Category : Crosswords

by Admin - 7 months ago

Annotated solutions for Prize 29,159

Follow the methodology behind Prize crossword 29,159* Theme words (not further defined) are rivers; one river has to be added to the wordplay in 30 clues; two are needed in three more clues; and four are solutions. Continue reading...

by Admin - 7 months ago

Crosswords for beginners: meet the letter O

We continue the second half of our interviews with letters of the alphabet about what they get up to in cryptic cluesYou’ve met A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N. Now it’s time for the various rounded vowels represented by the letter O.Hell...

by Admin - 7 months ago

Genius crossword No 243

Click here to access the print versionWordplay in each Across clue contains a superfluous letter. In clue order, these letters spell out an instruction to be applied to two additional words in the grid, creating 12 new words, for the final solution t...

by Admin - 8 months ago

Annotated solutions for Genius 242

Follow the methodology behind Genius 242Each letter of the alphabet appears at least once at the end of the solutions to the clues, which are to be fitted in the grid jigsaw-wise wherever they will go.X American SI<O(xford)/U(ni)>X Continue rea...

by Admin - 8 months ago

What links HMS Devastation and a white swan? The Saturday quiz

From Monstera deliciosa to a sleepy marsupial, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Who was the first person to renounce a hereditary peerage?2 Which country introduced a solidarity tax in 1991?3 The Monstera deliciosa plant is better known by...

by Admin - 8 months ago

Killer sudoku 881

Click here to access the print version.Normal sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within dotted lines add up to the figures in the corner. No number can be repeated within each shape formed by dotted lines. Continue reading....

by Admin - 8 months ago

Annotated solutions for Genius 241

Follow the methodology behind Genius 241* A word of at least two letters (indicated in bold below) had to be removed from each clue before solving and fitting the solutions in the grid. These words, in order of their clues’ grid position, are the 10...

by Admin - 9 months ago

Azed slip No 2,663

SONDAGE1 R. J. Heald: Use of lead perhaps means dog ignoring master needs training (anag. less M; lead2 = plummet for sounding). Continue reading...

by Admin - 9 months ago

Azed slip No 2,659

ARITHMOMANIA1 P. A. Stephenson: Treating a mathematical neurosis may make this less acute (comp. anag. & lit.). Continue reading...

by Admin - 10 months ago

Annotated solutions for Genius 240

Follow the methodology behind Genius 240* in the completed grid the first letters of the solutions in numbered order run from A to Zcitadels D(ate) in ELASTIC (anag)russet (t)RUSS/E(nergy)/(pu)Tneurones N(ationalist)<RUE(rev)>ONESneeps N(orth)&...

by Admin - 10 months ago

Annotated solutions for Genius 239

Follow the methodology behind Genius 239Each clue prefaced by a number in square brackets provides a cryptic indication of a word (minus a single letter) from a well-known poem (not further defined). Its solution was to be entered without this letter...

by Admin - 1 year ago

Azed slip No 2,636

1 T. Anderson (CLOWN AROUND): Act in panto perhaps vulgar, not entertaining for everyone (low + U in non). Continue reading...