Charlie Methven
@charliemethven.bsky.social
I set cryptic crosswords as Methuselah and Chameleon and write questions for Only Connect • charliemethven.com • he/him
Great to run into a fellow Only Connect writer over Christmas
January 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Great to run into a fellow Only Connect writer over Christmas
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With regard to getting answers, new year, new you? (11)
Setter becoming single – time to lose weight? (4)
Bury playwright, Harold, without his head? (5)
Dice Quiptic today 🎲🥰 Keen for these to be accessible as a next step from the Quick Cryptic, so feedback very welcome!
#cryptic #crossword
Setter becoming single – time to lose weight? (4)
Bury playwright, Harold, without his head? (5)
Dice Quiptic today 🎲🥰 Keen for these to be accessible as a next step from the Quick Cryptic, so feedback very welcome!
#cryptic #crossword
Quiptic crossword No 1,363
Quiptic crossword No 1,363
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:36 AM
With regard to getting answers, new year, new you? (11)
Setter becoming single – time to lose weight? (4)
Bury playwright, Harold, without his head? (5)
Dice Quiptic today 🎲🥰 Keen for these to be accessible as a next step from the Quick Cryptic, so feedback very welcome!
#cryptic #crossword
Setter becoming single – time to lose weight? (4)
Bury playwright, Harold, without his head? (5)
Dice Quiptic today 🎲🥰 Keen for these to be accessible as a next step from the Quick Cryptic, so feedback very welcome!
#cryptic #crossword
Someone (secretly) essentially describing their own skill-set in order to banish somebody else is absolutely delicious television #TheTraitors
January 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Someone (secretly) essentially describing their own skill-set in order to banish somebody else is absolutely delicious television #TheTraitors
New year, old me
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
New year, old me
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The last new Only Connect special of the year is on tonight! Even more important than the Third Place Playoff, it’s the THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF PLAYOFF! If you like threesomes, tune into BBC Two at 8pm.
December 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The last new Only Connect special of the year is on tonight! Even more important than the Third Place Playoff, it’s the THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF PLAYOFF! If you like threesomes, tune into BBC Two at 8pm.
Ropy plotters messed up Stranger Things? (4,8)
December 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ropy plotters messed up Stranger Things? (4,8)
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With so many people taking up setting recently, I’ve put together a quick guide to help you get started.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/becomin...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/becomin...
Becoming a Cryptic Setter · MyCrossword
So you want to set cryptic crosswords... why? You know there's no money in it, right?
Okay, fine. You've been warned.
If you do, however, love puzzles and ...
www.mycrossword.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
With so many people taking up setting recently, I’ve put together a quick guide to help you get started.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/becomin...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/becomin...
Any other takers?
Anyone fancy testing a probably harder than normal Mini cryptic?
December 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Any other takers?
Boatman and one of his colleagues in broadsheet? (9)
(apologies if you've done this one, @boatmancryptics.co.uk)
(apologies if you've done this one, @boatmancryptics.co.uk)
December 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Boatman and one of his colleagues in broadsheet? (9)
(apologies if you've done this one, @boatmancryptics.co.uk)
(apologies if you've done this one, @boatmancryptics.co.uk)
Anyone fancy testing a probably harder than normal Mini cryptic?
December 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Anyone fancy testing a probably harder than normal Mini cryptic?
Paging @rayscotchcoulton.bsky.social
"I’m an avid crossword puzzler, but I cannot beat the Guardian crossword. I cannot crack it, and I need to figure out what the problem is."
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
"I’m an avid crossword puzzler, but I cannot beat the Guardian crossword. I cannot crack it, and I need to figure out what the problem is."
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘Bob Odenkirk called to check on me after he saw it’: Rhea Seehorn on the intensity of making hit show Pluribus
The star has hit the big time as a total grump in her new Apple TV drama – no mean feat, given how delightful she is. She talks Lego therapy, freaking out her Better Call Saul co-star and her frustrat...
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Paging @rayscotchcoulton.bsky.social
"I’m an avid crossword puzzler, but I cannot beat the Guardian crossword. I cannot crack it, and I need to figure out what the problem is."
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
"I’m an avid crossword puzzler, but I cannot beat the Guardian crossword. I cannot crack it, and I need to figure out what the problem is."
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
April 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
A rare but fun appearance by the gaffer Eimi in the Independent today, featuring this absolute corker:
Pinter play involving three people: a woman and two men (8)
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Pinter play involving three people: a woman and two men (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
December 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A rare but fun appearance by the gaffer Eimi in the Independent today, featuring this absolute corker:
Pinter play involving three people: a woman and two men (8)
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Pinter play involving three people: a woman and two men (8)
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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The crossword setter?!!
December 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The crossword setter?!!
Anyone interested in proof-reading a shortish piece on some crossword stuff at this traditionally non-hectic time of year?
December 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Anyone interested in proof-reading a shortish piece on some crossword stuff at this traditionally non-hectic time of year?
Delightful
Minute Cryptic - 20 December, 2025
"Gen Z 🔥 morphs into 🥶" (8)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (11,693 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
Minute Cryptic - 20 December, 2025
"Gen Z 🔥 morphs into 🥶" (8)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (11,693 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
www.minutecryptic.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Delightful
Minute Cryptic - 20 December, 2025
"Gen Z 🔥 morphs into 🥶" (8)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (11,693 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
Minute Cryptic - 20 December, 2025
"Gen Z 🔥 morphs into 🥶" (8)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (11,693 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
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I set the #cryptic #crossword in today’s The Independent. Solve it for free online here(select 11th Dec): https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent?puzzleDate=20251211
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 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I set the #cryptic #crossword in today’s The Independent. Solve it for free online here(select 11th Dec): https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent?puzzleDate=20251211
That's Dorothy's aunt EM contained by OZ PIC ("Wicked, perhaps"), for a drug that might loosely be defined as a thinner
Thinner relative of Dorothy's appearing in Wicked, perhaps? (7)
a black and white photo of a person laying on a bed with a house in the background .
ALT: a black and white photo of a person laying on a bed with a house in the background .
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
That's Dorothy's aunt EM contained by OZ PIC ("Wicked, perhaps"), for a drug that might loosely be defined as a thinner
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December 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Thinner relative of Dorothy's appearing in Wicked, perhaps? (7)
a black and white photo of a person laying on a bed with a house in the background .
ALT: a black and white photo of a person laying on a bed with a house in the background .
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Thinner relative of Dorothy's appearing in Wicked, perhaps? (7)
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Pleased to soon be making my Unch debut amid these fine folk. Pre-order to avoid missing out! #cryptic #crosswords https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rdlatved4vzndf75wg2culva/post/3m6rte55pfs2z
Unch Crosswords (@unchcrosswords.com)
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bsky.app
December 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Pleased to soon be making my Unch debut amid these fine folk. Pre-order to avoid missing out! #cryptic #crosswords https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rdlatved4vzndf75wg2culva/post/3m6rte55pfs2z
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Also included is this one, dedicated to @charliemethven.bsky.social :
Charlie? Charlie! (4)
Charlie? Charlie! (4)
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Also included is this one, dedicated to @charliemethven.bsky.social :
Charlie? Charlie! (4)
Charlie? Charlie! (4)
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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