@amoebacrosswords.bsky.social
Crossword-botherer. Occasionally seen all over the place.
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I set today's Independent puzzle - but I won't make a song and dance about it.
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Independent.
Sample clue:
Flamboyant playwright - Coward? - lies around (5,5)
Solve it here FOR FREE:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
Sample clue:
Flamboyant playwright - Coward? - lies around (5,5)
Solve it here FOR FREE:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
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
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Independent.
Sample clue:
Flamboyant playwright - Coward? - lies around (5,5)
Solve it here FOR FREE:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
Sample clue:
Flamboyant playwright - Coward? - lies around (5,5)
Solve it here FOR FREE:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
I really enjoyed watching @quizzydan.bsky.social tackling my latest Indy from 1hr27m here - the rest is also worth your time!
www.twitch.tv/videos/26353...
www.twitch.tv/videos/26353...
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
December 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I really enjoyed watching @quizzydan.bsky.social tackling my latest Indy from 1hr27m here - the rest is also worth your time!
www.twitch.tv/videos/26353...
www.twitch.tv/videos/26353...
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Chris Lancaster, the Telegraph's puzzles editor, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last year, and is fundraising for a wheelchair-accessible vehicle - please donate if you can: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Chris Lancaster, the Telegraph's puzzles editor, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last year, and is fundraising for a wheelchair-accessible vehicle - please donate if you can: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
A nice MyCrossword debut here (though not a first puzzle ever) - if you get the chance, please take a look & give some feedback
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2920
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2920
Cryptic crossword No 2,920 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,920 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 28 clues by astonvilla1. Published Thu 4 Dec 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A nice MyCrossword debut here (though not a first puzzle ever) - if you get the chance, please take a look & give some feedback
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2920
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2920
I set today's Independent puzzle - but I won't make a song and dance about it.
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
December 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I set today's Independent puzzle - but I won't make a song and dance about it.
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Chris Lancaster, the Telegraph's puzzles editor, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last year, and is fundraising for a wheelchair-accessible vehicle - please donate if you can: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Chris Lancaster, the Telegraph's puzzles editor, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last year, and is fundraising for a wheelchair-accessible vehicle - please donate if you can: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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Thanks to everyone who's pre-ordered a copy of Issue 2 (out in January) - we've raised enough money to cover printing already!
If you've not ordered yours yet DON'T MISS OUT - go to unchcrosswords.com and secure a copy now.
#Cryptic #Crosswords #CrypticCrosswords
If you've not ordered yours yet DON'T MISS OUT - go to unchcrosswords.com and secure a copy now.
#Cryptic #Crosswords #CrypticCrosswords
Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
unchcrosswords.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thanks to everyone who's pre-ordered a copy of Issue 2 (out in January) - we've raised enough money to cover printing already!
If you've not ordered yours yet DON'T MISS OUT - go to unchcrosswords.com and secure a copy now.
#Cryptic #Crosswords #CrypticCrosswords
If you've not ordered yours yet DON'T MISS OUT - go to unchcrosswords.com and secure a copy now.
#Cryptic #Crosswords #CrypticCrosswords
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Oh, what a lovely write-up of the marvellous Glyph (aka @petermoorefuller.bsky.social) Guardian Genius puzzle!
(I had a preview of this puzzle back in the summer and I *knew* it was something rather special 👏👏👏)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
(I had a preview of this puzzle back in the summer and I *knew* it was something rather special 👏👏👏)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Crossword editor’s desk: a genius uncloaked
The many ambiguities in a recent puzzle are teased out …
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Oh, what a lovely write-up of the marvellous Glyph (aka @petermoorefuller.bsky.social) Guardian Genius puzzle!
(I had a preview of this puzzle back in the summer and I *knew* it was something rather special 👏👏👏)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
(I had a preview of this puzzle back in the summer and I *knew* it was something rather special 👏👏👏)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
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@amoebacrosswords.bsky.social
Very pleased to make my debut in the Times Quick Cryptic today! Hope you enjoy it.
Very pleased to make my debut in the Times Quick Cryptic today! Hope you enjoy it.
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
@amoebacrosswords.bsky.social
Very pleased to make my debut in the Times Quick Cryptic today! Hope you enjoy it.
