Holy shit! The crossword award, The Orcas, added cryptic categories this year and The Gnomon got three nominations! Give a donation of any size to the Trevor Project and receive a pack of 81 puzzles! (Nine of these are variety cryptics and eight are vanilla cryptics.) Do it!

As a quick appetizer before the December issue, we have a holiday themed puzzle from @illogicaljoker.bsky.social and @joeadultman.bsky.social . This one's free, and might be light and breezy enough to spread the good word of variety cryptics to your family if you happen to be seeing them this week.

Gnomon issue 4 is coming in one week, with five more variety cryptics. Now featuring more blocks than ever! With puzzles by @longyfan.bsky.social @matttheshirt.bsky.social @therackenfracker.bsky.social and @juffowup.bsky.social

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Issue #3 of The Gnomon is out now to subscribers! Figure Eight, by @juffowup.bsky.social , This Old House, by Bob Stigger, Malfunctions, by @juffowup.bsky.social and S*X, by Kieran Boyd! We hope you enjoy!

Coming October first from The Gnomon: 4 new variety cryptics, with 477 empty squares among them, and 158 clues.

Very pleased to have a #cryptic #crossword puzzle in the latest issue of Gnomon! And Andy is a great editor to work with too, a really fun experience overall! 👍

Gnomon's second full issue is out now to subscribers, with four new variety cryptics! www.gnomoncryptics.com Puzzles from @longyfan.bsky.social (Roland Ingram), @henriwords.com (Rob Townsend), @juffowup.bsky.social (Andy Yingst), and Roger Wolff!

One week till Issue two drops, with four more variety cryptics!

@gnomoncryptics.bsky.social I came across a fun sundial / armillary sphere / gnomon this week and thought of you!

First full issue of The Gnomon is live now, with five puzzles from @longyfan.bsky.social , @bewilderingly.bsky.social, and @juffowup.bsky.social , and from guest editors @joeadultman.bsky.social and Skaldskaparmal. www.gnomoncryptics.com

Gnomon Issue #1, coming in one week, with five variety cryptic puzzles!

The second (and final) free preview for the Gnomon is up now, with two new puzzles. Please enjoy "Owed to Pixar" by Roger Wolff, and "Theme and Variations #1" by Andy Yingst. www.gnomoncryptics.com/preview-2/

Gnomon Cryptics is seeking a few more test solvers! If you have time and interest in solving an American-style variety cryptic about once a month and writing up feedback notes, please hit me up.

Happy Oscars day! For the second year in a row, @longyfan.bsky.social and I wrote you a special Oscars night puzzle to solve at The Browser! Just For You!!! We hope you think it is neat. www.thebrowser.com/crossword/

live now, streaming today's quartiles, puzzle society games, @puzzmo.com by erik agard and the new @gnomoncryptics.bsky.social by @juffowup.bsky.social www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv

www.gnomoncryptics.com/preview-puzz... First Gnomon cryptic is out, in which one question can generate many answers.

Cryptic clue of the week, from @feathersmcg.bsky.social at AVCX: Sport hairpiece with business in the front, party in the back (5)

I'm happy to announce The Gnomon: a new variety cryptic crosswords outlet launching June 2025, with free previews coming February and April. www.gnomoncryptics.com