CranberryFez
@cranberryfez.bsky.social
Cryptic crosswords - Cranberry barred thematics, Fez at mycrossword.co.uk/Fez
New Blancheflower. Possible earworm consequences.
Good boots to wear in London Marathon (4)
Farage regularly perceived to possess face of one? (4)
Top Geordie comprehensive reportedly, pet (10)
On groovy guy Raider's bumper @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2828
Good boots to wear in London Marathon (4)
Farage regularly perceived to possess face of one? (4)
Top Geordie comprehensive reportedly, pet (10)
On groovy guy Raider's bumper @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2828
Cryptic crossword No 2,828 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,828 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 36 clues by Fez. Published Thu 6 Nov 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New Blancheflower. Possible earworm consequences.
Good boots to wear in London Marathon (4)
Farage regularly perceived to possess face of one? (4)
Top Geordie comprehensive reportedly, pet (10)
On groovy guy Raider's bumper @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2828
Good boots to wear in London Marathon (4)
Farage regularly perceived to possess face of one? (4)
Top Geordie comprehensive reportedly, pet (10)
On groovy guy Raider's bumper @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2828
Happy Halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Happy Halloween 🎃
A trip to the cinema with the new Fez, sample clues:
Put last of shopping into blue plastic bag (5)
Clothes, not Pete's but ... (4)
Declared Bible was wrong (7)
On Raider's blockbuster @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2783
Put last of shopping into blue plastic bag (5)
Clothes, not Pete's but ... (4)
Declared Bible was wrong (7)
On Raider's blockbuster @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2783
Cryptic crossword No 2,783 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,783 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 36 clues by Fez. Published Thu 23 Oct 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A trip to the cinema with the new Fez, sample clues:
Put last of shopping into blue plastic bag (5)
Clothes, not Pete's but ... (4)
Declared Bible was wrong (7)
On Raider's blockbuster @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2783
Put last of shopping into blue plastic bag (5)
Clothes, not Pete's but ... (4)
Declared Bible was wrong (7)
On Raider's blockbuster @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2783
Yay, just arrived, a post-lunch Unch!
Really impressive layout & looking forward to solving 😁
(Note for anyone brave / foolish enough to attempt my Cranberry puzzle: barred thematics usually have a title that relates to the puzzle & may even provide help ... and the title here should be "Unch #1")
Really impressive layout & looking forward to solving 😁
(Note for anyone brave / foolish enough to attempt my Cranberry puzzle: barred thematics usually have a title that relates to the puzzle & may even provide help ... and the title here should be "Unch #1")
October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Yay, just arrived, a post-lunch Unch!
Really impressive layout & looking forward to solving 😁
(Note for anyone brave / foolish enough to attempt my Cranberry puzzle: barred thematics usually have a title that relates to the puzzle & may even provide help ... and the title here should be "Unch #1")
Really impressive layout & looking forward to solving 😁
(Note for anyone brave / foolish enough to attempt my Cranberry puzzle: barred thematics usually have a title that relates to the puzzle & may even provide help ... and the title here should be "Unch #1")
Loopy from Pegg, again (4)
(Ref. @simonpegg.bsky.social:
"I've started doing a lot of cryptic crosswords of late, and have just stumbled across a doozy of a clue.
Presented here for your own frustration:
'Muzzle a cuckoo' (4)")
(Ref. @simonpegg.bsky.social:
"I've started doing a lot of cryptic crosswords of late, and have just stumbled across a doozy of a clue.
Presented here for your own frustration:
'Muzzle a cuckoo' (4)")
October 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Loopy from Pegg, again (4)
(Ref. @simonpegg.bsky.social:
"I've started doing a lot of cryptic crosswords of late, and have just stumbled across a doozy of a clue.
Presented here for your own frustration:
'Muzzle a cuckoo' (4)")
(Ref. @simonpegg.bsky.social:
"I've started doing a lot of cryptic crosswords of late, and have just stumbled across a doozy of a clue.
