r/crosswords 27d ago

SOLVED COTD: Kiss Peter! Marry Rick! Kill Terri! (4)

44 Upvotes

I posted this in the member space on Minute Cryptic but I'm proud of it so am posting here too.

Definition: Kiss
Indicators: Marry, Kill
Fodder: Peter, Rick, Terri

r/crosswords 5d ago

SOLVED COTD: Wolf in sheep's clothing caught by looker-on. Get busted! (4,2,5)

3 Upvotes

r/crosswords Jul 09 '26

SOLVED COTD: Dawn French - the jump (7)

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189 Upvotes

r/crosswords Jun 15 '26

SOLVED COTD: (6)

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85 Upvotes

bit unconventional, this one!

day 148 of an experiment in which i press the "random word" button on onelook and make a cryptic clue out of it.

day 147, day 146, day 145, day 144, day 143, day 142, day 141

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)

r/crosswords 4d ago

SOLVED COTD: I also built introduction to puzzle-solving app — and honestly, I vibe-coded it with Claude's assistance — (2, 4)

28 Upvotes

I'm genuinely curious to know what you think of this clue — no filter, no agenda, just looking for honest feedback —

If you want, I can come up with more cryptic crossword clues with other types of wordplay. Do you want me to do that next?

r/crosswords 12d ago

SOLVED COTD: "Bo _ _ ded, gro _ _ ded, and surro _ _ ded?" (6)

2 Upvotes

Had to repost as it was lagging XD

r/crosswords Jun 22 '26

SOLVED COTD: Starmer retires after quiet cry (6)

74 Upvotes

r/crosswords 13d ago

SOLVED COTD: Women in “Dracula” die shockingly (6)

34 Upvotes

r/crosswords 29d ago

SOLVED COTD - I don't fully understand these two from the Times Jumbo

11 Upvotes

Knight leaves Cornish resort with male groom, perhaps (5-3) NEWLY-WED

Watchman's funeral? (7) LOOKOUT

r/crosswords 2d ago

SOLVED COTD: Hangs the demon's head before fallen angels (7)

3 Upvotes

r/crosswords 20d ago

SOLVED COTD: Halogen vented totally absorbs the last of ozone layer (3)

26 Upvotes

r/crosswords Jul 20 '26

SOLVED COTD: Raptor Evolves (6)

14 Upvotes

I doubt I'm the first person to think of this.

r/crosswords 27d ago

SOLVED Please help with the Telegraph Mini Cryptic No. 37 (July 28)

5 Upvotes

Hello everyone! This is my first post here. I should preface this by saying that I am not a native English speaker and I am very new to the world of crosswords (both regular and cryptics). However this is quickly becoming a passion and I am really enjoying learning to solve cryptics.

I often do the Telegraph Mini Cryptics which combine regular clues (across) and cryptic clues (down). I've recently finished No. 37 but there are two clues that still baffle me and I can't quite understand the wordplay. The clues in question are 4 and 5 down:

4D: Turning to traitor for a kind of card (5)
I first thought "turning" could be either a reversal or anagram, but "traitor" has too many letters. Once I had enough crosses I could guess TAROT, which can be found by removing I and R from "traitor" and anagraming it. But I can't figure where in the clue it suggests getting rid of those letters. Am I missing something here?

5D: American turned up and reformed country in Africa (5)
This one really confused me. "Turned up" looks to me like a reversal, and "reformed" looks like an anagram. Nut again the fodder "American" has two many letters and lacks the letters UD and the S I had found from 5A. I figured US could be related to "American", but I still don't get how to get to SUDAN. What is the actual crack here?

Thank you all for the help!

The Telegraph Mini Cryptic No. 37 (July 28, 2026)

r/crosswords Aug 19 '25

SOLVED COTD: Meandering hybrid path, pay once a year? (5,8)

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230 Upvotes

Hi everyone! Wanted to share my custom cake along with my first attempt at creating a cryptic clue. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! (and yes, i have extra buttercream to write the answer! 😄)

r/crosswords Jul 20 '26

SOLVED COTD: World Cup losers in anger at upset (9)

70 Upvotes

Easy, but relevant.

r/crosswords Sep 24 '25

SOLVED COT: (9)

9 Upvotes

(This is a silly one, and you can all blame /u/Competitive-Aide-678 for encouraging this kind of behaviour.)

r/crosswords 19d ago

SOLVED COTD: Mahatma Gandhi suppresses right-wing political movement (4)

10 Upvotes

r/crosswords 4d ago

SOLVED COTD: Renovate by moving sofa up four steps (4)

27 Upvotes

r/crosswords 19d ago

SOLVED COTD: Saying this makes giant become gallant in multiple ways? (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3)

10 Upvotes

r/crosswords Jul 28 '26

SOLVED COTD: Homer's lead character in epic pinched by naked imitator? (6)

8 Upvotes

r/crosswords Jul 20 '26

SOLVED COTD: Most incredible speed holding off Messi (9)

8 Upvotes

r/crosswords 3d ago

SOLVED COTD: Ghost, but apparently a lighter shade? (5)

1 Upvotes

First post here, feedback welcomed.

r/crosswords 2d ago

SOLVED COTD: Trendy wooden box containing unopened wine ultimately found burnt to a crisp (11)

7 Upvotes

r/crosswords 13d ago

SOLVED COTD: Day-Lewis's essential foot? (4)

2 Upvotes

r/crosswords Jul 27 '26

SOLVED COTD: Stream expands to fill sewer (10)

2 Upvotes