Parseword Daily Puzzle #61 · Clue by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Express love amid sin {spoilers redacted} Your Results Parseword #61 ⏱️ 1m6s ⭐️ No Hints Daily Puzzle Stats 11 Puzzles Solved 1 Current Streak 8 Longest Streak next puzzle in 13 hours 24 minutes
Easy peasy today. #parseword
Parseword #61
⏱️ 1m6s
⭐️ No Hints
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Hooray, it’s here! Many thanks to Matt for replacing the first copy which went AWOL somewhere in Royalmailland…
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Cerberus & Hydra heads kept as prize, perhaps? (4)
Give it your best shot!
www.minutecryptic.com/custom/b654b...
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I’ve been following CoffeeandCrosswords on YouTube. And she has been doing #crypticcrosswords so on Tuesdays as a beginner, in a sense. She’s far better than I am at them because I think her knowledge of regular crosswords has been really helpful but
An earlier version of this puzzle was solved in 2min,13s with no checks or reveals. Amazing to me.
Any other speed-runners out there? (for the leisurely, it’s probably an 8-10min puzzle)
#crypticcrosswords #crypticclue
Thanks to #CrypticCrosswords,
I joined the cryptic crossword feed. And someone posted that they had had a cryptic in the Telegraph, so I clicked the link iirc, and next thing you know, I’ve been offered the Telegraph Puzzles for a dollar for the year. So far, it seems like a great deal! I worked
OK so if you bought a copy of Issue 2 it will be in the post by end of day tomorrow.
UK copies should start arriving by the end of the week.
Orders are still open on the website - buy now while stocks last!
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a croissant covered in crumbled pistachios, on a table with a cup of coffee and a crossword.
Busy day so I treated myself to a coffee and this pistachio croissant whilst I test-solved a puzzle that I think will end up in @unchcrosswords.com Issue 4.
Crossword was great, croissant was a bit much. Couldn't quite finish either of them in one sitting!
#CrypticCrosswords
Love puzzles? Adore the challenge of a cryptic crossword? Meet Phi prolific & talented CrosswordSetter on The Guardian. He shares insights into puzzle creation & what challenges him as a solver. #crosswordpuzzles #cryptics #crypticcrosswords #Phionline bit.ly/Phi_Puzzle1
screenshot of a scan of a book - text reads "After half an hour of frenzied activity, he laid his pencil aside, frowning perplexedly. He was sure he had found the key to it. He followed his tortuous lines of reasoning back, step by step, and they checked. There was no doubt about it, this was the only possible solution. But it didn't fit. There had to be four interlocking squares, yet how could there be? Unless - Of course! The puzzle was four-dimensional. It was one across, one down, one through and — well, he'd have to call it one out for the moment. But that was it! He jumped to his feet in triumph. He could see it now. He - He suddenly experienced a feeling of vertigo, making him shut..."
A busy weekend ahead, but hoping to find time to tackle both the Listener and the Inquisitor if I get a bit of spare time.
#crypticcrosswords
Love puzzles? Adore the challenge of a cryptic crossword? Meet Phi prolific & talented CrosswordSetter on The Guardian. He shares insights into puzzle creation & what challenges him as a solver. #crosswordpuzzles #cryptics #crypticcrosswords #Phionline bit.ly/Phi_Puzzle1
Love puzzles? Adore the challenge of a cryptic crossword? Meet Phi prolific & talented CrosswordSetter on The Guardian. He shares insights into puzzle creation & what challenges him as a solver. #crosswordpuzzles #cryptics #crypticcrosswords #Phionline bit.ly/Phi_Puzzle1
Thank you to all of those in the cryptic crossword world for your fun clues and distractions from this crazy Gestapo world we live in here in the US. #CrypticCrosswords
Love puzzles? Adore the challenge of a cryptic crossword? Meet Phi prolific & talented CrosswordSetter on The Guardian. He shares insights into puzzle creation & what challenges him as a solver. #crosswordpuzzles #cryptics #crypticcrosswords #Phionline bit.ly/Phi_Puzzle1
Love puzzles? Adore the challenge of a cryptic crossword? Meet Phi prolific & talented CrosswordSetter on The Guardian. He shares insights into puzzle creation & what challenges him as a solver. #crosswordpuzzles #cryptics #crypticcrosswords #Phionline bit.ly/Phi_Puzzle1
Cryptic Crossword peeps, does this work as a clue, please?
