Tales from the Cryptic

the fine editors at Cryptic Crossweird (momes, dob, and moi) have collabed on another cryptic given out at a crossword tournament, this time Westwords 2026 in the Bay Area.

this post is a month late but AVCX put out another cryptic of mine , and I'm really quite of this one. it's behind a $1 paywall, but also I can send you the file if you ask nicely :). enjoy!

Cryptic Mini #000000127:   "God's Answer to 'No Way!'" difficulty level: i'm getting too old for this shit Hello there! Back to the actual-mini-sized grind with this 5x7. Also trying out a new embedded solver from Puzzmo's Workshop — still in beta, plz let me know about any issues!

Cryptic Mini #000000126:   "Tie Men Up" difficulty level: scoville wishes Remember when I said I had more 17-letter answers I wanted to put in a grid ? Well, I started to make that puzzle, then realized I had some 18s that were even better! Mwahahaha

Do you subscribe to The Gnomon yet? If not, how can you call yourself a true cryptic sicko?

Cryptic Mini #000000125:   "Chicken Grabbing Your Ass" difficulty level: ctrl-alt-delete hello sickos! happy Equinox, Ostara, Nowruz, and of course, National Ravioli Day. in honor of all of these events, I present: a cryptic midi that has nothing to do with any of them! Enjoy!

Okay cryptic sickos, plug your ears: this puzzle is *not* cryptic. But it's still devious as shit!