Henri
@henriwords.com
Setter of #cryptic #crosswords as Henri (MyCrossword, Unch, Inquisitor, Gnomon and henriwords.com) and Odo (Guardian). One of the Unch Bunch. Rob Townsend, really
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Time for a cheeky little Midweek Mini #cryptic #crossword - slight shenanigans but you’re smart, you’ll get it 👍
Sample clue:
College lecturer at university - Brown? (6)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/207
Sample clue:
College lecturer at university - Brown? (6)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/207
Mini crossword No 207 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 207 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 8 clues by Henri. Published Wed 21 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Time for a cheeky little Midweek Mini #cryptic #crossword - slight shenanigans but you’re smart, you’ll get it 👍
Sample clue:
College lecturer at university - Brown? (6)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/207
Sample clue:
College lecturer at university - Brown? (6)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/207
Time for a cheeky little Midweek Mini #cryptic #crossword - slight shenanigans but you’re smart, you’ll get it 👍
Sample clue:
College lecturer at university - Brown? (6)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/207
Sample clue:
College lecturer at university - Brown? (6)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/207
Mini crossword No 207 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 207 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 8 clues by Henri. Published Wed 21 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Time for a cheeky little Midweek Mini #cryptic #crossword - slight shenanigans but you’re smart, you’ll get it 👍
Sample clue:
College lecturer at university - Brown? (6)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/207
Sample clue:
College lecturer at university - Brown? (6)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/207
Ha!
A Facebook Memory tells me that on this day in 2018 I joked about finishing a Guardian cryptic crossword (with two clues)…
… and a little under eight years later I *set* a Guardian cryptic crossword 💥
(mine had 30 clues though)
A Facebook Memory tells me that on this day in 2018 I joked about finishing a Guardian cryptic crossword (with two clues)…
… and a little under eight years later I *set* a Guardian cryptic crossword 💥
(mine had 30 clues though)
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Ha!
A Facebook Memory tells me that on this day in 2018 I joked about finishing a Guardian cryptic crossword (with two clues)…
… and a little under eight years later I *set* a Guardian cryptic crossword 💥
(mine had 30 clues though)
A Facebook Memory tells me that on this day in 2018 I joked about finishing a Guardian cryptic crossword (with two clues)…
… and a little under eight years later I *set* a Guardian cryptic crossword 💥
(mine had 30 clues though)
Thought-provoking 🤔
January 20, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Thought-provoking 🤔
Unch buyers! You lovely people you.
Quick favour to ask: when you get your copy of Issue 2, please post a photo on here - and it might featured in one of the cute little website slideshows 😊
Quick favour to ask: when you get your copy of Issue 2, please post a photo on here - and it might featured in one of the cute little website slideshows 😊
January 19, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Unch buyers! You lovely people you.
Quick favour to ask: when you get your copy of Issue 2, please post a photo on here - and it might featured in one of the cute little website slideshows 😊
Quick favour to ask: when you get your copy of Issue 2, please post a photo on here - and it might featured in one of the cute little website slideshows 😊
If you liked Unch issue 1, you’ll LOVE Unch Issue 2 😍
OK so if you bought a copy of Issue 2 it will be in the post by end of day tomorrow.
UK copies should start arriving by the end of the week.
Orders are still open on the website - buy now while stocks last!
unchcrosswords.com
#CrypticCrosswords
UK copies should start arriving by the end of the week.
Orders are still open on the website - buy now while stocks last!
unchcrosswords.com
#CrypticCrosswords
Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
unchcrosswords.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
If you liked Unch issue 1, you’ll LOVE Unch Issue 2 😍
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New #cryptic #crossword you say? Points for the first to identify why the thumbnail image is what it is. www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3044
Cryptic crossword No 3,044 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,044 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 31 clues by Skirwingle. Published Mon 19 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 12:21 PM
New #cryptic #crossword you say? Points for the first to identify why the thumbnail image is what it is. www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3044
I laughed at this more than pretty much anything else I’ve seen on here all year so far
10000 baby shoes for sale. Never worn. Bought too many
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I laughed at this more than pretty much anything else I’ve seen on here all year so far
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We'll be streaming new crosswords at 12 as usual today - please join us! Starting off with a quick (13x13) cryptic by JeremysIron @davidjsiron.bsky.social then a standard cryptic by Cheeseman #CrypticSunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
January 18, 2026 at 9:59 AM
We'll be streaming new crosswords at 12 as usual today - please join us! Starting off with a quick (13x13) cryptic by JeremysIron @davidjsiron.bsky.social then a standard cryptic by Cheeseman #CrypticSunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
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Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results
https://voteyesornoai.com
https://voteyesornoai.com
Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now.
