This crossword can be found at https://uploads.guim.co.uk/2025/04/24/Genius_crossword_No_263.pdf
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Good morning everyone.
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
A themed puzzle for this week’s Prize.
And we’re off, with a stonker of a puzzle from new setter Bell (well, a new partnership anyway) – this is the work of top practitioners, presumably communicating by Bell Codes. And yes, it does have a railway theme, even if your blogger only spotted it at the end.
Phi is occupying his usual Friday slot today, bringing another series of mid-week puzzles to an end.
A fun gentle challenge from MUDD today FF: 9 DD: 7 Apologies for the dodgy format. More technical problem ACROSS 1 Dismiss people in traditional event (4,4) SACK RACE SACK … Read more >>
Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Bluebird sets the Independent challenge today.
Steerpike is today's setter.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29707.
This week Kruger presents us with a jigsaw, which we have to fill in a RESPONSIBLE way…
Apologies for the delayed posting of the blog today.
Eccles now appears to have a permanent booking in the Independent‘s Wednesday slot, although he’s occasionally seen on a Thursday instead.