Penfold Crosswordshttps://penfoldcrosswords.com/A cryptic crossword solver's notebook from north London: anagrams, containers, hidden words, charades, learning indicators and solving on a crowded train.enCharades, and what two solvers at one pub table get right togetherhttps://penfoldcrosswords.com/journal/charades-at-the-thursday-table/https://penfoldcrosswords.com/journal/charades-at-the-thursday-table/Charade clues build answers piece by piece. Notes from a weekly solving pair in Islington on splitting clues, sharing the work and knowing when to give up.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTHidden words, and learning to read a clue on a moving trainhttps://penfoldcrosswords.com/journal/hidden-words-on-a-moving-train/https://penfoldcrosswords.com/journal/hidden-words-on-a-moving-train/Notes on hidden-word clues from a daily commute through north London: how they are signalled, reversed hiddens, and why the easiest type is the one I miss most.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTContainers, insertions and the many jobs of a small word like abouthttps://penfoldcrosswords.com/journal/containers-and-the-many-jobs-of-about/https://penfoldcrosswords.com/journal/containers-and-the-many-jobs-of-about/Container clues put one piece of wordplay inside another. Notes on spotting the instruction, the abbreviations that fill them, and why about and around mislead.Sun, 20 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTLearning anagram indicators one notebook page at a timehttps://penfoldcrosswords.com/journal/learning-anagram-indicators-one-page-at-a-time/https://penfoldcrosswords.com/journal/learning-anagram-indicators-one-page-at-a-time/How I built a list of anagram indicators from real solving, why small words like out and about are traps, and the habit of counting letters before writing in.Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT