Josh Roach
@iguesscryptics.bsky.social
24-year-old cryptic crossword setter. Found in the Independent (Major) and on MyCrossword (Iguess)
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New featured puzzle up on MyCrossword - by the excellent @iguesscryptics.bsky.social!
www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/4
www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/4
Featured crossword No 4 · MyCrossword
Solve Featured crossword No 4 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by Iguess. Published Mon 9 Feb 2026. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 6:30 AM
New featured puzzle up on MyCrossword - by the excellent @iguesscryptics.bsky.social!
www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/4
www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/4
Glad to have set MyCrossword’s Featured Crossword #4 with clues including:
Suspended when investigation's head probes (2,3)
Unattractive Conservative posing no threat (9)
Close item worn formally? Quite the opposite! (7)
Solve here: www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/4
Suspended when investigation's head probes (2,3)
Unattractive Conservative posing no threat (9)
Close item worn formally? Quite the opposite! (7)
Solve here: www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/4
Featured crossword No 4 · MyCrossword
Solve Featured crossword No 4 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by Iguess. Published Mon 9 Feb 2026. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Glad to have set MyCrossword’s Featured Crossword #4 with clues including:
Suspended when investigation's head probes (2,3)
Unattractive Conservative posing no threat (9)
Close item worn formally? Quite the opposite! (7)
Solve here: www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/4
Suspended when investigation's head probes (2,3)
Unattractive Conservative posing no threat (9)
Close item worn formally? Quite the opposite! (7)
Solve here: www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/4
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@iguesscryptics.bsky.social o/ A delightful puzzle in Monday's Independent - thank you for setting it.
January 22, 2026 at 10:54 PM
@iguesscryptics.bsky.social o/ A delightful puzzle in Monday's Independent - thank you for setting it.
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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!
unchcrosswords.com
#CrypticCrosswords
UK copies should start arriving by the end of the week.
Orders are still open on the website - buy now while stocks last!
unchcrosswords.com
#CrypticCrosswords
Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
unchcrosswords.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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!
unchcrosswords.com
#CrypticCrosswords
UK copies should start arriving by the end of the week.
Orders are still open on the website - buy now while stocks last!
unchcrosswords.com
#CrypticCrosswords
(to my pleasant surprise) I set today's cryptic in the Indy. Including:
Start of transmission where ad's naughty? (9)
Chicken or fish sandwiches campaign (6)
Good job to deliver step of cheese making process? (3,2,2)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Start of transmission where ad's naughty? (9)
Chicken or fish sandwiches campaign (6)
Good job to deliver step of cheese making process? (3,2,2)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent
Play The Independent's Cryptic Crossword instantly online. The Independent's Cryptic Crossword is a fun and engaging Online game from The Independent. Play it and other games from The Independent.
puzzles.independent.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 7:22 AM
(to my pleasant surprise) I set today's cryptic in the Indy. Including:
Start of transmission where ad's naughty? (9)
Chicken or fish sandwiches campaign (6)
Good job to deliver step of cheese making process? (3,2,2)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Start of transmission where ad's naughty? (9)
Chicken or fish sandwiches campaign (6)
Good job to deliver step of cheese making process? (3,2,2)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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My first #cryptic #crossword in a while is a quick one. Is there a theme? Maybe!
Sample clues:
Let's join army - erm, not properly (5,2)
Scam catches setter out? You're kidding (4,2)
Sample clues:
Let's join army - erm, not properly (5,2)
Scam catches setter out? You're kidding (4,2)
Quick crossword No 330 · MyCrossword
Solve Quick crossword No 330 on MyCrossword. 13x13 grid with 26 clues by JeremysIron. Published Sat 17 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
My first #cryptic #crossword in a while is a quick one. Is there a theme? Maybe!
Sample clues:
Let's join army - erm, not properly (5,2)
Scam catches setter out? You're kidding (4,2)
Sample clues:
Let's join army - erm, not properly (5,2)
Scam catches setter out? You're kidding (4,2)
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With regard to getting answers, new year, new you? (11)
Setter becoming single – time to lose weight? (4)
Bury playwright, Harold, without his head? (5)
Dice Quiptic today 🎲🥰 Keen for these to be accessible as a next step from the Quick Cryptic, so feedback very welcome!
