Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Friday brain teaser 🙂 What is the next in this sequence? D, SS, STS, ? Options: 1. TT 2. SDSA 3. H 4. STTS 000
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I see a puzzle in The Magpie puzzle magazine (out today). I hope you enjoy it 🙂 490
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Folks often ask how to set a themed crossword, so here’s a simple guide: 092
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I set today’s Inquisitor crossword which you’ll find in #iWeekend @theipaper.com 2122
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 18/10/2025I set today’s Listener Crossword, which you’ll find in The Times 🙂 1101
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 30/06/2025I make my debut in the Magpie magazine this month. Hope you enjoy it 🙂 0110
Reposted by Hawk CrosswordDerek Harrison @derekharrison.bsky.social · 30/06/2025The July Prize Puzzle from the Crossword Centre is Dame by Skylark. You can try it here. crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2025/06/july...crosswordcentre.blogspot.comJuly 2025 Prize Puzzle - Dame by SkylarkDame by Skylark An extra letter in each clue should be removed before solving, which in the order given, spells out instructions for solver... 032
Reposted by Hawk CrosswordDerek Harrison @derekharrison.bsky.social · 30/04/2025The May Prize Puzzle from the Crossword Centre is Gig Economy by Wan. You can get it now. crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2025/04/cros...crosswordcentre.blogspot.comCrossword Centre Prize Puzzle May 2025Gig Economy by Wan 36 clues include an extra letter in the wordplay part of the clue which much be removed to enable solving. The extra let... 021
Reposted by Hawk CrosswordDerek Harrison @derekharrison.bsky.social · 17/04/2025The April newsletter from the Crossword Centre, with the results of the Round Robin, is published today. crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2025/04/cros...crosswordcentre.blogspot.comCrossword News April 2025Crossword News April 2025 The March Prize Puzzle was RR XVII = Round Up. Extra letters produced by wordplay in the clues give SEARCH WIT... 031
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 08/03/2025I set today’s Listener Crossword, which you’ll find in The Times 🙂 0110
Reposted by Hawk CrosswordDerek Harrison @derekharrison.bsky.social · 28/11/2024The Christmas special on the Crossword Centre is Checkerboard Challenge by Arcadia. crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2024/11/chri...crosswordcentre.blogspot.comChristmas Checkerboard Challenge by Arcadia December 2024Christmas Checkerboard Challenge The full puzzle with five grids is in this PDF document. Checkerboard Challenge by Arcadia You only have t... 023
Reposted by Hawk CrosswordDerek Harrison @derekharrison.bsky.social · 28/11/2024The December prize puzzle from the Crossword Centre is available now. Seasons Greetings XVI by Eclogue. crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2024/11/dece...crosswordcentre.blogspot.comDecember 2024 Prize Puzzle Seasons Greetings XVI by EclogueSeasons Greetings XVI by Eclogue PDF copy Radial entries run from the centre to the perimeter, or vice versa, eighteen of each. Each clue c... 032
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Another puzzle for you to have a go at. Let me know how you get on. I’ll post the answer next week 🙂 140
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 08/11/2024Welcome to anyone who’s recently joined Bluesky. I post the occasional puzzle, but here’s a creative challenge: cautionary epitaphs. “Beneath this slab John Brown is stowed. He watched the ads And not the road” - Ogden Nash Your challenge is to compose a cautionary epitaph for the modern world 🙂 360
Reposted by Hawk CrosswordDerek Harrison @derekharrison.bsky.social · 30/10/2024The Prize Puzzle on the Crossword Centre is Rising Costs by Hedge-sparrow crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2024/10/nove...crosswordcentre.blogspot.comNovember 2024 Prize PuzzleRising Costs II by Hedge-sparrow PDF copy Thirteen cells represent thematic locations. Twelve clues include an extra word (in one case, tw... 011
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 09/07/2024Quick Puzzle 🙂 1. Go ahead 2. Live 3. Escaping justice 4. Moment 5. Outsized celestial carriage 6. Capital 7. Object pronouns 8. Black 9. Encephalopathy 10. ? 100
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 23/04/2024Quick brainteaser 🙂 A classic puzzle today. You have two fuses which each take exactly one minute to burn, but which don’t burn uniformly. How can you use them to measure a period of 45 seconds? 220
