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Original poster

Parseword - for those who would like to be better at cryptic crosswords!

410 replies

UnaOfStormhold · 15/03/2026 10:27

I am definitely not good at cryptic crosswords but feel this is both fun and a good way to get better

www.parseword.com/

OP posts:
MerlinsButler · 27/05/2026 10:45

Parseword #119
⚡️ 46s
✅ 1 Assist
😋 Secret Found

Twasasurprise · 27/05/2026 11:04

Parseword #119
⚡️ 26s
💎 Perfect

Midlifeshenanigans · 27/05/2026 16:28

Parseword #119
⚡️ 42s
💎 Perfect
😋 Secret Found

Twasasurprise · 30/05/2026 17:59

Parseword #122
⚡️ 18s
💎 Perfect

Midlifeshenanigans · 30/05/2026 20:41

Parseword #122
⚡️ 45s
⭐️ No Assists

Midlifeshenanigans · 01/06/2026 20:24

Parseword #124
⚡️ 36s
💎 Perfect

MerlinsButler · 01/06/2026 23:31

Parseword #124
⚡️ 39s
💎 Perfect

Midlifeshenanigans · 02/06/2026 18:18

Parseword #125
⚡️ 17s
💎 Perfect

Twasasurprise · 02/06/2026 18:30

Parseword #125
⚡️ 14s
💎 Perfect

Willow12345 · 02/06/2026 19:03

Parseword #125
⏱️ 1m6s
💎 Perfect
😋 Secret Found
🥚 Learn Mode

Willow12345 · 03/06/2026 16:59

Parseword #126
⏱️ 1m51s
💎 Perfect
🥚 Learn Mode

MerlinsButler · 03/06/2026 17:17

Parseword #126
⚡️ 40s
💎 Perfect

Midlifeshenanigans · 03/06/2026 17:58

Parseword #126
⚡️ 39s
💎 Perfect

Twasasurprise · 04/06/2026 09:27

Parseword #127
⚡️ 48s
💎 Perfect

Willow12345 · 04/06/2026 17:55

Parseword #127
⏱️ 1m1s
⭐️ No Assists
🥚 Learn Mode

it’s only taken me three months to finally get how this works..

Midlifeshenanigans · 04/06/2026 21:06

Parseword #127
⏱️ 2m36s
⭐️ No Assists
🫡 Secret Found

Willow12345 · 05/06/2026 10:32

Omg - that was a nightmare

Parseword #128
⏱️ 9m15s
✅ 15 Assists
🥚 Learn Mode

Midlifeshenanigans · 05/06/2026 17:13

Parseword #128
⏱️ 4m48s
✅ 2 Assists

MyThreeWords · 05/06/2026 20:01

Somehow I seem to find the ones labelled "Hard" easier than the others! Perhaps I just relax a bit more when I'm told that it wouldn't be too shameful not to get this one right first time.

Parseword #128
⏱️ 2m56s
💎 Perfect

Midlifeshenanigans · 06/06/2026 10:55

Parseword #129
⏱️ 1m34s
✅ 1 Assist

Willow12345 · 06/06/2026 12:26

Parseword #129
⏱️ 3m39s
✅ 2 Assists
💀 Secret Found
🥚 Learn Mode

That was hard

Twasasurprise · 06/06/2026 17:54

Parseword #129
⚡️ 56s
💎 Perfect
💀 Secret Found

Twasasurprise · 07/06/2026 12:31

I was truly stumped today.

Parseword #130
⏱️ 5m38s
✅ 5 Assists
🤢 Secret Found

Midlifeshenanigans · 08/06/2026 11:12

Parseword #131
⏱️ 2m2s
⭐️ No Assists
🤼 Secret Found

Twasasurprise · 08/06/2026 13:57

Parseword #131
⚡️ 43s
💎 Perfect
🤼 Secret Found