My second #YouTube recommendation is the weekly solve of the Times #CrypticCrossword by Simon Anthony on #CrackingTheCryptic. He never assumes knowledge in the viewer and explains how the clues work. His enthusiasm for cryptics is infectious. I never miss one of these. youtube.com/watch?v=TaNE...
The Times Crossword Masterclass: 7 November 2025
YouTube video by Cracking The Cryptic
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November 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
My second #YouTube recommendation is the weekly solve of the Times #CrypticCrossword by Simon Anthony on #CrackingTheCryptic. He never assumes knowledge in the viewer and explains how the clues work. His enthusiasm for cryptics is infectious. I never miss one of these. youtube.com/watch?v=TaNE...
#crypticcrossword
My grid featured in the Hindustan Times online today. Do try
Sample clue
Are we mostly dry, low - terribly bored with life ? (5-5)
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My grid featured in the Hindustan Times online today. Do try
Sample clue
Are we mostly dry, low - terribly bored with life ? (5-5)
www.hindustantimes.com/games/crypti...
Cryptic Crossword - Play Cryptic Crossword Online | Fun and Challenging Puzzles
Enjoy Cryptic Crosswordonline with our fun and challenging puzzles. Test your skills with Cryptic Crossword and improve your brain power. Perfect for all ages and puzzle enthusiasts. Start playing now...
www.hindustantimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
#crypticcrossword
My grid featured in the Hindustan Times online today. Do try
Sample clue
Are we mostly dry, low - terribly bored with life ? (5-5)
www.hindustantimes.com/games/crypti...
My grid featured in the Hindustan Times online today. Do try
Sample clue
Are we mostly dry, low - terribly bored with life ? (5-5)
www.hindustantimes.com/games/crypti...
August 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
My latest video - I solve a cryptic under the gaze of the setter! Watch it here --> youtu.be/aygGgPF2AN0 #crypticcrossword #cryptic
How to solve a Cryptic Crossword - Setter's Doubles - Solving a puzzle under the setter's gaze!
YouTube video by The Cryptic Mystic
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January 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My latest video - I solve a cryptic under the gaze of the setter! Watch it here --> youtu.be/aygGgPF2AN0 #crypticcrossword #cryptic
#CrypticCrossword clue: Best software for writing code looks like Artificial Intelligence (5).
December 19, 2024 at 8:30 PM
#CrypticCrossword clue: Best software for writing code looks like Artificial Intelligence (5).
Strange toast lacks tea informs linguist (4) #StarTrek #CrypticCrossword
January 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Strange toast lacks tea informs linguist (4) #StarTrek #CrypticCrossword
Today in "Article headlines that would make great #CrypticCrossword clues"
Supreme Court term limits? Senators push for constitutional change
Bipartisan push for Supreme Court term limits gains momentum as poll shows majority support across party lines.
www.newsweek.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Today in "Article headlines that would make great #CrypticCrossword clues"
My #crypticcrossword in the Hindustan Times today as Get-a-fix. Can be solved online for free. Feedback welcome
Sample this
Striking gold in town, they flourished (10)
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Sample this
Striking gold in town, they flourished (10)
www.hindustantimes.com/games/crypti...
Cryptic Crossword - Play Cryptic Crossword Online | Fun and Challenging Puzzles
Enjoy Cryptic Crosswordonline with our fun and challenging puzzles. Test your skills with Cryptic Crossword and improve your brain power. Perfect for all ages and puzzle enthusiasts. Start playing now...
www.hindustantimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
My #crypticcrossword in the Hindustan Times today as Get-a-fix. Can be solved online for free. Feedback welcome
Sample this
Striking gold in town, they flourished (10)
www.hindustantimes.com/games/crypti...
Sample this
Striking gold in town, they flourished (10)
www.hindustantimes.com/games/crypti...
