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Neil Walker
Cryptic crossword setter for The Guardian (Tramp). Have also set for Indy/i (Jambazi), FT (Skitnica), The Times, The Telegraph (Vagabundo), IQ and The Listener.
Cryptic crossword setter for The Guardian (Tramp). Have also set for Indy/i (Jambazi), FT (Skitnica), The Times, The Telegraph (Vagabundo), IQ and The Listener.
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian. I wrote it ages ago.
Mostly old art, royal painting
later moved here? (8,8,7)
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Mostly old art, royal painting
later moved here? (8,8,7)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian. I wrote it ages ago.
Mostly old art, royal painting
later moved here? (8,8,7)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
Mostly old art, royal painting
later moved here? (8,8,7)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian:
Tailor stripped lads before fitting (5)
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Tailor stripped lads before fitting (5)
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September 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian:
Tailor stripped lads before fitting (5)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic.20…
Tailor stripped lads before fitting (5)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic.20…
I don’t get as much time as I’d like to set crosswords. However, occasionally, I get an idea that reminds me that I’m decent at it:
Alarming Epstein files involved arrangements of adults with children (6-6, 8)
I’ll have to use that.
Alarming Epstein files involved arrangements of adults with children (6-6, 8)
I’ll have to use that.
September 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I don’t get as much time as I’d like to set crosswords. However, occasionally, I get an idea that reminds me that I’m decent at it:
Alarming Epstein files involved arrangements of adults with children (6-6, 8)
I’ll have to use that.
Alarming Epstein files involved arrangements of adults with children (6-6, 8)
I’ll have to use that.
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I set today's cryptic crossword in the @financialtimes.com.
Sample clue: Grandpa goes once around school field event (3-3-5,4)
Solve the puzzle on the FT app, or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/750b...
Sample clue: Grandpa goes once around school field event (3-3-5,4)
Solve the puzzle on the FT app, or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/750b...
FT Crossword: Number 18,146
www.ft.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I set today's cryptic crossword in the @financialtimes.com.
Sample clue: Grandpa goes once around school field event (3-3-5,4)
Solve the puzzle on the FT app, or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/750b...
Sample clue: Grandpa goes once around school field event (3-3-5,4)
Solve the puzzle on the FT app, or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/750b...
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian. I wrote it in August 2022.
Drug case for Supreme Court (6)
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Drug case for Supreme Court (6)
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crosswords-static.guim.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian. I wrote it in August 2022.
Drug case for Supreme Court (6)
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Drug case for Supreme Court (6)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian. I wrote it in Sept 2022:
Change Labour Party: use consultants for new style (6, 8)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Cryptic crossword No 29,748 | Crosswords | The Guardian
Change Labour Party: use consultants for new style (6, 8)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Cryptic crossword No 29,748 | Crosswords | The Guardian
Cryptic crossword No 29,748
Cryptic crossword No 29,748
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian. I wrote it in Sept 2022:
Change Labour Party: use consultants for new style (6, 8)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Cryptic crossword No 29,748 | Crosswords | The Guardian
Change Labour Party: use consultants for new style (6, 8)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Cryptic crossword No 29,748 | Crosswords | The Guardian
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian:
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They might form impressions of believers carrying holy books (8)
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They might form impressions of believers carrying holy books (8)
Cryptic crossword No 29,732
Cryptic crossword No 29,732
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June 27, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
They might form impressions of believers carrying holy books (8)
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They might form impressions of believers carrying holy books (8)
I set today's cryptic crossword in the Guardian. I wrote it in Jun 2023.
Overalls with most of muck and grease coming out (9)
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Overalls with most of muck and grease coming out (9)
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crosswords-static.guim.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I set today's cryptic crossword in the Guardian. I wrote it in Jun 2023.
Overalls with most of muck and grease coming out (9)
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Overalls with most of muck and grease coming out (9)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
I set today’s Prize crossword in the Guardian:
Opening tills when busy is good thing for customers (7,5)
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Opening tills when busy is good thing for customers (7,5)
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April 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I set today’s Prize crossword in the Guardian:
Opening tills when busy is good thing for customers (7,5)
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Opening tills when busy is good thing for customers (7,5)
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I forgot I was in today. I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian.
Do I monitor racy act in shot? (8,11)
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Do I monitor racy act in shot? (8,11)
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crosswords-static.guim.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I forgot I was in today. I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian.
Do I monitor racy act in shot? (8,11)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
Do I monitor racy act in shot? (8,11)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian.
Wearing spectacles to show wisdom (8)
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Wearing spectacles to show wisdom (8)
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crosswords-static.guim.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian.
Wearing spectacles to show wisdom (8)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
Wearing spectacles to show wisdom (8)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
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I set today’s Indy cryptic:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Rock Me Amadeus regularly sung as Falco, for instance (7,4)
Weariness in last bit of The News Quiz essentially (5)
Require light like a Christmas tree? (7)
No spoilers, ta!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Rock Me Amadeus regularly sung as Falco, for instance (7,4)
Weariness in last bit of The News Quiz essentially (5)
Require light like a Christmas tree? (7)
No spoilers, ta!
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November 30, 2024 at 9:15 AM
I set today’s Indy cryptic:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Rock Me Amadeus regularly sung as Falco, for instance (7,4)
Weariness in last bit of The News Quiz essentially (5)
Require light like a Christmas tree? (7)
No spoilers, ta!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Rock Me Amadeus regularly sung as Falco, for instance (7,4)
Weariness in last bit of The News Quiz essentially (5)
Require light like a Christmas tree? (7)
No spoilers, ta!
@dualipa.bsky.social my latest attempt at drawing Dua Lipa. They’re getting better but still a way to go.
November 14, 2024 at 8:06 AM
@dualipa.bsky.social my latest attempt at drawing Dua Lipa. They’re getting better but still a way to go.