Presented here for your own frustration:
'Muzzle a cuckoo' (4)")
New Fez, as sort-of promised to @liari.bsky.social a while back, via @guineverecryptic.bsky.social
Short run through middle of woodlands makes you happy (6)
Keep out of Latin class (5)
Ice is cracking (5)
At Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2703
Short run through middle of woodlands makes you happy (6)
Keep out of Latin class (5)
Ice is cracking (5)
At Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2703
Cryptic crossword No 2,703 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,703 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 42 clues by Fez. Published Tue 9 Sep 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New Fez, as sort-of promised to @liari.bsky.social a while back, via @guineverecryptic.bsky.social
Short run through middle of woodlands makes you happy (6)
Keep out of Latin class (5)
Ice is cracking (5)
At Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2703
Short run through middle of woodlands makes you happy (6)
Keep out of Latin class (5)
Ice is cracking (5)
At Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2703
If you enjoyed today's #cryptic #crossword by Anto in the G (www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...) you might like the slightly tougher "Obscurities?" by Fez at @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/1718
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/1718
Cryptic crossword No 1,718 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 1,718 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 36 clues by Fez. Published Fri 19 Apr 2024. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
If you enjoyed today's #cryptic #crossword by Anto in the G (www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...) you might like the slightly tougher "Obscurities?" by Fez at @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/1718
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/1718
Very impressive from Panthera 😁
It's not quite right to say that my first mini took me three months to set, but it's not wrong either. Paging @cranberryfez.bsky.social & @charliemethven.bsky.social, who I know both tried to do this, and for everyone else:
Demonstrate way of filling empty spliff (4,3)
mycrossword.co.uk/mini/122
Demonstrate way of filling empty spliff (4,3)
mycrossword.co.uk/mini/122
Mini crossword No 122 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 122 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 8 clues by Panthera. Published Fri 29 Aug 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
mycrossword.co.uk
August 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Very impressive from Panthera 😁
Reposted by CranberryFez
📢 Pre-orders coming soon!
We're launching a #CRYPTIC #CROSSWORD magazine!
We'll be showcasing new setters as well as people already published in places like the Independent, Guardian and Telegraph.
Make sure you're in the loop by signing up at unchcrosswords.com
We're launching a #CRYPTIC #CROSSWORD magazine!
We'll be showcasing new setters as well as people already published in places like the Independent, Guardian and Telegraph.
Make sure you're in the loop by signing up at unchcrosswords.com
an elderly woman in a blue jacket is holding a megaphone to her mouth .
ALT: an elderly woman in a blue jacket is holding a megaphone to her mouth .
media.tenor.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📢 Pre-orders coming soon!
We're launching a #CRYPTIC #CROSSWORD magazine!
We'll be showcasing new setters as well as people already published in places like the Independent, Guardian and Telegraph.
Make sure you're in the loop by signing up at unchcrosswords.com
We're launching a #CRYPTIC #CROSSWORD magazine!
We'll be showcasing new setters as well as people already published in places like the Independent, Guardian and Telegraph.
Make sure you're in the loop by signing up at unchcrosswords.com
Mini-Fez, welcoming new setter Phaedrus @rufushound.wtf to @mycrossword.co.uk
In audition, are you following American singer Wainwright? (5)
Reasonable making second hot dog? (5)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/107
In audition, are you following American singer Wainwright? (5)
Reasonable making second hot dog? (5)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/107
Mini crossword No 107 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 107 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 8 clues by Fez. Published Thu 14 Aug 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Mini-Fez, welcoming new setter Phaedrus @rufushound.wtf to @mycrossword.co.uk
In audition, are you following American singer Wainwright? (5)
Reasonable making second hot dog? (5)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/107
In audition, are you following American singer Wainwright? (5)
Reasonable making second hot dog? (5)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/107
Reposted by CranberryFez
Are You ____ ______?
I set today's new Fez @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2632
Clues include:
Turned out Uma & John messed up with dancing, edited in Tarantino movie (6,9)
Search Internet for cutesy stuff on cycling (6)
Share with journalist (5)
No spoilers, ta!
I set today's new Fez @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2632
Clues include:
Turned out Uma & John messed up with dancing, edited in Tarantino movie (6,9)
Search Internet for cutesy stuff on cycling (6)
Share with journalist (5)
No spoilers, ta!
Cryptic crossword No 2,632 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,632 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 34 clues by Fez. Published Mon 11 Aug 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Are You ____ ______?
I set today's new Fez @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2632
Clues include:
Turned out Uma & John messed up with dancing, edited in Tarantino movie (6,9)
Search Internet for cutesy stuff on cycling (6)
Share with journalist (5)
No spoilers, ta!
I set today's new Fez @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2632
Clues include:
Turned out Uma & John messed up with dancing, edited in Tarantino movie (6,9)
Search Internet for cutesy stuff on cycling (6)
Share with journalist (5)
No spoilers, ta!
Are You ____ ______?
I set today's new Fez @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2632
Clues include:
Turned out Uma & John messed up with dancing, edited in Tarantino movie (6,9)
Search Internet for cutesy stuff on cycling (6)
Share with journalist (5)
No spoilers, ta!
