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Love cryptic crosswords, long time solver, now honoured to be a setter! ADHD and Mensa member - owning the wonderful US ’twice exceptional’ label 🥰 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🎲🎲

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 28d

I’m easily pleased… it appears the Guardian crossword setter links have been fixed, so you can access all my puzzles in one place! 😀

(It was previously working for some setters, partially for some - and not at all for others)

www.theguardian.com/profile/dice

Dice | The Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 27m

How are you finding it?!

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 4h

So far it looks like I was the only special delivery 😂

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 6h

Fingers crossed you’ll get it tomorrow!

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 8h

If it was rubbish then @unchcrosswords.com would not have published it, I have faith in the team!

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Unch @unchcrosswords.com · 13h

I've now posted out all the pre-sale copies (thanks so much everyone!), and they should be arriving to UK people in the next couple of days.

Sales are now open at unchcrosswords.com - while stocks last!

#cryptic #crosswords

Unch Crossword Magazine

Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine

unchcrosswords.com

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Sowmya Ramkumar @somsram.bsky.social · 13h

#1ACCWC 541 – OPULENCE - OPEN for CLUES www.1across.org/2025/10/12/1... via @somsram

#cryptic #clue #contest This week’s word is OPULENCE. Have you submitted a clue yet?

1ACCWC 541 – OPULENCE – OPEN for CLUES

This week’s contest is hosted by Amrita Majumdar who won 1ACCWC 540 – EXPLICIT – her first win in this year’s 1ACCWC taking her to the #14 spot in the hotly contested 2025…

www.1across.org

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 13h

Oops! Don’t look too closely!

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 13h

The postman knew the importance.

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 13h

We’re busy at it, Mr G is on the pen, carefully doing his best handwriting!

Close up picture of two hands filling in a crossword in Unch magazine

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 14h

We’re solving already!

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 15h

You’re very welcome!

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 15h

It’s so lovely! Looks so professional, feels nice, so honoured to be part of this! Excited to do some puzzles today, especially as I’m off work on leave, so what better time for it to arrive?!

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 15h

It’s here, it’s here!

@unchcrosswords.com

#cryptic #crosswords

Unch crossword magazine just opened, having just arrived in the post

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 16h

It can’t be said enough how wonderful a resource fifteensquared.net is. The bloggers give us so much - I - and so many others - have learnt so much from there! Invaluable!

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 16h

Oh it’s wonderful, I can’t say it enough! Looking forward to meeting some of the bloggers in York next week - wonderful people! I learn so much from there!

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 16h

It’s a great feeling when you find an exciting clue for one across! Love a strong start!

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 17h

Wordle 1,580 6/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Snap, bit of a close call!

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 1d

Still working on it but from what I see so far I agree, it’s amazing! So clever! Thanks for the nudge!

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t have a problem with *that* use 😂 but then I’m not one for adding to the list of joining words either, I’ve listened to JH too much ;-)

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 1d

Someone somewhere (sorry can’t remember who or where) said ‘with’ is the same as ‘and’ as a joining word. Personally I disagree but I have seen it - recently I think!

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 1d

Oh I just set the clues to a list of words K gave me 😂 I wouldn’t know where to start on a grid! 🤯 That’s a special skill!

Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

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Henri, sometimes Odo @henriwords.com · 1d

No Midweek Mini today, but I do have a new full-size #crossword, does that count?

www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2770

Sample clue:

Penny fools about and is late (6,2)

Cryptic crossword No 2,770 · MyCrossword

Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,770 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by Henri. Published Wed 15 Oct 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.

www.mycrossword.co.uk

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 1d

V excited to make another debut (and no, I don’t think unch has arrived yet…!)

3D Calendar puzzles are a very different take on cryptics - while also helping great causes. Read more on their website!

Today, a bonus puzzle for Oct - clues by me, grid by Komorník (to whom I owe so much) #cryptic

Welcome To The World Of 3D Cryptic Crosswords - 3D Calendar Puzzles

A puzzle for every month, a clue for every day. For lovers of wordplay who like a challenge, the 3D Crossword Calendar takes cryptic crosswords to a whole new

3dcalendarpuzzles.co.uk

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh I’ll be off to have a look soon! Exciting!

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