Very pleased to make my debut in the Times Quick Cryptic today! Hope you enjoy it.
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I'm very excited about the excellent puzzles we've got lined up for Issue 2, coming out in January.
Setters this time will be:
ALP
Gennaro
Catnip
The Void
Heron
Ruskin
Umpire
Crenditi
Bard
Henri
That's 8 standard cryptics, an alphabetical jigsaw, and a barred thematic. Fun!
unchcrosswords.com
Setters this time will be:
ALP
Gennaro
Catnip
The Void
Heron
Ruskin
Umpire
Crenditi
Bard
Henri
That's 8 standard cryptics, an alphabetical jigsaw, and a barred thematic. Fun!
unchcrosswords.com
Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
unchcrosswords.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm very excited about the excellent puzzles we've got lined up for Issue 2, coming out in January.
Setters this time will be:
ALP
Gennaro
Catnip
The Void
Heron
Ruskin
Umpire
Crenditi
Bard
Henri
That's 8 standard cryptics, an alphabetical jigsaw, and a barred thematic. Fun!
unchcrosswords.com
Setters this time will be:
ALP
Gennaro
Catnip
The Void
Heron
Ruskin
Umpire
Crenditi
Bard
Henri
That's 8 standard cryptics, an alphabetical jigsaw, and a barred thematic. Fun!
unchcrosswords.com
This is a great opportunity for newer setters to get feedback & exposure! (the good sort, not the cold sort)
November 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This is a great opportunity for newer setters to get feedback & exposure! (the good sort, not the cold sort)
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I set today’s Guardian Prize crossword. Don’t be scared.
Waistcoat good for pulling? (7)
Finished eating skinned sea bass fillet (6)
On stage (3)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...
Waistcoat good for pulling? (7)
Finished eating skinned sea bass fillet (6)
On stage (3)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...
Prize crossword No 29,865
Prize crossword No 29,865
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I set today’s Guardian Prize crossword. Don’t be scared.
Waistcoat good for pulling? (7)
Finished eating skinned sea bass fillet (6)
On stage (3)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...
Waistcoat good for pulling? (7)
Finished eating skinned sea bass fillet (6)
On stage (3)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...
Excellent clue in today's Times:
Fly back from China in 747? (4)
Fly back from China in 747? (4)
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Excellent clue in today's Times:
Fly back from China in 747? (4)
Fly back from China in 747? (4)
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You should do today’s Times cryptic.
And then you should do today’s Financial Times cryptic. Including:
Giant bird with many wings taking flight (5)
Solve it FOR FREE …
- at ft.com/crosswordapp
- printing it out at ft.com/crossword
And then you should do today’s Financial Times cryptic. Including:
Giant bird with many wings taking flight (5)
Solve it FOR FREE …
- at ft.com/crosswordapp
- printing it out at ft.com/crossword
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
You should do today’s Times cryptic.
And then you should do today’s Financial Times cryptic. Including:
Giant bird with many wings taking flight (5)
Solve it FOR FREE …
- at ft.com/crosswordapp
- printing it out at ft.com/crossword
And then you should do today’s Financial Times cryptic. Including:
Giant bird with many wings taking flight (5)
Solve it FOR FREE …
- at ft.com/crosswordapp
- printing it out at ft.com/crossword
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Very pleased indeed to have had the opportunity to compile today's Times Crossword.
www.thetimes.com/puzzles/cros...
www.thetimes.com/puzzles/cros...
Times Cryptic No 29398 | Puzzles | The Times & The Sunday Times
Times Cryptic No 29398
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Very pleased indeed to have had the opportunity to compile today's Times Crossword.
www.thetimes.com/puzzles/cros...
www.thetimes.com/puzzles/cros...
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Issue 2 available for (pre)sale now: unchcrosswords.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Issue 2 available for (pre)sale now: unchcrosswords.com
Always worth watching again - Italian singer Adriano Celentano's song that sounds like it's in English, but is actually gibberish
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-w...
Adriano Celentano canta "Prisencolinensinainciusol" da "Formula due" del 1973
YouTube video by Rai
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November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Always worth watching again - Italian singer Adriano Celentano's song that sounds like it's in English, but is actually gibberish
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-w...
