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Crossword blog: the unsolved mystery of the D-day puzzles

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In 1944, headmaster and crossword compiler Leonard Dawe published vital military codewords in a Telegraph puzzle. Will we ever find the answers, or even some fresh clues, to this classic crosswording mystery?

The Telegraph recently published a Centenary Collection of its puzzles, from the earliest grids to the Toughies and Enigmatic Variations of today.

Telegraph puzzle editor Phil McNeill gives a lively introduction to each section, and the collection includes the most apparently dangerous puzzles that the Telegraph has ever printed. Yes, and seemingly for the first time, Cryptics 5,246, 5,775, 5,792, 5,797, 5,799 and 5,802 are collected to reveal their apparently treacherous joint legacy.

"So, is that the end of the story? Somehow I doubt it. Somewhere, someone will clear out an attic and come across more papers relating to 'The Crossword D-day Codenames'. I hope they will contact The Daily Telegraph when they do."

"An official-looking car turned up," he recalls. "I was interested, so I kept watching. After a time, I saw Mr Dawe go off in the car with whoever it was."

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