#cryptic #crossword
Setter becoming single – time to lose weight? (4)
Bury playwright, Harold, without his head? (5)
Dice Quiptic today 🎲🥰 Keen for these to be accessible as a next step from the Quick Cryptic, so feedback very welcome!
#cryptic #crossword
Quiptic crossword No 1,363
Quiptic crossword No 1,363
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:36 AM
With regard to getting answers, new year, new you? (11)
Setter becoming single – time to lose weight? (4)
Bury playwright, Harold, without his head? (5)
Dice Quiptic today 🎲🥰 Keen for these to be accessible as a next step from the Quick Cryptic, so feedback very welcome!
#cryptic #crossword
Setter becoming single – time to lose weight? (4)
Bury playwright, Harold, without his head? (5)
Dice Quiptic today 🎲🥰 Keen for these to be accessible as a next step from the Quick Cryptic, so feedback very welcome!
#cryptic #crossword
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Both delighted and proud that my 100th puzzle on MyCrossword is also the first in the new collaboration between mycrossword.co.uk and fifteensquared.net.
The puzzle can be found here: www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/1
I hope you enjoy it.
The puzzle can be found here: www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/1
I hope you enjoy it.
Featured crossword No 1 · MyCrossword
Solve Featured crossword No 1 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by PostMark. Published Mon 29 Dec 2025. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Both delighted and proud that my 100th puzzle on MyCrossword is also the first in the new collaboration between mycrossword.co.uk and fifteensquared.net.
The puzzle can be found here: www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/1
I hope you enjoy it.
The puzzle can be found here: www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/1
I hope you enjoy it.
Reposted by Josh Roach
If you like cryptic crosswords repost this
December 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you like cryptic crosswords repost this
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A busy weekend featuring two family birthdays, a West End show and a Christmas party, but in between we're looking forward to crosswords by @iguesscryptics.bsky.social and @henriwords.com. Join us at 12! #CrypticSunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
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December 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A busy weekend featuring two family birthdays, a West End show and a Christmas party, but in between we're looking forward to crosswords by @iguesscryptics.bsky.social and @henriwords.com. Join us at 12! #CrypticSunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
twitch.tv/crypticsunday
Try my latest puzzle on @mycrossword.co.uk's brilliant site including:
Line manager's toolkit? (6,7)
Drunk called in to cover school lesson writing misnomer? (4.6)
Island not supporting another owned by US for the most part (7)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2941
Line manager's toolkit? (6,7)
Drunk called in to cover school lesson writing misnomer? (4.6)
Island not supporting another owned by US for the most part (7)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2941
Cryptic crossword No 2,941 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,941 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by Iguess. Published Sat 13 Dec 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Try my latest puzzle on @mycrossword.co.uk's brilliant site including:
Line manager's toolkit? (6,7)
Drunk called in to cover school lesson writing misnomer? (4.6)
Island not supporting another owned by US for the most part (7)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2941
Line manager's toolkit? (6,7)
Drunk called in to cover school lesson writing misnomer? (4.6)
Island not supporting another owned by US for the most part (7)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2941
I set today's cryptic in the Indy. Including:
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent
Play The Independent's Cryptic Crossword instantly online. The Independent's Cryptic Crossword is a fun and engaging Online game from The Independent. Play it and other games from The Independent.
