There will be a #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do with myself come noon, but I am nowhere near organised enough to tell you what I'll be tackling then. Anything from the past week of MyCrossword puzzles is fair game! twitch.tv/pantherapuzzles

Delighted to discover that there actually is at least one family of pangrammatic mini grid fills that uses SKIBIDI, and that it honestly comes off comparatively well against its kin from the dregs of Chambers...

me, a week ago: look, i love the process of making thematically-dense grids, but it's tricky, time-consuming and sometimes sisyphean. this time i think i'll do a perimeter nina with a handful of optional bonus entries instead me, now: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Rannygazoo, let's have a tune! Specifically, one you could bookend thus: Colin? He runs a lab, right? (6) All the bad stuff you've been caught doing online! (6) When I count three, you can solve on MyCrossword, but be warned - afterwards, you may need a lie-down! mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2895

BBC News: "the government believe refugees are deliberately bringing their children to avoid deportation" As opposed to doing what with their children??

The way Labour are talking about migrants validates far right narratives of dehumanisation *at a time of far right riots and racist violence*. The leadership group responsible needs to be removed right now as a matter of public safety. This is simply a factual description of the situation before us.

If you're planning on dabbling in the occult this Halloween, you might get something out of my latest exercise in Mini grid filling. Granted, that "something" might be "a dreadful pun", but still... Checks sides of sofa, presumably wanting money (7) mycrossword.co.uk/mini/162

You thought you could escape York through the #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service? Think again - come 12pm, I'll be tackling the Platypus @henriwords.com curated for the event! Plus: puzzles from @evilflea.bsky.social & @cranberryfez.bsky.social, then maybe a fourth? twitch.tv/pantherapuzzles

I'm pleased to report that Lionel has got his paws on the wonderful @unchcrosswords.com - we had the pleasure of testing the very clever barred puzzle "Unch #1" by @cranberryfez.bsky.social that appears in the middle of the magazine, and now he gets to show it off to little Louie!

This gives the impression that he was helping. He was not.

Dehumanisation as policy. It ignores people's actual lives and experiences in favour of some sick idea that migrants are just resources to be used and discarded at will. It is incredible how Labour has become, in practice, the most anti-immigration government in decades. news.sky.com/story/shaban...

Paws crossed we can pull off a nice, smooth raid like proper Twitch streamers do... I'll definitely be tackling @davidjsiron.bsky.social's latest, and then depending on what time's left I think either a handful of minis or the Gennaro from earlier in the week? We'll see how things go!

So now that it’s confirmed that none of the messages on the bullets were pro-trans, maybe we should have a national conversation about how multiple newspapers repeated a lie about us on their front pages hours after doubts had already been cast over it?

It's not quite right to say that my first mini took me three months to set, but it's not wrong either. Paging @cranberryfez.bsky.social & @charliemethven.bsky.social, who I know both tried to do this, and for everyone else: Demonstrate way of filling empty spliff (4,3) mycrossword.co.uk/mini/122

It's really fucked up the news media at large is searching so hard for humanity in machines, while systematically denying humanity to Palestinians, trans people, immigrants, and other persecuted people

This #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service looks to be a proper menagerie, with puzzles from @heroncrosswords.bsky.social, 🦡 Meles & @catnipxword.bsky.social on the table. Dunno if all these critters are good for the furniture, but let's find out together at noon: twitch.tv/pantherapuzzles

Forest Shuffle is a fun game with lots of cute animals and an intricate ruleset that lets you do things to make everyone else at the table groan simultaneously. Highly recommended.

I've uploaded the raw vod of me solving @cranberryfez.bsky.social's recent Inquisitor, Circle Line/Central Line, with the assistance of the #CrypticSunday peanut gallery, so if you're curious about advanced cryptic shenanigans and have ~105 mins to spare, enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1i...

I am not sure I am digging the internet of 2025

People always joke about the Prime Minister being a human rights lawyer, but what we all forget is that sometimes you're an expert in human rights in order to argue *against* them.

Let's live a little dangerously for this #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service and tackle @cranberryfez.bsky.social's Inquisitor "Circle Line/Central Line" together! I'll likely start a shade before noon so I can ensure it's all set up properly, so see you then... www.twitch.tv/pantherapuzz...

Okay, I know pretty much everyone else here has given up on Word Grid by this point, but it's only now that I have finally achieved what I've been wanting to...

Me: nah, I don't think I have room for another word game in my life Also me: whaddya mean two of my unicorns have been stolen since this morning. this will not stand. everything else is now on hold while i work through every single word that starts with r

So the government’s reviewer pf terrorism legislation thinks that foreign intelligence is behind people fighting against racism, misogyny and transphobia and this is the real issue. It’s giving conspiracy theory and fascism.

There are *so* many fine crosswords available that I really can't squeeze them all into a #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service. Still, come noon I'll be going for MyCrossword puzzles by @tpgrammar.bsky.social, @adamleepotter.bsky.social & @longyfan.bsky.social: www.twitch.tv/pantherapuzz...

@wyrd.systems Dug out the picture, dated November 17th 2019!

