Did you ask for cryptics?
September 26, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Did you ask for cryptics?
Crowley calls us ‘cryptics without portfolio’.
May 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Crowley calls us ‘cryptics without portfolio’.
May 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Sketch III | A STUD DATE WITH R | Art Raffle
This sketch features @occulthound.bsky.social 's lovely jersey devil Ripley✨
So have a wholesome bunch of Cuddle Cryptics!
—And we all know what happens when Cryptics cuddle...
This sketch features @occulthound.bsky.social 's lovely jersey devil Ripley✨
So have a wholesome bunch of Cuddle Cryptics!
—And we all know what happens when Cryptics cuddle...
September 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Sketch III | A STUD DATE WITH R | Art Raffle
This sketch features @occulthound.bsky.social 's lovely jersey devil Ripley✨
So have a wholesome bunch of Cuddle Cryptics!
—And we all know what happens when Cryptics cuddle...
This sketch features @occulthound.bsky.social 's lovely jersey devil Ripley✨
So have a wholesome bunch of Cuddle Cryptics!
—And we all know what happens when Cryptics cuddle...
this may be the year I actually learn to solve cryptics
January 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
this may be the year I actually learn to solve cryptics
More Tales from the Cryptics.
May 30, 2026 at 11:50 PM
More Tales from the Cryptics.
see, I'll get the hang of cryptics eventually
August 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
see, I'll get the hang of cryptics eventually
Unch has really helped me progress up a level with cryptics.
And cryptics are challenging, but - far more importantly - a heck of a lot of fun
And cryptics are challenging, but - far more importantly - a heck of a lot of fun
Issue 3 has arrived back from the printer!
If you didn’t buy a copy on pre-sale, now’s your chance. Limited stocks, so get yours now at unchcrosswords.com
If you didn’t buy a copy on pre-sale, now’s your chance. Limited stocks, so get yours now at unchcrosswords.com
Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
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April 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Unch has really helped me progress up a level with cryptics.
And cryptics are challenging, but - far more importantly - a heck of a lot of fun
And cryptics are challenging, but - far more importantly - a heck of a lot of fun
Definitely a Delta, so about a 5-year-long infection at this point, during which it has accumulated hundreds of mutations.
The selection pressure in these Cryptics is exquisite. I need to do a comprehensive examination of all Cryptics to check, but I think there's also evidence of either....
1/4
The selection pressure in these Cryptics is exquisite. I need to do a comprehensive examination of all Cryptics to check, but I think there's also evidence of either....
1/4
The Charlotte Gain-of-function lineage is back, last seen in Dec, 2025.
It’s from a different sewershed, but same city.
Although this is clearly the same lineage as ‘NC-2’, I decided to designation this as ‘NC-3’ on my dashboard so you can see ‘how much it’s grown’.
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It’s from a different sewershed, but same city.
Although this is clearly the same lineage as ‘NC-2’, I decided to designation this as ‘NC-3’ on my dashboard so you can see ‘how much it’s grown’.
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August 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Definitely a Delta, so about a 5-year-long infection at this point, during which it has accumulated hundreds of mutations.
The selection pressure in these Cryptics is exquisite. I need to do a comprehensive examination of all Cryptics to check, but I think there's also evidence of either....
1/4
The selection pressure in these Cryptics is exquisite. I need to do a comprehensive examination of all Cryptics to check, but I think there's also evidence of either....
1/4
Good review here from someone who I think hasn’t realised they’ve bought a book of cryptics
September 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Good review here from someone who I think hasn’t realised they’ve bought a book of cryptics
That’s why I detected so many cryptics, it was all the same lineage, and presumably all from the same person!
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December 29, 2024 at 10:37 AM
That’s why I detected so many cryptics, it was all the same lineage, and presumably all from the same person!
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learning R learning cryptics
🤝
trying to parse
bizarre language
to find a solution
🤝
trying to parse
bizarre language
to find a solution
January 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
learning R learning cryptics
🤝
trying to parse
bizarre language
to find a solution
🤝
trying to parse
bizarre language
to find a solution
I'm not in the habit of yucking people's yum but really; people who enjoy cryptics are definitely perverts.
May 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I'm not in the habit of yucking people's yum but really; people who enjoy cryptics are definitely perverts.
Sad to see the Independent has ceased their cryptic.
If you’re a former independent setter, drop me a DM. Minute Cryptic is accepting limited submissions for mini cryptics.
If you’re a former independent setter, drop me a DM. Minute Cryptic is accepting limited submissions for mini cryptics.
September 22, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Sad to see the Independent has ceased their cryptic.
If you’re a former independent setter, drop me a DM. Minute Cryptic is accepting limited submissions for mini cryptics.
If you’re a former independent setter, drop me a DM. Minute Cryptic is accepting limited submissions for mini cryptics.
I'd probably be better at cryptics if I didn't feel so personally attacked every time they trick me
June 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I'd probably be better at cryptics if I didn't feel so personally attacked every time they trick me
My latest charcoal sketch!
Inspired by Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series.
“From Shallan’s sketchbook. Cryptics in Kharbranth.”
Prints and original: ashlylovett.com/store
@brandonsanderson.com @dragonsteelbooks.com
Inspired by Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series.
“From Shallan’s sketchbook. Cryptics in Kharbranth.”
Prints and original: ashlylovett.com/store
@brandonsanderson.com @dragonsteelbooks.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My latest charcoal sketch!
Inspired by Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series.
“From Shallan’s sketchbook. Cryptics in Kharbranth.”
Prints and original: ashlylovett.com/store
@brandonsanderson.com @dragonsteelbooks.com
Inspired by Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series.
“From Shallan’s sketchbook. Cryptics in Kharbranth.”
Prints and original: ashlylovett.com/store
@brandonsanderson.com @dragonsteelbooks.com
Tonight’s entertainment. Another couple of cryptics.
October 29, 2023 at 12:57 AM
Tonight’s entertainment. Another couple of cryptics.
7. The concept of the cryptic crossword is distinct from the set of elite British references common to UK newspaper cryptics; the New Yorker runs cryptics with a different set of references, and they are a profoundly different experience.
July 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
7. The concept of the cryptic crossword is distinct from the set of elite British references common to UK newspaper cryptics; the New Yorker runs cryptics with a different set of references, and they are a profoundly different experience.
And like many cryptics, it killed its furin cleavage site.
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March 23, 2026 at 12:14 AM
And like many cryptics, it killed its furin cleavage site.
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Crossword editor’s desk: celebrating 30,000 cryptics with a treasure hunt
Crossword editor’s desk: celebrating 30,000 cryptics with a treasure hunt
A breadcrumb trail of secret messages spanning two years, dozens of puzzles and the Guardian’s leader column led solvers to a very special prize …
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Crossword editor’s desk: celebrating 30,000 cryptics with a treasure hunt
Interesting final panel for cryptics writers who don’t like using just “morning” for AM
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Interesting final panel for cryptics writers who don’t like using just “morning” for AM
Greatly enjoyed chatting with LeoNessie aka @joeleisen.bsky.social about cryptics and the MyCrossword experience. Thanks, Joel 🧩☕️
April 2, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Greatly enjoyed chatting with LeoNessie aka @joeleisen.bsky.social about cryptics and the MyCrossword experience. Thanks, Joel 🧩☕️
(the funniest crossword is the Private Eye one which combines the rules of cryptics with *incredible* obscenity in the answers)
August 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
(the funniest crossword is the Private Eye one which combines the rules of cryptics with *incredible* obscenity in the answers)
