Paula Clarke Bain · @pc_bain
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I won this month’s cryptic clue contest on Raider’s ace MyCrossword site! (Or my alter ego Pixie did.) I’ve mislaid my setting mojo lately so this is a lovely boost. My entry was:

Grumpy co-worker or gleeful? (5)

(Solution/spoiler in link.)

mycrossword.co.uk/contest/9

#crosswords #cryptics #crypticcrosswords

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Paula Clarke Bain · @pc_bain
592 followers · 320 posts · Server toot.wales

Booked my place for the Society of day conference in September, the first UK in-person one since 2019. I’m leading a session comparing cryptic crossword setting and book index writing. Looking forward to it all. Who else plans to be at ? 🤓

indexers.org.uk/conference-202

#Indexodon #indexing #cryptics #crypticcrosswords #crosswords #siconf23 #indexers

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Aditya · @adityadubey
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As a Trekkie this one from today’s FT crossword made me chuckle :)

On-board facility where crew may purchase Romulan Ale? (5,3)

#crypticcrosswords #cryptics #cryptic

Last updated 1 year ago

The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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Time for my June blog : tlmb.net/blog/not-the-aa-then/ Hope you can tune in to my wavelength.

#crossword #cryptics #cryptic #crosswords

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The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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I'm in this month's 1Across, with a puzzle I expect the setter Alf doesn't know he inspired.

#crosswords #cryptics #crypticcrossword

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The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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Outeast · @outeast
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For any cryptic crossword solvers, I have a new puzzle up at MyCrossword.co.uk (as HairApparent). A huge debt to my test solver and constructive critic @SGriew [Twitter] with this one, as well as to @RaiderCrossword [also Twitter] for the site. I hope solvers like it, and as always I'm always grateful for any criticisms that feed into doing better next time.

(And if you see this and you're a cryptics person I'm not following yet, HMU!)

#cryptics #crypticcrosswords #crosswords #puzzling

Last updated 2 years ago

The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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Clue and theme explainers to this one are up now (spoilers, obvs) at tlmb.net/blog/solution-to-thwa

#cryptics

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The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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The next yearly cycle of @1AcrossEditor magazine starts soon. 1across.co.uk/about-us/

#crypticcrosswords #crosswords #cryptics

Last updated 2 years ago

The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
34 followers · 148 posts · Server qoto.org

The next yearly cycle of @1AcrossEditor magazine starts soon. 1across.co.uk/about-us/

#crosswords #cryptics #crypticcrosswords

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The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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The Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! · @TheVoidTLMB
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