jonathan ancer

The Ancer, my friends … is a journalist, author, cryptic crossword addict, keen mountain biker and a collector of Billy Bunter books.

[jonathan ancer @jonathanancer]

Our daughter, Rachel, had her bone marrow transplant in March 2017. We celebrated her one-year anniversary - an incredible milestone - and we toasted her anonymous donor. And we continue to salute all the donors - who save lives and give the gift of hope. #SunflowerDay2018

[Adrian Saville @AdrianSaville]

Brilliant panel hosted by @jonathanancer at @KingsmeadBF this afternoon - Erin Torkelson on predatory welfare, Phuthuma Nhleko on Africa's invisible billions, and a question that its at the centre of #ItsAboutTyme: how do we re-engineer banking to bring about inclusion with impact? Probing questions and rich answers. #KingsmeadBF @StandardBank

[Jonathan Ball Publishers Local @jbp_local]

Join Lester Kiewit and Jonathan Ancer as they discuss The Three Comma Club: How Billionaires Think, Act & Shape Our World!

Date: 21 May 2026
Time: 17:30 for 18:00
Venue: Book Lounge
RSVP: [email protected] or 063 961 6154

[Sowmya @somsram]

Here’s my first #cryptic for April as #Enigmaya in The Hindustan Times today. Check it out if you have some time and let me know how you do.

https://t.co/G1x7oWGXPK

@enigmatistelgar @KabirFiraque @ndcnn @ramki66 @ramkid @dzharrison @rameshsrivats @jonathanancer

[Jonathan Ball Publishers Local @jbp_local]

Join Gus Silber and Fiona Snyckers as they discuss The Three Comma Club: How BILLIONAIRES Think, Act & Shape Our World

Date: 14 May 2026
Time: 17:30 for 18:00
Venue: Love Books, Melville
RSVP: [email protected] or 011 726 7400

[Sowmya @somsram]

Here’s my third #cryptic for April as #Enigmaya in The Hindustan Times today. Check it out if you have some time and let me know how you do.

Sample clue

Delicate cap of silk - is it even used (9)
Doctor Love entertained by girl in spring (6)
Starts to play aggressively in rugby match (4)

https://t.co/WIXhmJCKaW

@enigmatistelgar @dzharrison @LRxword @jonathanancer @ndcnn @ramkid @branding_n55959 @DelphicSanjeev

[jonathan ancer @jonathanancer]

LISTEN | Audiobook of the month: Explore billionaire secrets in The Three Comma Club https://t.co/ZlbV6Fp3uX

[jonathan ancer @jonathanancer]

It’s like a Disney story with its own fairytale ending. Well done, @Gladwell, Gary the snake, and the Bush family! Best story I’ve heard in ages

[Malcolm Gladwell @Gladwell]

The epic finale to our Zootopia investigation. Will Disney come clean? File a lawsuit? Throw me in a dungeon deep inside the Magic Castle? https://t.co/304AGumgqw

[jonathan ancer @jonathanancer]

I’m a huge fan of @iraglass (he is remarkable) but I was surprised to hear a) that he punched his boss three times and b) him compare himself to Nelson Mandela!

[This American Life @ThisAmerLife]

This week: Stories of high drama from America's workplaces — surprising, emotional places full of the greed, jealousy, and ambition of real politics. https://t.co/LPOxqLxF2y

[Sowmya @somsram]

Here’s my second #cryptic for February as #Enigmaya in Hindustan Times today. Check it out if you have some time and let me know how you do.

Sample clue

Name of character in novel — Trivia: it includes two “I”s and four “K”s (5-5-4)

https://t.co/uzM0lMgEeU

@enigmatistelgar @KabirFiraque @ndcnn @ramki66 @ramkid @dzharrison @rameshsrivats @jonathanancer @minutecryptic

[AmaBookaBooka @AmaBookaBooka]

Plane pain, train trauma: One man’s hilarious 28-hour travel nightmare from SA to Poland https://t.co/uZH13DdBZv via @news24

[News24 🇿🇦 @News24]

OPINION | Plan to end institutions for children by 2030: Good Intentions but wrong timing?

https://t.co/H54LHNcJPy

[ITS @ITS_waw_pl]

The day a South African journalist killed a moose... and @jonathanancer discovered Poland’s auto empire 👉https://t.co/ELI0qY9jhg

[Sowmya @somsram]

One of those days when I have puzzles out in as many as 5 publications - 3 mini puzzles and 2 cryptics. Try them all

Sample clues

They guide drivers parking in new / old Madras  (4,4) #hindu #crossword #hypatia

Kind of rocking chair and desk (10) #HTcrossword #enigmaya

@enigmatistelgar @dzharrison @KabirFiraque @ndcnn @nambath @LRxword @jonathanancer

[Nicole Engelbrecht @the_pod_one]

Bare Bones – new book from true crime podcaster Nicole Engelbrecht looks at South African cold cases https://t.co/eyv0OBcrjz

[Nicole Engelbrecht @the_pod_one]

Thanks @jacarandafm 💜💜💜

https://t.co/nDjMEeAsHo

[Heavyweight Podcast @heavyweight]

One more week until Heavyweight returns.

[Sowmya @somsram]

Check out my clue featured in #cluedle today https://t.co/BUej6fGOHQ

#cryptic #clue #cluedle #crossword

[Sowmya @somsram]

#1ACGrids

Check out our latest puzzle in the blog - this time it’s one from me

A Dad's Army https://t.co/a3HaZAzJJv via @somsram

#cryptic #crossword #contest #theme

@enigmatistelgar @jonathanancer @LRxword @dzharrison @BoatmanCryptics

[jonathan ancer @jonathanancer]

See this Instagram post by @voguemagazine https://t.co/ez8xrIgzAJ

[Sowmya @somsram]

Check out my #cryptic clue on #Cluedle today.

https://t.co/9yo6WX0oTn

Also, excited to share that I’m going to be in @jonathanancer’s Zoom Cluedle Meetup on 31st August.

It’s open for anyone interested but you would need to register (there’s a link in the newsletter).

https://t.co/GDbOEkXKtM