Guy who's hot stuff in mud wrestling (4,6)
Today's #CrypticCrossword at @TheBrowser is by @bewildering_ly and it's a banger! 🔥
Today's #CrypticCrossword at @TheBrowser is by @bewildering_ly and it's a banger! 🔥
February 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Guy who's hot stuff in mud wrestling (4,6)
Today's #CrypticCrossword at @TheBrowser is by @bewildering_ly and it's a banger! 🔥
Today's #CrypticCrossword at @TheBrowser is by @bewildering_ly and it's a banger! 🔥
Strange new plot for Vulcan (4) #StarTrek #CrypticCrossword
I watch Star Trek for the T'pol.
August 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Strange new plot for Vulcan (4) #StarTrek #CrypticCrossword
REPOST WITH FIX:
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 11-Dec-24
Oxygen trails from roasting bird (8) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 10-Dec-24
RECYCLE
(anag. of CELERY + C [the heart of ARTICHOKE])
#crypticcrossword #crypticcrosswords #crypticclue
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 11-Dec-24
Oxygen trails from roasting bird (8) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 10-Dec-24
RECYCLE
(anag. of CELERY + C [the heart of ARTICHOKE])
#crypticcrossword #crypticcrosswords #crypticclue
How to Solve Cryptic Clues
*** FIRST: WHAT’S A CRYPTIC CROSSWORD? ***Unlike standard US crosswords, UK-based cryptic crosswords focus almost entirely on solving the tricky wordplay of each odd-sounding (or cryptic) clu…
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December 11, 2024 at 3:22 PM
REPOST WITH FIX:
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 11-Dec-24
Oxygen trails from roasting bird (8) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 10-Dec-24
RECYCLE
(anag. of CELERY + C [the heart of ARTICHOKE])
#crypticcrossword #crypticcrosswords #crypticclue
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 11-Dec-24
Oxygen trails from roasting bird (8) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 10-Dec-24
RECYCLE
(anag. of CELERY + C [the heart of ARTICHOKE])
#crypticcrossword #crypticcrosswords #crypticclue
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 10-Dec-24
Salvage chopped celery mixed with artichoke heart (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 9-Dec-24
PTERODACTYL
("airborne organism" = anag. of PROTECT LADY)
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
Salvage chopped celery mixed with artichoke heart (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 9-Dec-24
PTERODACTYL
("airborne organism" = anag. of PROTECT LADY)
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
How to Solve Cryptic Clues
*** FIRST: WHAT’S A CRYPTIC CROSSWORD? ***Unlike standard US crosswords, UK-based cryptic crosswords focus almost entirely on solving the tricky wordplay of each odd-sounding (or cryptic) clu…
tinyurl.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 10-Dec-24
Salvage chopped celery mixed with artichoke heart (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 9-Dec-24
PTERODACTYL
("airborne organism" = anag. of PROTECT LADY)
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
Salvage chopped celery mixed with artichoke heart (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 9-Dec-24
PTERODACTYL
("airborne organism" = anag. of PROTECT LADY)
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who can solve this #crypticcrossword clue and those who cannot.
Minute Cryptic - 30 December 2024
"Load empty folder with 1000 in binary" (7)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
I scored: 4 under par
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Minute Cryptic - 30 December 2024
"Load empty folder with 1000 in binary" (7)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
I scored: 4 under par
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Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
www.minutecryptic.com
December 30, 2024 at 5:47 AM
There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who can solve this #crypticcrossword clue and those who cannot.
Minute Cryptic - 30 December 2024
"Load empty folder with 1000 in binary" (7)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
I scored: 4 under par
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Minute Cryptic - 30 December 2024
"Load empty folder with 1000 in binary" (7)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
I scored: 4 under par
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
Where am I?
1. Pissed newt collapses (4)
2. Going around short track provided for medal race? (5)
3. Gadabout in English made progress (6)
Solve the cryptic clues and use what3words to find out!
#crypticcrossword
1. Pissed newt collapses (4)
2. Going around short track provided for medal race? (5)
3. Gadabout in English made progress (6)
Solve the cryptic clues and use what3words to find out!
