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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 10d

My latest Toughie is out today, with clues like:

Discussed grandmaster's openings (8) ♟️

You can solve it in the newspaper or on the Telegraph puzzles app, or here: www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...

I hope you enjoy it!

Telegraph Puzzles

Telegraph Puzzles - Play daily online games including crosswords, sudoku, kakuro, codewords, PlusWord and more

www.telegraph.co.uk

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William Snow @willsnow8.bsky.social · 20h

I set today’s cryptic crossword in the FT.

Sample clue:
Virtuous man lifted toilet seat (5)

You can solve this puzzle FOR FREE
- at ft.com/crosswordapp
- by printing it off at ft.com/crossword

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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 1d

Got yours yet?

Unchcrosswords.com

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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 1d

Now there's a nina

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Unch @unchcrosswords.com · 1d

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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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 2d

You are the only person apart from me who thinks this!

amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 2d

Nah - the justification is that "with" can mean "having or containing" (Chambers def #7). Those synonyms don't have that meaning

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 2d

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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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 3d

I finally got round to reading that one by Stephen Hawking - it was about time.

amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe this is how we should start our editorial meetings @wyrd.systems

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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 3d

unch unch unch unch unch

Unch @unchcrosswords.com · 3d

*deep breath*

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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 5d

It'd be chaos if a homophone could be something that worked in *any* accent! I don't think it's exclusionary to ask a rhotic speaker (to use a regular bone of contention) to recognise their accent is non-standard.

(There have been some lovely clues that specify an accent, which is also great!)

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Rachel Playforth @archelina.bsky.social · 5d

Join us for crosswords on Twitch at 12 noon, everyone! Today we're having a go at MyCrossword cryptics by evilflea @evilflea.bsky.social and Dyno #CrypticSunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 5d

I think a letter to the editor is in order...

amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 6d

Nice not to be competing this year - much less stressful...

amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 8d

15A particularly good!

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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you! 😊

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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 9d

I hope my faithful followers enjoy my latest cryptic, featuring:

Star trio cast as double-crossers (8)
Crossword setters you shouldn't have trapped in vice suffer (7)
American in the way of DC hero unplugging Tesla (8)
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent

Play The Independent's Cryptic Crossword instantly online. The Independent's Cryptic Crossword is a fun and engaging Online game from The Independent. Play it and other games from The Independent.

puzzles.independent.co.uk

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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 10d

I don't think it's faulty as such, but it feels quite random/unsatisfying to be taking an unspecified-length string of letters from two different words.

amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you and well done!

amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you! Yes, a little trickier than my Tuesdays sometimes are

amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 10d

Telegraph Puzzles

Telegraph Puzzles - Play daily online games including crosswords, sudoku, kakuro, codewords, PlusWord and more

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Henri, sometimes Odo @henriwords.com · 11d

🥁🥁🥁 I set the October puzzle in the Guardian’s Genius series under my new setting name ‘Odo’

Ever since I started crosswording it’s been my ambition to get into the Guardian, it’s always been ‘my paper’. Many thanks to @alanconnor.bsky.social for the opportunity

www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2...

Genius crossword No 268

Deadline for entries is 23:59 GMT on Saturday 1 November. You need to register once and then sign in to theguardian.com to enter our online competition for a £100 monthly prize

www.theguardian.com

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Twm @twm-barlwm.bsky.social · 12d

I set today’s prize Toughie in the Sunday Telegraph:
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/

Single mum ran into bar upset with me (2,10,3)
Contemptible person taking in adult now and then, right? (8)

Telegraph Puzzles

Telegraph Puzzles - Play daily online games including crosswords, sudoku, kakuro, codewords, PlusWord and more

www.telegraph.co.uk

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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 12d

Quite the twist in this piece 😲

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

An academic was aghast when her partner was accused of IRA activity. After his trial, he confessed

Mary Attenborough’s nightmare began when the police raided the flat she and Michael Gallagher shared, their memoir reveals, but their relationship prevailed

www.theguardian.com

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Dan Dickens @brockwellgrecian.bsky.social · 14d

I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian. This theme is part of the solutions:

Anna Friel’s latest tip for cooking
fruit (8)

Pervert ultimately hid out around
spa (7)

Casualty scene not the first for
Brian Blessed (4)

www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...

Cryptic crossword No 29,816

www.theguardian.com

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