They're calling it the easiest Times puzzle of all time
Matt // metagloria
@metagloria.bsky.social
Amateur cryptic solver/setter/enthusiast Baltimore, MD Old puzzles at https://crosshare.org/metagloria New and future puzzles at https://mycrossword.co.uk/metagloria
Impromptu Saturday night MyC solves! twitch.tv/metagloria
Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Test solver: lovely surface, and I can see why it appeals, but I'm afraid it really does need to be "half *of* full"
Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪@telescoper.bsky.social · 4d agoOptimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Crossword Solver: how many letters?
can every times puzzle be a Tuesday puzzle? i just got my second straight sub 9 Tuesday full 🔥
How do y'all feel about "letter bank" clues? I don't like them but am thinking about using one because it kinda works really well. How can they be clued fairly, accurately, and sufficiently?
Welcome to the most bonkers grid I've ever set. Big thanks to @bendawes.bsky.social for testing and improving! Consumed by anxiety, compose endlessly from organ (10) "This stinks" - beginning of review on The Fifth Element (5) Ladies perhaps with quiet kink? (4) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3777
Cryptic crossword No 3,777 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,777 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 32 clues by metagloria. Published Fri 7 Aug 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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Ok brief interruption but I'm back with more puzzles! Come over and I'll solve one of yours!
Let's go! Come over to my Twitch!
Matt // metagloria@metagloria.bsky.social · 3w agoThinking I may do a MyC catchup stream this evening before all the Brits go to sleep 😅 My feed has recent puzzles from @ouroborosop.bsky.social, @magpielinguist.bsky.social, @gumbootcrosswords.bsky.social, and @guineverecryptic.bsky.social among others. Priority will go to whomever's in chat!
Thinking I may do a MyC catchup stream this evening before all the Brits go to sleep 😅 My feed has recent puzzles from @ouroborosop.bsky.social, @magpielinguist.bsky.social, @gumbootcrosswords.bsky.social, and @guineverecryptic.bsky.social among others. Priority will go to whomever's in chat!
I came in one spot behind Ben, but here's my own offering for the Canadiana speed-setting contest! Papa's neighbor Oscar is from Montréal? (9) Six esteemed men who sailed to Canada? (7) Money crazy, or so it's said (6) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3747
Cryptic crossword No 3,747 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,747 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 32 clues by metagloria. Published Fri 31 Jul 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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Ben Dawes @bendawes.bsky.social · 4w agoI entered the @crackingthecryptic.bsky.social 24 hour cryptic crossword setting challenge and got second place! GO CANADA! The Great White North may set upon Ms. Lovelace (6) Bones found in gulag stripped of goods, supporting lie by East (7) Hemp sheet? (4) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3744
Once my brain recovers from the speed-setting competition I did over the weekend, I get to tackle what is unquestionably the most difficult grid I've ever set for myself. There's a bit of a gimmick to it that I think/hope will be worth it. But this puzzle is gonna be BRUTAL!* (*SNITCH of ~85)
whoops I accidentally hit publish on my newest grid! guess you'll just have to solve it a day earlier :) Harry curtailed identification of copper (5) Work on big problem for small creature (7) Handle working in book returns (4) ...and many more! www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3722
Cryptic crossword No 3,722 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,722 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 32 clues by metagloria. Published Thu 23 Jul 2026. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
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Am I tough enough to tangle with a Toughie? Let's find out! twitch.tv/metagloria
Chris Evans@mpcryptics.bsky.social · last mo.A double feature from me today, one half of Potoroo in the Telegraph, and entirely Umpire in the Indy. puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Gets to dump women’s footballer making you cross? (9) Hope you enjoy the solves!
Do Ben's puzzles, this is a *really* good one
Ben Dawes @bendawes.bsky.social · last mo.Out with another grid! I would love any and all feedback on it :) Really tried to keep clues clean + succinct. Hope they are fun!! Professor Lars consumes bacon bits (7) Turn me over after stubbing toes! (4) Set loose, I am the orc, the orc of many colours! (15) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3711
Sitting on a finished puzzle you can't release until Friday night due to self-imposed temporal spacing
Spongebob Waiting in Diner
ALT: Spongebob Waiting in Diner
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don't you hate when stuff like "rules" and "convention" and "having proper grammar" gets in the way of a perfectly lovely surface reading
Just published puzzle that was a monster to set! Thanks for the help @metagloria.bsky.social The challenge - no pure charades - &lits aplenty and a couple cheeky DDs and CDs for good measure. Sink your teeth into it and let me know how you do! www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3670
Cryptic crossword No 3,670 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,670 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 32 clues by NoBadWeather. Published Fri 10 Jul 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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Breaking my "biweekly puzzle drop" rule to bring you what I strongly feel is my best work on MyC yet. See if you agree! Bard can eke out lively movement? (10) President is trying to suppress healthcare (9) Shredded agent has place surrounded (6) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3671
Cryptic crossword No 3,671 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,671 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by metagloria. Published Fri 10 Jul 2026. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
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Late night cryptic party, come hang out! twitch.tv/metagloria
C, E.G.? (5,5) (It doesn't *really* work but I like the idea of it anyway)
Another great puzzle from Ben!
Ben Dawes @bendawes.bsky.social · 2mo agoLatest on @mycrossword.co.uk ! As a tester said; "1a is a banger" - hopefully the rest follow suit! www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3646 Thanks @metagloria.bsky.social for testing !! Crooked Don, help my defense hub! (5,4) One shy, nearly, or thereabouts (3) Within moot points, a gem (9)
In case any of you Brits have insomnia, or any of you Yanks never have evening streams to watch, I'm going to solve some recent MyC puzzles over on twitch. If you stop by and ask me to solve a puzzle or yours, I definitely will! twitch.tv/metagloria
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Solving some recent MyC puzzles!
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Biweekly puzzle drop! Tried a little something new. Thanks to the excellent @bendawes.bsky.social for testing and helping refine a clue or two. One might see us rebuilding places of worship (7-6) Fling from part of Australia is ongoing (7) and more! www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3641
Cryptic crossword No 3,641 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,641 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 29 clues by metagloria. Published Fri 3 Jul 2026. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
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Amusing error/easter egg I discovered while setting: If you try to search for the definition of LOGIN on the Collins dictionary website, it thinks you *want to* log in...
New grid! I've been working hard on trying to hone my clues to be "publishable" (in a very general sense) so if you have the time to try it out and leave a comment it would mean the world! mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3625
Cryptic crossword No 3,625 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,625 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 25 clues by NoBadWeather. Published Mon 29 Jun 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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I'm just as good a solver as Andy Fisher!* (*relative to myself)
Try out my latest cryptic on MyCrossword! Not being numerical is a quite vital failing (11) Thanks to @henriwords.com and @metagloria.bsky.social for testing mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3603
Cryptic crossword No 3,603 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,603 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by NoBadWeather. Published Tue 23 Jun 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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