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This page is for the discussion of general crossword related matters and other topics of interest.
This page was updated on 2026-08-21 at 15:34:44
Comments posted before 2026-08-21 can be found here.
Hey Guys,
I know this is super random. I made a little game: you get a sentence and have to say the same thing in exactly five of its own words.
A nice little exercise. A new one every day. Called Long Story Short
https://sheets.works/long-story-short
I wouldn’t click a stranger’s link either, which is fair. Google “Long Story Short Game by Sheets.Works” and we’re the first result.
Best,
Akash
No sign of or reference to the blog of the MyCrossword Featured Puzzle today?
GUARDIAN CRYPTIC 15,000
I have a copy of the Guardian’s Cryptic #15,000 set by CUSTOS – published on 20th Feb 1978 – It was my first attempt many moons ago at a cryptic and it didn’t go well but it didnt put me off.
Having found it recently I managed to complete it – so some improvement over the years.
I was naively expecting #30,000 to be in a similar vein but I found with its linkage to past puzzles and its connection with the Genius crossword quite challenging and it took a fair while to complete.
I thought I’d share and it can be found using this link https://files.catbox.moe/0j283f.png
Can anyone explain what the word ‘free’ means on the end of 26 across?
Working on tge Guardian cryptic crossword bank holiday special by Masksrade. There is a mistake in 45/65. It states the answer is (3,3,4:5) but it most definitely should be (3,4,3:5).
Amazingly, this was the first of the special clues that we figured out and that opened up the whole crossword to us.
Les @4 – You might want to put that question in the blog for the actual puzzle
In 30103 by Paul the theme was men’s colognes. Isn’t this advertising?
For anyone doing today’s FT crossword, the numerous references to “5 13” seem to be a typo. They should be “5 18”
Ian M@8: what if it was? I for one will not be rushing to buy one of the brands just because it appeared in a crossword. Perhaps Paul missed a trick by not fitting into the grid, and finding a long anagram for, OTHER FRAGRANCES ARE AVAILABLE.
Can anyone advise me how to get the keyboard to appear in the new Guardian crossword app please(Samsung tablet)
Blues Exile @10: try double-tapping a clue. You might prefer to revert to the previous crossword style by changing the settings: puzzles tab, scroll down to crossword archive and tap, then tap the vertical “…” top-right, then Settings, and turn off “Enable new crosswords”. Try not to tap “Delete all crosswords”, as it does so without prompting for confirmation; did for me anyway… I too have a Samsung tablet.
Thanks Ronan F
Double click worked