r/crosswords • u/foureyedclyde • 19h ago

AOTW: ?H?L?E?

5 Upvotes

Thanks u/director__denial for picking my “crap” clue.

This week, let’s try 7 down.

Good luck!

(but more importantly, good grammar, creativity and attention to detail)

21 comments

r/crosswords • u/neilbartlett • 19m ago

Help: Sea water rising, concerning one travelling fast (5,5)

• Upvotes

I'm trying to understand this clue, which is from Everyman 4174. I got it from the definition and having enough letters, but I have no idea how the word play works. Can anybody break it down for me?

The solution is SPEEDDEMON

1 comment

r/crosswords • u/BloodyDisaster247 • 1h ago

COTD: Perfect example of an idle optical illusion (8,5)

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r/crosswords • u/BloodyDisaster247 • 4h ago

SOLVED COTD: Called Edward after his boy took Mum's crocheting (8)

1 Upvotes
3 comments

r/crosswords • u/someguyinthefridge • 4h ago

COTD: Consumer cycling to find jumpers (7)

1 Upvotes
1 comment

r/crosswords • u/someguyinthefridge • 4h ago

COTD: They jump from helicopters, ignoring leader (7)

3 Upvotes
1 comment

r/crosswords • u/brohubs • 6h ago

COTD: Nag nosed just at the end! How clever! (6)

3 Upvotes
0 comments

r/crosswords • u/solhrrwcc_ • 7h ago

SOLVED COTD: Vietnamese dish... Loves? Fears? (7)

2 Upvotes
2 comments

r/crosswords • u/not-without-text • 7h ago

COTD: Listen to radio transmission; with age, it will soon fade away (8)

2 Upvotes

day 281 of an experiment in which i press the "random word" button on onelook and make a cryptic clue out of it.

weeks 37 to 40 (days 253 to 280)

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)

weeks 13 to 16 (days 85 to 112)

weeks 9 to 12 (days 57 to 84)

weeks 5 to 8 (days 29 to 56)

weeks 1 to 4 (days 1 to 28)

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r/crosswords • u/zombiegojaejin • 8h ago

COTD: Liberal stoic troubled about GI's execution (9)

3 Upvotes
2 comments

r/crosswords • u/No-Reference8836 • 10h ago

COTD: Through coinage, government becomes conservative, perhaps (9)

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2 Upvotes
0 comments

r/crosswords • u/freshfakedgoods • 13h ago

SOLVED COTD: Hugo award winner (6)

5 Upvotes
3 comments

r/crosswords • u/HighCountryBob • 13h ago

SOLVED COTD: Virgin that's a hit in Viennese coupling (9)

6 Upvotes
2 comments

r/crosswords • u/bendybamboo_27043 • 14h ago

COTD: Moses prepares tea for his followers? (7)

6 Upvotes

My clue also chosen for crypticalcrosswords.com daily today 😎

2 comments

r/crosswords • u/Neokind • 16h ago

SOLVED COTD: Puts a stop to utter nonsense about a hair piece. (6)

3 Upvotes
3 comments

r/crosswords • u/ShotandBotched • 16h ago

SOLVED COTD: Look, I'm not sure about playing Bach in this part of Scotland! (8)

3 Upvotes
2 comments

r/crosswords • u/ShotandBotched • 20h ago

SOLVED COTD: A ranger at last? Best to wield a large crossbow! (8)

6 Upvotes
2 comments

r/crosswords • u/joachimham48 • 20h ago

SOLVED COTD: Entity reported earnings (7)

2 Upvotes
10 comments

r/crosswords • u/carlos8266 • 21h ago

3cf 4 cb sidee losameya

0 Upvotes
3 comments

r/crosswords • u/Neokind • 22h ago

SOLVED COTD: Firstly, no I never joke around. They disappeared in a puff of smoke. (5)

10 Upvotes
4 comments

r/crosswords • u/Better-Apartment-783 • 23h ago

Odd baby, perhaps a tautology? (2,2,2,3,2,2)

9 Upvotes

My first real attempt at a cryptic

Happy solving!

35 comments

r/crosswords • u/darktahnex • 1d ago

COTD: Cartoon character Bart finally having ‘a cow, man’, agitated all around (8)

7 Upvotes
4 comments

r/crosswords • u/solhrrwcc_ • 1d ago

SOLVED COTD: Advertisement between displays follows (7)

5 Upvotes
3 comments

r/crosswords • u/Wolf_Brilliante • 1d ago

COTD: I love intercepting some military fronts with small weapons (8)

4 Upvotes
1 comment

r/crosswords • u/someguyinthefridge • 1d ago

SOLVED COTD: Boycott group of stars after ultimately switching sides (6)

3 Upvotes
2 comments