Charlie Methven

I've been setting cryptic crosswords since 2019. I've used the pseudonym Chameleon for self-published puzzles, some in 1 Across Magazine and a couple in the Guardian's Genius slot. Since 2021 I've set regularly for the Independent as Methuselah.

I've been setting cryptic crosswords since 2019. I've used the pseudonym Chameleon for self-published puzzles, some in 1 Across Magazine and a couple in the Guardian's Genius slot. Since 2021 I've set regularly for the Independent as Methuselah.

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A crossword in three dimensions

This is a 3D crossword puzzle inspired by the 3D Crossword Calendar project. As well as across and down, clues can go 'away', and just for good measure they can also go in reverse in each of those directions (so 'back', 'up' and 'towards'). Many thanks to Viresh Ratnakar for adding support for constructing 3D crosswords at Exet. Find out how to create a 3D crossword with Exet here.