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Last-minute streaming announcement! I have little else to do this evening, so (starting at 10pm BST) we'll tackle some crosswords at twitch.tv/ouroborosop I missed out on Gennaro last time, so we'll start there. Then on to MagpieLinguist and emaherself, possibly with a mini or two in there as well.

has Andy Burnham resigned yet

Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.

Add some crosswords to your Sunday! We're solving new cryptics by @iguesscryptics.bsky.social and Cheeseman on our #CrypticSunday stream from 12 and would love your help 😊 twitch.tv/crypticsunday

My latest puzzle now released on MyCrossword including: Carter unopposed initially can get ahead of Ford? (3,2) Stern peer struggles to be an MP (9) Revolutionary periods of contrasting duration ending (5) Thanks to the ever wonderful @mycrossword.co.uk www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3699

New mini cryptic crossword: www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/294 Sample clues: Meet Beast Man, scratching backside, carrying one imagined technology (7) "It only helps you feel better in status," said French beauty (7) Originally timber made, a post at sea (7)

Reposting for all the weekend people. It’s the weekend! Do a crossword!

Clues from my #cryptic #crossword in the current edition of The Big Issue magazine Confuse yours with Times cryptic (10) SPEED TRIAL appearance? (5,4) Heads of Ozempic biotech very irate over American patent (7)

New #cryptic #crossword with no shenanigans and no theme (I know!) but a couple of terrible jokes that you may have heard already ☺️ www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3695 💨 A fart no-one ordered (9) 💊 Stand by drug experiences (6) 🍷 Idiot breaks into wine plant (7)

If all goes well in the next few hours, should be streaming around 2:30. Would like to solve MyCrossword puzzles by @postmarkcryptic.bsky.social, @mycrossword.co.uk, @metagloria.bsky.social and maybe others as time and energy allow. Twitch.tv/liari77

Tango returns in today's Times QC - with clues like: Warning light from webcam – be ready (5) I hope you enjoy it!

New #cryptic #crossword with no shenanigans and no theme (I know!) but a couple of terrible jokes that you may have heard already ☺️ www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3695 💨 A fart no-one ordered (9) 💊 Stand by drug experiences (6) 🍷 Idiot breaks into wine plant (7)

Is it Betty?

Anyone fancy testing a (themeless, shenanigan-free, reasonably accessible) #cryptic #crossword before I publish it?

Right. Time for this month’s #cryptic #crossword … https://crossword.info/skirwingle/puzzle_88 Sample clue: Organise new Russian merit award, perhaps? (3,2,5)

“What do you mean you’re not coming home?”

This WORKS 🤯

Today's Independent puzzle by Atrica is something special puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

One from the archives! And from my first year of setting so be gentle😆 www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/800 🇫🇷 French now missing primary resident (6) 🇫🇷 Watering hole in France is most austere (6) 🇫🇷 Partly mistrust a Gallic creature (4) 🎉 Joyeuse Fête Nationale ! 🥂

“Verify your age” I remember finding porn in bushes, and vice versa.

I set today's Featured puzzle which includes a clue which may or may not have been inspired by @crackingthecryptic.bsky.social 👀 Beef with Minute Cryptic clues (6) www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/15

In between the football and the tennis and the cricket we bring you the true summer sport of solving crosswords live online - join us at 12 to tackle new cryptics by Hasslethymi and Kempley @rkempley.bsky.social #CrypticSunday twitch.tv/crypticsunday

Turnstone is back in the Guardian Quiptic slot today! www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...

Pleased to be back as Rowland in the Economist today with clues including: President was nothing but corrupt (10) Curry club hosts left before lunchtime (5) Kiosk importing clothes cut corners (5) www.economist.com/games/1843/0...

Very pleased to be making my debut as Garson in the Guardian today 😊 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...

I’m on @parseword.com again today 😁 www.parseword.com/daily

I set today’s Guardian cryptic crossword. A piece of it is very easy: Greek actress partly redirected Hollywood production? (4) Mother has fixed idea about River Island (7) Wipe bum (6) crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....

I set today’s Daily Telegraph crossword www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/inde... Might Shearer get the sack for this? (6) A little silly, me rejoicing over Corbyn? (6)

I found this solve by @patcousins.bsky.social of my recent puzzle very entertaining - many thanks Pat, lots of fun to watch you tackle this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjf6...

We are in the weirdest timeline

It’s not often a Chancellor of the Exchequer makes me laugh quite so much 😆

New topical Mini #cryptic #crossword, get it while it’s hot! www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/289 #SorryNotSorry

New topical Mini #cryptic #crossword, get it while it’s hot! www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/289 #SorryNotSorry

Nothing stopping Farage? Can be, if fighting another candidate (5,7)

Farage hiding in Scunthorpe (4)

🤝 Favour Request 🤝 If you (a) regularly solve Guardian Genius, (b) would like to test solve a potential Genius submission and (c) haven’t already tested too many of my puzzles recently 😆 … … then have I got an opportunity for you! ~ DM me if interested ~ (I will of course return the favour)

Seems like a good time to repost this:

A glaring fee scuppered nasty politician (5,6) cryptick.wildvale.co.uk/clue.html#KC... Solve it, and create your own cryptic clue!

Today I keep banging the drum in The Independent’s #cryptic #crossword. Solve free online here (select 7th July): https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent?puzzleDate=20260707

I very much enjoyed the new Guardian Genius by Soup, only slightly marred by some dozy tit on Fifteensquared giving a massive spoiler (since deleted) on a different puzzle 😖 Don’t discuss live prize puzzles, dude! www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2...

I’m back in the back page of the Daily Telegraph today. Do take a look and enjoy the pun in the quick too!

Pleased to have compiled today's Independent crossword with clues including: Nelson on track to lose Trafalgar, initially upset (5) Screw up when cutting motorway reservation (7) Plaits braided either side of one girl's head (8) puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

On our #CrypticSunday stream today, we're tackling 22 different MyCrossword setters! One cryptic was entirely set by emaherself, and one by 21 people collaborating as Platypus, led by @tpgrammar.bsky.social. Join us at 12 noon BST! twitch.tv/crypticsunday

Any more takers for this while it’s still (vaguely) topical? 😁

Still can’t believe Taylor Swift has married Kelsey Grammer

It's been a while, but here's a little cryptic from me over on @mycrossword.co.uk! Sample clues: "Let's bail out a French institution (8)" "Investigator to grill pop star again? (10)" "Astronomical map made from potato printing? (4,5)" www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3643

Another thematic #cryptic #crossword puzzle to make you feel really old! Sample clues: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish island opening after the 1st (4) 🍔 Almost sick after fast food (6) 🥳 Parties getting out of hand (7) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3637

Hope to stream this afternoon some MyCrossword puzzles by @katstevens.bsky.social, @henriwords.com, @postmarkcryptic.bsky.social and @karolszym.bsky.social. And if time catchup on some Times Quicks. twitch.tv/liari77

Another thematic #cryptic #crossword puzzle to make you feel really old! Sample clues: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish island opening after the 1st (4) 🍔 Almost sick after fast food (6) 🥳 Parties getting out of hand (7) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3637