Yes, always towards the back. Two of us share the honours (I do the odd numbered editions)
12.09.2025 05:58 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Sample clues from my #cryptic #crossword in the current edition of Big Issue magazine
In Revolution, at protest on bay! (6,3,5)
My bad mood exposed an afterthought (4)
Outskirts of Melbourne suburbia or Box Hill? (4)
100% plastic alloy tubes (10)
12.09.2025 04:33 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Sample clues from my #cryptic #crossword in the current edition of the Big Issue magazine
Drew lots, shuffled, discarding diamonds and spades (7)
Louisiana-styled tinned juice (no ice) (5)
Tap spade over ground (9)
15.08.2025 10:53 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Nice clue! ๐
09.08.2025 12:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Sample clues from my #cryptic #crossword in the current edition of The Big Issue
Rusty Fiat done up haphazardly: 1984 model? (9,6)
In your face cream are eggs - is Visage foundation included? (10)
"Trading Places" leads Murphy, Ackroyd rarely kept entirely to script (7)
18.07.2025 06:52 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
...and a couple more with a Beach Boys vibe
Warmer in tiny surf? (9)
Wave from kerb area, endlessly excited (7)
20.06.2025 04:01 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Sample clues from my #cryptic #crossword in the current edition of The Big Issue
Step down backwards into secret acid bath (8)
"I'm for Trump" rallies outright unscripted (9)
Order pots after commercial for Fosters (6)
20.06.2025 03:59 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Sample clues from my #cryptic #crossword in the current edition of @thebigissue
Serve incorrectly from 12 inch pan (4,5)
Global discount stores! (4)
Man entered building for warmth (10)
Intermittent Gaga riff "Bad Romance" (6)
23.05.2025 04:08 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Thank you! ๐
04.05.2025 23:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Yep ๐
03.05.2025 04:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Timely in Oz...
One from teal coterie running here! (10)
02.05.2025 06:41 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Just joined BlueSky ๐
Sample clues from my #cryptic #crossword in the latest edition of @thebigissue magazine
Toasted wraps went real quick (4,5)
Leftie running US? How apt (8)
Evenly stir 28.3 grams for cream (7)
02.05.2025 04:04 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 1
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Cryptics for The Browser, AVCX, OoLF, Crossweird, and Minute Cryptic. Canadaโs rep for the World Cryptic Crossword Championship (London 2025) and World Crossword Federation. Scrabblegrams monthly. Letter banks repeatedly. He/him ๐จ๐ฆ
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Retired lighting designer, sales rep & semi pro guitarist. Atheist, leaning more to the left as I get older. Social justice.
(he/him) Harvard, Stanford JD/MBA. Microsoft (โ89-โ00). Other careers, too. Walk a LOT, compete in crossword tournaments, know a bit about beer, sake, and ๆฑไบฌ. Hapless Memphis Grizzlies and Seattle Mariners fan
Communicator, learner, thinker, reader, writer, father, son, kayaker, fisherman, soccer coach, and avid breather wondering WTF is wrong with us.
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By night: nerd husband and dad, player of board games, and serial haver of interests
Patzer: from German; patzen, 'to bungle' - usually used in chess for an inexperienced player.
Chess, sudoku, comics and other nonsense ๐
Orthopaedic research engineer, mom, crossword setter for The Independent and The Browser, http://liaricryptics.blogspot.com, http://mycrossword.co.uk; as Potoroo w/ @mpcryptics
Runner (not a fast one, but I run so Iโm a runner!), Guardian Crossword enthusiast (she/her)
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Licensee at the Ferryboat inn Felixstowe and cryptic crossword nut. Used to blow things up professionally.
Crossword-botherer. Occasionally seen all over the place.
Writer of cabaret and musical theatre, player of piano, lender of books. He/him.
Cryptic crossword setter in the Independent, on MyCrossword and in the NTSPP at Big Daveโs blog
Love cryptic crosswords, long time solver, now honoured to be a setter! ADHD and Mensa member - owning the wonderful US โtwice exceptionalโ label ๐ฅฐ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