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Crossword-botherer. Occasionally seen all over the place.
So it does
December 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
So it does
You've got an old version!
December 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
You've got an old version!
The Times does allow American = A!
(I don't think I've seen news = NN in the Times, but it's not covered in the style guide.)
(I don't think I've seen news = NN in the Times, but it's not covered in the style guide.)
December 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The Times does allow American = A!
(I don't think I've seen news = NN in the Times, but it's not covered in the style guide.)
(I don't think I've seen news = NN in the Times, but it's not covered in the style guide.)
Thanks 😊 Oh it's nerve-wracking for the setter too, I can assure you!
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Thanks 😊 Oh it's nerve-wracking for the setter too, I can assure you!
How many letters?
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
How many letters?
It is, and he is!
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
It is, and he is!
Thank you! 💃
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Thank you! 💃
Go for it
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Go for it
I think I just gave myself the grid without looking at the originals. A couple were reasonable; the original clues are in the annotations. The main (although not only) issues were with the surfaces.
Of course, I would do plenty differently in the revised version today...!
Of course, I would do plenty differently in the revised version today...!
December 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I think I just gave myself the grid without looking at the originals. A couple were reasonable; the original clues are in the annotations. The main (although not only) issues were with the surfaces.
Of course, I would do plenty differently in the revised version today...!
Of course, I would do plenty differently in the revised version today...!
Ha! I went back and re-clued my first ever puzzle last year: www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2065
Cryptic crossword No 2,065 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,065 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by Amoeba. Published Wed 30 Oct 2024. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Ha! I went back and re-clued my first ever puzzle last year: www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2065
MNDA are also one of the Telegraph's Christmas appeal charities. You can read more about Chris's experience here: www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-ch...
MND has shattered my life. But I’m determined to find joy in the little time I have left
In a heartbreaking account, our puzzles editor writes about his terminal diagnosis at the age of 52. And we set a crossword in his honour
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
MNDA are also one of the Telegraph's Christmas appeal charities. You can read more about Chris's experience here: www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-ch...
If someone is behaving like Reeves (and you accept the judgement), they are misleading
December 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If someone is behaving like Reeves (and you accept the judgement), they are misleading
"Behaving like Reeves?" is a perfectly good sub for "misleading" (if you accept that a judgement is ok in a def). It needs "like Reeves" to work!
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"Behaving like Reeves?" is a perfectly good sub for "misleading" (if you accept that a judgement is ok in a def). It needs "like Reeves" to work!
Congratulations! 🎉
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Congratulations! 🎉
As Radiohead once almost sang, just 'cause you solved it doesn't mean it's fair
November 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
As Radiohead once almost sang, just 'cause you solved it doesn't mean it's fair