I set today’s Telegraph Toughie www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Clues include: More than one Arsenal star - but not Seaman - drank to excess in retirement (6) My turn - be quiet (4) Vegetable peeler - initially a right bargain (7) No spoilers, ta!

www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Clues include Maybe Magnum’s close to his nose (7) Rival Pope made strange claims about religious books (8) Produce - and handle - Elton John for instance (5,4) Frosty Spike Milligan scene with actor, Oliver Reed taking only seconds (6) No spoilers ta!

I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Where clues include: Practical joke - bash knocker - run the other way (5,4) Bought smack - it’s not for everyone (8,5) Language in exchange with Larkin - the poet - after losing pages (7) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Clues include: A Dyson Airblade was primarily designed for the current time (8) Or try to get fairground prize? (8) Had coffee for one day on order (5) No spoilers ta!

I today’s Indy cryptic puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... Clues include: Voice of Loonie Tunes’ biggest characters appearing in Daffy cartoon (9) Prince is banished, retiring conclusively, hence King can relax (6) American cutting record up, specifically number one? (6) No spoilers, ta!

Happy Christmas… I got you a crossword. (Today’s Telegraph Toughie) www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Clues include: Frank’s suggestion for anything in Yorkshire (9) Charge new iPhone less on Mac (7) With Camilla’s backing, regularly tells King to roll joint (5) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Guardian prize cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p... Clues include: Judge adult getting into cartoon bird (4,3) Seat for obevartistebessentially jamming on a musical instrument (7) Also covered by Ian Dury (3) Tin church, Laragh’s source for scrap (6) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Telegraph Toughie: www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Clues include: Clutch extremely, well, close to brake and throttle (5) Saves defender getting on end of crosses (4,4) Soloist originally meant to play viola part? (6) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Clues include: Yogi Bear ultimately stops Boo-Boo becoming zoo attraction? (7) Evasive action leads to swearing if Dawn French is recording (8) Puzzle annoys over one thousand (eg 1331) (6,4) No spoilers, ta!

I set 2 crosswords today. The Indy: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... Clues include: Everlasting Love - hit single over in America - Carl finally makes it(7) Flush loo - handle occasionally stays down (have wiped) (6) Make out with Diane regularly seeking penetration (7) No spoilers, ta! &…

I set today’s Telegraph Toughie www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Clues include Moe’s Happy Hour entertains one of the Simpsons(5) Plane in Cologne maybe held up for work on the outside(9) Prince might look up to this cover of Caruso by Pavarotti - perhaps in retirement(7) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Guardian cryptic www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Clues include: Player of golf round stood to make this kind of bread (7) Welshman capturing El Salvador? (4) Ruin sex and - essentially - what’s left of marriage (7) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Telegraph Toughie www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Clues include: State, say, Ross King’s content to start (7) Articulated food truck, oddly, a three-wheeler (3,3) Tell composer Fellini’s sorry about cutting bits (7) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Telegraph Toughie www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Clues include Hole where bogeys could be upsetting to Ernie Else - but not the Europeans (7) Conversation in Siamese maybe translated into French (4) Regularly daub it with Flora Light spread - tasty! (1,3,2,3,5) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Telegraph Toughie www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Run on dollar came after banks withdraw - this helps keep books in order (7) Supply easel through us - stock ends here (14) Looks himself up online - Ferguson upset about OnlyFans having removed content (8) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Indy cryptic: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... Sample clues: Case of animal lust - tell her to go wild? (10) Clue to get her love as there’s no more Mr Nice Guy (3,6,3,3) A guy free from anxiety (2,4) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Telegraph Toughie: www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Clues include: Damaged baggy light red trousers - getting home to change? (5,4) First to smoke weed in Oxford? (4) Dead right I’ll see you in a bit (5) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Clues include: Bond villain, Jaws essentially breaking back to get ahead (6) E-coli must, mostly, spread in bowl (8) Journalist: Balls maybe yellow after sex (6) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Indy cryptic: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... Clues include: Bad effect that follows dessert wine? (10) Square character keeping something barbershop needs (4-4,7) Dawn making new props occasionally - wow (8) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Clues include: Supervisors lost Carphone Warehouse business ultimately (10) Stolen sinks initiating court action? (4,4) No.1 for Doris Day after record label advance - one that’s almost divine (7) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Telegraph Toughie www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Criminal mastermind finally traps James Bond - overlooking very problematic plot point? (5,3) Married man hides crush (5) Flat/apt (5) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Clues include: Carry On Up The Khyber re-release ultimately must accept cut (9) Orthodox teen maybe trained by orthodox teen (3,3,4,4) Number one sport to initiate change in India? (5) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... By all conclusions two or three turn over a new leaf (7) Bitter’s free on account (5) Does he tend to hack Yahoo after turning on firm (9) Also features Doctor Who, Willy Wonka &a Dutch cap No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Indy cryptic -> puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... Clues include: Volkswagen Polo discovered as girlfriend goes outside (4) Sir Alan Parker on the radio, maybe to add positive spin (9) Visiting Arsenal - City occasionally counter (5) No spoilers, ta!

