husband by end of Cinderella pantomime (anag. incl. B less d, with h for P + a). Continue reading...

Cryptic crossword No 28,062

Crossword roundup: why we call it 'muscovado' sugar

Gambling, Trump and imported foodstuffs all feature in our pick of the best of the broadsheets’ crypticsFrom now on, any Guardian or Observer puzzle we mention is playable on iOS and Android phones via our app Guardian Puzzles. It includes a co-solvi...

Quiptic crossword No 1,057

Observer killer sudoku

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...

Annotated solutions for Prize 28,051

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 28,0519 Carmelite ARM in C(old) ELITE (cream) Continue reading...

Cryptic crosswords for beginners: sailors and boats

Continuing our series for those tempted or daunted by the cryptic crossword. Ahoy, it’s the sailing jargon you will needIn the example clues below, I explain the two parts of each: the definition of the answer, given in bold type, and the wordplay –...

Annotated solutions for Prize 28,045

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 28,045Across1 seduce SE<DUC(k)>E Continue reading...