I set today's new Fez @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2632
Clues include:
Turned out Uma & John messed up with dancing, edited in Tarantino movie (6,9)
Search Internet for cutesy stuff on cycling (6)
Share with journalist (5)
No spoilers, ta!
Cryptic crossword No 2,632 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,632 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 34 clues by Fez. Published Mon 11 Aug 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Are You ____ ______?
I set today's new Fez @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2632
Clues include:
Turned out Uma & John messed up with dancing, edited in Tarantino movie (6,9)
Search Internet for cutesy stuff on cycling (6)
Share with journalist (5)
No spoilers, ta!
I set today's new Fez @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2632
Clues include:
Turned out Uma & John messed up with dancing, edited in Tarantino movie (6,9)
Search Internet for cutesy stuff on cycling (6)
Share with journalist (5)
No spoilers, ta!
Reposted by CranberryFez
Do any of you lot do cryptic crosswords?
I wrote one last night and I'd be delighted if folk wanted to have a stab at it and give me some feedback?
I just did it on paper, so I'll have to type it up but will send out to anyone who fancies a stab.
Feel free to RT or pass on to the CC fan you love
I wrote one last night and I'd be delighted if folk wanted to have a stab at it and give me some feedback?
I just did it on paper, so I'll have to type it up but will send out to anyone who fancies a stab.
Feel free to RT or pass on to the CC fan you love
August 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Do any of you lot do cryptic crosswords?
I wrote one last night and I'd be delighted if folk wanted to have a stab at it and give me some feedback?
I just did it on paper, so I'll have to type it up but will send out to anyone who fancies a stab.
Feel free to RT or pass on to the CC fan you love
I wrote one last night and I'd be delighted if folk wanted to have a stab at it and give me some feedback?
I just did it on paper, so I'll have to type it up but will send out to anyone who fancies a stab.
Feel free to RT or pass on to the CC fan you love
"The Comeuppance of the God Squad", a mini-story by Fez:
From beginning to end, unfinished article – a crude preliminary sketch, reportedly oblique – leaving Church angry about the contents, ultimately; notwithstanding, ...
... to be continued at @mycrossword.co.uk :
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/92
From beginning to end, unfinished article – a crude preliminary sketch, reportedly oblique – leaving Church angry about the contents, ultimately; notwithstanding, ...
... to be continued at @mycrossword.co.uk :
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/92
Mini crossword No 92 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 92 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 7 clues by Fez. Published Sun 3 Aug 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
August 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"The Comeuppance of the God Squad", a mini-story by Fez:
From beginning to end, unfinished article – a crude preliminary sketch, reportedly oblique – leaving Church angry about the contents, ultimately; notwithstanding, ...
... to be continued at @mycrossword.co.uk :
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/92
From beginning to end, unfinished article – a crude preliminary sketch, reportedly oblique – leaving Church angry about the contents, ultimately; notwithstanding, ...
... to be continued at @mycrossword.co.uk :
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/92
Hot dog! New Fez ...
African folk maybe playing drums with Wilco (5,5)
Lays on ground, not about to get aboard ship (5)
Ultimately, big boy's happy (4)
On the 'fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2592
African folk maybe playing drums with Wilco (5,5)
Lays on ground, not about to get aboard ship (5)
Ultimately, big boy's happy (4)
On the 'fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2592
Cryptic crossword No 2,592 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,592 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by Fez. Published Wed 30 Jul 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Hot dog! New Fez ...
African folk maybe playing drums with Wilco (5,5)
Lays on ground, not about to get aboard ship (5)
Ultimately, big boy's happy (4)
On the 'fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2592
African folk maybe playing drums with Wilco (5,5)
Lays on ground, not about to get aboard ship (5)
Ultimately, big boy's happy (4)
On the 'fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2592
Many thanks to Duncan Shiell for a super blog of the recent Cranberry Inquisitor (#1915), Circle Line/Central Line over at 225: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/07/15/i...
Inquisitor 1915: Circle Line/Central Line by Cranberry – Fifteensquared
www.fifteensquared.net
July 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Many thanks to Duncan Shiell for a super blog of the recent Cranberry Inquisitor (#1915), Circle Line/Central Line over at 225: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/07/15/i...
New Cranberry, "Circle Line/ Central Line" in @theipaper.com this weekend. Many thanks to @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social & team 🙂
In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1915: Circle Line/Central Line by Cranberry; Solution 1913: What Goes Around by Charybdis @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
New Cranberry, "Circle Line/ Central Line" in @theipaper.com this weekend. Many thanks to @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social & team 🙂
A quick note on MyCrossword's "Star Setters" @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/star-se...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/star-se...
