{"id":4307,"date":"2022-01-10T11:37:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T10:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/10\/crossword-roundup-puzzles-in-various-dimensions\/"},"modified":"2022-01-10T11:37:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T10:37:10","slug":"crossword-roundup-puzzles-in-various-dimensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/10\/crossword-roundup-puzzles-in-various-dimensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossword roundup: puzzles in various dimensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We take in 3D crosswords and wordplay in other forms in our pick of the best of the broadsheets\u2019 cryptics<\/p>\n<p><em>In the sample clues below, the links take you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/crosswords\/series\/cryptic-crosswords-for-beginners\">explainers from our beginners series<\/a>. The setter\u2019s name often links to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/crosswords\/series\/meet-the-setter\">an interview with him or her<\/a>, in case you feel like getting to know these people better.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/puzzles.telegraph.co.uk\/puzzle?puzzle_id=46318&amp;exitUrl=search_results\">10a<\/a><\/strong> Adult gets into origins of Peppa Pig with hesitation in front of function needing sheets of A4? (9)<br \/>[<strong>wordplay<\/strong>: abbreviation for \u201cadult\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/crosswords\/crossword-blog\/2012\/apr\/19\/cryptic-crosswords-for-beginners-containers\">inside<\/a> (\u201cgets into\u201d) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/crosswords\/crossword-blog\/2012\/jan\/27\/cryptic-crosswords-for-beginners-initial-letters\">initials<\/a> (\u201corigins\u201d) of PEPPA PIG, then hesitant utterance + synonym for \u201cfunction\u201d (as a verb)]<br \/>[A inside PP, then ER + WORK]<br \/>[<strong>definition<\/strong>: sheets of A4?]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/puzzles.telegraph.co.uk\/puzzle?puzzle_id=46318&amp;exitUrl=search_results\">17d<\/a><\/strong> Body of water, no longer European, requiring customs for meat products (8)<br \/>[<strong>wordplay<\/strong>: synonym for \u201cbody of water\u201d without abbreviation for \u201cEuropean\u201d + synonym for \u201ccustoms\u201d]<br \/>[SEA \u2013 E + USAGES]<br \/>[<strong>definition<\/strong>: meat products]<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/crosswords\/crossword-blog\/2022\/jan\/10\/crossword-roundup-puzzles-in-various-dimensions\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/63a5eb50f3f7ec8c0bd2f9ce52020c59f48e2f7a\/363_185_3254_1953\/master\/3254.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=691419cf997f09caa7fc2dfb52169c42\" title=\"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\u2019 cryptics<br \/>\nIn the sample clues below, the links take you to explainers from our beginners series. The setter\u2019s name often links to an interview with him or her, in case you feel like getting to know these people better.<br \/>\n10a Adult gets into origins of Peppa Pig with hesitation in front of function needing sheets of A4? (9)[wordplay: abbreviation for \u201cadult\u201d inside (\u201cgets into\u201d) initials (\u201corigins\u201d) of PEPPA PIG, then hesitant utterance + synonym for \u201cfunction\u201d (as a verb)][A inside PP, then ER + WORK][definition: sheets of A4?]<br \/>\n17d Body of water, no longer European, requiring customs for meat products (8)[wordplay: synonym for \u201cbody of water\u201d without abbreviation for \u201cEuropean\u201d + synonym for \u201ccustoms\u201d][SEA \u2013 E + USAGES][definition: meat products]<br \/>\nAt 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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