The 5000th Sunday Times Cryptic Crossword
858*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
A fantastic achievement for The Sunday Times which has reached its 5000th Cryptic Crossword. Apparently there were 5 authors - we presume the likes of Dean Mayer and others - who compose the crossword most weekends. There are a lot of wonderful clues in this puzzle and Simon blames his brain for not unscrambling them more quickly!
You can find the Times Online Crossword Club here:
www.crosswordclub.co.uk
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We have a new Competition running involving the world's hardest classic sudoku. It's been discovered by Philip Newman and, if you can solve it, send us your answer AND how you figured it out by 31 March. Philip will pick the best solutions, which will win a prize.
Simon's attempt to solve The Sudokutown Murders is out now.
We have released a new crossword video featuring Mark's attempt at the a Friday New York Times crossword, Matt Gaffney's meta crossword and the Listener crossword (which was a numerical).
We've also just released March's reward, a sudoku hunt called Guess Again. Send in your solution by 20 March for a chance to win a prize.
Also new on Patreon is Simon's solve of Sam Cappleman-Lynes' Tie Fighter Starbattle.
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- Simon's solve of Balance = Entropy, a brilliant new sudoku from JeremyDover and Raumplaner.
- Mark's latest fight with The Times Club Monthly Special cryptic crossword.
- The QAS ("Quite Approachable Sudoku") Hunt (solutions due tomorrow please!)
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