I'm now live at twitch.tv/ouroborosop! Come and solve some crosswords with me :)

One day, I'll have a stream that isn't pushed back repeatedly. Today is not that day. Further grandparenting delays mean that the stream initially planned for now will instead take place at 21:00 BST. Hopefully.

Due to a couple of delays in getting the small human to his grandmother's house, stream will be at 20:00 BST. But rest assured, it will still happen!

Today will be a streaming day! Catch up with me at 18:00 BST, where I'll be solving grids by Vanilla, Baldur and Skirwingle. twitch.tv/ouroborosop

Sandwich update: He ate them and barely even noticed the weirdness. While many SEN children would've melted down (and his meltdowns are EXTREMELY violent), there are some things that just don't phase him at all. We have our little pranks between each other, but boundaries are to be respected.

Kiddo asked for his sandwiches to be cut into triangles. He did not specify that they had to be congruent.

We're back!!! Twitch.tv/ouroborosop

Audio problems already! This is a pain 🤔

I'm now live at twitch.tv/ouroborosop! Come and say hi 😄

I'll be live-solving on Twitch tonight at 9:30 BST! I'll be attempting grids by Henri and spider, after which I'm going to attempt some live grid compiling for a Listener-style puzzle (likely won't write any clues on stream, just putting the grid together). See you there! twitch.tv/ouroborosop

Another quick, with some longer entries this time! Sample clues: 9a Means of calculating limit of planting in arable ground (7) 21a, 10a, 2d Brutally honest lad bet car... honestly (5,2,3,5) 20d Medicine chosen in part as something a quack can't provide? (4) mycrossword.co.uk/quick/393

In the final throes of this week's Inquisitor (No 1963, Viewfinder by Luxor). This grid has been diabolically difficult to solve, even more so to parse, and I still need to finish the endgame!

I'm now live! Come and say hi 😊

I'm planning on streaming some more grids this evening at around 9:30 BST. Hoping to check out crosswords by Baz, Iguess and Cricket. See you there at twitch.tv/ouroborosop! #crossword #cryptic #twitch

I'm now live on twitch.tv/ouroborosop!

Due to the hot weather pushing back my dog walk, I'm having to push back the stream as well. We'll aim for 9pm BST!

Provided I can establish a good connection, I'll be streaming this evening (around 8:30 BST). Aiming to tackle grids by Longyfan, johninterred and Cleansheaf. If connection issues persist (likely because I'm streaming through a 3rd party app), I'll try and stream some Cuphead runs instead.

Definition of the Day: Union Jackoff (noun) - a competition between two or more pseudopatriots to fit as many flags on a lamppost in a given time frame

Second stream, not as successful as the first. Constant connection issues and I had to throw in the towel on Cheeseman's grid at the end. Thanks to @liari.bsky.social and @tpgrammar.bsky.social for the support. I'll try and announce a time for the next stream earlier.

Going live at roughly 22:30 BST. Hope to see you there!

If Cryptic Sunday wasn't enough for you, I'll be doing a solving stream later this evening - not sure of the exact time yet. Hoping to solve grids by Cheeseman, @sisyphus06.bsky.social and Dskys. See you there! twitch.tv/ouroborosop

Last night's stream was wonderful. I started by having a panic attack and nearly bottling it, but by the end I almost didn't want to end the stream! Many thanks to my supporters! In the future I'll be tagging setters in advance. Once I get a headset I'll probably do some Cuphead runs too!

Going live in about 5 minutes for some MyCrossword solving! I'm super nervous, but I'll do my best! Join the stream at twitch.tv/ouroborosop

In other news, I've just uploaded my first not-quick cryptic in months. No theme, but a grid constraint instead. Sample clues: Sound of man going through waterslide on vacation? (4) Beam's altitude overwhelming wobbly lad (9) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3472

All being well, I'll soon be streaming live crossword solves on Twitch on some evenings. It'll give me an excuse to solve grids from other setters instead of just uploading my own work to MyC. It's either that or speedrunning Cuphead (PB currently somewhere around 1:38:30 on regular - very slow!)

8d: I feel shaken by bishop's faith (6) 16d: Paths lead to tequila bars (6) Yes, it's another quick! A more difficult one with an ambitious gridfill is in the works, just working through some post-feedback changes. In the meantime, enjoy this brief diversion. www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/383

I accidentally tapped "reveal word" on a crossword entry, and I hadn't even seen the clue. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

It's been a quiet month for me outside of the release of Unch No 3 - I don't think I've posted a grid since the previous Quick. Well, here you go. Further, trickier 15x15s are in progress. www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/371

I've just noticed that Chambers dictionary has no entry for "mountweazel". I feel like there's a joke to be made somewhere.

