Delightful long weekend at Harlequin Fayre playing with The Dead Set, and running a crossword solve-along on the curio stage, solving @guineverecryptic.bsky.social’s recent Quiptic :)
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Crosswords - Chopin (mycrossword), Bard (Independent), Playfair (Economist) & Glyph (Guardian) Scicomm (infohackit) Music (peteplays12)
My second Genius puzzle for @theguardian.com ⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️ Thanks to @alanconnor.bsky.social for the slot. Lucy @henriwords.com and @mister-norm.bsky.social for testing. Looking forward to seeing what the solvers make of it… if that’s you - enjoy & good luck! 😁 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2...
Genius crossword No 278
Deadline for entries is 23:59 BST on Saturday 5 September
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1. First Monday of the month, woo-hoo, a new Guardian Genius 😃 2. Oh, its the one from @petermoorefuller.bsky.social that I tested so I’ve already done it 🫤 3. I remember what an absolute doozy it is, y’all are in for a treat! 😃
Back as Playfair in @economist.com featuring: Start to hate Careless Whisper after disc jockey's stick? (9) Divisive, powerful, "macho" man - ultimately turning over grand sum? (4,4) www.economist.com/games/1843/0... #cryptic #crossword
Weekend crossword
Can you solve our classic cryptic?
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Playfair in today’s @economist.com weekend #cryptic #crossword. And happy birthday to my darling Lucy, with gratitude for all the testing: Conflict as Playfair supervised by wife? Ace editor ultimately (4,3) Stoppard play with villain breaking into song (7) www.economist.com/games/1843/0...
Weekend crossword
Can you solve our classic cryptic?
economist.com
Good example of a clue with the definition not at the beginning or the end: Intelligent leader - kind inside (6) By Pasquale (Guardian 29951) #cryptic #crossword
In the pub with the Norwich History Festival team last night (Lucy is volunteering this year) and met a lovely old fellow who taught me to play the spoons. 🥄🥄 50+ years ago he was taught how to do it by a lovely old fellow in a pub in London.
Happy to be back as Playfair in @economist.com today. Featuring: Industrialist assuring oil gets refined - shrewd! (7,8) Warm places regularly burn wearing thongs (8) www.economist.com/games/1843/0...
Weekend crossword
Can you solve our classic cryptic?
economist.com
I set today's Featured puzzle which includes a clue which may or may not have been inspired by @crackingthecryptic.bsky.social 👀 Beef with Minute Cryptic clues (6) www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/15
Featured crossword No 15 · MyCrossword
Solve Featured crossword No 15 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 26 clues by Raider. Published Mon 13 Jul 2026. Free to solve online.
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I set today’s @parseword.com Wireless missing one essentially redundant element (5) As seen in my alphabetical puzzle in @unchcrosswords.com Solve for free here. www.parseword.com/daily #cryptic #crossword
Parseword - A tricky wordplay game
Transform phrases through wordplay to solve cryptic crossword puzzles.
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Self-driving car that is made to leave, leaves (4) From today’s cryptic crossword for The Independent, by me, at puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent PS There is a ghost theme
Delighted to be back in the Independent for theme day. Clues include: Playing Quidditch one needs such courage (5) Mum’s mum admits defeat (5) Delap’s last long throw (5) #cryptic #crossword puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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Pleased to have compiled this week's Featured puzzle on mycrossword.co.uk. Inc: University dons returning elitist prize (5) Played match to end? Nothing odd in that (5) Support introduction of recycled carrier bags (3) mycrossword.co.uk/featured/14 fifteensquared.net/2026/06/29/m...
Featured crossword No 14 · MyCrossword
Solve Featured crossword No 14 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 36 clues by PostMark. Published Mon 29 Jun 2026. Features special instructions. Free to solve online.
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Sssssuper to be returning as Bard in @the-independent.com today. Featuring: Sewers and streams broadcast – ssssssssssss? (12) Banshee pledging to give sanctuary to those easily led (6) Free to solve here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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Back in @economist.com today as Playfair. Featuring: Politician tries rare smirk – looks weird (3,4,7) www.economist.com/interactive/... (Subs required) #cryptic #crossword
Weekend crossword for Jun 27th 2026
A weekend crossword based on the week’s news
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How lovely to be the setter for today’s @parseword.com You can solve it here: www.parseword.com Thanks for the heads up @henriwords.com
Parseword - A tricky wordplay game
Transform phrases through wordplay to solve cryptic crossword puzzles.
parseword.com
Nearly 3 months since my last puzzle on MyCrossword, so here’s a quick one: Partners in possession of only kinky underwear (6) Brothel worker with a customer, initially inside, surface outside (7) Thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk #cryptic #crossword www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/401
Quick crossword No 401 · MyCrossword
Solve Quick crossword No 401 on MyCrossword. 13x13 grid with 26 clues by Coot. Published Fri 19 Jun 2026. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
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Oscar? He writes plays in a different way (9) From my cryptic crossword in today's FT, at ft.com/crosswordapp, or print it out at ft.com/crossword
Tips from pollster upended election and Chinese economy (8) Embezzler’s spouse, the one in charge of operations, getting tense (8) From today’s Playfair @economist.com crossword (subs) www.economist.com/interactive/... #cryptic #crossword
Weekend crossword for Jun 6th 2026
A weekend crossword based on the week’s news
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Not an easy grid fill - as well as my usual quota of words thematic to this week’s articles. Thanks to @alexselbyb.bsky.social for indulging it. #utv
Alex Selby-Boothroyd@alexselbyb.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnd here's the whole thing. Lovely stuff. www.economist.com/interactive/...
Forget Unai’s capital season? There’s little chance ultimately! (5) From my 20th puzzle for the @economist.com out today! (Subs required) #cryptic #crossword #utv www.economist.com/interactive/...
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ALT: Unai Emery Emery Fuming
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In today’s @economist.com crossword… Wonders how manicurist is retaining publicist (7) Criminal cracks at bytes – no end of chaos (5-7) www.economist.com/interactive/... (Subs) #cryptic #crossword
Weekend crossword for May 16th 2026
A weekend crossword based on the week’s news
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Back in @economist.com today as Playfair. Featuring: British/US steel is oddly providing EU capital (8) Hotel, a kids yoga place, organised all-inclusive trips (7,8) #cryptic #crossword (Subs) www.economist.com/interactive/...
Weekend crossword for May 9th 2026
A weekend crossword based on the week’s news
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Dentist and Genius Bar in one day feels a bit mean tbh
Delighted to be back for my 10th puzzle in the Indy as Bard. ⛪️ Rector’s fund repaired crypts (11) 💆🏻♂️ Serene massage involves cleansing processes (6) 🚀 Skywalker too arrogant initially, gaining sister and balance in the Force? (6) puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... #cryptic #crossword
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I’m back in the Guardian as Odo with Genius No. 275 🥳 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2... If you’ve never tried a Genius puzzle, today’s a bank holiday so pretty much the perfect day to give it a go 😜 (and you get a month to finish it…)
Genius crossword No 275
Deadline for entries is 23:59 BST on Saturday 30 May. You need to register once and then sign in to theguardian.com to enter our online competition for a £100 monthly prize
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