Bad Actors by Pandiculator The two unclued entries, whose unchecked cells could form CUE JARS, are actors who both played a role in an epis...

Across   1. Strange spirit goes back to give subdued grumble. (6)   4. Perform songs a couple of times for prison. (8)  10. Ask…um…t...

I am the Eggman by Henri Wordplay in several clues generates answers omitting one or two (non-consecutive) letters; replace each omitted le...

Crossword News September 2016 The August Prize Puzzle was Uncommon Sense by Vagans. The twelve alternative entries are UK equivalents of ...

Uncommon Sense by Vagans - Solution The twelve alternative entries are UK equivalents of US counterparts indicated by the wordplay of their...

Uncommon Sense by Vagans The wordplay of twelve clues leads to an alternative entry. The three unclued entries offer a cryptic representati...

I am the Eggman by Henri Wordplay in several clues generates answers omitting one or two (non-consecutive) letters; replace each omitted le...

TVLPP 416 Across   6. Antlers for one of 16 ac. (9)   8. Is seen in corduroy, although being a king and a 16 ac. (5) 10. For there's nae l...

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Crossword News August 2026 The July Prize Puzzle was Pronouncement by Noctifer. This puzzle had lots of references to The Artist Formerl...

Pronouncement by Noctifer - Solution In 1993 Prince changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol, which the final highlighting approx...

Pronouncement by Noctifer Down clues contain extra single words. The positions of these words within their clues index letters, which taken...

Uncommon Sense by Vagans The wordplay of twelve clues leads to an alternative entry. The three unclued entries offer a cryptic representati...

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Crossword News July 2026 The June Prize Puzzle was Replace by Curmudgeon. Across clues anagrammed to cities with an additional letter wi...

Replace by Curmudgeon - Solution LIMA Across clues anagrammed to cities with an additional letter with the first six extra letters giving C...

Pronouncement by Noctifer Down clues contain extra single words. The positions of these words within their clues index letters, which taken...

Across   1. Air can swirl around this group. (6)   4, 36 ac. Fuss after...

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Crossword News June 2026 The May Prize Puzzle was Adorns Anew by Yimin. Solvers were asked to find three works and complete a perimeter ...

Adorns Anew by Yimin - Solution The three works are Birth of Venus (11a/13d), Venus and Mars (13d/26d) and Primavera (12d) – paintings by S...

Adorns Anew by Yimin Three works from four unclued entries - 11a/13d (three words), 13d/26d (three words) and 12d – reveal the identity of ...

Replace by Curmudgeon ____________________________________ Every across clue leads to the answer that must be entered, but each of those an...

Across   1. Fall behind in phys. ed. to see fashionable beach. (5)   4. Private conversation on an S-shaped sofa, (4-1-4)   9. Three-toed ...

Crossword News May 2026. The April Prize Crossword was Half-baked by Chalicea. 11 stupid or foolish people appeared in the perimeter and...

Half-baked by Chalicea - SOLUTION 11 stupid or foolish people appeared in the perimeter and unclued lights. Solvers were instructed to SHAD...

Half-baked by Chalicea Nine half-baked characters (ancient and modern) circle the perimeter and two appear in the unclued lights. An extra ...

ENDPIECE by D.A.N. Jones None of the four busy LISTENER editors in this decade has found time to solve the famous crossword. The weekl...

Adorns Anew by Yimin Three works from four unclued entries - 11a/13d (three words), 13d/26d (three words) and 12d – reveal the identity of ...

Across   7. To live with cartoon Elmer was the main story in confused condition. (9)   9. Fellow with flaccid side. (5) 10. See 4 dn. ...

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Terminal Reports by Ximenes Each 'Report' contains both  clues  (one word or more, consecutively) to  two  required words and hidden  mixtu...

Crossword News April 2026 The March Prize Puzzle was our 18 th Round Robin, Tour Party by Arcadia. It was a carte blanche grid in which...

Round Robin XVIII - Solution Theme   Homage to John Nicholson (Wan) on his retirement after seventeen Round Robins. Answers derived fro...

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Half-baked by Chalicea Nine half-baked characters (ancient and modern) circle the perimeter and two appear in the unclued lights. An extra ...

It is sad to announce that John Tozer died on the 18th of March. John was a dedicated writer of clues in the Azed competitions and set up the &lit

Across   8. It’s long gone, out of date and no good to Eleanor Roosevelt, someone who is fleeced. (9,6)    9. It was gigantic in New Zeala...

Crossword News March 2026 The February Prize Puzzle was Cover Stories by Phylax. This delightful Puzzle had the theme of characters in  th...

Cover Stories by Phylax - SOLUTION The answers which much be replaced are CAT (→KORKY), DESPERATE (→DAN), BEAR (→BIFFO), MINX (→MINNIE), OS...

Round Robin XVIII - Tour Party by Arcadia Quadrants start in the NW corner and move clockwise round the grid, with the direction of answers...