Also I'm not sure if anyone else has been experiencing an "Upstream Timeout" message on their BlueSky feeds or if it's just me. I'm no ichthyologist, but I don't think it's right to expect salmon to meet such deadlines.

Unch is here! Unch is here! Time for nine surely excellent crosswords, plus one from that weird snake guy. A huge thanks to @unchcrosswords.com for allowing me my first appearance in print, and more generally for their contributions to the world of cryptics.

Had this question on my WWTBAM app last night. Aside from being far too easy for a £32,000 question (as per the original money tree), something tells me the question-writers didn't proofread this one...

Trump's strategy - he's blown it up (3,3,4)

And here it is. In uploading this grid, I realised that I completely missed 12d when first setting this for Plymscene. Sorry to those janners currently staring at an unfinished puzzle - Plymscene 35 will be much better... and complete! www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/363

April 1st quick cryptic arriving on MyCrossword later today - originally appeared as Plymscene 34. Yes, it is themed. No, it is not themed around April 1st... I promise!

I've just rediscovered orchestral breakcore, and now I'll be plumbing the depths of that rabbit hole for a month. I've always had a soft spot for VS, but this album is something else entirely. Elgar and Bartók recomposed into 7/4 with breakbeat drumming is the match-up we didn't know we needed.

OK everyone - we have a cover sorted out and pre-sales are open! Roll up and buy one now at unchcrosswords.com Please do repost and share where you can, I'm really keen to get these excellent puzzles in front of as many people as possible...

I did a mini thing. One clue is not very mini - I showed that one off a couple of days ago. 1d: Songbird - a very loud one wearing red (7) 2d: Street gear leads to toxic side-effects for half a country (2,5) www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/235

Story of false imprisonment nearly foiled my attempt to heist nuts (3,4,2,5,7)

Would anyone be willing to take a look at a grid for a potential newspaper submission? I've been working on this one for a while, got some clues I'm very happy with, and the puzzle has been through one tester already. Can provide as .puz, .pdf, .ccw, whichever format suffices.

Another excellent Guardian grid today in the form of Boatman's Prize. However, I couldn't parse 29a, and I can't make any sense of 24a. Now to carry on with the QC, and then take another gander at a rather scary-looking Inquisitor!

Greatly enjoying today's Guardian cryptic by Paul. Perhaps I'm geographically biased. While I (fittingly) still have the SW corner to fill in, this stands out as a clear favourite clue: 22a: What lover of Cornwall might do, scoffing English biscuits (10)

A few weeks ago, I decided to try some speed-setting. Before I knew it, I'd made an entire 12x12 barred grid in a single evening! It's not brilliant, but I'm sharing it with you all regardless. 1d and 4d are two-word entries. ouroboroscryptics.github.io/12x12PlainNo...

Bearing in mind, without hydrogen it's emptiness (7) Bullseye's Head of Finance provided Tony's clothes (5) Size of one who yelled "Seven!" reaching that girth at last? (6) Some sample clues from my latest 15x15, with a theme perhaps better suited to last summer. mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3054

Just got back from band practice - this feels relevant: Ouroboros is in spot of tendon pain after playing drums (7)

Just spent nearly an hour helping this handsome fellow out of some stuck shed. He showed his gratitude by peeing on me. I can't be angry at that adorable, squishy face though 😍

Only I could spend over a year working on a grid, rewrite the clues, remake the entire grid from scratch, rewrite the clues again, send to the editor... and then find out that the theme was already done before! How deflating. Still, there'll always be more grids to make. Onwards and upwards!

Please stand near bust showing household gods (5,3,7) Halos - they improve eternally? (8,7) Seventh son discovered ruby cordial (8) Some sample clues from my latest 15x15, with as many 15-letter entries as I could pack into one grid. My sincerest apologies. www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3026

Periods where the heat is on Ramanujan and Brahmagupta? (6,7) Marksman pierced seven yolks (7) Half a dozen fighting German supermarket fiddler (7) Some sample clues from my latest 15x15, now playable at MyCrossword. All feedback welcome! mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3022

Speaking of connecting with other setters, is there anyone out there willing to test a themed barred grid that I'm intending to submit to the paper? Two setters have already sunk their teeth into it, but I feel the need for further scrutiny.