I forgot about that one — had to take a moment to parse it!

Ah, cheers! Thank you!

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Small saying in tavern when it's knocked back (7,2)

I set today's Independent #cryptic #crossword. I hope it brightens your day!

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Thank you! Plenty of foods left for next year, I figure!

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Forward thinker locks down dinner service (5)

Blacken bagel and fix festive topping (8)

Pig? Not primarily Passover fare (4)

Stewed lamb plat? Ouzo's what we'll drink (5,4,4)

Roast quick and eat along edges (7)

Ceaseless making of a whipped dessert (8)

#cryptic #crossword #Passover

This never gets old. Chag sameach!

a seder plate with a banner that says chag sameach on it Alt: a seder plate with a banner that says chag sameach on it

Forward thinker locks down dinner service (5)

Blacken bagel and fix festive topping (8)

Pig? Not primarily Passover fare (4)

Stewed lamb plat? Ouzo's what we'll drink (5,4,4)

Roast quick and eat along edges (7)

Ceaseless making of a whipped dessert (8)

#cryptic #crossword #Passover

April’s #2 fool sooo done with holiday (8) #cryptic #crossword

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Regularly considered fit? Find out otherwise (2,3)

I set today's Independent #cryptic #crossword. I hope it brightens your day!

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What could be better than helping to assemble another TPFA pack with my wonderful crossword friends? I hope you'll join us in our cause and give it a go.

Glad you enjoyed it. That is, and you’ve got the right parse, a very tough bunch of letters indeed!

Musical Theft (Saturday Cryptic Puzzle, March 7) Musical Theft (Saturday Cryptic Puzzle, March 7)

Visionary Cook quickly out of AirPods? (4)

I‘m back with “Musical Theft,“ another WSJ variety #cryptic #crossword, free to solve here. I hope it brightens your day!

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Musical Theft (Saturday Cryptic Puzzle, March 7) Musical Theft (Saturday Cryptic Puzzle, March 7)

Visionary Cook quickly out of AirPods? (4)

I‘m back with “Musical Theft,“ another WSJ variety #cryptic #crossword, free to solve here. I hope it brightens your day!

www.wsj.com/articles/mus...

These puzzles fund abortion logo, with images of clothing featuring said logo, and the words “MERCH” and “link in post”

Show off your love of crosswords AND your love of abortion access!

We have tees, tanks, and sweatshirts in our Bonfire store!

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A portion of the proceeds from each sale will go towards our fundraising.

#tpfa6 #ootd #styleinspo

Screenshot of sample puzzles on our website, showing the grid of a small 5x7 crossword. The highlighted clue is [Swell uplifted heads of beneficial abortion fund (3)]

We have added two sample puzzles to our website!

The first is this tiny lil’ cryptic from the one and only @naytnaytnayt.bsky.social

So cute, so small!

Solve at abortionpuzzles.com

It's my honor to have once again have edited the cryptic/variety puzzle section of this project, which means working with kind and talented crossword folks from all over. Please consider donating for this important cause and solving some fun puzzles!

And a very nice mini cryptic it is! 👏

So excited to be part of this cryptic stream! Come join us if you want to talk puzzles.

Congrats to the mighty @mossdef.bsky.social — it's simple mathematics to see that he's hit his 100th puzzle in his Square Chase variety series. We're honored to have contributed a clue to this celebration. True mogmaxxing is subscribing at www.patreon.com/squarechase

Thanks, guys! So glad you could be a part.

7pm on erev puzzle day as usual. Excited for this one!

Snippet of a variety cryptic crossword puzzle. I've made 100 of them now, which is a lot of puzzles.

100 is a lot of puzzles, David. 🐙

Morning nosh and puzzle regimen

Breakfast in America? Thanks for getting it all the way over to me, @unchcrosswords.com!

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Fat starts to appear newly ubiquitous between gym and work (6,3)

I set today's Independent #cryptic #crossword. I hope it brightens your day!

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No worries! I could have made it clearer!

EST (Eastern Standard Time): UTC-5!

The top of a cryptic crossword puzzle, cropped to show several bewildering clues.

I'm going to be hanging with Will, Hayley and other cool crossword guests on twitch.tv/bewilderingly tonight at 9PM ET while they solve a #cryptic #crossword I made for them. It's available free at www.patreon.com/squarechase if you want to play along!

Getting people access to healthcare has always been important, but it’s going to be REALLY important in 2026.

We’ve been hard at work and can’t wait to share all the fun puzzles we’ve been working on.

Coming this spring: TPFA6!

I second all the advice in this very nice piece. I've found the most important, and perhaps even the most joyous thing, is to keep solving, learning, and refining my practice with the aim to make each puzzle more beautiful than the last. The journey only gets more rewarding.

Crossword x Lego