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Charlie Methven
@charliemethven.bsky.social
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I set cryptic crosswords as Methuselah and Chameleon and write questions for Only Connect • charliemethven.com • he/him
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 1d
Isn't that a happy crossword setter?
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 3d
IMO for better or worse* RP pronunciations function a bit like dictionary definitions constraining a vague "range" into a smaller field where answers can be tested or discounted.

*Better in that homophone clues are possible, worse in that it's another thing that can seem exclusionary.
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 3d
I like that there's no reason you couldn't use "lip-read" (past participle) as a homophone indicator
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The Void ザ・ヴォイド @thevoidtlmb.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 3d
Prak! https://mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2765
Cryptic crossword No 2,765 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,765 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 33 clues by Prak. Published Sun 12 Oct 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 4d
Interesting. I'll look forward to seeing what Mick writes about it
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 4d
Just saw the video of the results. What was the name of the new AI challenger? Darmoc?
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 6d
I've just published a mini crossword on MyCrossword for the first time, but don't worry - it's not one of those silly ones people do mycrossword.co.uk/mini/147
Mini crossword No 147 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 147 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 28 clues by Chameleon. Published Thu 9 Oct 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
mycrossword.co.uk
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 6d
Henri's new 3-letter pseudonym will in fact get you more than halfway there. Def is the last three words
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 6d
The Nobel Prize for Literature completes a century of snubbing cryptic crossword setters
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 6d
I thought it would turn your stomach
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 6d
Thanks. I found that solution particularly tricky to clue
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 6d
@enigmatistelgar.bsky.social 14d has you written all over it, John mycrossword.co.uk/mini/147#14-...
Mini crossword No 147 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 147 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 28 clues by Chameleon. Published Thu 9 Oct 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
mycrossword.co.uk
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 6d
I've just published a mini crossword on MyCrossword for the first time, but don't worry - it's not one of those silly ones people do mycrossword.co.uk/mini/147
Mini crossword No 147 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 147 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 28 clues by Chameleon. Published Thu 9 Oct 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
mycrossword.co.uk
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 7d
Can I interest you in today's Independent cryptic? 🎭
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 7d
It will make a nice change for there to be a Welsh woman named Charlotte in the castle #TheTraitors
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 7d
Cheers. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 7d
Might be a good crossword if you had, say, just under half an hour to kill bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 7d
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.
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 7d
Yeah I don't think you're gonna be able to negotiate with a runaway zebra mate
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 7d
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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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 7d
@ecclescrosswords.bsky.social cheers for the re-bleet, Andy. Sorry for nicking your slot!
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 7d
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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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 7d
@ivanbrett.bsky.social Hi Ivan, if you're a crossword person as well as a quiz person you might enjoy my Independent cryptic today 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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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 8d
Just don't let Spooner get his hands on that phrase
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 8d
Royal property unequally divided between Regan and Cordelia (7)
from a 2023 Methuselah
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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 8d
And lest we forget H from Steps - Hyperactive
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