Raider
@mycrossword.co.uk
Occasional cryptic crossword setter for The Independent and creator of MyCrossword http://mycrossword.co.uk
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Sample clue from today's Knut cryptic crossword in The Independent:
Flying Emirates after Delta - most wonderful! (9)
Solve the puzzle for free here:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Flying Emirates after Delta - most wonderful! (9)
Solve the puzzle 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.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Sample clue from today's Knut cryptic crossword in The Independent:
Flying Emirates after Delta - most wonderful! (9)
Solve the puzzle for free here:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Flying Emirates after Delta - most wonderful! (9)
Solve the puzzle for free here:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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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
🏆 Clue contest No 38 🏆
Submit your best cryptic clue for DIMINUTIVE using the link below.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/contests/38
Submit your best cryptic clue for DIMINUTIVE using the link below.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/contests/38
Clue contest No 38 · MyCrossword
Clue contest No 38 hosted by matthewcr is now OPEN on MyCrossword. Submit your best cryptic clue for DIMINUTIVE. Published Sun 1 Feb 2026. Free to enter online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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Just remembered to vote!
Clue contest No 38 · MyCrossword
Clue contest No 38 hosted by matthewcr is now OPEN on MyCrossword. Submit your best cryptic clue for DIMINUTIVE. Published Sun 1 Feb 2026. Free to enter online.
mycrossword.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Just remembered to vote!
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My little daughter: “Wow! Look! A toddler has won TWO World Records for playing snooker!”
My husband: “That’s a foul. You’re supposed to keep one foot on the ground at all times.”
My husband: “That’s a foul. You’re supposed to keep one foot on the ground at all times.”
February 7, 2026 at 9:52 AM
My little daughter: “Wow! Look! A toddler has won TWO World Records for playing snooker!”
My husband: “That’s a foul. You’re supposed to keep one foot on the ground at all times.”
My husband: “That’s a foul. You’re supposed to keep one foot on the ground at all times.”
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I set the Prize puzzle in the Guardian:
Have group sex missing former partner, repeatedly (7)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
Have group sex missing former partner, repeatedly (7)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 8:06 AM
I set the Prize puzzle in the Guardian:
Have group sex missing former partner, repeatedly (7)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
Have group sex missing former partner, repeatedly (7)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
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New Fez. You don't need to be afraid ...
He's given tips to young journalist on Evening Standard (3,3)
Restraining large dog that's usually on a lead (4)
Northern Irish settler finally thrown in cell (6)
On Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3096
He's given tips to young journalist on Evening Standard (3,3)
Restraining large dog that's usually on a lead (4)
Northern Irish settler finally thrown in cell (6)
On Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3096
Cryptic crossword No 3,096 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,096 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 38 clues by Fez. Published Wed 4 Feb 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 10:47 PM
New Fez. You don't need to be afraid ...
He's given tips to young journalist on Evening Standard (3,3)
Restraining large dog that's usually on a lead (4)
Northern Irish settler finally thrown in cell (6)
On Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3096
He's given tips to young journalist on Evening Standard (3,3)
Restraining large dog that's usually on a lead (4)
Northern Irish settler finally thrown in cell (6)
On Raider's fab @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3096
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What a remarkable coincidence. I set today's Independent puzzle
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM
What a remarkable coincidence. I set today's Independent puzzle
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent
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Friends, thank you for all the lovely constructive feedback you've given to my little cryptic clue side project.
I'm happy to announce that it has now 'graduated' out of a subpath of my blog into a life of its own.
Say hello ... to Cryptick! ✅
cryptick.wildvale.co.uk
I'm happy to announce that it has now 'graduated' out of a subpath of my blog into a life of its own.
Say hello ... to Cryptick! ✅
cryptick.wildvale.co.uk
Cryptick
Create a cryptic crossword clue and share it with people you know.
cryptick.wildvale.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Friends, thank you for all the lovely constructive feedback you've given to my little cryptic clue side project.
I'm happy to announce that it has now 'graduated' out of a subpath of my blog into a life of its own.
Say hello ... to Cryptick! ✅
cryptick.wildvale.co.uk
I'm happy to announce that it has now 'graduated' out of a subpath of my blog into a life of its own.
Say hello ... to Cryptick! ✅
cryptick.wildvale.co.uk
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I have set another #CrypticCrossword at @mycrossword.co.uk
Fleeting piece of Mockingbird included in abridged Harper Lee compilation (9)
Like a pornographic movie, it's wasted on the radio (4)
It's often served with cheese — there's some boursin or a camembert on the counter (8)
Fleeting piece of Mockingbird included in abridged Harper Lee compilation (9)
Like a pornographic movie, it's wasted on the radio (4)
It's often served with cheese — there's some boursin or a camembert on the counter (8)
Cryptic crossword No 3,087 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,087 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 36 clues by Polymath. Published Mon 2 Feb 2026. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I have set another #CrypticCrossword at @mycrossword.co.uk
Fleeting piece of Mockingbird included in abridged Harper Lee compilation (9)
Like a pornographic movie, it's wasted on the radio (4)
It's often served with cheese — there's some boursin or a camembert on the counter (8)
Fleeting piece of Mockingbird included in abridged Harper Lee compilation (9)
Like a pornographic movie, it's wasted on the radio (4)
It's often served with cheese — there's some boursin or a camembert on the counter (8)
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Number 11 from me - please give it a whirl...
