Cryptic crosswords might seem like gibberish at first glance, but there is method to the madness, with patterns that you can ...

There’s even a cozy British murder show, BBC One’s Ludwig —newly available on BritBox in the U.S.—starring David Mitchell as an awkward cryptic crossword setter who, in the course of getting roped ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mere mention of “cryptic” crossword clues can be enough to put an amateur puzzler off their game before pencil has hit paper.

Editorial: For nearly a century, the Guardian has been challenging and delighting its readers with these puzzles. Here’s to 30,000 more ...

Tony Long will be sharing his knowledge in an illustrated talk in Thame called Cracking Cryptics: An Easy Guide to Solving ...

Solving cryptic crosswords is a niche art, and this isn’t an easy club to break into. There are few places, even online, where one can turn, for help getting started. That’s one reason Vivek Singh ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Minute Cryptic A daily game aiming to help players learn to solve cryptic crossword clues. One cryptic clue is presented along with the length of the answer ...

Hello fellow cryptic-solvers! Welcome to a brand new section of The Daily: Cardinal Cryptic! The Cardinal Cryptic is a fun crossword puzzle that contains a hidden word. You can find our first puzzle ...

“In a poll, 64% of Americans felt that the New York Times Crossword is the hardest to complete,” followed by The Washington Post at 19% and USA Today at 13%. Whether you’re taking your first steps ...

I met Richard E. Maltby Jr. while working as a Harper’s intern in the spring of 2022. An Englishman in New York, my colleagues were bemused by my lunchtime lucky dip: selecting a cryptic crossword at ...