Sample clue from today's Elgar The Telegraph #Toughie: S-me -dent-t-es n-w s- def-ned? (9) Derek Harrison Tim Lihoreau J.M. Summers Dave Tilley Anne-Marie Minhall Rob Jacques Sowmya Jonathan Cowap

Clue contest #22 results are in... 🥇 Cigogne 🥈 @FrizFrizzle 🥉 Amoeba mycrossword.co.uk/contest/22

Tim leaves Casualty with drug habit (4) My puzzle today, free at puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-… #cryptic #crossword

I set today’s Independent Crossword, marking a 40th anniversary. You can solve it free here… puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-…

Apprehension about one flaky financial period (6,4) My puzzle today in The The Independent, free at puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-… #cryptic #crossword

Looking forward to the Times Crossword Championships today. I'll be merrily making up the numbers - and quite possibly a few words...

Well that was fun! I managed not to bring shame upon my family, and to meet a few familiar names afterwards.

It’s my puzzle in the Independent today, including: Readily located Audible for Kindle 6) Disheartened, realise ‘today’ will turn into ‘ages ago’ (4,3) Construction expert memorialised Scottish war hero (7) #cryptic #crossword puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-…

In case you missed it, here's my contribution to this year's Sloggers & Betters - nice to have seen so many of you! mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2060

We're excited to invite papers for "Word ↔ Puzzles", a conference at Magdalen College in 2025.

Hurrah! bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

Today sees the return of an old friend to The Times and The Sunday Times Crossword. Welcome back John Henderson and congratulations on a very special and clever puzzle (that has baffled and bewildered many it seems!) Simon's attempt here: youtu.be/Wes_OC02EMk Mick Hodgkin #crossword

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: theguardian.com/crosswords/qui…

ft.com/content/2ef825… My puzzle in the FT yesterday

I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Indy. Hopefully, it’s not too much of a grind. Charlie Dimmock’s bottom pinched by Tory peer (4) My name is upside down on place setting (6) Goddess put off tackling Grecian (7) puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-…

I set today's Daily Telegraph crossword telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/index.… Step behind Somerset's opener – to put him off? (6) Forty per cent of Simpson & Son's capital (6) Croon 'On the Wings of Love' unaccompanied (6)* * finally found a home for that one!

Bananas aren't nice fruit (9) My puzzle today in the The Independent, free at puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-… #cryptic #crossword

I'm back in the Independent with today's puzzle! Sample clues: Swap shillings and farthings? (8) Start without key or with broken key (3-4) Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-…

I'm back in the Toughie today, with clues including: Met founder reversing when in the van, not paying attention (6) Relative shares reason for travelling to prison (11) Solve here: telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzzle… Hints and solutions will be up later today on bigdave44.com

I set today’s Prize crossword in the Guardian. No subtle hints, I’m afraid… Substitute maybe bitter letting in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s opening shot (9) Revolutionary piece from Vanessa Mae is shot in The Crucible (5) theguardian.com/crosswords/pri…