Knock sculpture over and say nothing! (5)
Thanks to @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social and @mycrossword.co.uk #cryptic #crossword
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3086
Knock sculpture over and say nothing! (5)
Thanks to @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social and @mycrossword.co.uk #cryptic #crossword
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3086
Cryptic crossword No 3,086 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,086 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by Ruskin. Published Sun 1 Feb 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
mycrossword.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Number 11 from me - please give it a whirl...
Knock sculpture over and say nothing! (5)
Thanks to @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social and @mycrossword.co.uk #cryptic #crossword
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3086
Knock sculpture over and say nothing! (5)
Thanks to @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social and @mycrossword.co.uk #cryptic #crossword
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3086
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February 1, 2026 at 9:14 AM
🏆 Clue contest No 38 🏆
Submit your best cryptic clue for DIMINUTIVE using the link below.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/contests/38
Submit your best cryptic clue for DIMINUTIVE using the link below.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/contests/38
Clue contest No 38 · MyCrossword
Clue contest No 38 hosted by matthewcr is now OPEN on MyCrossword. Submit your best cryptic clue for DIMINUTIVE. Published Sun 1 Feb 2026. Free to enter online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 8:10 AM
🏆 Clue contest No 38 🏆
Submit your best cryptic clue for DIMINUTIVE using the link below.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/contests/38
Submit your best cryptic clue for DIMINUTIVE using the link below.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/contests/38
Container and palindrome indicators added.
As mentioned previously, please add indicators to the lists, especially the smaller ones. Growing these collaboratively benefits the whole community, not to mention saves me fighting with spreadsheets.
As mentioned previously, please add indicators to the lists, especially the smaller ones. Growing these collaboratively benefits the whole community, not to mention saves me fighting with spreadsheets.
Indictor lists have now been to the toolkit.
What makes this different from other sites is that you are not limited to a fixed, centrally maintained list. You can add your own custom indicators to bolster the default set.
What makes this different from other sites is that you are not limited to a fixed, centrally maintained list. You can add your own custom indicators to bolster the default set.
🚀 New Release
Some of the sidebar tools have now been pulled out of the setting sidebar and given their own home. Use them anytime, independently.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/toolkit
Some of the sidebar tools have now been pulled out of the setting sidebar and given their own home. Use them anytime, independently.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/toolkit
January 31, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Container and palindrome indicators added.
As mentioned previously, please add indicators to the lists, especially the smaller ones. Growing these collaboratively benefits the whole community, not to mention saves me fighting with spreadsheets.
As mentioned previously, please add indicators to the lists, especially the smaller ones. Growing these collaboratively benefits the whole community, not to mention saves me fighting with spreadsheets.
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Interested in setting cryptic crosswords, or improving ... or just finding out more? Part 3 of my blog looking at how & why cryptics work is now up at @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/setting...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/setting...
Setting Things Right: The Manifezto Pt.3 · MyCrossword
Hi all, and welcome back to **Setting Things Right**, aka *The Manifezto*. The usual caveat: these are just my ideas and opinions – please do add your own th...
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Interested in setting cryptic crosswords, or improving ... or just finding out more? Part 3 of my blog looking at how & why cryptics work is now up at @mycrossword.co.uk:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/setting...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/setting...
Indictor lists have now been to the toolkit.
What makes this different from other sites is that you are not limited to a fixed, centrally maintained list. You can add your own custom indicators to bolster the default set.
What makes this different from other sites is that you are not limited to a fixed, centrally maintained list. You can add your own custom indicators to bolster the default set.
🚀 New Release
Some of the sidebar tools have now been pulled out of the setting sidebar and given their own home. Use them anytime, independently.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/toolkit
Some of the sidebar tools have now been pulled out of the setting sidebar and given their own home. Use them anytime, independently.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/toolkit
Toolkit · MyCrossword
A collection of tools for cryptic crossword setters and solvers, including anagram builder, pattern matcher, indicator lists and more.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Indictor lists have now been to the toolkit.
What makes this different from other sites is that you are not limited to a fixed, centrally maintained list. You can add your own custom indicators to bolster the default set.
What makes this different from other sites is that you are not limited to a fixed, centrally maintained list. You can add your own custom indicators to bolster the default set.