It might be a little late, but my new puzzle's chock full of the fabulous @americandialect.org's Words of the Year 2024, including: Term for hedonist, with origins in (briefly) relevant album (4) Though unprepared, attempt decent (albeit half-hearted) fight back (6) mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2372

Some of those new crosswords just so happen to be destinations on the #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service - specifically, the MyCrossword puzzles by Ouroboros, @henriwords.com & @coot.bsky.social. We'll set off on our cruciverbal excursion around noon, from: www.twitch.tv/pantherapuzzles

Look, I know jumbos are a significant time investment, and this one will have you consulting Chambers, Google and Wiktionary in equal measure, but it's gooooood, damn it, and you should try it. (also I forgot about 51a when I was writing my review despite it being arguably my favourite? oops)

It won't be long until the #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service departs - we'll be stopping by @guineverecryptic.bsky.social's Indy debut from yesterday, plus MyCrossword puzzles by Ouroboros, Henri, and maybe even Cheeseman if I have the time. See you at noon: twitch.tv/pantherapuzzles

We've just tested the technology and it seems to be cooperating, so paws crossed it'll all go smoothly! Won't be long before we tackle the latest MyCrossword puzzles by @postmarkcryptic.bsky.social and Henri...

Any port in a storm? Well, the #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service is relatively weatherproof, and it can offer puzzles by Ozpiper, Henri & Ouroboros (yes I know the Henri has ~*shenanigans*~ that's part of the appeal). See you at noon round my place: www.twitch.tv/pantherapuzz...

Show us the last four albums you listened to. #last4albums

While I can't offer birthday cake, I can provide a #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service, which looks like it'll feature puzzles by Henri, Longyfan & @cranberryfez.bsky.social in his Blancheflower hat. Just pop on over to my place at noon to join the (probable) fun: www.twitch.tv/pantherapuzz...

Now that it's no longer the current Inquisitor, I've uploaded my livesolve of Fez's Transformers to YouTube. It's an unedited, fairly low-quality stream (including ten minutes silence while I make a cup of tea), but if you've ever wondered what a barred cryptic solve entails... youtu.be/YqoOIV_1ggg

Right, I've decided I'm mad enough to actually do it: at 2:30pm GMT, I'm gonna start solving the current Inquisitor, Transformers by Cranberry (a.k.a. Fez), live on stream. I may not *finish* solving it, and I can't guarantee a quality experience, but let's see, eh? twitch.tv/pantherapuzzles

Update: after some encouragement to pursue asymmetry from @juffowup.bsky.social, I think the first grid here is the one, bar some tweaking to perfect the fill. And then, because I'm me, I wasted another few hours proving that I *could* fit everything I wanted into the symmetric second grid. Whoops!

I'm at that point in the thematically-dense gridfilling process where I'm staring listlessly at HOO-OO and wondering whether or not I *really" have principles...

Me, some unknowable amount of time ago: hmm, this would be a hilarious theme for a crossword. Oh, and I could start with these two fourteen-letter entries along the top and bottom! That's pretty neat - I better write them down... Me, three minutes into solving today's Indy: well FUCK

In which case, sending my best wishes, have a nice recuperative rest and let this cat do their thing! At noon, the #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service will do battle with some subset of Fudgeller, Chlorine, Gumboot & Dingo, depending on how awake I am by then... twitch.tv/pantherapuzzles

Hey, @skirwingle.bsky.social & @wyrd.systems, seems like Cigogne had the same idea as you two had vis-a-vis a (then) upcoming puzzle number... keep your eyes peeled for a nina! mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2001

Nobody has tried to stop me, so for this #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service, at noon I'll be tackling Inquisitor 1873: Construction by Chalicea... and since I keep solving its clues as I type them up, there might be time to do a MyCrossword puzzle (Alf/ALP?) too! twitch.tv/pantherapuzzles

So this weekend's Inquisitor is by Chalicea, whose puzzles tend towards the gentler side, and thus I reckon I can finally make good on my threat to stream one. Question is, would folks like to see it for tomorrow's #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service, or in a pop-up sesh sometime in the week?

After the success of #CrypticSaturday, the #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service's here to give Matt & Rachel their well-deserved rest. Swing by at noon for MyCrossword puzzles by Baldur, @coot.bsky.social and new-to-me Shane, maybe even a fourth if we have the time? twitch.tv/pantherapuzzles

*bursts through door* Earlier today, I finally finished and uploaded the puzzle I'd originally intended for May 4th. It starts with: Rock star's really bold to replace line in song (8) ...and ends with: I don't have the answer to hand (4) Get smart on MyCrossword: mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/1907

It's been a bumper week for new faces on MyCrossword (four debutants and one who I thought was too but has actually published three puzzles in the last fortnight!) so my evening so far has just been catching up with them all and trying to add another supportive comment alongside the usual suspects.

May have to rename my stand to "Guess The Weight Of The Cake Before Its Filling Damn Well Melts"... but then that wouldn't have fit on the envelope...

Here comes the #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service! It'll be the three most recent MyCrossword puzzles, by Filatore, Bluejacket & thepoisonedgift, and if Jack's not as hard as I anticipate I might squeeze a quick by Mallimack in too. You'll have to see come noon! www.twitch.tv/pantherapuzz...

this weekend, I came the closest to streaming my Inquisitor solve that I have in a long while, but I backed out when I saw clashes and an unfamiliar setter - Serpent and Ferret in a trenchcoat, turns out. but, of course, it would be the week the puzzle has a queer history adjacent theme. of course.