Yes, British crosswords are something special. I'm surprised there aren't more fans of them on HN. As introduction, here's one that's good and towards the easi

Yes, British crosswords are something special. I'm surprised there aren't more fans of them on HN. As introduction, here's one that's good and towards the easier end of the cryptic scale: http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25247 http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25247. There's a solution (with explanations) at http://fifteensquared.net/2011/02/16/guardian-25247-enigmatist-paul-and-shed/ http://fifteensquared.net/2011/02/16/guardian-25247-enigmati... It's celebrating a crossword-setter's 90th birthday, and most of the in-jokes are explained in comments.