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 15/04/2024Quick brainteaser 🙂 GNAT is to TANG as CLERK is to ? The answer is a common word. 110
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 05/02/2024Still time to enter this prize puzzle. Send it in by Thursday. Free entry. I expect to see some of you Araucarians having a go, too! 🙂 000
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 29/12/2023I’ve set the January prize puzzle at the Crossword Centre. PDF link on this page. It’s free to enter, so give it a go! crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2023/12/cros... 021
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 28/12/2023Probably the last of these for now. Four AI-generated film titles, each with one word slightly altered. The 4th isn’t mine, but it made me laugh (hint: one letter changed): #AIfilmquiz 010
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 26/12/2023Four more of these AI-generated film titles (each with one word slightly wrong): #AIfilmquiz 420
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 25/12/2023Here are four more AI-generated film titles (each with one word slightly wrong) for you to guess #AIfilmquiz 210
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 24/12/2023Let’s have some creative fun this Christmas. Using your favourite AI image generator, post a picture of a well-known film, but where one word is slightly wrong in the title. Here are some for you to have a go at… #AIfilmquiz 220
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 24/12/2023Wishing all of you in the crossword community a Merry Christmas! 060
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 15/11/2023Maths puzzle 🙂 While shopping for four groceries, a lady adds up the prices on a calculator, total £7.11, but when she gets to the till she realises she’d been multiplying instead of adding. Coincidentally, the checkout operator also charges her £7.11. What were the 4 prices? 👛 000
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 26/09/2023*Finally* got my hands on a copy. Solvers beware! 🙂 000
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 23/09/2023I set today’s Listener Crossword, which you’ll find in The Times. I hope you enjoy it, but please ask a grown-up to help you with the scissors 🙂 #crosswords #cryptic 120
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 19/09/2023For those into crosswords, UK cryptic sand themed puzzles in particular, please check out The Crossword Centre, managed by Derek Harrison. As well as the free monthly prize puzzles, Derek compiles a newsletter - see crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2023/09/cros...crosswordcentre.blogspot.comCrossword News September 2023Crossword News September 2023 The August Prize Puzzle was Right is Wrong by Flowerman. Extra words had pairs of consecutive letters, some... 110
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 31/08/2023I recommend this free monthly prize puzzle from the Crossword Centre: crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2023/08/cros... 🙂crosswordcentre.blogspot.comCrossword Centre Prize Puzzle September 2023Farewell by Hedge-sparrow PDF version A 1 describes a 19 defined by 28. Extra letters removed from thirteen clues prior to solving give th... 000
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 29/08/2023I’m having trouble locating other puzzle constructors and fans on this platform. Most of the accounts I’ve seen that have “puzzle” or “crossword” in their name aren’t really that kind of site. I haven’t seen anything in feeds either. Maybe things will improve as others join 🙂 100
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 22/08/2023Today’s puzzle - which 5-word phrase is this? 🙂 000
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 22/08/2023Are there any fans of #quizzes #puzzles or (uk-style) #crosswords on this platform? 🙂 241
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 21/08/2023Today’s puzzle: You have a dictionary which lists all the numbers spelled out in English. So for example, 1740 is listed as “one thousand seven hundred forty”. Which is the first odd number listed in the dictionary? 100
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 19/08/2023This is what I call a deconstructed crossword. I’ve written around 10 of them so far. If you enjoy this kind of thing, let me know. 000
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 19/08/2023This is the first of a series. It’s called “Black Cat in the style of (Artist)”. Whoever is the first to post all 4 artists (in a single post) will be declared the winner 🙂 000
Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 18/08/2023Hawk’s goat puzzle - please like/share if you solve it 🙂 050
