Dave Gorman
@davegorman.bsky.social
36hrs of TV stand-up on youtube: https://youtube.com/@davegorman235/ I also set crosswords. Bluth in the Indy, Fed in the Graun, Django in the Telegraph
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… the Guardian
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Where clues include:
Turnover seen when Konsa goes up against Mo Salah (6)
Perhaps Albert Finney’s content with set I redesigned (8)
Metal drawer (6)
No spoilers ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Where clues include:
Turnover seen when Konsa goes up against Mo Salah (6)
Perhaps Albert Finney’s content with set I redesigned (8)
Metal drawer (6)
No spoilers ta!
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
… the Guardian
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Where clues include:
Turnover seen when Konsa goes up against Mo Salah (6)
Perhaps Albert Finney’s content with set I redesigned (8)
Metal drawer (6)
No spoilers ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Where clues include:
Turnover seen when Konsa goes up against Mo Salah (6)
Perhaps Albert Finney’s content with set I redesigned (8)
Metal drawer (6)
No spoilers ta!
I set 2 crosswords today. The Indy:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Everlasting Love - hit single over in America - Carl finally makes it(7)
Flush loo - handle occasionally stays down (have wiped) (6)
Make out with Diane regularly seeking penetration (7)
No spoilers, ta!
&…
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Everlasting Love - hit single over in America - Carl finally makes it(7)
Flush loo - handle occasionally stays down (have wiped) (6)
Make out with Diane regularly seeking penetration (7)
No spoilers, ta!
&…
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I set 2 crosswords today. The Indy:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Everlasting Love - hit single over in America - Carl finally makes it(7)
Flush loo - handle occasionally stays down (have wiped) (6)
Make out with Diane regularly seeking penetration (7)
No spoilers, ta!
&…
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Everlasting Love - hit single over in America - Carl finally makes it(7)
Flush loo - handle occasionally stays down (have wiped) (6)
Make out with Diane regularly seeking penetration (7)
No spoilers, ta!
&…
I set today’s Guardian cryptic
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Player of golf round stood to make this kind of bread (7)
Welshman capturing El Salvador? (4)
Ruin sex and - essentially - what’s left of marriage (7)
No spoilers, ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Player of golf round stood to make this kind of bread (7)
Welshman capturing El Salvador? (4)
Ruin sex and - essentially - what’s left of marriage (7)
No spoilers, ta!
October 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I set today’s Guardian cryptic
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Player of golf round stood to make this kind of bread (7)
Welshman capturing El Salvador? (4)
Ruin sex and - essentially - what’s left of marriage (7)
No spoilers, ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Player of golf round stood to make this kind of bread (7)
Welshman capturing El Salvador? (4)
Ruin sex and - essentially - what’s left of marriage (7)
No spoilers, ta!
I set today’s Telegraph Toughie
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Clues include:
State, say, Ross King’s content to start (7)
Articulated food truck, oddly, a three-wheeler (3,3)
Tell composer Fellini’s sorry about cutting bits (7)
No spoilers, ta!
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Clues include:
State, say, Ross King’s content to start (7)
Articulated food truck, oddly, a three-wheeler (3,3)
Tell composer Fellini’s sorry about cutting bits (7)
No spoilers, ta!
October 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I set today’s Telegraph Toughie
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Clues include:
State, say, Ross King’s content to start (7)
Articulated food truck, oddly, a three-wheeler (3,3)
Tell composer Fellini’s sorry about cutting bits (7)
No spoilers, ta!
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Clues include:
State, say, Ross King’s content to start (7)
Articulated food truck, oddly, a three-wheeler (3,3)
Tell composer Fellini’s sorry about cutting bits (7)
No spoilers, ta!
I set today’s Telegraph Toughie
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Clues include
Hole where bogeys could be upsetting to Ernie Else - but not the Europeans (7)
Conversation in Siamese maybe translated into French (4)
Regularly daub it with Flora Light spread - tasty! (1,3,2,3,5)
No spoilers, ta!
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Clues include
Hole where bogeys could be upsetting to Ernie Else - but not the Europeans (7)
Conversation in Siamese maybe translated into French (4)
Regularly daub it with Flora Light spread - tasty! (1,3,2,3,5)
No spoilers, ta!
September 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I set today’s Telegraph Toughie
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Clues include
Hole where bogeys could be upsetting to Ernie Else - but not the Europeans (7)
Conversation in Siamese maybe translated into French (4)
Regularly daub it with Flora Light spread - tasty! (1,3,2,3,5)
No spoilers, ta!
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Clues include
Hole where bogeys could be upsetting to Ernie Else - but not the Europeans (7)
Conversation in Siamese maybe translated into French (4)
Regularly daub it with Flora Light spread - tasty! (1,3,2,3,5)
No spoilers, ta!