Some may be interrupted by inner denial and finish with small badgers (6)
#CrypticCrosswords
Thanks to everyone who's pre-ordered a copy of Issue 2 (out in January) - we've raised enough money to cover printing already!
If you've not ordered yours yet DON'T MISS OUT - go to unchcrosswords.com and secure a copy now.
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#OffGridPod logo: Two cartoon heads engaged in conversation, with their brains on show. One head's lid is open, and icons representing chemistry, literature, music, film and biology are spilling out from it. Above the heads, a pen labelled "General Knowledge" is writing the phrase "Off-Grid", which is spilling out of the bounds of a crossword grid that pokes into the edge of the image.
A green and cream-coloured trolley car/tram driving along a European street. The tram's sign says "Salutorget Kauppatori"
**Midwinter Training Gazebo – Ep. 64**
In which we erect a Midwinter Training Gazebo, set Liverpool ablaze, play some riffs, get stuffed, and look up at the lights.
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#OffGridPod logo: Two cartoon heads engaged in conversation, with their brains on show. One head's lid is open, and icons representing chemistry, literature, music, film and biology are spilling out from it. Above the heads, a pen labelled "General Knowledge" is writing the phrase "Off-Grid", which is spilling out of the bounds of a crossword grid that pokes into the edge of the image.
Plastic whistle on a table
**In The Field – Ep. 63**
Off-Grid, In The Field is a series of mini OGP episodes with just one host and The General. We’ve whistled up another little episode for you good folk. […]
https://offgrid.tlmb.net/2025/11/16/in-the-field-ep-63/
#OffGridPod logo: Two cartoon heads engaged in conversation, with their brains on show. One head's lid is open, and icons representing chemistry, literature, music, film and biology are spilling out from it. Above the heads, a pen labelled "General Knowledge" is writing the phrase "Off-Grid", which is spilling out of the bounds of a crossword grid that pokes into the edge of the image.
**Silas ’ Mackerel Paddle – Ep. 62**
In which we use Silas’ Mackerel Paddle to try to get you to sleep, yell out strange comments if you won’t, gather nuts in May and pursue our General sort of nonsense.
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If you might know which station to stop at […]
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I tried my hand at a cryptic crossword today and I managed to solve 15 clues!
(out of 50 😄)
I was chuffed to bits 😁, I was!
Cryptic crosswords still elude me though.
#crypticcrosswords #puzzles
I finally finished volume 1!!! I’m fairly good and quick at a NYT crossword, but I’m new to cryptic. And I won’t lie, I got a loooooot of help from the internet 😬 But it’s cool to learn these! #crypticcrosswords
#OffGridPod logo: Two cartoon heads engaged in conversation, with their brains on show. One head's lid is open, and icons representing chemistry, literature, music, film and biology are spilling out from it. Above the heads, a pen labelled "General Knowledge" is writing the phrase "Off-Grid", which is spilling out of the bounds of a crossword grid that pokes into the edge of the image.
A mural of George Orwell behind a BBC microphone. Some quotes from him are scattered on the wall.
**Athena ’s Parachute Concession – Ep. 58**
In which we patronise Athena’s Parachute Concession, swerve a manatee, play a bit of air football, and offer up ice creams for the audience.
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If you’d like to place an order for all of that, please click play […]
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Take a look at 8 down in Today’s Guardian Prize and 29 across in Today’s Times Prize!
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I win as manager? Maybe most of the time! (6, 7) #crypticcrosswords
Lovely Brendan crossword in today’s Grauniad
Nice prospect, like this puzzle? (6)
#crypticcrosswords
#OffGridPod logo: Two cartoon heads engaged in conversation, with their brains on show. One head's lid is open, and icons representing chemistry, literature, music, film and biology are spilling out from it. Aboce the heads, a pen labelled "General Knowledge" is writing the phrase "Off-Grid", which is spilling out of the bounds of a crossword grid that pokes into the edge of the image.
A small tripod stands on an atlas, spread open to reveal a map of the UK.
**Indexing Herring Royalties – Ep. 54**
In which we’re indexing herring royalties, taking a trip to the pharmacist again, and crossing ducks with foxes.
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Paddle your kayak over this way, and click: […]
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