Following up on my poetic #Scrabblegram posted yesterday, here's a seasonal one by the master, @dcscrabblegram.bsky.social #scrabble #poetry #autumn #fall Visit davesscrabblegrams.com for his amazing collection of 400+ Scrabblegrams!

Just in time for the end of September, here's my #Scrabblegram tweeted 3 years ago today (Sep 30, 2022) My first 'gram with poetic meter and rhyme, it alternates iambic hexameter and iambic trimeter, but flipping to trochaic for the first half of line 3 #scrabble #wordplay #poetry #procrastination

I'm hosting the 1ACross Clue-Writing Competition again this week! #1ACCWC #cryptic #contest Please submit a cryptic clue for DELICATE and then come back to vote at the end of the week May the finest clue win! 😀

As horn blown repetitively, it's a New Year! (4,8) 🥳 #crypticclue #LowdownLetterBank (tweeted as #LLB555 in Sep 2022)

The Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword is great for beginners – each clue uses a single type of wordplay and the puzzle is limited to 4 types of wordplay explained upfront Today's is by Dice (who I met at the World Cryptic Crossword Championship) and it has a secret message to find after solving! 😉

As we move toward our fall subscription drive, we hope you’ll consider supporting us in part bc we are an independent media company. No, crosswords are not as vital as journalism. But yes, all content that we consume matters, and it should be as free as possible from corporate control.

#LLB187 One with lots of vinyl cord let out more of it (6,9) #LowdownLetterBank #LLBTBT

Go ahead, write your own! I like this one ⬇️

The Minute Cryptic clue today is bizarre. It's not even real words. I don't why I wrote it. Sorry.

#LLB046 Stream overflows sewers (12) #LowdownLetterBank #LLBTBT

Here's a little #podcast out-take from that latest #OffGridPod episode 📻 For those who aren't British, do you know what "compère" means? (It doesn't mean what it means in French)

If you like cryptic crosswords, you'll enjoy listening to #OffGridPod 🤓📻🎧 If you don't like cryptics but you like just listening to words, you'll still enjoy it (it's the "not-really-about crosswords" #podcast) If you don't like words at all, you won't enjoy it (why are you even #reading this?)

#LLB064 More sophisticated, caffeine-free alternative made with unique ingredients (7) #LowdownLetterBank #LLBTBT

Cory's Cryptic Clues - 4-Sep-25 Movingly scorns the solemn legend (4,4,7) • Answer tomorrow • Solving tips: tinyurl.com/cryptic-clue Yesterday's answer: HAT (ctr. ltrs. of "tHe pAy raTes" = "Cap")

Wanna hear a #skydiving survival story, find out why it's called #mentoring, and relive the meta-movie moment from #Gremlins 2? Well, I've got a #podcast recommendation for you! #OffGridPod

I have this week's Cryptic Crossweird, if you're interested in seeing the sort of cryptic I write (instead of just the ones that I talk about). It's a great Patreon, too, so if you aren't already a subscriber, check it out! Lot of talented setters and editors! www.patreon.com/posts/crypti...

I was in Québec last week, so my (belated) #Scrabblegram for August is in French! 🥐 ⚜️ 🇨🇦 #Scrabble #Francais #Quebec #Canada See thread below for translation and notes ⬇️

Wanna hear a #skydiving survival story, find out why it's called #mentoring, and relive the meta-movie moment from #Gremlins 2? Well, I've got a #podcast recommendation for you! #OffGridPod

I love listening to #OffGridPod - "the not-really-about crosswords podcast" 🤓📻 The General has some intriguing insights about #mentoring in this episode, while @thevoidtlmb.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy and @skirwingle.bsky.social are entertaining as always! offgrid.tlmb.net/2025/08/31/a...

Solving exciting cryptics Tuesday night at 9:00 EST on www.twitch.tv/thatcrypticguy. Minis from koha, AVCX (Ward, Blok, Corbin & Bergstein), a @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social Crossweird, Macaroni γ, and then a Roger Wolff from Gnomon #2 and a @juffowup.bsky.social and @jessshulman.bsky.social WSJ.

Results of last week’s 1ACCWC clue-writing contest. Congrats to winner Ramki and others near the peak!

Voting is open and everyone who submitted a cryptic clue for SUMMIT must vote It’s easier than having a high-level meeting to select the winning clue! 😄

Cryptic Crossweird #18 went out to subscribers yesterday. It's my first barred-grid puzzle! 🤨 Thanks to momes, dob and bob for editing and support! 🙏🙌👏 Haven't subscribed yet? $2.50/mo gets you two fun indie cryptics each month and all past puzzles: www.patreon.com/CrypticCross...

Cryptic Crossweird #18 went out to subscribers yesterday. It's my first barred-grid puzzle! 🤨 Thanks to momes, dob and bob for editing and support! 🙏🙌👏 Haven't subscribed yet? $2.50/mo gets you two fun indie cryptics each month and all past puzzles: www.patreon.com/CrypticCross...

