Go Away I'm Sleeping: Cryptic Crosswords

My Thirty-Seventh Crossword Hello.  Sorry for the lack of output - despite my best efforts, I still often face a lot of work. Anyway, this puzzle is dedicated to a few wonderful people, and one solid gold legend in particular, without whom I'd not be nearly as into cryptics as I am now, and I wouldn't know so many of the aforementioned wonderful people. To this community, and its founder in particular, thank you. (The bloke in question is based  here  and here .) Have fun! - GAIS, 12/11/22

My Thirty-Sixth Crossword Hello everyone. Now, it really has  been a while since my last cryptic - over 4 months! -, for which I can only apologise.  But I decided I should put out another one before my 2nd anniversary tomorrow, to make it 12 in one year. I'm not sure how regularly I'll be posting after this - school this year has been really hectic so far. Thanks to Jack H Keynes for test solving. Have fun! - GAIS, 25/09/22

  Long time no see! I said I'd release a different sort of puzzle after every 7th cryptic, and I was struggling for a while trying to think of what to do. But then I discovered the Printer's Devilry grid, thanks to  Jack Keynes  and  TeamCrazyMatt , and my problem was solved. They're a lot of fun to do, as well as bloody difficult (for me). The clues in this one are far from world-class, but they all work, I think. Hopefully I'll have another grid out in less than two weeks, before my 2nd anniversary... but we'll see, as the first week back at school has been INTENSE. Thanks to Jack Keynes, MentalPlayground and Liari for testing this one. Have fun! - GAIS, 11/09/22

My Thirty-Fifth Crossword Hello everyone. I apologise for my newfound lack of output. I've had a lot of work, and not so much time to be crypto-cruciverbal (which has every vowel). #36 has been grud, but I'm not sure how it will work. Don't expect anything too soon. Thanks to Jack Keynes for test-solving. Also, for the first time in probably a fair while, there are no Words ™  in this grid, I reckon. Clues are of middling difficulty, I hope. Have fun! - GAIS, 11/05/22

My Thirty-Fourth Crossword No, it's not mashed potatoes. It's another GAIS crossword. As 34 is not a multiple of 3, this crossword doesn't have a theme that requires you to change clues or answers. But it does have a gimmick which I think is very fun, and for which others will probably start to hate me. Otherwise, I'm very proud of some of the clues here. They were a lot of fun to put together. And aside from the, erm, schtick, I don't think they're terribly difficult, as they have been in other recent grids. Thank you to Jack Keynes for test-solving. Next Friday is a special day, and in commemoration, I will have a crossword out on MyCrossword : the best grid I've ever written, according to Mental Playground, so watch that space.   Have fun! - GAIS, 09/04/22

  My Thirty-Third Crossword Hello everyone. It's been over a month, for which I can only apologise. I've had a fair amount of schoolwork to do, resulting in cluing sessions' being few and far between.  On January the 13th of this year, a most peculiar occurrence happened to me, and as soon as I got home, I decided to make a grid about it. I dillied and dallied over whether or not to make it a themer, and if so, how, but after two and a half months, the grid is finally here. Also, on my 17.5th birthday (this Tuesday), I caught coronavirus. So I've got that going for me, which is nice. Thank you to Jack Keynes and Agnijo Banerjee for test-solving, and also to Jack for providing me with a passable clue for 25-across. Have fun! - GAIS, 31/03/22

  My Thirty-Second Crossword Hello everyone. It's a special day in America today. If you're unsure as to what, solve this puzzle to find out. Many thanks to Mental Playground and Jack H Keynes for testing. Have fun! - GAIS, 21/02/22

My Thirty-First Crossword Hello everyone. I'm very proud of this grid. I think there are some rather fun constructions, and some interesting words. I hope you enjoy it too. (From the bottom of my heart, I apologise for saying this:) My next grid will be out a week on Monday, for a special reason. It is gridden, but unclud.  Thanks to Mental Playground, TeamCrazyMatt and Liari for test-solving. Have fun! - GAIS, 12/02/22

  My Thirtieth Crossword Hello everyone. If I'm correct, it's been a while. I have been waiting until the release of the 4th Modern Languages Review by my school, which contains this crossword. It was made hastily, but I still think it holds up. There's a nice little theme in this one. Have fun! - GAIS, 31/01/22

  My Twenty-Ninth Crossword Hello everyone. I hope you've all had a lovely holiday season. Here's a puzzle of which I'm quite proud to start your year off.   It was a slight challenge to fill, and there are few Words ™ , but also a lot of clues I like. Thanks to Jack Keynes for testing. Have fun! - GAIS, 02/01/22

Here's a spiral puzzle. It's far from pangrammatic, but still has some fun fill. I t has 100 characters, which form words both when the entire string is read from the outside in, and from the inside out, with American-style clues to aid you. Thanks to Steve Mossberg for the inspiration, and to Jack Keynes and TeamCrazyMatt for testing. Be sure to check out my other tidbits. In case you liked this one, I have  another spiral , and I also have a  wordoku  and a  novelty puzzle  (which still appears to be unsolved...). They come after every 7th puzzle. Fear not: the advent of grid #29 is imminent. Have fun! - GAIS, 24/12/21