I set today’s Guardian cryptic:
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Bond villain, Jaws essentially breaking back to get ahead (6)
E-coli must, mostly, spread in bowl (8)
Journalist: Balls maybe yellow after sex (6)
No spoilers, ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Bond villain, Jaws essentially breaking back to get ahead (6)
E-coli must, mostly, spread in bowl (8)
Journalist: Balls maybe yellow after sex (6)
No spoilers, ta!
July 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I set today’s Guardian cryptic:
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Bond villain, Jaws essentially breaking back to get ahead (6)
E-coli must, mostly, spread in bowl (8)
Journalist: Balls maybe yellow after sex (6)
No spoilers, ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Bond villain, Jaws essentially breaking back to get ahead (6)
E-coli must, mostly, spread in bowl (8)
Journalist: Balls maybe yellow after sex (6)
No spoilers, ta!
I set today’s Guardian cryptic:
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Supervisors lost Carphone Warehouse business ultimately (10)
Stolen sinks initiating court action? (4,4)
No.1 for Doris Day after record label advance - one that’s almost divine (7)
No spoilers, ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Supervisors lost Carphone Warehouse business ultimately (10)
Stolen sinks initiating court action? (4,4)
No.1 for Doris Day after record label advance - one that’s almost divine (7)
No spoilers, ta!
June 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I set today’s Guardian cryptic:
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Supervisors lost Carphone Warehouse business ultimately (10)
Stolen sinks initiating court action? (4,4)
No.1 for Doris Day after record label advance - one that’s almost divine (7)
No spoilers, ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Supervisors lost Carphone Warehouse business ultimately (10)
Stolen sinks initiating court action? (4,4)
No.1 for Doris Day after record label advance - one that’s almost divine (7)
No spoilers, ta!
I set today’s Guardian cryptic:
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Carry On Up The Khyber re-release ultimately must accept cut (9)
Orthodox teen maybe trained by orthodox teen (3,3,4,4)
Number one sport to initiate change in India? (5)
No spoilers, ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Carry On Up The Khyber re-release ultimately must accept cut (9)
Orthodox teen maybe trained by orthodox teen (3,3,4,4)
Number one sport to initiate change in India? (5)
No spoilers, ta!
June 12, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I set today’s Guardian cryptic:
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Carry On Up The Khyber re-release ultimately must accept cut (9)
Orthodox teen maybe trained by orthodox teen (3,3,4,4)
Number one sport to initiate change in India? (5)
No spoilers, ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Clues include:
Carry On Up The Khyber re-release ultimately must accept cut (9)
Orthodox teen maybe trained by orthodox teen (3,3,4,4)
Number one sport to initiate change in India? (5)
No spoilers, ta!
I set today’s Guardian cryptic:
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
By all conclusions two or three turn over a new leaf (7)
Bitter’s free on account (5)
Does he tend to hack Yahoo after turning on firm (9)
Also features Doctor Who, Willy Wonka &a Dutch cap
No spoilers, ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
By all conclusions two or three turn over a new leaf (7)
Bitter’s free on account (5)
Does he tend to hack Yahoo after turning on firm (9)
Also features Doctor Who, Willy Wonka &a Dutch cap
No spoilers, ta!
May 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I set today’s Guardian cryptic:
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
By all conclusions two or three turn over a new leaf (7)
Bitter’s free on account (5)
Does he tend to hack Yahoo after turning on firm (9)
Also features Doctor Who, Willy Wonka &a Dutch cap
No spoilers, ta!
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
By all conclusions two or three turn over a new leaf (7)
Bitter’s free on account (5)
Does he tend to hack Yahoo after turning on firm (9)
Also features Doctor Who, Willy Wonka &a Dutch cap
No spoilers, ta!
I forgot that I’d set today’s Telegraph Toughie
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Is getting out of cab more dangerous for Jimmy Carr, once? (3,6)
Oddly Anthea Turner regularly starts day without standing (7)
See WC Fields finally getting on top - unsteadily (7)
No spoilers, ta!
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Is getting out of cab more dangerous for Jimmy Carr, once? (3,6)
Oddly Anthea Turner regularly starts day without standing (7)
See WC Fields finally getting on top - unsteadily (7)
No spoilers, ta!
May 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I forgot that I’d set today’s Telegraph Toughie
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Is getting out of cab more dangerous for Jimmy Carr, once? (3,6)
Oddly Anthea Turner regularly starts day without standing (7)
See WC Fields finally getting on top - unsteadily (7)
No spoilers, ta!
www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
Is getting out of cab more dangerous for Jimmy Carr, once? (3,6)
Oddly Anthea Turner regularly starts day without standing (7)
See WC Fields finally getting on top - unsteadily (7)
No spoilers, ta!
