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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From the archives, an all-time astonishing topical clue
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There are Victorian tales and scary Santas in our pick of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues
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The New Yorker has retrieved from its archives some puzzles from its cryptic series. What do you think of them?
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There’s an example of rapid-response setting in our collection of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues
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Sometimes, a setter gets a helping hand from words that share an origin. Is that a problem?
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You are invited to count spaghetti in our collection of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues
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Continuing our series for those tempted or daunted by the cryptic crossword: jacks and aces, east and west
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Snappy slogans and Romany remarks in our pick of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues
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Continuing our series for those tempted or daunted by the cryptic crossword – when you need to shake your bottom
Crossword blog: Crossword Council #1 – the carrollism