Crossword editor's update
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An novel problem will shortly see the light of day again
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Plans for a church plaque in John Graham’s honour are in train
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Hugh Stephenson rises to the defence of anagrams in Quick puzzles
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Hugh Stephenson looks at a crowded market
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Hugh Stephenson reports on the relationship between the Mayor of London, a Scottish PhD student and Picaroon
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Hugh Stephenson reflects on the things one learns from crosswords
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Hugh Stephenson looks back on 12 months that were too hard and too easy
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A bumper crop of puzzle publications is out there to help you into 2017
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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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Aristotle’s courage has been called into question
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Our straw email poll seems to show that solvers are happy with anagrams in the Quicks (in moderation, at least)
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We tried out anagrams in the Quicks last month; not everyone was exactly happy
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When is an actor an actress, asks Hugh Stephenson
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Ways to make the puzzles fit for purpose
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Hugh Stephenson gives an end-of-year report on the Guardian new crossword website
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The 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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Before the end of this month the Guardian crosswords will have moved into the multi-media world
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Hugh Stephenson explains why, though it's not broke, the crossword site is still being fixed.
Old setters and new conventions