![]() ![]() ![]() (Update: No new puzzles have appeared since a while, but have a go at the archives.)Īctually, you don't have to start with an easy puzzle. A new puzzle is generally uploaded around Fri-Sat. Solving help: Write a comment under the puzzle, the setters will respond.įrequency: Roughly once a week. Interactive versions are provided too.Īrchives: Look up the archives through their sidebar. There isn't much obscurity in vocabulary or GK in their crosswords. They aren't in a mainstream publication yet, I hope they will soon be. TIB crosswords are set by Vinod (Diogenes) and Tony (Cryptonyte). The solutions appear on the same day, except for the Sat prize puzzle which is blogged about after the deadline has passed. Solving help: Go to category Guardian on fifteensquared. You can also filter by setter, date, format or puzzle number. (Old location: Guardian Crossword)Īrchives: Use "Crossword Archive Search" on Guardian's crossword page, with Type = Cryptic. Online location: The Guardian Crossword page has links to printable and interactive versions. This paper provides excellent online access to its puzzles, user-friendly and easily searchable. No prizes for guessing who Rufus is (yes, it's Roger Squires, the same as the NIE setter and Dante of FT). The Guardian crossword has a more adventurous style than FT and may be tougher, but Monday can be relied on for easy fare. Many compilers on FT also set for Guardian under different pseudonyms. The solution grid is published in Mint a week later.Īs with FT, a number of compilers set for this puzzle. Solving help: The crossword is occasionally solved on XWordClub on the day of publication (Friday). See detailed instructions here: Mint Crossword Online.Īrchives: The crossword archives can be accessed by changing the date of the ePaper. Online location: The crossword is available in the Mint ePaper, directly below the editorial on a page titled "Views". Two setters – Tony Sebastian and Vinod Raman – set this crossword alternately. The crossword appears in the paper every Friday. As this is a prize puzzle, the solution is discussed after the deadline has passed (a week's gap from the date of publication).Īn easy, fair and good crossword with a financial flavour. Solving help: Visit the blog for Everyman on fifteensquared. Use "Crossword Archive Search" on Guardian's crossword page, with Type = Everyman. The same puzzle is reproduced in The Hindu on Sundays, with a gap of 7 weeks from its original date of publication.Įveryman tends to have many British cultural references, so it might be easier for solvers from UK than from other countries.įor THC (Sun), the online location, archives and solving help details are the same as for the weekday THC.Īrchives: Puzzles published since July 2003 are available. Solving help: Plenty of help is available online – see the post The Hindu Crossword Solutions.Įveryman puzzle of The Observer (a Sunday paper in the UK, owned by the Guardian group) helps you break into the puzzle gently, with its long anagrams and some simple wordplay. Use the same URL as above, with the required dates. The puzzle is available in HTML and PDF printable formats.Īrchives: Puzzles from the year 2000 onwards are available online. Online location: Use this URL to access any Hindu crossword – just change the dates (YYYY/MM/DD): My suggestion for beginners is to stick to Sankalak and Gridman puzzles. Manna (7) – Neyartha (2) – Spiffytrix (2) – Cryptonyte (1) Sankalak (6) – Nita Jaggi (6) – Gridman (6) – M. ![]() The sequence of publication (with puzzles per cycle for each setter), as on 30th Jun 2011, is: The paper publishes the setters' puzzles cyclically - the full quota for one setter, then the next one takes over. The quality and difficulty of the puzzle varies widely according to the setter. Indian solvers have an edge with THC because of the local flavour in the clues.Ī number of compilers set for this puzzle. Probably the most popular crossword in India. ![]()
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