  My Twenty-Eighth Crossword Hello all. Here's a grid that I've had ready for a while - my apologies, I didn't want to inundate you all with GAIS grids - which has some hopefully very fun clues. If you haven't watched Arrested Development, I implore that you do so. That's completely unrelated to the grid; it's just a fantastic show. Thanks to Jack Keynes for test-solving. #29 is well on the way. Have fun! - GAIS, 15/12/21

My Twenty-Seventh Crossword Hello everyone.  It's been a while. Blame the maths department for that. Here's a grid that was tested a while ago - unfortunately, I've lost the sheet of paper on which I wrote down the complaints, so please, PLEASE send them my way. Anyway, this theme is another of the ones seen in #3 and #18. I love doing this type of grid - the choices for surfaces are absolutely limitless. Thanks to Mental Playground, Jack Keynes, Agnijo Banerjee, Liari and TeamCrazyMatt for test-solving. Have fun! - GAIS, 28/11/21

My Twenty-Sixth Crossword Hello! Not much to say about this crossword, except that I think it's quite enjoyable. Sorry in advance for a few things. Thanks to Jack Keynes for test-solving. Have fun! - GAIS, 22/10/21

  My Twenty-Fifth Crossword IT'S MY FIRST CROSSWORD ANNIVERSARY! To celebrate, here's a grid I've been sitting on for a while. Thank you, everyone, ever so much for all the solves. It means so much to me that what I've created is (hopefully) enriching others' lives. That's one thing I love about setting - aside from all the wordplay involved, you get to create something special and unique, to share with the world. Much like most forms of art. Thanks to Jack Keynes for test-solving. Have fun! - GAIS, 26/09/21 P.S. I'd like to thank every setter I know for inspiring me. I'll attempt naming them all here. Agnijo, Enterta, Liari, Angel, TeamCrazyMatt, The Void, Skirwingle, Conto, Raider, Quince, Steve Mossberg, ScottHasFun, Liam Runnalls, Michael X, Avid, David Astle, Eccles, BlueJay, Elgel, Elwood, Chameleon, Picaroon, Danny Vibes, LowDown Letterbanks, Panthera, Nordloc, Phyphor, Laguna, Somsram, JimJar, BrknFixie, ChocChip, NoFeetMcGee, Navy. The list goes...

My Twenty-Fourth Crossword Hello everyone. It's been a while. Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of my publishing a cryptic crossword (though not if you look at the dates on this blog. Timezones, anyone?). Yay. This one is another alphabet cryptic, made in 18 hours, after a week of agony trying to grid another alphabet cryptic with a monstrous theme. Thanks to Jack Keynes for test-solving. Maths is fascinating. And scary. Have fun!  - GAIS, 25/09/21

My Twenty-Third Crossword Hello all.  Here's a crossword written for one of my closest friends, who turns 17 today and is moving to the United States quite soon. I have been helping him get into crosswords, and he is even making his own currently, so stay tuned. Thanks to Jack Keynes for test-solving. The grammar, I hope, is slightly stricter than usual, without compromising the fun of the clues. (To the aforementioned friend:) "10-across 12-across 26-across. I will miss you greatly - and I know Ms. 1-across will too. Sadly, there is no PTA to get 5-down 24-down, or CJT to call you 28-across, from all the way across the 8-down.  So good luck in 1-down, 20-across, 25-down, and goodbye." Have fun! - GAIS, 27/08/21

  My Twenty-Second Crossword Hello everyone. Happy birthday Jamie! Here's a crossword with a rather naff, but necessary, grid shape. Thanks to Jack Keynes for test-solving. Have fun! - GAIS, 30/07/21

Hello. As 21 is a multiple of 7, here's something different. Here is a puzzle that I wrote some time ago, and properly formatted this week, including a further bit of puzzling to do. Let's hope this is solvable. Here's an image version: Alternatively, solve this directly on the spreadsheet: let's hope  this  works. Feel free to DM your answers to me on Twitter (@GA_ImSleeping) and tell me how you get on. See you Friday. Have fun! - GAIS, 25/07/21

  My Twenty-First Crossword Hello! As you may or may not have seen, this Tuesday I visited every London borough. Here is a LARGE cryptic crossword (21 squares by 21 squares) to commemorate that feat. This is my first one larger than 15 by 15, so be nice. For the non-London-nerds amongst you, I will permit your looking up of a list of London boroughs, as you probably don't know them all. (Who on earth has heard of Havering? Or Bexley? Seriously.)  Thanks to Jack for test solving, and for having a stroke of genius on 66-across.  Cryptic #22 is already clued, and set for release in a week and a bit... but I digress. Have fun!  - GAIS, 18/07/21