r/crosswords • u/Vivid_Temporary_1155 • 1h ago
r/crosswords • u/director__denial • 1d ago
AOTW: I?T?R?E?
Thanks to u/SirJimothySmalls for choosing my clue in last week's AOTW.
This week, let's work on another down clue with 20D: I?T?R?E?
Happy clue-setting, and I'll be back next week to pick the winning clue.
r/crosswords • u/TheyWontMissMe • 3h ago
COTD: Punchier leader of coalition leaves proposal that is start to resolution (7)
New to these, let me know if I could have made the surface better
r/crosswords • u/not-without-text • 9h ago
SOLVED COTD: Translate Polish (5)
day 275 of an experiment in which i press the "random word" button on onelook and make a cryptic clue out of it.
day 273, day 272, day 271, day 270, day 269, day 268, day 267
day 266, day 265, day 264, day 263, day 262, day 261, day 260
day 259, day 258, day 257, day 256, day 255, day 254, day 253
weeks 33 to 36 (days 225 to 252)
weeks 29 to 32 (days 197 to 224)
weeks 25 to 28 (days 169 to 196)
weeks 21 to 24 (days 141 to 168)
weeks 17 to 20 (days 113 to 140)
r/crosswords • u/ssstevebbb • 13h ago
SOLVED COTD: Lynch authors 'Eraserhead'—it shows in this cinema? (8)
r/crosswords • u/ShotandBotched • 1d ago
SOLVED Low-effort roundup II
Here's some more clues that don't really warrant their own individual posts. Enjoy.
Permit an Asian to be heard (5)
Some effort exerted with skill (5)
Metal is appropriate for listeners (5)
Seafarers to accommodate English and Yanks (5)
r/crosswords • u/Vivid_Temporary_1155 • 1d ago
SOLVED COTD: Interrupting show with short commercial is a grey area (6)
r/crosswords • u/deeppotential123 • 1d ago
SOLVED COTD: Glass slipper (7)
This is almost certainly an old chestnut, but it was new to me so I thought I’d share it anyway :)
r/crosswords • u/Obamabananarama • 1d ago
COTD: For for example example (9)
A little loose but couldn’t resist
r/crosswords • u/not-without-text • 1d ago
SOLVED COTD: One in France to have a meal getting Sprite (6)
day 274 of an experiment in which i press the "random word" button on onelook and make a cryptic clue out of it.
day 273, day 272, day 271, day 270, day 269, day 268, day 267
day 266, day 265, day 264, day 263, day 262, day 261, day 260
day 259, day 258, day 257, day 256, day 255, day 254, day 253
weeks 33 to 36 (days 225 to 252)
weeks 29 to 32 (days 197 to 224)
weeks 25 to 28 (days 169 to 196)
weeks 21 to 24 (days 141 to 168)
weeks 17 to 20 (days 113 to 140)
r/crosswords • u/zem • 1d ago
SOLVED COTD: Cheat traveller on vacation? That's disgusting! (5)
r/crosswords • u/ShotandBotched • 1d ago
SOLVED E.g. I log and sort rocks (wanting hammer ultimately!) (9)
Note: I could not get away from the word "sort" so I really needed a way to get rid of the letter R while still maintaining &lit status. I think this still results in a reasonable &lit as a geologist would certainly want a hammer (i.e. a geologist's hammer/pick).
r/crosswords • u/ssstevebbb • 1d ago
SOLVED COTD: Sternest crew member stationed here? (7)
r/crosswords • u/hondacco • 1d ago
COTD: Rapidly changing crowd attached to the Italian quarter (6)
MOBILE
From the Times Jumbo. I don't fully understand how you get the answer....
r/crosswords • u/Quetz-1 • 1d ago
SOLVED COTD: “A way to hear one's heart can be found within purest ethos” — Copernicus (11)
r/crosswords • u/Glass-Permit-3146 • 1d ago
Dynamic boundary line provides initially a nod of agreement? (3)
Double def
Step 1
Some dynamic boundary lines in sports or called a yellow elastic strip
r/crosswords • u/Vivid_Temporary_1155 • 1d ago
COTD: Dunce’s cap is thrown in for daydreamer (8)
r/crosswords • u/BloodyDisaster247 • 1d ago
SOLVED COTD: Chef that is making a baked treat (6)
r/crosswords • u/BloodyDisaster247 • 1d ago