puzzles.independent.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I set today's cryptic in the Indy. Including:
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Reposted by Josh Roach
It’s been a while, but my latest puzzle is now up, featuring:
What could make big bin perfect? (4,2,3)
Finance issue almost over for neighbours (5,4)
Many thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#cryptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2880
What could make big bin perfect? (4,2,3)
Finance issue almost over for neighbours (5,4)
Many thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#cryptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2880
Cryptic crossword No 2,880 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,880 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 28 clues by Coot. Published Sat 22 Nov 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s been a while, but my latest puzzle is now up, featuring:
What could make big bin perfect? (4,2,3)
Finance issue almost over for neighbours (5,4)
Many thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#cryptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2880
What could make big bin perfect? (4,2,3)
Finance issue almost over for neighbours (5,4)
Many thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#cryptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2880
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Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
unchcrosswords.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Warning: my latest shenanigans on @mycrossword.co.uk's super site might be best solved post-watershed, including:
Blow family and gag at climax (9)
Long-term partner who dives at balls (6)
Resolving old break-up, leave banger on the side? (6-4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2827
Blow family and gag at climax (9)
Long-term partner who dives at balls (6)
Resolving old break-up, leave banger on the side? (6-4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2827
Cryptic crossword No 2,827 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,827 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by Iguess. Published Thu 6 Nov 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Warning: my latest shenanigans on @mycrossword.co.uk's super site might be best solved post-watershed, including:
Blow family and gag at climax (9)
Long-term partner who dives at balls (6)
Resolving old break-up, leave banger on the side? (6-4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2827
Blow family and gag at climax (9)
Long-term partner who dives at balls (6)
Resolving old break-up, leave banger on the side? (6-4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2827
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It’s me in the Independent today.
Sample clue:
Cantankerous ill youngster straddles potty (5)
You can solve this cryptic crossword FOR FREE at puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
Sample clue:
Cantankerous ill youngster straddles potty (5)
You can solve this cryptic crossword FOR FREE at puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent
Play The Independent's Cryptic Crossword instantly online. The Independent's Cryptic Crossword is a fun and engaging Online game from The Independent. Play it and other games from The Independent.
puzzles.independent.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
It’s me in the Independent today.
Sample clue:
Cantankerous ill youngster straddles potty (5)
You can solve this cryptic crossword FOR FREE at puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
Sample clue:
Cantankerous ill youngster straddles potty (5)
You can solve this cryptic crossword FOR FREE at puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
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Rather chuffed to report that my friendly, feathered and equally foolish alter ego Loon makes his debut in The Times Quick Cryptic series today.
#cryptic #crossword
#cryptic #crossword
October 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Rather chuffed to report that my friendly, feathered and equally foolish alter ego Loon makes his debut in The Times Quick Cryptic series today.
#cryptic #crossword
#cryptic #crossword
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🙏 Huge thanks to our setters for Unch Issue 1 🙏
@guineverecryptic.bsky.social
@amoebacrosswords.bsky.social
@archelina.bsky.social
@coot.bsky.social
@cranberryfez.bsky.social
@postmarkcryptic.bsky.social
@henriwords.com
@liari.bsky.social
@skirwingle.bsky.social
@sirdakka.bsky.social
@guineverecryptic.bsky.social
@amoebacrosswords.bsky.social
@archelina.bsky.social
@coot.bsky.social
@cranberryfez.bsky.social
@postmarkcryptic.bsky.social
@henriwords.com
@liari.bsky.social
@skirwingle.bsky.social
@sirdakka.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Hope you enjoy the latest Dice 🎲 puzzle today! There’s a little extra gift in there for solvers this week… 💝
Wake up and have a loud drinking session topless (6)
Claims no Ozempic suppresses sleep (6)
Requires massages orally (5)
#cryptic #crossword
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Wake up and have a loud drinking session topless (6)
Claims no Ozempic suppresses sleep (6)
Requires massages orally (5)
#cryptic #crossword
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quick cryptic crossword No 77
Quick cryptic crossword No 77
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Hope you enjoy the latest Dice 🎲 puzzle today! There’s a little extra gift in there for solvers this week… 💝
Wake up and have a loud drinking session topless (6)
Claims no Ozempic suppresses sleep (6)
Requires massages orally (5)
#cryptic #crossword
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Wake up and have a loud drinking session topless (6)
Claims no Ozempic suppresses sleep (6)
Requires massages orally (5)
#cryptic #crossword
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
My latest puzzle released on
@mycrossword.co.uk
's ever helpful site including:
Ground saturated with liquid say, in this? (5,6)
Bloodsucker manipulated lefty group's divides (6,3)
Picked up flour mixture with vegetable for Indian dough (5)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2724
@mycrossword.co.uk
's ever helpful site including:
Ground saturated with liquid say, in this? (5,6)
Bloodsucker manipulated lefty group's divides (6,3)
Picked up flour mixture with vegetable for Indian dough (5)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2724
Cryptic crossword No 2,724 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,724 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 32 clues by Iguess. Published Sat 20 Sep 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
My latest puzzle released on
@mycrossword.co.uk
's ever helpful site including:
Ground saturated with liquid say, in this? (5,6)
Bloodsucker manipulated lefty group's divides (6,3)
Picked up flour mixture with vegetable for Indian dough (5)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2724
@mycrossword.co.uk
's ever helpful site including:
Ground saturated with liquid say, in this? (5,6)
Bloodsucker manipulated lefty group's divides (6,3)
Picked up flour mixture with vegetable for Indian dough (5)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2724
Would recommend as a perfectly pitched offering for aspiring solvers!