#crypticcrossword
April 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Where am I?
1. Pissed newt collapses (4)
2. Going around short track provided for medal race? (5)
3. Gadabout in English made progress (6)
Solve the cryptic clues and use what3words to find out!
#crypticcrossword
1. Pissed newt collapses (4)
2. Going around short track provided for medal race? (5)
3. Gadabout in English made progress (6)
Solve the cryptic clues and use what3words to find out!
#crypticcrossword
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 11-Dec-24
Oxygen trails from roasting bird (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 10-Dec-24
RECYCLE
(anag. of CELERY + C [the heart of ARTICHOKE])
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
Oxygen trails from roasting bird (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 10-Dec-24
RECYCLE
(anag. of CELERY + C [the heart of ARTICHOKE])
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
How to Solve Cryptic Clues
*** FIRST: WHAT’S A CRYPTIC CROSSWORD? ***Unlike standard US crosswords, UK-based cryptic crosswords focus almost entirely on solving the tricky wordplay of each odd-sounding (or cryptic) clu…
tinyurl.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 11-Dec-24
Oxygen trails from roasting bird (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 10-Dec-24
RECYCLE
(anag. of CELERY + C [the heart of ARTICHOKE])
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
Oxygen trails from roasting bird (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 10-Dec-24
RECYCLE
(anag. of CELERY + C [the heart of ARTICHOKE])
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
#PuzzlerPride2025 is officially here! Head to pride.puz.fun to grab a free copy of our third annual puzzle showcase featuring more than 30 word, logic, and hunt-style puzzles from #LGBTQIA puzzle authors!
#PuzzlerPride #Sudoku #LogicPuzzles #WordPuzzles #Puzzles #FreePuzzles #CrypticCrossword
#PuzzlerPride #Sudoku #LogicPuzzles #WordPuzzles #Puzzles #FreePuzzles #CrypticCrossword
June 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
#PuzzlerPride2025 is officially here! Head to pride.puz.fun to grab a free copy of our third annual puzzle showcase featuring more than 30 word, logic, and hunt-style puzzles from #LGBTQIA puzzle authors!
#PuzzlerPride #Sudoku #LogicPuzzles #WordPuzzles #Puzzles #FreePuzzles #CrypticCrossword
#PuzzlerPride #Sudoku #LogicPuzzles #WordPuzzles #Puzzles #FreePuzzles #CrypticCrossword
The things you find in your notes when you’ve been #crypticcrossword setting…
February 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The things you find in your notes when you’ve been #crypticcrossword setting…
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 5-Dec-24
Beg for fairy tales (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 4-Dec-24
BATTLE
(anag. of TABLET)
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
Beg for fairy tales (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 4-Dec-24
BATTLE
(anag. of TABLET)
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
How to Solve Cryptic Clues
*** FIRST: WHAT’S A CRYPTIC CROSSWORD? ***Unlike standard US crosswords, UK-based cryptic crosswords focus almost entirely on solving the tricky wordplay of each odd-sounding (or cryptic) clu…
tinyurl.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 5-Dec-24
Beg for fairy tales (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 4-Dec-24
BATTLE
(anag. of TABLET)
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
Beg for fairy tales (7) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 4-Dec-24
BATTLE
(anag. of TABLET)
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
And I'm streaming again, this time with some cryptic crosswords. The first one looks... a lot. I hope you like weaving...
twitch.tv/quizzydan
#puzzle #puzzles #crossword #crosswords #cryptic #CrypticCrossword
twitch.tv/quizzydan
#puzzle #puzzles #crossword #crosswords #cryptic #CrypticCrossword
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
May 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
And I'm streaming again, this time with some cryptic crosswords. The first one looks... a lot. I hope you like weaving...
twitch.tv/quizzydan
#puzzle #puzzles #crossword #crosswords #cryptic #CrypticCrossword
twitch.tv/quizzydan
#puzzle #puzzles #crossword #crosswords #cryptic #CrypticCrossword
crosshare.org/crosswords/G... Another cryptic teaser for you to try. Was pretty happy with how this one turned out #Crossword #Cryptic #CrypticCrossword #GridSky
Womble Cryptic #6
Current vehicle, American, is a doomed high flier (6); They are red if cooked, blue if rare? (8); Snappy shoe? (4); Manipulators' quiet return after potatoes mashed (10); Email, sir, could contain fli...