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I set today's cryptic in the Indy. Including:
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: 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
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I set today's cryptic in the Indy. Including:
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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Honoured to be featured in @thetimes.com's regular Puzzles newsletter! Thanks @mickhodgkin.bsky.social 👍
Very nice write-up, @unchcrosswords.com!
With The Times and Sunday Times and our competitors each producing several crosswords a day, you might think there was enough grid-based wordplay to satisfy even the most hardened addicts. So who would launch a specialist crossword magazine into this crowded market — and a printed one at that?
link.thetimes.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Honoured to be featured in @thetimes.com's regular Puzzles newsletter! Thanks @mickhodgkin.bsky.social 👍
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New crosswords by Coot and Prak await us on today's #CrypticSunday stream, so we're likely to need some help! Join us at 12!
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
CrypticSunday - Twitch
Hello we are Matt and Rachel.We stream cryptic crosswords almost every Sunday at 12pm UK time.
twitch.tv
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
New crosswords by Coot and Prak await us on today's #CrypticSunday stream, so we're likely to need some help! Join us at 12!
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
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November 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Dice is back - hope you enjoy!
Common ‘addiction’ somewhat symbolic of feeble-mindedness (6)
King Edward’s one dropping packaging rubbish (6)
Make time for first sighting of shark, maybe capturing it (3,2)
#cryptic #crossword
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Common ‘addiction’ somewhat symbolic of feeble-mindedness (6)
King Edward’s one dropping packaging rubbish (6)
Make time for first sighting of shark, maybe capturing it (3,2)
#cryptic #crossword
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quick cryptic crossword No 86
Quick cryptic crossword No 86
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Dice is back - hope you enjoy!
Common ‘addiction’ somewhat symbolic of feeble-mindedness (6)
King Edward’s one dropping packaging rubbish (6)
Make time for first sighting of shark, maybe capturing it (3,2)
#cryptic #crossword
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Common ‘addiction’ somewhat symbolic of feeble-mindedness (6)
King Edward’s one dropping packaging rubbish (6)
Make time for first sighting of shark, maybe capturing it (3,2)
#cryptic #crossword
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
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Cryptic crossword No 29,858
Cryptic crossword No 29,858
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Back in the Indy as Magus. I’m thrilled – others less so!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
Celebrity failing to finish Iron Man? (4)
Past 007 George Lazenby finally splits (6)
Spooner’s favourite source of protein is seeds (9)
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
Celebrity failing to finish Iron Man? (4)
Past 007 George Lazenby finally splits (6)
Spooner’s favourite source of protein is seeds (9)
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
November 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Back in the Indy as Magus. I’m thrilled – others less so!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
Celebrity failing to finish Iron Man? (4)
Past 007 George Lazenby finally splits (6)
Spooner’s favourite source of protein is seeds (9)
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
Celebrity failing to finish Iron Man? (4)
Past 007 George Lazenby finally splits (6)
Spooner’s favourite source of protein is seeds (9)
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From the first Methuselah puzzle:
🚨Police leader probing strange deaths (3,8)
🚨Beaming traitor keeps lead from DI Fleming? (7)
🚨Superintendent sets example, arresting sucker (6)
🚨Bent coppers i.e. people in deep may be shown up by this (9)
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/487
🚨Police leader probing strange deaths (3,8)
🚨Beaming traitor keeps lead from DI Fleming? (7)
🚨Superintendent sets example, arresting sucker (6)
🚨Bent coppers i.e. people in deep may be shown up by this (9)
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/487
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
From the first Methuselah puzzle:
🚨Police leader probing strange deaths (3,8)
🚨Beaming traitor keeps lead from DI Fleming? (7)
🚨Superintendent sets example, arresting sucker (6)
🚨Bent coppers i.e. people in deep may be shown up by this (9)
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/487
🚨Police leader probing strange deaths (3,8)
🚨Beaming traitor keeps lead from DI Fleming? (7)
🚨Superintendent sets example, arresting sucker (6)
🚨Bent coppers i.e. people in deep may be shown up by this (9)
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/487