The Guardian (or affectionately called The Grauniad, in recognition of its penchant for printer's devils), has free access to its website, though you have to register.

Here's where it puts its crosswords:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/crossword/

You get to play with the 'easy' (or general knowledge) version as well as the cryptic version. In addition there are notes on how to do cryptic crossowrds (so you don't have to go through the painful process of learning by experience that we stiff-upper-lipped Brits did). You can do them online, or print them out.

For reference, The Guardian is to the left-wing what The Telegraph (Torygraph?) is to the right wing in the UK.

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