The Gnomon Variety cryptic crosswords

Gnomon issue 6 is out to subscribers today, and marks one year of Gnomons.
www.gnomoncryptics.com

Three empty crossword grids are shown: One an 11x13 barred grid, one a 15x15 block grid that also has some bars, and one grid on the surface of a 7x7x7 cube that's been unfolded

Coming next week - The Gnomon closes out its first year with our first three-big-puzzles issue. Contributions from Bob Weisz, Bob Stigger, JonMichael Rasmus, Sean Weitner, and Andy Yingst.

Just to offer a counterpoint; I've had a puzzle like that and decided to plow through and improve it until it was good and wound up with one of my best themelesses ever. But it sure was a struggle.

The Gnomon Variety cryptic crosswords

Issue 5 is out now to subscribers! Four new variety cryptics from @henriwords.com, @juffowup.bsky.social and Roger Wolff!
www.gnomoncryptics.com

Here's the link!
crosswordfiend.com/14th-orca-aw...
(It says you have to write an email, but it's just so you get an auto-reply with details for the donation link. As long as it's email-shaped enough that gmail doesn't spam it you don't actually have to *write* an email.)

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!

Please enjoy "Trimmings Not Included"!

www.gnomoncryptics.com/trimmings-no...

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.

Five overlapping crossword grids. Two are 15x15 blocked grids, one 11x11 barred grid with circles, a 7x7 block/bar hybrid, and a 10x10 barred grid with 4 blocks.

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!

Four variety cryptic grids. Two barred grids, one diagramless but with numbers, and one that is big and weird.

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! 👍

The Gnomon Variety cryptic crosswords

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!

A sundial made out of an armillary sphere, with an arrow as the gnomon

A sundial made out of an armillary sphere, with an arrow as the gnomon

Plaque from by the sundial, saying it was put there by the British Sundial Society, at their 2019 conference.

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

The Gnomon Variety cryptic crosswords

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

It's funny how the stakes were raised so high in season one that ep. 1 of Season 2 goes "so we built an airport" and it's just not surprising at all.

Sign up today!
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five overlapping barred crossword grids of different types

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

Preview #2 Owed to Pixar, Theme and Variations #1

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.

The Browser A weekly cryptic edited by Dan Feyer

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

Preview Puzzle #1 - "Answers" (And also a question)

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

a close up of a man 's face with the words david on the bottom left ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words david on the bottom left

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