Henri
@henriwords.com
Setter of #cryptic #crosswords as Henri (MyCrossword, Inquisitor, Gnomon and henriwords.com) and Odo (Guardian). Rob Townsend, really
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Henri
@henriwords.com
· Apr 9
HenriWords
Cryptic Crosswords by Henri
henriwords.com
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I'm pleased to announce the launch of the HenriWords email newsletter – get one free barred thematic #cryptic #crossword a month, until I run out of material! Plus an introductory mini-puzzle on signup. Monthly ones start in May.
Sign up at henriwords.com
I'm pleased to announce the launch of the HenriWords email newsletter – get one free barred thematic #cryptic #crossword a month, until I run out of material! Plus an introductory mini-puzzle on signup. Monthly ones start in May.
Sign up at henriwords.com
Give this a whirl, he’s rather good at this crossword setting lark 💪
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 7:52 AM
Give this a whirl, he’s rather good at this crossword setting lark 💪
I mean, just look at that beauty 🤩
Who *wouldn’t* want one?
And Issue 1 sold out so chop-chop!
(kudos to @dnatkinson.bsky.social for the cover art 💪)
Who *wouldn’t* want one?
And Issue 1 sold out so chop-chop!
(kudos to @dnatkinson.bsky.social for the cover art 💪)
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I mean, just look at that beauty 🤩
Who *wouldn’t* want one?
And Issue 1 sold out so chop-chop!
(kudos to @dnatkinson.bsky.social for the cover art 💪)
Who *wouldn’t* want one?
And Issue 1 sold out so chop-chop!
(kudos to @dnatkinson.bsky.social for the cover art 💪)
The 🎅🏻 Christmas 🎁 free puzzle for HenriWords email subscribers goes out on Monday, and it’s in the form of an Advent Calendar 🗓️
Solve one clue a day for 24 days?
If you’re not already signed up, get yourself over to henriwords.com
Solve one clue a day for 24 days?
If you’re not already signed up, get yourself over to henriwords.com
HenriWords
Cryptic Crosswords by Henri
henriwords.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The 🎅🏻 Christmas 🎁 free puzzle for HenriWords email subscribers goes out on Monday, and it’s in the form of an Advent Calendar 🗓️
Solve one clue a day for 24 days?
If you’re not already signed up, get yourself over to henriwords.com
Solve one clue a day for 24 days?
If you’re not already signed up, get yourself over to henriwords.com
This is fun 👍
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is fun 👍
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Gnomon issue 4 is coming in one week, with five more variety cryptics. Now featuring more blocks than ever! With puzzles by @longyfan.bsky.social @matttheshirt.bsky.social @therackenfracker.bsky.social and @juffowup.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Gnomon issue 4 is coming in one week, with five more variety cryptics. Now featuring more blocks than ever! With puzzles by @longyfan.bsky.social @matttheshirt.bsky.social @therackenfracker.bsky.social and @juffowup.bsky.social
I really enjoyed this 😁
If you can't wait for next week, @joeadultman.bsky.social and I teamed up to write a festive full-sized variety puzzle that @juffowup.bsky.social was kind enough to take the paywall down for, if you're so inclined to check it out!
www.gnomoncryptics.com/trimmings-no...
www.gnomoncryptics.com/trimmings-no...
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I really enjoyed this 😁
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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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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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It’s been a while, but my latest puzzle is now up, featuring:
What could make big bin perfect? (4,2,3)
Finance issue almost over for neighbours (5,4)
Many thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#cryptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2880
What could make big bin perfect? (4,2,3)
Finance issue almost over for neighbours (5,4)
Many thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#cryptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2880
Cryptic crossword No 2,880 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,880 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 28 clues by Coot. Published Sat 22 Nov 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s been a while, but my latest puzzle is now up, featuring:
What could make big bin perfect? (4,2,3)
Finance issue almost over for neighbours (5,4)
Many thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#cryptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2880
What could make big bin perfect? (4,2,3)
Finance issue almost over for neighbours (5,4)
Many thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#cryptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2880
𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘆!
November 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘆!
UNCH UNCH UNCH UNCH
November 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
UNCH UNCH UNCH UNCH
Repost for the evening solvers 😁
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Repost for the evening solvers 😁
That’s one hell of a sales pitch, who could possibly resist?!
If you enjoy listening to two tired middle-aged people struggling to solve crosswords while eating biscuits, please come along at 12 noon and help us with cryptics by Cheeseman and Baldur! #CrypticSunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
That’s one hell of a sales pitch, who could possibly resist?!
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Puzzlers! Solve a present problem and do your bit for BBC Children in Need Day: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/11/14/3... #BBCChildrenInNeed @rnib.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Puzzlers! Solve a present problem and do your bit for BBC Children in Need Day: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/11/14/3... #BBCChildrenInNeed @rnib.bsky.social
My tenuous connection to this post is that I recently set a crossword based around an old tweet of Moose’s and sent him a copy of the magazine it’s in, and I like to think that this might have subconsciously inspired this 😁
/cc @unchcrosswords.com
/cc @unchcrosswords.com
The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
My tenuous connection to this post is that I recently set a crossword based around an old tweet of Moose’s and sent him a copy of the magazine it’s in, and I like to think that this might have subconsciously inspired this 😁
/cc @unchcrosswords.com
/cc @unchcrosswords.com
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The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.
