Work Chazz delivers up... (8,7) ARCHIVED PUZZLES
My puzzles for the Independent are available on its website for about a month after publication (just navigate to the right date). Older Indy puzzles and others are available at MyCrossword. All Independent and Guardian puzzles are explained and discussed at the blog Fifteensquared.
| Independent 11,990 by Methuselah | 14/03/25 |
| A puzzle with a mathematical gimmick. Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 11,969 by Methuselah | 18/02/25 |
| A puzzle where Methuselah really shows his age. Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 11,955 by Methuselah | 01/02/25 |
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| Independent 11,919 by Methuselah | 21/12/24 |
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| Independent 11,877 by Methuselah | 02/11/24 |
| A crossword with an extra challenge for fans of a certain BBC Two quiz show. Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 11,869 by Methuselah | 24/10/24 |
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| Independent 11,833 by Methuselah | 12/09/24 |
| A puzzle with a musical theme. Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 11,817 by Methuselah | 24/08/24 |
| A puzzle with something extra going on. Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 11,785 by Methuselah | 18/07/24 |
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| Independent 11,763 by Methuselah | 22/06/24 |
| There's something a bit unusual about this grid. Solve at the Independent | Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 11,743 by Methuselah | 30/05/24 |
| A puzzle with a bookish sort of theme. Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 11,709 by Methuselah | 20/04/24 |
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| Independent 11,638 by Methuselah | 29/01/24 |
| A puzzle with a quizzical theme, if you can only connect the dots. Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 11,599 by Methuselah | 14/12/23 |
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| Inquisitor 1831 - Shipshape by Methuselah | 25/11/23 |
| My first puzzle for the Inquisitor series in the i paper, celebrating a certain diamond anniversary. Fifteensquared | 'i do the i' blog |
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| Independent 11,541 by Methuselah | 07/10/23 |
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| Independent 11,513 by Methuselah | 05/09/23 |
| A puzzle with a religious theme. MyCrossword | Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 11,389 by Methuselah | 13/04/23 |
| A puzzle name-checking some of my Independent colleagues. MyCrossword | Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 11,341 by Methuselah | 16/02/23 |
| MyCrossword | Fifteensquared | |
| Independent 11,263 by Methuselah | 17/11/22 |
| MyCrossword | Fifteensquared | |
| Independent 11,228 by Methuselah | 07/10/22 |
| MyCrossword | Fifteensquared | |
| Independent 11,203 by Methuselah | 08/09/22 |
| MyCrossword | Fifteensquared | |
| Independent 11,167 by Methuselah | 28/07/22 |
| MyCrossword | Fifteensquared | |
| Crossword #32 by Chameleon | 21/07/22 |
| This puzzle entitled "Do They Know It?" (unavailable online) was published in 1 Across magazine. | |
| Independent 11,129 by Methuselah | 14/06/22 |
| A puzzle with two themes in one. MyCrossword | Fifteensquared |
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| A puzzle for John Robins by Methuselah and Quince | 04/05/22 |
| My Independent colleague Quince and I set this puzzle when comedian and broadcaster John Robins had a certain birthday. MyCrossword |
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| Independent 11,088 by Methuselah | 27/04/22 |
| MyCrossword | Fifteensquared | |
| Independent 11,058 by Methuselah | 23/03/22 |
| MyCrossword | Fifteensquared | |
| Crossword #31 by Chameleon | 26/02/22 |
| A puzzle to thank some of the people who've test solved my puzzles over the years. MyCrossword |
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| Independent 11,016 by Methuselah | 02/02/22 |
| A puzzle to mark a literary centenary. MyCrossword | Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 11,007 by Methuselah | 22/01/22 |
| MyCrossword | Fifteensquared | |
| Independent 10,978 by Methuselah | 18/12/21 |
| This puzzle was featured on the Cracking the Cryptic YouTube channel. MyCrossword | Fifteensquared |
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| Crossword #30 by Chameleon | 10/12/21 |
| A puzzle celebrating the fantastic MyCrossword community. MyCrossword |
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| Crossword #29 by Chameleon | 13/11/21 |
| So far my only attempt at setting a crossword in three dimensions, inspired by the 3D Calendar Puzzles project and available to solve online thanks to Viresh at Exet. Solve with PDF | Solve on my website |
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| Independent on Sunday 1,653 by Methuselah | 31/10/21 |
| A spooky puzzle with something strange going on at 24 across. MyCrossword | Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 10,884 by Methuselah | 31/08/21 |
| The Spice Girls turn up in a few clues in this puzzle. MyCrossword | Fifteensquared |
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| Independent 10,844 by Methuselah | 16/07/21 |
| Regular solvers of the Independent cryptic may spot a little something extra in this puzzle. MyCrossword | Fifteensquared |
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| Crossword #28 by Chameleon | 31/05/21 |
| A puzzle to celebrate the birthday of Hamish aka Soup, my editor at 1 Across magazine. Solve with PDF | Annotated solution |
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| Independent 10,782 by Methuselah | 04/05/21 |
| A puzzle for the Independent with a literary theme. MyCrossword | Fifteensquared |
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| Crossword #27 by Chameleon | 20/04/21 |
| This puzzle entitled "Bottom" (unavailable online) was published in 1 Across. | |
