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HenriWords emails for 2026: one every 2-3 months (I no longer have enough material for monthly puzzles 😆) and solutions plus archive of previous crosswords will be available to all subscribers 👍 If you’re not already signed up, do that here: henriwords.com February’s puzzle is being prepared…

Today is, unfortunately, last posting day for Stamp in the Independent. Fellow 'sampling' every second? Bloody odd TV chef (5) Many thanks to those who have solved, blogged, commented upon and/or complained about my puzzles over the last three years! puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

Had a very lovely weekend at the York crosswording extravaganza, hung out with too many nice people to mention but special thanks to @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social for organising the whole shebang 💪

I had a puzzle at the York Sloggers & Betters weekend and Kitty did this marvellous blog post about it ☺️ fifteensquared.net/2026/10/25/y...

Very pleased to be involved in this wonderful publication 💪

The inventor of speech recognition software has died His few neural is on when’s Dave

Farewell then, Knut. My last cryptic crossword for The Independent. puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

bit tricky without crossers or enumeration

I’ve just had the (probably unoriginal) realisation that every single AI-based business plan is pretty much the Underpants Gnomes from South Park

Reposting for the evening crowd due to an alarming lack of comments on the Fifteensquared blog 😳 if you solved, pop a comment there and make an old man happy 😆

Purely because I am nosey, I have posted on the MyCrossword forum asking what #cryptic #crosswords people regularly solve. If you’re on MyC already feel free to chip in over there. I might be missing out on some good puzzles ☺️ www.mycrossword.co.uk/forum/9-your...

I set today’s Independent. I still cannot believe it is the last one. Thank you to Mike, all of the bloggers over on 225 and all of the solvers for these last 3 years. puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

I am delighted to have set the new Featured Crossword over at the wonderful MyCrossword, with clues such as: ⛵️ Boat Institute (6) 🚩 Flag and sail hung up (8) 🦆 Woman mostly eating duck or albatross? (4) www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/22

Tango is back in the Times QC slot today, with clues including: Given too much money to drive OAP to dance (8) I hope you enjoy it!

Did you see my recent #cryptic #crossword at www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/4036 ?

#cryptic #crossword people - the weekly Forum topic where we post funny, clever or otherwise admirable clues we’ve encountered in the last seven days is up now on MyCrossword. So let us know your favourite recent clues, whether on or off MyCrossword, here: www.mycrossword.co.uk/forum/8-clue...

It's a Saturday night, so I've put my tin hat on and written about cryptic crosswords and AI. Thanks as ever to @mycrossword.co.uk for letting me bang on www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/will-ai...

Just checked my email and apparently I’m the new White House Press Secretary? 🤷‍♂️

Weatherman returns to today's Telegraph Toughie, with clues like: Picket about change to salaried work (8,4) Get it wherever you get your Toughies!

For @charliemethven.bsky.social and only Charlie, he will get it ☺️ Found in kitchen drawer, we inherited a set from an elderly relative Perfect for espresso, as it happens ☕️

I’ve started a new topic on the shiny new @mycrossword.co.uk forum 😁 Let’s share what good clues we’ve seen in the last week, both on and off MyC… www.mycrossword.co.uk/forum/2-clue...

I’m sending out a bat signal for cryptic setters at any level of experience who have a grid or two laying around to be featured on cogs-turn.com! They don’t have to be new and we don’t require exclusivity. We need beginner-intermediate difficulty grids of any size from 5-15x!

Ruin a book by adding a word: The Amazon Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

I’ve started a new topic on the shiny new @mycrossword.co.uk forum 😁 Let’s share what good clues we’ve seen in the last week, both on and off MyC… www.mycrossword.co.uk/forum/2-clue...

Turnstone is filling the Quiptic spot today. Hope it’s a nice Sunday solve! www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...

🚀 New MyCrossword release We now have a forum! www.mycrossword.co.uk/forum

Delighted to have compiled this weekend's Economist cryptic crossword. Sample clues: Reform gent, denied Government, blames this? (13) Nationalist soldier the French lock up (6,2,3) New hotel outguesses its competition? (11) www.economist.com/games/1843/0...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

Cruciverbal snippets in the October newsletter from the Crossword Centre. crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2026/10/cros...

Big felicitations to @alyseliza.bsky.social on Novel Publication Day! 🎉

A huge thanks to Derek at Crossword Centre for featuring my puzzle ‘I Am the Eggman’, and for passing on such lovely solver feedback, it fair made me blush ☺️

Heron is back in the Times Quick Cryptic today, do pop in for a look!

There’s a puzzle within my (quite probably last) Independent puzzle today. Sample clues: Furtive latte arranged during fling (8) Hope wife’s left note of reservation (3) #cryptic #crossword puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

If any kind soul wants to post Cryptic No. 3999 in the next hour or two that’d be lovely, I have a meeting later this morning that will keep me away from my phone for a couple of hours 🙃😬⏱️

Always a good time with Brockwell 👍

This is a superb entry in the MyCrossword ‘Featured’ series, some absolutely lovely surfaces and devious definitions, highly recommended 👌

Double Ruskin trouble today: firstly at the ever fabulous @mycrossword.co.uk with www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/21 #cryptic #crossword