Henri
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I have never disembowelled myself (5) I start to drum, interrupting Ringo! (3) #cryptic #crossword setter as Henri (MyCrossword, Unch, Inquisitor, Gnomon and henriwords.com) and Odo (Guardian). One of the Unch Bunch. Rob Townsend, really
Nepeta's back in the Indy today by popular(ish) demand. Sample clues: Private area's security measures no good (5) Fat fool keeping almost emaciated First Lady very close (5,2,7) puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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Good morning, Morning People ☕️
Henri@henriwords.com · 2d agoTime for a new #cryptic #crossword I think! No shenanigans but a THEME very close to my heart Sample clues: - Fair and square answers here (6) - Carpenter perhaps discovered some land (3) - Ship safer when involved in game at sea (9) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3809
I'm back as Weatherman in today's Telegraph Toughie! Sample clue: Backed very left-wing poetry jams (8) Solve it wherever you get your Toughies, and I hope you enjoy it.
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian. I take a lot of pride in this one: Hero knocked over nuclear fuel (4) Benny Hill? (8) Denis Villeneuve’s right to film movie in US city (7) www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Cryptic crossword No 30,089
Cryptic crossword No 30,089
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Time for a new #cryptic #crossword I think! No shenanigans but a THEME very close to my heart Sample clues: - Fair and square answers here (6) - Carpenter perhaps discovered some land (3) - Ship safer when involved in game at sea (9) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3809
Cryptic crossword No 3,809 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,809 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 34 clues by Henri. Published Tue 18 Aug 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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Wait, everyone I know on here is a crossword setter 🤷♂️
Elizabeth Taylor@elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 2d agoEveryone on UK Bsky is: An academic A journalist A comms person A policy wonk A lawyer (cursed) A civil servant Works for a charity A local councillor Anyone who is not one of these and is on here is special and magical
🥁 Test Solve Request 🥁 A themed puzzle I thought would be perfect for next week turned out to be topical earlier than I thought (never trust the internet, kids!) It’s quite gentle (almost Quiptic I think) and has no shenanigans, only a theme. Would any kind soul give it a test before I publish? 🙏
A second roll of the Monday Dice - I hope you enjoy! Floppy elephant with no stuffing for clingy type (6) Scourge of old? (5) Place, place and, finally, place (4)
Cryptic crossword No 30,087
Cryptic crossword No 30,087
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Huge thanks to @guineverecryptic.bsky.social for an insightful and fun #cryptic #crosswords chat! 🙌 Thanks again, Dice/Kybos/Guinevere/Jennie!
Talking Cryptics with Dice! (aka Guinevere; aka Kybos)
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It’s definitely one of the year’s best, possibly even in the top four 💪👏🙌
Unch Crosswords@unchcrosswords.com · 6d agoJust to recap on what we've got in Unch 4... Puzzles from Guinevere, Gennaro, Armand, Angel, Mort, Crenditi, Madcap, PostMark, The Void, and 'Eck (including an alphabetical one and a barred one), *plus* an interview with Mick Hodgkin, Puzzles Editor at the Times. It's a really good issue!
Stream today around 2:30 pm, solving MyCrossword puzzles by @cranberryfez.bsky.social, @metagloria.bsky.social, @mycrossword.co.uk, and maybe a Gennaro. twitch.tv/liari77
Oh I do like the term ‘nom de croix’ and think we should all use that more often 👍
Unch Crosswords@unchcrosswords.com · last wk.Here’s another sample clue from issue 4, this one from Crenditi, the ‘nom de croix’ of @juffowup.bsky.social and @longyfan.bsky.social for their UK collabs: 'Frick’ (not ‘f**k’) is written after other bad language (8) Not ordered yet? It’s still available [currently UK only] at unchcrosswords.com
Okay, have a decidedly dodgy mini #cryptic #crossword from me. www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/310
Mini crossword No 310 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 310 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 7 clues by Skirwingle. Published Wed 12 Aug 2026. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
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‘Satellite Cop’, new one-off Sky feature (5,7) cryptick.wildvale.co.uk/clue.html#KC...
Cryptick | Solve this clue!
Can you solve this cryptic clue?
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Today I learned the French word for a crossword setter and it pleases me enormously
Happy to present the first MyCrossword puzzle from “Crenditi”, which is @longyfan.bsky.social and me when we do UK-style puzzles together. This one serves as a companion piece for the puzzle we have in Unch #4, which is arriving now-ish. @unchcrosswords.com www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3787
Crenditi (Cre Nditi) · MyCrossword
Made for cryptic crossword enthusiasts, MyCrossword is a free platform for creating and publishing your own puzzles.
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Fez once again redefining how crosswords actually work 🙃
CranberryFez@cranberryfez.bsky.social · 2w agoNew Fez - and completely plain, no shenanigans, promise. (Well, at least until you hit the 'Check' button, when thematic gremlins may emerge.) Unsteady bit is sealed off (11) Find out if case is dismissed by Thursday (7) Just cycling around in French city (4) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3775
New Fez - and completely plain, no shenanigans, promise. (Well, at least until you hit the 'Check' button, when thematic gremlins may emerge.) Unsteady bit is sealed off (11) Find out if case is dismissed by Thursday (7) Just cycling around in French city (4) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3775
Cryptic crossword No 3,775 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,775 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by Fez. Published Fri 7 Aug 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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Repost for the morning people ☕️ a cheeky little Mini to start your day
Henri@henriwords.com · 2w agoMany thanks for all the birthday gifs, they have been amusing me all day long ☺️ My gift in return is a Midweek Mini (with shenanigans, of course) to amuse *you* for a few minutes! www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/306 Sample: Stick around later, primarily for this (4)
I’m delighted to be back in the Independent today. Clues include: Urge to bed emoji? (8) Lunchbox cover located by staff (7) With a C but no L or E, Wordle could be CRUSH (5) #cryptic #crossword puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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Many thanks for all the birthday gifs, they have been amusing me all day long ☺️ My gift in return is a Midweek Mini (with shenanigans, of course) to amuse *you* for a few minutes! www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/306 Sample: Stick around later, primarily for this (4)
Mini crossword No 306 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 306 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 8 clues by Henri. Published Wed 5 Aug 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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Just put up something on MyCrossword. This puzzle was originally published in the Browser last year. So it should be relatively straightforward, but I also hope enjoyable. www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3765
Cryptic crossword No 3,765 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,765 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 32 clues by Liari. Published Wed 5 Aug 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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Today is my birthday 🎉 please reply to this with an amusing gif* * because it sounds a bit like ‘gift’. plus I just really like amusing gifs anyway
Full House: Happy Birthday to Me!
Alt: Full House: Happy Birthday to Me!
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A handful of Brucie Bonuses in my crossword in The Independent today: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... “Give us a twirl!” Games with King Brucie at the front, terrific (6)
