Category : Guardian Crossword

Observer killer sudoku

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Everyman crossword No 3,998

Speedy crossword No 1,443

What links Stranger Things and Fargo? The Saturday quiz

From No Music Day to Last Cocked Hat, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which African country is named from the Portuguese for prawn?2 Why was Janet Young unique in UK politics 1979-1990?3 Which cult musician initiated No Music Day?4 Which...

Quick crossword No 16,560

Prize crossword No 29,087

Annotated solutions for Prize 29,081

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 29,0811 tea cosy T(emperature) + /EA<CO(ld)>SY Continue reading...

Cryptic crossword No 29,086

Crossword roundup: an appetite for Welsh cuisine and Welsh pets

We move from cheese to dogs 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 fee...

Quiptic crossword No 1,228

Azed crossword 2,658

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Annotated solutions for Prize 29,075

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 29,0759 chocolate COOL HAT C(harli)E (anag) Continue reading...

Crossword book club: Michael Gilbert’s Close Quarters

A crossword is the key to identifying a murderer in a whodunnit unlike any otherClose Quarters was published in 1947. But it ends like this:He felt an overwhelming desire for a steak – done red – and a pint of milk stout. Since it was the summer of 1...

Annotated solutions for Prize 29,069

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 29,0697 playboy PL<A{Y(ankee)}B>OY Continue reading...

Crossword blog: what do Aretha and Jethro have in common?

Names suggesting nobility and excellence 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...