I forgot that I’d set today’s Telegraph Toughie www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Is getting out of cab more dangerous for Jimmy Carr, once? (3,6) Oddly Anthea Turner regularly starts day without standing (7) See WC Fields finally getting on top - unsteadily (7) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Clues include: Bible’s clue to get over sin (7,7) What’s up with Conservative housing proposition? (6) River Don (4) Certain Times is holding evidence of censorship (8) No spoilers, ta!

I set todays Telegraph Toughie: www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... John Bishop is ingesting new American drug (8) Shoot using 10 bore that’s sawn-off (7) Scandinavian band, after reforming try adding cover of smash hit single (1,4,4,5) No spoilers, ta!

I set 2 of today’s cryptics. I’m Bluth in The Indy - free here -> puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... After wife goes mad he waits in to bed mistress (1,3,2,3,4) On vacation the news is following sport (6) In and out (2,6) No spoilers, ta!

“Hi, I’m looking for the worst Mothers Day gift ever?” “Have you thought about a frying pan?” “I can see where you’re going - it’s bad but can you make it worse?” “A Gino D’Acampo frying pan?” “Sold!”

This is a lovely thing to read. We worked our butts off on these because we really didn’t want to taint a series we were all very proud of with a few duffers. They had to be able to stand next to the old ones and I really think they can. Mondays on Dave or stream on U

The brand new series continues tonight at 9 on U&Dave. Or, if you fancy it, you can watch it - and all the others - whenever you fancy over at u.co.uk/genre/comedy

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Happy Brand-New-Goodish Day everyone. See you on U&Dave at 9

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Happy new year! I set today’s Telegraph Toughie: www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Civil engineering outsourced for the most part (9) Reach singers getting to grips with tour where everything will be revealed (5,4) Cast is not gathering in wings for Oliver Twist (7) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Indy cryptic: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... Clues include: Actor on series gets hamper (9) Cast Lloyd Bridges right after western knowing… (7) … direction spoken by pro will get support (4,3) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Clues include Handle cross from the right - then hit on the counter (8) Split’s extremely Croatian - filled with passion (6) I time chat about taking R and R whimsically (10) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Indy cryptic: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... Clues include: Rock Me Amadeus regularly sung as Falco, for instance (7,4) Weariness in last bit of The News Quiz essentially (5) Require light like a Christmas tree? (7) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Telegraph Toughie www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz... Clues include… Answer regularly appears - in case of multichoice to be A? (6) Fit handle having shed and loft to keep it in (8) Discover Red Cross is inspired by church and duty (6) No spoilers, ta!

I started wearing hearing aids in Feb. It might be a coincidence but around the same time Mrs Gorman got about 50% funnier. It means I stopped using headphones as I can just wire sounds into my hearing aids instead and the quality’s much better as it amplifies the range I’m missing more. But…

I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c... Bond somehow assured agents SPECTRE’s leader never appears (9) Evan Davies extremely relaxed starting Radio 4 show (5,4) Wild cat didn’t start to eat mouse oddly (14) No spoilers, ta!

I set today’s Guardian Quick Cryptic. The QC is the nursery slopes crossword aimed at absolute beginners - a smaller grid and each puzzle tells you what four types of wordplay are involved so you know what to look for. If you’re cryptic-curious, it’s here: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...