{"id":537332,"url":"\/meet-the-setters\/","layout":"standard","version":"2026-10-31T11:34:21.000000Z","blocks":[{"id":5351957,"type":"textBlock","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":0,"items":[],"properties":{"html":{"id":136918707,"value":"<h3>Meet the setters<\/h3><p>All of our gifts are based on clues written by our professional crossword compilers. And here they are...<\/p><h3>Amoeba<\/h3><p>Amoeba lives in London, and is regularly seen as Weatherman in the <em>Telegraph <\/em>Toughie and Tango in <em>The Times<\/em> Quick Cryptic. He also sets anonymously for both publications, and has appeared as Amoeba in the <em>Independent<\/em>, as well as in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/unchcrosswords.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><u>Unch<\/u><\/em><\/a> magazine, where he is on the editorial board. When he's not setting or solving, he has a full-time job in the charity sector.<\/p><h3>Liari<\/h3><p>Liari discovered cryptic crosswords in 2020 and began setting in 2021. She currently sets for the\u00a0<em>Independent<\/em>, <em>Times<\/em>, <em>Daily Telegraph<\/em> and <em>Guardian <\/em>and is on the editing team at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/unchcrosswords.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><u>Unch<\/u><\/em><\/a> magazine<em>.<\/em>\u00a0She also livestreams solves on her <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/liari77\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Twitch channel<\/u><\/a> and loves penguins.<\/p><h3>Meles<\/h3><p>Meles has been a crossword enthusiast since university and started setting in 2021 when it seemed like a good time to get serious about it. He lives in Buckinghamshire with his wife and three children who will surely eventually enjoy puzzles as much as he does.<\/p><h3>MP<\/h3><p>MP has set cryptics for a variety of venues,\u00a0including The Independent, The Telegraph and Unch magazine. He is a Maths teacher based in the\u00a0East of England and believes cryptic\u00a0crosswords are secretly algebra problems.<\/p><h3>William Snow<\/h3><p>William lives in Fife, where he balances crossword-setting with being a husband, a father, an arts marketer and a writer of children's books. He sets as Bluebird in the <em>Independent <\/em>and Solomon in the <em>Financial Times<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>"},"borderRadius":{"id":136918708,"value":"#{text.border.radius}"},"textColor":{"id":136918709,"value":"#{text.color}"},"backgroundColour":{"id":136918710,"value":"#0000"},"truncateHeight":{"id":136918711,"value":null},"padding":{"id":136918713,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":136918714,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":136918715,"value":"#{text.fullBackground.color}"},"published":{"id":136918716,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":136918717,"value":"[]"},"template":{"id":139912523,"value":"text"}}}],"properties":{"title":{"id":136918703,"value":"Meet the setters"},"isStorePage":{"id":136918704,"value":"1"},"description":{"id":136918705,"value":"All of our gifts are based on clues written by our professional crossword compilers."},"ogImage":{"id":136918706,"value":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/cvrh841cfvw3mh7mcimirfadlxsafeg02lmiytgkqm3rixck.png.png?w=1200&h=auto"}},"labels":[],"published":1,"sitemap":1,"divisionId":447698,"edited":true}