Fax Paladin · @faxpaladin
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The Monday and Saturday NY Times crosswords are live now! twitch.tv/faxpaladin

#livestream #Wordle #crossword

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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.@sam_c is currently assisting the homophone police with their enquiries. 😃
mstdn.social/@sam_c/1110400093

#cryptic #crossword

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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New Yorker: The Cryptic Crossword: Sunday, September 10, 2023 newyorker.com/puzzles-and-game &GamesDept./CrypticCrossword /Puzzles&GamesDept. &Games

#newyorker #puzzles #magazine #crypticcrossword #crossword

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Fax Paladin · @faxpaladin
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The tricksy, tricksy Thursday NY Times crossword is live now! twitch.tv/faxpaladin

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clue formats:
A [Cryptic definition]
or
B [Def1]+[Def2]
or
C [Wordplay]+[Def] (or vice-versa)

C is commonest

#cryptic #crossword

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Today seems like a good day to get Mercurial (my latest ).

#cryptic #crossword

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Fax Paladin · @faxpaladin
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The Monday and Saturday NY Times crosswords are live now! twitch.tv/faxpaladin

#livestreaming #crossword #Wordle

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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Brent Sleeper · @brentsleeper
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Sometimes a straightforward is nice. I enjoyed the themed, paired crossings today.

I solved the Tuesday 9/05/2023 in 10:16! nytimes.com/crosswords/game/by

#nytcrossword #nytxw #crossword

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Fax Paladin · @faxpaladin
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The Monday and Saturday NY Times crosswords are live now! twitch.tv/faxpaladin

#livestreaming #crossword #Wordle

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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Fax Paladin · @faxpaladin
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The Sunday NY Times crossword is live now! twitch.tv/faxpaladin

#livestreaming #crossword #Wordle

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Only really 1 bit of knowledge required to solve, & that one’s gettable by other means anyway.

#cricket #cryptic #crossword

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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New Yorker: The Cryptic Crossword: Sunday, September 3, 2023 newyorker.com/puzzles-and-game &GamesDept./CrypticCrossword /Puzzles&GamesDept. &Games

#newyorker #puzzles #magazine #crypticcrossword #crossword

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Brent Sleeper · @brentsleeper
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I went back to solve this past Wednesday’s after seeing a lot of grumpy complaints about it. While the -style storytelling in the across clueing was undoubtedly awkward at times, I applaud the audaciousness of this novel conceit.

I solved the Wednesday 8/30/2023 in 23:47! nytimes.com/crosswords/game/by

#nytcrossword #madlibs #nytxw #crossword

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^Sample :
Deliverer crashed Stokes' car (4,5)

No spoilers, ta!

#clue #cricket #cryptic #crossword

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clue formats:
A [Cryptic definition]
or
B [Def1]+[Def2]
or
C [Wordplay]+[Def] (or vice-versa)

C is commonest

#cryptic #crossword

Last updated 1 year ago