Ashley aka Boatman

Looking forward to seeing @TheRealJackDee and the rest of the @ISIHAClue gang at @brightdome tonight ...

Well, this is interesting …

@Abwandlung @guardian I think a few people had trouble with 5 Dn - sometimes, it’s the simple ones that can be the most deceptive!

@BoatmanCryptics @guardian Favourite: 7d/23d Trickiest: 5d

In the @guardian #crossword tomorrow, as false flag erupts in losing Middle Eastern shipping zone (7,4)

@Ethnotweeter And so it is ... Have you finished it?

Yay, a @BoatmanCryptics Prize!

@technohipppy @guardian Let’s see whether that helps you tomorrow!

@BoatmanCryptics @guardian Persian gulf.

Advance warning ... In the @guardian #crossword next Saturday, 4 April - some things just have to be said.

I am reminded that today is World Meteorological Day, so enjoy this from The Guardian's archive ... theguardian.com/crosswords/loo…

@Abwandlung @guardian Heh heh ... You say "evil"; I say "loving contrived to provide the maximum sensation of, er, evil".

@BoatmanCryptics @guardian 7d is particularly evil

In the @guardian crossword tomorrow - no hints, as prizes are at stake - enjoy!

It appears to be World Book Day, so here are two books to celebrate. Crosswords! And the stories behind them! Both available from all booksellers, or signed copies online from boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-book…

Brava to masterclass alumna @liari77_becky, who makes a well-earned debut in the Guardian today in her other feathered incarnation as Pavo!

In or around Sussex on Friday 17 April? Come and see the mighty One World Jazz Orchestra in Ditchling! Bigger than ever, experience the power of a 16-piece big band playing jazz and funk by Mingus, Kenny Wheeler, Steely Dan, Jobim, Radiohead and many more Tickets £20, selling now from jazzetc.co.uk

Advance warning ... In the @guardian #crossword on Saturday 7 March - no hints though, as prizes are at stake

Vicky Walsh talks about the power of puzzles and the experience of learning to set cryptic crosswords in one of my masterclasses (still one place available in my March class!) in @PrimaMag here: pressreader.com/article/282278…

An extra place has just become available on my 14 / 21 March online masterclass for aspiring setters and keen solvers. Grab it now and release your inner word-fiend! boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-mast…

Last orders for Christmas by Thursday 18th, please! Treat the crossword addict in your life to 50 fiendish puzzles in each book with the stories behind them & lots of extras, incl puzzles previously not seen in print. All booksellers, or signed copies from: boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-book…

I can report that the seasonal Upcycled Woodland Vegetation of Hope has taken residence in the Boatman household ...

@susie_dent Curiously, there is a rather well-known guitar maker whose name appears to be a near-homophone for “epiphany” but is actually closer in spirit to the epi-fannies!

I am loving the replies to this. Thanks to everyone for sharing their own epi-fannies.

Here's how @ChrisMaslanka and nieces enjoy Christmas! Treat the crossword addict in your life to 50 fiendish puzzles in each book with the stories behind them & lots of extras, incl puzzles previously not seen in print. All booksellers or signed copies: boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-book…