Category : Guardian Crossword

Azed crossword 2,582

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...

Which ostrich was the Beano’s first cover star? The Saturday quiz

From Eastern green to Ethiopia, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Whose exile from Florence was revoked 687 years after his death?2 Which football teams contest the Z Cars derby?3 Jacqueline Duhême helped which artist with their cut-outs?4...

Quick crossword No 16,093

Prize crossword No 28,620

Annotated solutions for Prize 28,614

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 28,6148 harp seal HARP (lager) + ALES (anag) Continue reading...

Cryptic crossword No 28,619

Crossword roundup: exactly how much is a smidgen?

We find usefully vague terms unhelpfully defined 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...

Quiptic crossword No 1,150

Annotated solutions for Prize 28,608

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 28,6087 shiitake SHIIT<(b)AK(e)>E Continue reading...

Crossword blog: checking in with … Tramp: ‘I’m never satisfied’

He’s been setting Guardian puzzles for 10 years, so it’s time to catch up with Neil Walker, AKA TrampHere is our Meet the Setter Q&A with Tramp. It’s a fun exchange, as you’d expect, but it strikingly opens by telling us that “he has now contribu...

Annotated solutions for Prize 28,602

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 28,6021 William WILL + I AM Continue reading...

Crossword roundup: can you have too many hammocks?

We try to take it easy 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 you feel lik...