Matt

Haha!

twin peaks title page but it says 'watery fowls' instead of twin peaks

I guess so, yes! :D

the entry for 'pope' in a dictionary. circled is "popeling: n. a little pope"

POPELING: a little pope

Twitch Twitch is the world

Today we're streaming cryptic crosswords by Cheeseman and Cigogne, join us at 12 to escape the world for a bit and enjoy some puzzle chat #CrypticSunday
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A still from an Inspector Morse episode. Morse and Lewis are in what look like a library in a posh house. Lewis is saying "He does crosswords, madam. Knows all sorts of words nobody ever uses"

Brilliant! I'll drop you an email.

Will be interested to solve that as and when, mate.

can confirm, it's on.

Three of a four pack of yogurts,the fourth one would presumably have had the preceding words of a phrase on the lid but the one nearest us just has the words ‘[…] YOUR GUT’

that’s not how you spell it

Excellent! Yes I did a bit of it on the bus earlier, all good.

Obviously it's a very unpleasant state of affairs to be very sleep-deprived, but even so.

"Terminal insomnia" is such a ridiculously stupid term for when you keep waking up at 3am and can't get back to sleep.

I think probably don't the word terminal in a diagnosis unless you really have to.

www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/chro...

Wonderful!

me reading the #CrypticSunday stream chat

I agree! :)

I'm a big proponent (nerd) about open standards and protocols on the web, so it always gives me a little sparkle of joy when I see sites implementing RSS feeds.

A big 💚 in the direction of @mycrossword.co.uk today; having a public feed of new puzzles I can subscribe to is just such a delight.

That's my hope

Hoping to build up a resource for new solvers going over some of the basics and the more annoying fiddly bits.

Hopefully it would be helpful for you too!

I'm thinking of doing a #CrypticSunday spinoff video thing.

Are you (or someone you know) new to cryptics or have you been doing them for a little while but still not feeling like you're properly confident?

Fancy doing a joint solve with me on a Zoom call - pre-recorded not streamed?

YouTube video by RSPB Birding basics: Plan your nature reserve visit

I agree with @jimcaris.bsky.social that 'birding' seems a pretty inoffensive and widely-used term.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_P4...

"Who put the crisp in the biscuit?"

youtu.be/qTKSIk7Uqvo?...

Yeah I've no interest in Latin / cricket etc (or indeed four letter words for Indian water buffalo) but I do need them for some puzzles so I have a load of flashcards to try and memorise the more common fiddly bastard ones (e.g. 'take' can mean R). For me learning that is part of the fun I think.

“We made a couple of calls - hope you don’t mind!” - wyrd systems I found this note slipped inside an old copy of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance at the Oxfam shop earlier: “Dear Grooze, It’s 5 o’clock and I’m just...

l Iove finding little scribbled notes and stuff in charity shop books: "Martin hoovered your carpet. I’ll send you a postcard and we’ll see you next Monday. Oh yeah I was bollocked by Matron, and eventually sacked."

www.wyrd.systems/posts/we-mad...

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Nice gentle Listener this week :)

Tweet from J Michael Straczynski: Looks like Babylon 5 is now free to watch on YouTube.

🚨Incredibly important information!

Nice one!

it's not easy breeding deer for gigantism, but that's why I make the big bucks

Wonderful!