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November 21, 2024 at 11:27 AM
crosshare.org/crosswords/G... Another cryptic teaser for you to try. Was pretty happy with how this one turned out #Crossword #Cryptic #CrypticCrossword #GridSky
Preview clue for this Saturday's #crypticcrossword:
Take the wrong way to Torridge, redevelop ravine town, impress interim boundaries to the West (12)
Take the wrong way to Torridge, redevelop ravine town, impress interim boundaries to the West (12)
June 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Preview clue for this Saturday's #crypticcrossword:
Take the wrong way to Torridge, redevelop ravine town, impress interim boundaries to the West (12)
Take the wrong way to Torridge, redevelop ravine town, impress interim boundaries to the West (12)
My first grid for a national paper - Independent Cryptic No 12,103 is now playable!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
#independent #cryptic #crossword #crypticcrossword #ouroboros
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
#independent #cryptic #crossword #crypticcrossword #ouroboros
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.
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July 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
My first grid for a national paper - Independent Cryptic No 12,103 is now playable!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
#independent #cryptic #crossword #crypticcrossword #ouroboros
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
#independent #cryptic #crossword #crypticcrossword #ouroboros
something a bit different:
a post on how i unironically love cryptic crosswords
williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/g...
#Cryptic #Crossword #CrypticCrossword
a post on how i unironically love cryptic crosswords
williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/g...
#Cryptic #Crossword #CrypticCrossword
Geg
For many years, I have asked our second-year student cohort to tell me their favourite words, and explain why. It’s one of the highlights of my job. They bring me words that are difficult to …
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August 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
something a bit different:
a post on how i unironically love cryptic crosswords
williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/g...
#Cryptic #Crossword #CrypticCrossword
a post on how i unironically love cryptic crosswords
williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/g...
#Cryptic #Crossword #CrypticCrossword
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 6-Dec-24
Seven shy of 6,000 tossed cells (4) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 5-Dec-24
IMPLORE
("Beg" = IMP ["fairy"] + LORE ["tales"])
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
Seven shy of 6,000 tossed cells (4) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 5-Dec-24
IMPLORE
("Beg" = IMP ["fairy"] + LORE ["tales"])
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
How to Solve Cryptic Clues
*** FIRST: WHAT’S A CRYPTIC CROSSWORD? ***Unlike standard US crosswords, UK-based cryptic crosswords focus almost entirely on solving the tricky wordplay of each odd-sounding (or cryptic) clu…
tinyurl.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Cory's Cryptic Clues - 6-Dec-24
Seven shy of 6,000 tossed cells (4) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 5-Dec-24
IMPLORE
("Beg" = IMP ["fairy"] + LORE ["tales"])
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
Seven shy of 6,000 tossed cells (4) [answer tomorrow]
• Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue
Answer for 5-Dec-24
IMPLORE
("Beg" = IMP ["fairy"] + LORE ["tales"])
#crypticcrosswords #crypticcrossword #crypticclue
Bold undertaking in business (10)
#CrypticCrossword clue from The Guardian 'Quick Cryptic' #52 (1 across)
#CrypticCrossword clue from The Guardian 'Quick Cryptic' #52 (1 across)
March 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Bold undertaking in business (10)
#CrypticCrossword clue from The Guardian 'Quick Cryptic' #52 (1 across)
#CrypticCrossword clue from The Guardian 'Quick Cryptic' #52 (1 across)