Hooray, print magazines ftw! 💪
11.03.2026 10:04
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Hooray, print magazines ftw! 💪
Ooh Cox and Rathvon clues... extra nice!
I've released a new word game called Parseword, that tries to make cryptic crosswords more accessible. You can play it here:
www.parseword.com
Nice!
After he sold Wordle to the New York Times, Josh Wardle felt lost. He found refuge in an unlikely place: the cryptic crossword.
Now he wants to teach the world how to solve them.
For @newyorker I spoke to Wardle about his new project, Parseword, out today: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Interested in setting cryptic crosswords, or improving ... or just finding out more? Part 5 of my blog looking at how & why cryptics work is now up at @mycrossword.co.uk:
mycrossword.co.uk/blog/setting...
Clay later's a good one :)
@mycrossword.co.uk's latest 'Featured' puzzle is from the ever-entertaining Baldur: www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/6
And nicely blogged by Leedsclimber over at 225: www.fifteensquared.net/2026/03/09/m...
A logo with ‘dice’ in large capital letters - the E is stylised to look like a die, showing the dots for 6, 3 and 2. In smaller capital letters underneath it says ‘Alea iacta est’
Celebrating one year since my first published crossword (in the Indy, celebrating IWD) and what a year it’s been! 🥰 Thank you so, so much to everyone who supports, encourages, challenges and teaches me, you’re all wonderful 🥰
More to come from me this year, watch this space!
#cryptic #crossword
Wonderful to hear! We'll do our best - just putting the finishing touches to Issue 3.
cc @petermoorefuller.bsky.social - nice work :)
Unch on the #OnlyConnect set - Fame at last!
wow nice
Oops I missed this one when it was posted - thanks for sharing, Mark!
Where did that week go? Strangely but happily it's almost time for another #CrypticSunday crossword stream! Join us at 12 noon GMT to help solve cryptics by Pixlate and iguess @iguesscryptics.bsky.social
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
#1ACGrids www.1across.org/2026/03/08/g...
On International Women’s Day 2026, 1ACross is happy to present “Give to Gain”, a special puzzle put together with several talented cruciverbalists from across the globe
We are also happy to announce a special prize for this grid.
#cryptic #crossword
Happy to help :)
If you like his puzzles I'd recommend his recently-released book, "All Squared": crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/p/all-square...
Very chuffed to get a live solve for this one. Many thanks to Conto for picking my puzzle this morning. Highly recommend the stream to anyone who wants a really clear explanation of how it all comes together. www.twitch.tv/contocrosswo...
On tonight's cryptic crossword stream (twitch.tv/thatcrypticguy), ~9:00 Eastern:
- Crossweird debut from Carrie Z & Jake Eakle
- Kyle Dolan midi
- Catan-based @therackenfracker.bsky.social
- @longyfan.bsky.social's December @gnomoncryptics.bsky.social
- something from @unchcrosswords.com #2
It’s a toughie (even by Listener standards!) but it’s very much worth the effort — it’s a masterpiece / he’s a sorceror!
Excited to debut as Turnstone in this month’s Guardian Genius slot. Thanks to @alanconnor.bsky.social and @mycrossword.co.uk and test solvers!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2...
🎉🎉🎉
The new These Puzzles Fund Abortion puzzle pack is on pre-sale now. I edited a lovely puzzle for it, and the constructor lineup is stellar as always. Solve some top-tier crosswords and help super reproductive rights won’t ya
fund.nnaf.org/campaign/the...
Cryptic crosswords and chat. Happening now.
nice one!
