What started as a “bee in her bonnet” has led to a decades-long career for cryptic crossword compiler Nancy Sibtain – and she has no plans to stop.
Minute Cryptic,an Australian crossword craze,is going global.
This interactive format is the perfect addition to a wordsmith’s daily puzzle routine,especially if you use these expert tips and tricks.
David Astle describes Rachel Kelly’s clues as “neat and zestful - both fair and fresh”. It appears our solvers are fans of her work,too.
It’s the end of the Wordle as we know it,writes our Modern Guru.
That one’s going straight to the back of the garage.
Advanced life knowledge required for some jigsaws.
If painters have their Archibald,and actors their Oscars,then it’s time to applaud clues of the year.
We’ve compiled the mother of all quizzes - a Frankenstein’s monster of all the curliest questions we’ve ever posed to our readers. Are you up to the challenge?
Behind the fun of this weekend’s national jigsaw puzzle competition in Melbourne,there lies a fiercely competitive event.
The wildly popular word puzzle hit an unexpected snag on Monday when it suddenly became topical,in all the wrong ways.