I set todays Telegraph Toughie: www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
John Bishop is ingesting new American drug (8)
Shoot using 10 bore that’s sawn-off (7)
Scandinavian band, after reforming try adding cover of smash hit single (1,4,4,5)
No spoilers, ta!
John Bishop is ingesting new American drug (8)
Shoot using 10 bore that’s sawn-off (7)
Scandinavian band, after reforming try adding cover of smash hit single (1,4,4,5)
No spoilers, ta!
April 10, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I set todays Telegraph Toughie: www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/puzz...
John Bishop is ingesting new American drug (8)
Shoot using 10 bore that’s sawn-off (7)
Scandinavian band, after reforming try adding cover of smash hit single (1,4,4,5)
No spoilers, ta!
John Bishop is ingesting new American drug (8)
Shoot using 10 bore that’s sawn-off (7)
Scandinavian band, after reforming try adding cover of smash hit single (1,4,4,5)
No spoilers, ta!
“Hi, I’m looking for the worst Mothers Day gift ever?”
“Have you thought about a frying pan?”
“I can see where you’re going - it’s bad but can you make it worse?”
“A Gino D’Acampo frying pan?”
“Sold!”
“Have you thought about a frying pan?”
“I can see where you’re going - it’s bad but can you make it worse?”
“A Gino D’Acampo frying pan?”
“Sold!”
March 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“Hi, I’m looking for the worst Mothers Day gift ever?”
“Have you thought about a frying pan?”
“I can see where you’re going - it’s bad but can you make it worse?”
“A Gino D’Acampo frying pan?”
“Sold!”
“Have you thought about a frying pan?”
“I can see where you’re going - it’s bad but can you make it worse?”
“A Gino D’Acampo frying pan?”
“Sold!”
The brand new series continues tonight at 9 on U&Dave.
Or, if you fancy it, you can watch it - and all the others - whenever you fancy over at u.co.uk/genre/comedy
Or, if you fancy it, you can watch it - and all the others - whenever you fancy over at u.co.uk/genre/comedy
March 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The brand new series continues tonight at 9 on U&Dave.
Or, if you fancy it, you can watch it - and all the others - whenever you fancy over at u.co.uk/genre/comedy
Or, if you fancy it, you can watch it - and all the others - whenever you fancy over at u.co.uk/genre/comedy
Happy Brand-New-Goodish Day everyone. See you on U&Dave at 9
February 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Happy Brand-New-Goodish Day everyone. See you on U&Dave at 9
I set today’s Indy cryptic:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Actor on series gets hamper (9)
Cast Lloyd Bridges right after western knowing… (7)
… direction spoken by pro will get support (4,3)
No spoilers, ta!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Actor on series gets hamper (9)
Cast Lloyd Bridges right after western knowing… (7)
… direction spoken by pro will get support (4,3)
No spoilers, ta!
December 28, 2024 at 9:47 AM
I set today’s Indy cryptic:
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Actor on series gets hamper (9)
Cast Lloyd Bridges right after western knowing… (7)
… direction spoken by pro will get support (4,3)
No spoilers, ta!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Clues include:
Actor on series gets hamper (9)
Cast Lloyd Bridges right after western knowing… (7)
… direction spoken by pro will get support (4,3)
No spoilers, ta!
I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Bond somehow assured agents SPECTRE’s leader never appears (9)
Evan Davies extremely relaxed starting Radio 4 show (5,4)
Wild cat didn’t start to eat mouse oddly (14)
No spoilers, ta!
Bond somehow assured agents SPECTRE’s leader never appears (9)
Evan Davies extremely relaxed starting Radio 4 show (5,4)
Wild cat didn’t start to eat mouse oddly (14)
No spoilers, ta!
November 19, 2024 at 9:16 AM
I set today’s Guardian cryptic: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
Bond somehow assured agents SPECTRE’s leader never appears (9)
Evan Davies extremely relaxed starting Radio 4 show (5,4)
Wild cat didn’t start to eat mouse oddly (14)
No spoilers, ta!
Bond somehow assured agents SPECTRE’s leader never appears (9)
Evan Davies extremely relaxed starting Radio 4 show (5,4)
Wild cat didn’t start to eat mouse oddly (14)
No spoilers, ta!
Think about a dictator as being someone who literally dictates
November 9, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Think about a dictator as being someone who literally dictates
I set today’s Guardian Quick Cryptic. The QC is the nursery slopes crossword aimed at absolute beginners - a smaller grid and each puzzle tells you what four types of wordplay are involved so you know what to look for. If you’re cryptic-curious, it’s here: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
November 9, 2024 at 7:18 AM
I set today’s Guardian Quick Cryptic. The QC is the nursery slopes crossword aimed at absolute beginners - a smaller grid and each puzzle tells you what four types of wordplay are involved so you know what to look for. If you’re cryptic-curious, it’s here: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...