My winning clue for last week's #1ACCWC: 🎶🎤 US anthem is played with gusto (10) 🎺🥁 This week, let's find the top clue for SUMMIT 🌄 Everyone who enters must vote later in the week. Details: www.1across.org/2025/08/17/1...

HEADS UP: this Mon, I'll have a new crossword out on Cryptic Crossweird! It's a cool indie outlet that launched in Jan, publishing two light-hearted, mid-sized cryptics each month 🥰 Why not subscribe now? Just $2.50/mo (US) and you'll get access to all 17 past puzzles by crazy-good constructors 🤪

🇨🇦 Canadian edition 🇨🇦 The Unfortunately Hip Go A Bit Faster Than Usual Scantily Clad Ladies Blue Pony Ride Limp Off The Continent Arcade Smoke Imperial Broken Get-Together Illness From Above 1978 The Sandboxes Dream Squabblers April Spritzer Sum 40 Pennyback

If anyone has even the slightest interest in a cryptic crossword, have a go at today's Brendan in the Guardian. It's not too hard, but it is utterly magnificent in its creativity and execution www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...

In-depth article about the cryptic crossword scene in India, focusing on the education system and extra-curricular competitions 🇮🇳 Vivek Singh, Indian Crossword League (IXL), World Cryptic Crossword Championship (WCCC), and more... theprint.in/ground-repor...

🥁🥁🥁 Coming Soon — a brand new cryptic crossword magazine we’re calling Unch. Interested? Sign up for email updates at unchcrosswords.com to find out more. And we’d love it if you could repost this to your own followers 👍

Inspired by my trip to London earlier this month, my July #Scrabblegram pays tribute to the incredible Tube system 🚇🏙️🛤️ (I passed through about 75 stations that week, including to/from Heathrow and all the way out to Chesham in Zone 9) #Scrabble #London #LondonUnderground #TheTube

Tea worth brewing with this? (3,5) #cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue

Imply feeding JD Vance nearly makes you behave like a couch potato (8) In our latest Out of Left Field cryptic crossword, sent to subscribers this morning, @hpicciotto.bsky.social and I revisit the cringe of Donutgate, with unspoken man-on-chesterfield action. www.patreon.com/posts/puzzle...

I had an amazing time in London, meeting puzzle people aplenty and participating in the first World Cryptic Crossword Championship 🤩 wccc.crypticsingh.com Thanks again to Extra-C India for the extraordinary effort in organizing this milestone event! 👏 A few photos (with details in ALT tags)...

One last cryptic clue from my trip… I wrote this a while ago for the 1ACross clue-writing contest, then yesterday I visited the Tate Modern gallery (answer not related to pic) Tate Modern prepared to host sculptor’s debut exhibit (11) #TateModern #London #1ACCWC

Another cryptic clue about something I enjoyed here… London theatre offering recipe for health patty? (3,4,4,4,5)

From the World Cryptic Crossword Championship to “The Championships”, my trip has been fabulous and a bit fatiguing so far… After start of week, I’m drained over here! (9)

According to reports, prompt people waiting in Britain? (5) #Wimbledon #crypticclue

Fabulous! Have you ever Googled "Bletchley Park"?

Two days after participating in the World Cryptic Crossword Championship, I visited a place famous for cryptologists, ciphers, and enigmas Bletchley Park (about an hour north of London) was the estate where British codebreakers worked during World War II - now a fascinating museum #BletchleyPark

Happy #CanadaDay! 🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp Here’s a #letterbank #crypticclue to celebrate: One-of-a-kind Canada Day treat (5) www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

In the words of my fellow Canadian, Alanis Morissette: “Thank you, India!” 🇮🇳

Crosswords as a spectator sport: my Times report on the first World Cryptic Crossword Championship (in the paper tomorrow) www.thetimes.com/article/c2f7...

I had a delightful day meeting these fabulous folks at the first-ever World Cryptic Crossword Championship in London! 🤩 Congratulations to all participants and Extra-C (India) for organizing an excellent event, online and in-person. I’ll post my own reports and photos in the coming days and weeks.

Country posters for the first-ever World Cryptic Crossword Championship this Sunday in London! Thanks to Extra-C (India) for launching this milestone event! I'm excited to be representing Canada – expand thread to view the other country reps...

Here's that World Cryptic Crossword Championship promo video, now on Bluesky!

www.illustrateddailynews.com/india/worlds... @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social @guineverecryptic.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @boatmancryptics.co.uk @derekharrison.bsky.social @susiedent.com @rexparker.bsky.social

A nod to the 365th Minute Cryptic clue in today's challenge. Thanks to all our solvers for a year of fun times 🥳 Minute Cryptic - 26 June, 2025 "Celebration of big anniversary since humble beginnings" (4) www.minutecryptic.com

The World Cryptic Crossword Championship is this weekend and I'll be competing in London, England! 🤓 Here's a promo video, which so far I've only found on FB: www.facebook.com/share/v/16k2...

Kind thanks to all who participated in last week's 1ACross #crypticclue writing competition #1ACCWC Congrats to winner Ganesh Raman and also Shailesh, Amrita, Kalyan, Mona, and @guineverecryptic.bsky.social! www.1across.org/2025/06/22/1...