Crossword blog + Cryptic crosswords for beginners

Continuing our series for those tempted or daunted by cryptics, we explore abbreviations from the corridors of power

Continuing our series for those tempted or daunted by the cryptic crossword: more tricks with north, south, east, west – and the rest …

Continuing our series for those tempted or daunted by cryptics, we explore giving the answer by listing a specimen

Classical abbreviations are perfect for specifying particular letters in a clue – continuing our series for those tempted or daunted by cryptic crosswords

Our series for those tempted or daunted by cryptics reveals what’s going on when you’re asked to use last letters

We reach the halfway point in our interviews with letters of the alphabet about what they get up to in cryptic clues

Your ethical questions answered: can you use word-finders or ask friends or strangers in order to fill those final squares?