Crossword editor's update
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A memorial to AraucariaPlans for a church plaque in John Graham’s honour are in train
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Is 'A ragman (anag) (7)' fair as a Quick clue?Hugh Stephenson rises to the defence of anagrams in Quick puzzles
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On setters and settingHugh Stephenson looks at a crowded market
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The long arm of coincidence ...Hugh Stephenson reports on the relationship between the Mayor of London, a Scottish PhD student and Picaroon
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Shoes and ships and sealing waxHugh Stephenson reflects on the things one learns from crosswords
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2016 in puzzlesHugh Stephenson looks back on 12 months that were too hard and too easy
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Puzzles for ChristmasA bumper crop of puzzle publications is out there to help you into 2017
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Plus ça change ...Our cryptic crossword solvers seem deeply divided as to whether they have become too difficult or not. Hugh Stephenson looks at some of the evidence.
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Bottling outAristotle’s courage has been called into question
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More pros than cons for the anagramOur straw email poll seems to show that solvers are happy with anagrams in the Quicks (in moderation, at least)
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Thumbs up or down?We tried out anagrams in the Quicks last month; not everyone was exactly happy
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Questions of styleWhen is an actor an actress, asks Hugh Stephenson
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New Year notes on problems with printing outWays to make the puzzles fit for purpose
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Roll out the old, roll in the newHugh Stephenson gives an end-of-year report on the Guardian new crossword website
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Searching the pastThe new formats for the online crosswords are clearly causing some of you problems but access to the archive should not be one of them.
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Life after beta-testing
Before the end of this month the Guardian crosswords will have moved into the multi-media world
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Beta-testing
Hugh Stephenson explains why, though it's not broke, the crossword site is still being fixed.


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