Star Setter Criteria · MyCrossword
The new "Star Setter" status has been added in anticipation of our upcoming "featured puzzle" series, which will be edited. To avoid overwhelming the editori...
www.mycrossword.co.uk
June 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
A quick note on MyCrossword's "Star Setters" @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/star-se...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/star-se...
Hey pop pickers! Got a few mins spare for a silly mini-Fez?
Poems? Here's a concise one for Lynam (4)
All going swimmingly over at @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/34
Poems? Here's a concise one for Lynam (4)
All going swimmingly over at @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/34
Mini crossword No 34 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 34 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 8 clues by Fez. Published Thu 26 Jun 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Hey pop pickers! Got a few mins spare for a silly mini-Fez?
Poems? Here's a concise one for Lynam (4)
All going swimmingly over at @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/34
Poems? Here's a concise one for Lynam (4)
All going swimmingly over at @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/34
Reposted by CranberryFez
Coming up a week today, the July #cryptic #crossword sent to my email subscribers. This one is called ‘Flight & Accommodation’ 😁 You’ll also get the solution for the June puzzle ‘Wrong Answer’.
There’s still time to join the mailing list and get these free monthly puzzles: henriwords.com
There’s still time to join the mailing list and get these free monthly puzzles: henriwords.com
HenriWords
Cryptic Crosswords by Henri
henriwords.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Coming up a week today, the July #cryptic #crossword sent to my email subscribers. This one is called ‘Flight & Accommodation’ 😁 You’ll also get the solution for the June puzzle ‘Wrong Answer’.
There’s still time to join the mailing list and get these free monthly puzzles: henriwords.com
There’s still time to join the mailing list and get these free monthly puzzles: henriwords.com
LCD, Brixton last night - fabulous!
June 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
LCD, Brixton last night - fabulous!
Hey, what's that ... a new Fez?
Times are a-changin', Bob (4)
Little animal is filmed cavorting by river (10)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2482
And for what it's worth, a little Mini companion piece:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/26
On Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk
Times are a-changin', Bob (4)
Little animal is filmed cavorting by river (10)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2482
And for what it's worth, a little Mini companion piece:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/26
On Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk
Cryptic crossword No 2,482 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,482 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 36 clues by Fez. Published Tue 10 Jun 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hey, what's that ... a new Fez?
Times are a-changin', Bob (4)
Little animal is filmed cavorting by river (10)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2482
And for what it's worth, a little Mini companion piece:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/26
On Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk
Times are a-changin', Bob (4)
Little animal is filmed cavorting by river (10)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2482
And for what it's worth, a little Mini companion piece:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/26
On Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk
Experimenting with Raider@mycrossword.co.uk's new "Mini" 7x7 format ... how far can it be pushed, thematically? "Headbanger!" by Fez: mycrossword.co.uk/mini/18
Mini crossword No 18 · MyCrossword
Made for cryptic crossword enthusiasts, MyCrossword is a free platform for creating and publishing your own puzzles.
mycrossword.co.uk
May 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Experimenting with Raider@mycrossword.co.uk's new "Mini" 7x7 format ... how far can it be pushed, thematically? "Headbanger!" by Fez: mycrossword.co.uk/mini/18
Big Aussie Ange Postecoglou at last wins final for Tottenham (3)
May 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Big Aussie Ange Postecoglou at last wins final for Tottenham (3)
"Gratitude" - a new Fez? Oh, shut up!
Avoid ejaculating over backing singer (4)
Removal of waste from an international drilling base (10)
Drink we must drink at home (4)
On @raidercrossword.bsky.social's MyCrossword ... good enough for Jehovah?
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2369
Avoid ejaculating over backing singer (4)
Removal of waste from an international drilling base (10)
Drink we must drink at home (4)
On @raidercrossword.bsky.social's MyCrossword ... good enough for Jehovah?
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2369
Cryptic crossword No 2369
Made for cryptic crossword enthusiasts, MyCrossword is a free platform for creating and publishing your own puzzles.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"Gratitude" - a new Fez? Oh, shut up!
Avoid ejaculating over backing singer (4)
Removal of waste from an international drilling base (10)
Drink we must drink at home (4)
On @raidercrossword.bsky.social's MyCrossword ... good enough for Jehovah?
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2369
Avoid ejaculating over backing singer (4)
Removal of waste from an international drilling base (10)
Drink we must drink at home (4)
On @raidercrossword.bsky.social's MyCrossword ... good enough for Jehovah?
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2369