Quick cryptic in The Times today is a debut by ‘Kybos’
Kybos is a Greek word for a six-sided 🎲 …
Testers are wonderful people who deserve so much ❤️
#cryptic #crossword #isitreal
Kybos is a Greek word for a six-sided 🎲 …
Testers are wonderful people who deserve so much ❤️
#cryptic #crossword #isitreal
September 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Would recommend as a perfectly pitched offering for aspiring solvers!
Reposted by Josh Roach
🚨 UK PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN 🚨
Roll up roll up - assure yourself a copy of Unch now!
Visit: unchcrosswords.com#shop
Roll up roll up - assure yourself a copy of Unch now!
Visit: unchcrosswords.com#shop
a man in a suit and tie is saying oh my god okay it 's happening .
Alt: Michael Scott (US Office) saying oh my god okay it's happening .
media.tenor.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🚨 UK PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN 🚨
Roll up roll up - assure yourself a copy of Unch now!
Visit: unchcrosswords.com#shop
Roll up roll up - assure yourself a copy of Unch now!
Visit: unchcrosswords.com#shop
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🥁 Call for Participants 🥁
Are you a #cryptic #crossword setter, amateur or professional?
I’m pulling together a ‘Platypus’ collaborative crossword puzzle to be published on @mycrossword.co.uk to celebrate the annual ‘Sloggers & Betters’ crosswording event in York in October.
1/2
Are you a #cryptic #crossword setter, amateur or professional?
I’m pulling together a ‘Platypus’ collaborative crossword puzzle to be published on @mycrossword.co.uk to celebrate the annual ‘Sloggers & Betters’ crosswording event in York in October.
1/2
September 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🥁 Call for Participants 🥁
Are you a #cryptic #crossword setter, amateur or professional?
I’m pulling together a ‘Platypus’ collaborative crossword puzzle to be published on @mycrossword.co.uk to celebrate the annual ‘Sloggers & Betters’ crosswording event in York in October.
1/2
Are you a #cryptic #crossword setter, amateur or professional?
I’m pulling together a ‘Platypus’ collaborative crossword puzzle to be published on @mycrossword.co.uk to celebrate the annual ‘Sloggers & Betters’ crosswording event in York in October.
1/2
I set today's cryptic in the Indy. Including:
Naked in back of strip club running drunken event (3,5)
South Korean coins possibly obtained at great expense (4-3)
What some hiker turns up for? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Naked in back of strip club running drunken event (3,5)
South Korean coins possibly obtained at great expense (4-3)
What some hiker turns up for? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent
Play The Independent's Cryptic Crossword instantly online. The Independent's Cryptic Crossword is a fun and engaging Online game from The Independent. Play it and other games from The Independent.
puzzles.independent.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I set today's cryptic in the Indy. Including:
Naked in back of strip club running drunken event (3,5)
South Korean coins possibly obtained at great expense (4-3)
What some hiker turns up for? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Naked in back of strip club running drunken event (3,5)
South Korean coins possibly obtained at great expense (4-3)
What some hiker turns up for? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...