Many thanks for all the reposts! On the off-chance that you managed to miss it yesterday, I wrote a thing that might be of interest to fellow crossnerds 👇
I wrote a blog post for @mycrossword.co.uk about how setters can identify and calibrate how difficult (or otherwise) their own puzzles are:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/the-dif...
If you’re a setter, an aspiring setter or just curious as to how these things work - give it 4 minutes of your time! 😊
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/the-dif...
If you’re a setter, an aspiring setter or just curious as to how these things work - give it 4 minutes of your time! 😊
The Difficulty Dial · MyCrossword
As a cryptic crossword setter you don't always know exactly how difficult or otherwise your own puzzle is - they're all easy when you know the answers! And e...
www.mycrossword.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Many thanks for all the reposts! On the off-chance that you managed to miss it yesterday, I wrote a thing that might be of interest to fellow crossnerds 👇
I wrote a blog post for @mycrossword.co.uk about how setters can identify and calibrate how difficult (or otherwise) their own puzzles are:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/the-dif...
If you’re a setter, an aspiring setter or just curious as to how these things work - give it 4 minutes of your time! 😊
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/the-dif...
If you’re a setter, an aspiring setter or just curious as to how these things work - give it 4 minutes of your time! 😊
The Difficulty Dial · MyCrossword
As a cryptic crossword setter you don't always know exactly how difficult or otherwise your own puzzle is - they're all easy when you know the answers! And e...
www.mycrossword.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I wrote a blog post for @mycrossword.co.uk about how setters can identify and calibrate how difficult (or otherwise) their own puzzles are:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/the-dif...
If you’re a setter, an aspiring setter or just curious as to how these things work - give it 4 minutes of your time! 😊
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/the-dif...
If you’re a setter, an aspiring setter or just curious as to how these things work - give it 4 minutes of your time! 😊
‘The design drew inspiration from the concept of “a piece of cloth”'
*checks URL*
*checks date*
wait what it’s real 🤯
*checks URL*
*checks date*
wait what it’s real 🤯
“iPhone Pocket in the short strap design retails at £139.95 (U.K.), and the long strap design at £219.95 (U.K.).”
The world has gone mad.
www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/...
The world has gone mad.
www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/...
Introducing iPhone Pocket: a beautiful way to wear and carry iPhone
ISSEY MIYAKE and Apple today unveiled iPhone Pocket, designed to fit any iPhone as well as all pocketable items.
www.apple.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
‘The design drew inspiration from the concept of “a piece of cloth”'
*checks URL*
*checks date*
wait what it’s real 🤯
*checks URL*
*checks date*
wait what it’s real 🤯
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I'm back as Weatherman in the Toughie slot today, with clues like:
Perhaps skinny, exhausted animal's unable to kill you (3-5)
Solve in the paper, in the app, or here: www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Perhaps skinny, exhausted animal's unable to kill you (3-5)
Solve in the paper, in the app, or here: www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I'm back as Weatherman in the Toughie slot today, with clues like:
Perhaps skinny, exhausted animal's unable to kill you (3-5)
Solve in the paper, in the app, or here: www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Perhaps skinny, exhausted animal's unable to kill you (3-5)
Solve in the paper, in the app, or here: www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Reposted by Henri
We're spoilt for choice on MyCrossword this week! Have picked two cryptics to stream from setters we haven't attempted in a while: Fez (as Blancheflower) @cranberryfez.bsky.social and Longyfan @longyfan.bsky.social. Join us at 12 noon GMT! #CrypticSunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
We're spoilt for choice on MyCrossword this week! Have picked two cryptics to stream from setters we haven't attempted in a while: Fez (as Blancheflower) @cranberryfez.bsky.social and Longyfan @longyfan.bsky.social. Join us at 12 noon GMT! #CrypticSunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
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Cor! Latest crossword live - cunning little clues like:
About to go to Split (6)
Court covering cases of criminal and ally (4)
Caught city Democrat getting dressed (4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2829
Squint for a hint! 😆
About to go to Split (6)
Court covering cases of criminal and ally (4)
Caught city Democrat getting dressed (4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2829
Squint for a hint! 😆
Cryptic crossword No 2,829 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,829 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 36 clues by Henri. Published Fri 7 Nov 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Cor! Latest crossword live - cunning little clues like:
About to go to Split (6)
Court covering cases of criminal and ally (4)
Caught city Democrat getting dressed (4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2829
Squint for a hint! 😆
About to go to Split (6)
Court covering cases of criminal and ally (4)
Caught city Democrat getting dressed (4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2829
Squint for a hint! 😆
Cor! Latest crossword live - cunning little clues like:
About to go to Split (6)
Court covering cases of criminal and ally (4)
Caught city Democrat getting dressed (4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2829
Squint for a hint! 😆
About to go to Split (6)
Court covering cases of criminal and ally (4)
Caught city Democrat getting dressed (4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2829
Squint for a hint! 😆
Cryptic crossword No 2,829 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,829 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 36 clues by Henri. Published Fri 7 Nov 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Cor! Latest crossword live - cunning little clues like:
About to go to Split (6)
Court covering cases of criminal and ally (4)
Caught city Democrat getting dressed (4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2829
Squint for a hint! 😆
About to go to Split (6)
Court covering cases of criminal and ally (4)
Caught city Democrat getting dressed (4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2829
Squint for a hint! 😆