| Independent on Sunday 1623 by Methuselah | 04/04/21 |
| My first puzzle as Methuselah for the Independent, themed around a certain hit BBC police drama. MyCrossword | Fifteensquared |
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| Crossword #26 by Chameleon | 26/03/21 |
| A seriously self-indulgent themed puzzle. MyCrossword |
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| A puzzle by Platypus | 03/03/21 |
| This puzzle was a Twitter experiment I organised where each clue was written by a different person (mine was 10 across). The Platypus pseudonym has since been used for other collaborative puzzles including the 1000th puzzle on MyCrossword. MyCrossword |
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| Crossword #25 by Chameleon | 24/02/21 |
| This themed puzzle was the first I published on the website MyCrossword. MyCrossword |
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| Guardian Genius 211 by Chameleon | 04/01/21 |
| A second puzzle for the Guardian Genius slot. Solve at the Guardian | Fifteensquared |
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| Crossword #23 by Chameleon | 26/12/20 |
| This puzzle (unavailable online) was published as 1 Across magazine's 2000th puzzle, and celebrates setters from throughout the magazine's history. | |
| Crossword #22 by Chameleon | 04/10/20 |
| A puzzle themed around the podcast No Such Thing As A Fish. This puzzle by The Void has the same theme. MyCrossword |
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| Crossword #21 by Chameleon | 15/08/20 |
| A puzzle themed around a favourite book from my childhood. Solve with PDF | Annotated solution |
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| Crossword #20 by Chameleon | 18/07/20 |
| This puzzle (unavailable online) was published in 1 Across magazine. | |
| Guardian Genius 202 by Chameleon | 06/04/20 |
| My first puzzle for the Guardian's online slot. One of the puzzles I've had the most fun setting. Solve at the Guardian | Fifteensquared |
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| Another puzzle by Teacage | 01/04/20 |
| Another crossword by the mysterious setter known as Teacage, published on his birthday, 1st April. Solve as PDF | Annotated solution |
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| Crossword #18 by Chameleon | 24/03/20 |
| This puzzle entitled "Languages" (unavailable online) was published in 1 Across magazine | |
| Crossword #17 by Chameleon | 17/03/20 |
| A crossword inspired by Georges Perec, which follows the same constraint as his most famous novel. MyCrossword |
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| NTSPP 523 by Chameleon | 15/02/20 |
| A second puzzle for Big Dave's Saturday slot, entitled "Saturday Night Takeaway". Solve at Big Dave's site | Annotated solution |
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| Crossword #15 by Chameleon | 01/02/20 |
| A puzzle with some French and Spanish influences. Solve with PDF | Annotated solution |
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| Advent Crossword by Chameleon | Dec 19 |
| A crossword in the form of an advent calendar, originally released on Twitter with a clue a day in December 2019. Solve with PDF | MyCrossword |
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| NTSPP 508 by Chameleon | 02/11/19 |
| Titled "Wonderful World", this was my first puzzle for the Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle slot at Big Dave's site after "graduating" from Rookie Corner Solve at Big Dave's site | Annotated review by Prolixic |
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| Crossword #12 by Chameleon | 05/10/19 |
| A puzzle with a few nods to my student days. MyCrossword |
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| Rookie Corner 282 by Chameleon | 08/09/19 |
| My final puzzle for Big Dave's Rookie Corner, featuring a few nods to other commenters and setters on that site. Solve at Big Dave's site | Annotated review by Prolixic |
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| Crossword #10 by Chameleon | 17/08/19 |
| My first puzzle in double digits - the grid marks the occasion in a few places. Solve at MyCrossword |
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| Crossword #9 by Chameleon in 1 Across | 30/07/19 |
| This puzzle titled "Double Bill" (unavailable online) was published in 1 Across magazine. | |
| Rookie Corner 276 by Chameleon | 22/07/19 |
| My third attempt in the Rookie Corner slot at Big Dave's Crossword Blog. Solve at Big Dave's site | Annotated review by Prolixic |
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| Crossword #7 by Chameleon | 15/07/19 |
| Solve with PDF | Annotated solution | |
| Cluedoku | 14/07/19 |
| This cryptic crossword/sudoku crossover was published on the Guardian crossword blog. Blogpost at the Guardian | Solution | Q&A about the CluedokuSolve with PDF | Annotated solution |
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| A puzzle by Teacage | 22/06/19 |
| The debut crossword by the mysterious setter known as Teacage. Solve with PDF | Annotated solution |
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| Rookie Corner 268 by Chameleon | 27/05/19 |
| My second visit to the Rookie Corner slot at Big Dave's Crossword Blog. Solve at Big Dave's site | Annotated review by Prolixic |
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| Crossword #5 by Chameleon | 13/05/19 |
| Solve with PDF | Annotated solution | |
| Crossword #4 by Chameleon | 08/05/19 |
| Solve with PDF | Annotated solution | |
| Crossword #3 by Chameleon | 08/05/19 |
| An ABBA-themed puzzle. Solve with PDF | Annotated solution |
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| Rookie Corner 259 by Chameleon | 08/05/19 |
| My first attempt in the Rookie Corner slot at Big Dave's Crossword Blog. Solve at Big Dave's site | Annotated review by Prolixic |
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| Crossword #1 by Chameleon | 07/05/19 |
| The first crossword I posted online. Solve with PDF | Annotated solution |