Big Tech doesn't care if you want AI or not. They should.
voteyesornoai.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results
https://voteyesornoai.com
https://voteyesornoai.com
Very much enjoyed this, the theme being right up my street 👏👏👏
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/330
Thanks @davidjsiron.bsky.social
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/330
Thanks @davidjsiron.bsky.social
Quick crossword No 330 · MyCrossword
Solve Quick crossword No 330 on MyCrossword. 13x13 grid with 26 clues by JeremysIron. Published Sat 17 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Very much enjoyed this, the theme being right up my street 👏👏👏
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/330
Thanks @davidjsiron.bsky.social
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/330
Thanks @davidjsiron.bsky.social
Very useful! Wish I’d had this to hand when I started out 👍
Interested in setting cryptic crosswords, or improving ... or just finding out more? Part 2 of my blog looking at how & why cryptics work is now up at @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/setting...
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www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Very useful! Wish I’d had this to hand when I started out 👍
This is fun 👍
Something fun for a Friday – a Mini crossword which can be solved in two different ways mycrossword.co.uk/mini/203
Mini crossword No 203 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 203 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 16 clues by Chameleon. Published Fri 16 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
mycrossword.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
This is fun 👍
Once again I read the news and deduce that we are still in the Stupidest Timeline™
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Once again I read the news and deduce that we are still in the Stupidest Timeline™
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January 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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An evening re-up for this, and especially to give a shout-out to @coot.bsky.social, aka G, for the original idea and keeping H, O, S and T in line throughout 💪
The crosswording equivalent of the Traveling Wilburys get together for a very special collaborative effort!
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3028
Many thanks to all involved (and to @mycrossword.co.uk too of course)
‘T’
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3028
Many thanks to all involved (and to @mycrossword.co.uk too of course)
‘T’
Cryptic crossword No 3,028 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,028 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 29 clues by Ghost. Published Tue 13 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
An evening re-up for this, and especially to give a shout-out to @coot.bsky.social, aka G, for the original idea and keeping H, O, S and T in line throughout 💪
The crosswording equivalent of the Traveling Wilburys get together for a very special collaborative effort!
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3028
Many thanks to all involved (and to @mycrossword.co.uk too of course)
‘T’
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3028
Many thanks to all involved (and to @mycrossword.co.uk too of course)
‘T’
Cryptic crossword No 3,028 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,028 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 29 clues by Ghost. Published Tue 13 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 AM
The crosswording equivalent of the Traveling Wilburys get together for a very special collaborative effort!
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3028
Many thanks to all involved (and to @mycrossword.co.uk too of course)
‘T’
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3028
Many thanks to all involved (and to @mycrossword.co.uk too of course)
‘T’
A mate over on Facebook posted about it being 4° and it occurred to me that 4° looks like a dude on the toilet questioning his life choices:
4°
See?
4°
See?
January 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A mate over on Facebook posted about it being 4° and it occurred to me that 4° looks like a dude on the toilet questioning his life choices:
4°
See?
4°
See?
Is anyone I’m connected to on here a subscriber to Magpie crossword magazine? I’m looking, unsuccessfully so far, for an online forum where puzzles are discussed without spoilers — does one exist?
(sometimes you just hit a wall and a gentle hint from another solver can help you get over it…!)
(sometimes you just hit a wall and a gentle hint from another solver can help you get over it…!)
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Is anyone I’m connected to on here a subscriber to Magpie crossword magazine? I’m looking, unsuccessfully so far, for an online forum where puzzles are discussed without spoilers — does one exist?
(sometimes you just hit a wall and a gentle hint from another solver can help you get over it…!)
(sometimes you just hit a wall and a gentle hint from another solver can help you get over it…!)
Once again for the evening crowd
A slightly silly mini #cryptic #crossword from me
(I only just realised I bagged Mini No. 200, probably should have come up with something more celebratory but hey-ho!)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/200
(I only just realised I bagged Mini No. 200, probably should have come up with something more celebratory but hey-ho!)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/200
Mini crossword No 200 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 200 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 8 clues by Henri. Published Fri 9 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Once again for the evening crowd
Porn in bushes, and vice-versa
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Porn in bushes, and vice-versa
A slightly silly mini #cryptic #crossword from me
(I only just realised I bagged Mini No. 200, probably should have come up with something more celebratory but hey-ho!)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/200
(I only just realised I bagged Mini No. 200, probably should have come up with something more celebratory but hey-ho!)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/200
Mini crossword No 200 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 200 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 8 clues by Henri. Published Fri 9 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 10:21 AM
A slightly silly mini #cryptic #crossword from me
(I only just realised I bagged Mini No. 200, probably should have come up with something more celebratory but hey-ho!)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/200
(I only just realised I bagged Mini No. 200, probably should have come up with something more celebratory but hey-ho!)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/200
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Will be back to streaming today, probably around 2pm GMT. I would like to solve @henriwords.com’s 3000, @postmarkcryptic.bsky.social’s featured, several minis and any others recommended during.
Twitch.tv/liari77
Twitch.tv/liari77
January 9, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Will be back to streaming today, probably around 2pm GMT. I would like to solve @henriwords.com’s 3000, @postmarkcryptic.bsky.social’s featured, several minis and any others recommended during.
Twitch.tv/liari77
Twitch.tv/liari77