The Guardian Quick Crosswords 1: A collection of more than 200 entertaining puzzles (Guardian Puzzle Books)

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At the Observer, Ximenes took over from Torquemada and applied discipline (“playing the game”) to assist the solver. Lord Peter is fond of a puzzle too; as is often the case in whodunnits, being a solver of crosswords is handy when you are trying to solve a murder.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.I’m sure that the symmetries and patterns in the best grids are part of the appeal of crosswords and add to the solver’s motivation to complete a puzzle.

In it, I tell the story behind the development of each crossword: how I thought of the theme, the ideas that didn’t made it into print and the unlikely connections that emerged afterwards.He aimed for 500 words a day on the train, devoting the rest of his working day to law (including Raymond Chandler’s will) and evenings and weekends to his family.

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This book contains more than 200 crosswords, perfect for a quick – but challenging – test of your deductive skills. Test your powers of linguistic deduction and lateral-thinking against 120 classic cryptic crosswords from the Guardian's extensive archives, with the first book in the new Guardian puzzle book series. I just want to avoid anything trivially easy, but not ridiculously hard either (and certainly not cryptic!

Itching Down is recognisably Ditching in many places, though John inserted several parts of other villages that he enjoyed drawing. I have a lot of admiration for the more prolific setters like Paul and (in their day) Araucaria and Rufus.

You seem to treat the various Guardian grids like physical spaces, like your metaphor of the Cluedo secret passageway. My delight in this attention to detail was shared by the pioneering crossword setter Afrit, who first wrote down the golden rule of cryptics: “I need not mean what I say, but I must say what I mean.