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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Crosswords – in particular one by the Guardian’s Arachne – have a starring role in Nick Hornby’s novella and Stephen Frears’ TV version
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We try to help out the dictionaries and to eradicate disease in our pick of the best of the broadsheets’ clues
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A Guardian puzzle last week had a little extra message ...
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Dominic Raab and Jo Johnson appear in unexpected social and culinary contexts in our pick of the broadsheets’ cryptics
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The name Phoebe was hot stuff in the late 17th century – and the 1990s, it absolutely soared up the charts again. Find out why in our regular look at what’s going on in the crossword world
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Next in our collection of tips and tricks: clues where the setter seems to stammer and stutter
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Why you should never say ‘roger and wilco’ and other picks from the best of the cryptic clues
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