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😂😂😂
January 27, 2026 at 7:05 AM
😂😂😂
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A new Mini crossword from me in loose tribute to tonight's Only Connect final 🌾🦁🪢🐍🌊👁️
Featuring:
Crck fnl bts frm nthr nly Cnnct pzzl (3)
Mghn ntlly pst hr hsbnd, wthhldng Chrstms gft (5)
Fmnn ttl mprss ccsnlly sd (3)
mycrossword.co.uk/mini/211
Featuring:
Crck fnl bts frm nthr nly Cnnct pzzl (3)
Mghn ntlly pst hr hsbnd, wthhldng Chrstms gft (5)
Fmnn ttl mprss ccsnlly sd (3)
mycrossword.co.uk/mini/211
Mini crossword No 211 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 211 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 12 clues by Chameleon. Published Mon 26 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
mycrossword.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 PM
A new Mini crossword from me in loose tribute to tonight's Only Connect final 🌾🦁🪢🐍🌊👁️
Featuring:
Crck fnl bts frm nthr nly Cnnct pzzl (3)
Mghn ntlly pst hr hsbnd, wthhldng Chrstms gft (5)
Fmnn ttl mprss ccsnlly sd (3)
mycrossword.co.uk/mini/211
Featuring:
Crck fnl bts frm nthr nly Cnnct pzzl (3)
Mghn ntlly pst hr hsbnd, wthhldng Chrstms gft (5)
Fmnn ttl mprss ccsnlly sd (3)
mycrossword.co.uk/mini/211
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Beyond chuffed to be back in the Indy as Magus. My tin hat’s on – is yours?!
Warning: hipsters lifted by US federal agents … (6)
… one after another for speaking out can be put in prison (6)
Trump wants one head of BBC arrested by Christmas (5)
#cryptic #crossword
Warning: hipsters lifted by US federal agents … (6)
… one after another for speaking out can be put in prison (6)
Trump wants one head of BBC arrested by Christmas (5)
#cryptic #crossword
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 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Beyond chuffed to be back in the Indy as Magus. My tin hat’s on – is yours?!
Warning: hipsters lifted by US federal agents … (6)
… one after another for speaking out can be put in prison (6)
Trump wants one head of BBC arrested by Christmas (5)
#cryptic #crossword
Warning: hipsters lifted by US federal agents … (6)
… one after another for speaking out can be put in prison (6)
Trump wants one head of BBC arrested by Christmas (5)
#cryptic #crossword
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Pixie’s new (and fifth) cryptic crossword puzzle is now out. 🧚🏻
With thanks:
– to my kind test solvers
– to @archelina.bsky.social, @wyrd.systems and #CrypticSunday crowd for the fun live-solve
– to Raider for the ace @mycrossword.co.uk.
Hope you enjoy. (I did.)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3065
With thanks:
– to my kind test solvers
– to @archelina.bsky.social, @wyrd.systems and #CrypticSunday crowd for the fun live-solve
– to Raider for the ace @mycrossword.co.uk.
Hope you enjoy. (I did.)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3065
Cryptic crossword No 3,065 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,065 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 36 clues by Pixie. Published Sat 24 Jan 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Pixie’s new (and fifth) cryptic crossword puzzle is now out. 🧚🏻
With thanks:
– to my kind test solvers
– to @archelina.bsky.social, @wyrd.systems and #CrypticSunday crowd for the fun live-solve
– to Raider for the ace @mycrossword.co.uk.
Hope you enjoy. (I did.)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3065
With thanks:
– to my kind test solvers
– to @archelina.bsky.social, @wyrd.systems and #CrypticSunday crowd for the fun live-solve
– to Raider for the ace @mycrossword.co.uk.
Hope you enjoy. (I did.)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3065
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Irish city’s workers take indirect route? (9)
Reasonable to run away (5)
This and more nonsense in my puzzle in the Independent today.
#cryptic #crossword
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Reasonable to run away (5)
This and more nonsense in my puzzle in the Independent today.
#cryptic #crossword
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 25, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Irish city’s workers take indirect route? (9)
Reasonable to run away (5)
This and more nonsense in my puzzle in the Independent today.
#cryptic #crossword
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Reasonable to run away (5)
This and more nonsense in my puzzle in the Independent today.
#cryptic #crossword
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The January issue of @indexers.bsky.social SIdelights newsletter is now out. This first issue from new editor Susie Marques has a Cryptic Corner, and reproduces my mini crossword from @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/187. So this is Pixie’s first ever published puzzle elsewhere! 🧚🏻
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/187. So this is Pixie’s first ever published puzzle elsewhere! 🧚🏻
January 20, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The January issue of @indexers.bsky.social SIdelights newsletter is now out. This first issue from new editor Susie Marques has a Cryptic Corner, and reproduces my mini crossword from @mycrossword.co.uk
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/187. So this is Pixie’s first ever published puzzle elsewhere! 🧚🏻
www.mycrossword.co.uk/mini/187. So this is Pixie’s first ever published puzzle elsewhere! 🧚🏻