Crossword roundup: puzzles in various dimensions
We take in 3D crosswords and wordplay in other forms in our pick of the best of the broadsheets' cryptics
In the sample clues below, the links take you to explainers from our beginners series. The setter's name often links to an interview with him or her, in case you feel like getting to know these people better.
10a Adult gets into origins of Peppa Pig with hesitation in front of function needing sheets of A4? (9)
[wordplay: abbreviation for adult" inside (gets into") initials (origins") of PEPPA PIG, then hesitant utterance + synonym for function" (as a verb)]
[A inside PP, then ER + WORK]
[definition: sheets of A4?]
17d Body of water, no longer European, requiring customs for meat products (8)
[wordplay: synonym for body of water" without abbreviation for European" + synonym for customs"]
[SEA - E + USAGES]
[definition: meat products]
At the beginning of last year, my partner and I, we got really into doing crosswords and playing word games and I wanted to make a game for us to play each day in the morning as part of our routine.
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