Cryptic crosswords offer a mindful time out for reflection

Cryptic crosswords offer a mindful time out for reflection

Enter the cryptic crossword,promoting a sense of stillness and mindfulness through the required focus and concentration.

  • byShirley Barbara-Heyworth

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You’re good at Wordle,but does that make you smarter than the next person?

You’re good at Wordle,but does that make you smarter than the next person?

If you regularly solve Wordle in three turns or fewer,well,good for you. But you’d better keep your bragging rights to the game only.

  • byKarl Quinn
EAGLE or BOGEY? Using golf’s scoring system to re-energise Wordle

EAGLE or BOGEY? Using golf’s scoring system to re-energise Wordle

Reaching the answer in four guesses is par,as I recently shared on Twitter,aligning eagles and bogeys to the various guess-counts. The idea resonated with many.

  • byDavid Astle
Time to say ADIEU to vowels? Why the best Wordle strategy is personal

Time to say ADIEU to vowels? Why the best Wordle strategy is personal

Succession’s J. Smith-Cameron,Monica Lewinsky and other players share their tips for cracking the addictive puzzle,including that all-important first word.

  • byEmma Dibdin
Done with Wordle? Try these ingenious spin-offs,rip-offs and variants

Done with Wordle? Try these ingenious spin-offs,rip-offs and variants

The one-word puzzle has caught the world’s imagination – and inspired a host of other games,some brilliant,some niche,some unspeakable. Here’s our guide.

  • byKarl Quinn
Please,CEASE:Wordle etiquette,and what not to do when playing

Please,CEASE:Wordle etiquette,and what not to do when playing

The rules of Wordle are simple. The etiquette of playing the online word game,however,is a whole other matter.

  • byKarl Quinn
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My dear wordle,oh how you’ve changed

My dear wordle,oh how you’ve changed

Back in October,the debut puzzle was a mental birdbath to start the day. The ritual felt innocent. Fun. Refreshing. Until something changed.

  • byDavid Astle
Wordle:a million-dollar success story that is a moral for our times
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Wordle:a million-dollar success story that is a moral for our times

Most of all,Wordle’s success has been down to the fact that there’s only one a day.

  • byBoris Starling
The New York Times buys Wordle,the ultra-popular online word game

The New York Times buys Wordle,the ultra-popular online word game

The Times spent an undisclosed figure on the game,but described it in the “low-seven figures”.

  • byElahe Izadi
Guess LOVED. The warm and fuzzy love story behind Wordle

Guess LOVED. The warm and fuzzy love story behind Wordle

How did everybody’s favourite online word game start? As a gift to a loved one.

  • byDaniel Victor
Puzzles take off after the world went to pieces

Puzzles take off after the world went to pieces

The jigsaw community grew during lockdown and puzzling may be a habit that sticks after the pandemic ends.

  • byEllie Mitchell andClaudia Forsberg