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Writer | Photographer | Maker | Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize Winner for ZIKR www.saaleha.com/links Based in South Africa.

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This team's dribbling headers yielded inspired runs during play against Mamelodi Sundowns! (8)

(hint: there are two indicators in this clue,one of which points to an anagram)

#CAFChampionsLeagueFinal
#crypticclue #crypticcrossword

01.06.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A cryptic clue for the
2025 FA Cup winners.

Eagles team leader plays with rascally pace. (7,6)

#facupfinal2025 #crypticcrossword #crypticclue

18.05.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First attempt at this surface for a football-focused cryptic clue:

In the wings for PSG working out the measure of gold purity, including volume, with eccentric Los Angeles sheik. (13)

#ucl

15.04.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Minute Cryptic Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

Minute Cryptic - 15 April 2025
"Chances of winning big in bridge?" (4)
I scored: 3 under par
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14.04.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Minute Cryptic Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

Such a tidy clue.

Minute Cryptic - 12 April 2025
"Master of ceremonies holds one!?" (3)
I scored: 1 under par
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12.04.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A not so cryptic clue for this #CarabaoCupFinal:

Birds said to have their eye on the silverware (7)

16.03.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An easy cryptic crossword clue inspired by yesterday's #MURSO #UEL

A fine awarded a chance to score (7)

14.03.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A bowler is a match for local rivals (5)

#crypticcrossword #crypticclue

12.03.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Minute Cryptic Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

Minute Cryptic - 12 March 2025
"Some feel big election setback is understandable" (7)
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I scored: 3 under par
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11.03.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A line-up left arenas disorganized (7)

#ucl #crypticclue #crypticcrossword

04.03.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It goes wrong for Trump? (6) #cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue

01.03.2025 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Make fast work of this month (7)

#crypticclue #mubarak

01.03.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A: Rashford

01.03.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Minute Cryptic Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

Minute Cryptic - 1 March 2025
"Hacker is transparent about wiping contents of videotape" (7)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
I scored: 3 under par
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28.02.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Still tinkering with the surface of this football-focused cryptic clue:
United lends Villa an impulsive drive (8)

28.02.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Divided. Freedom fighter in hold. (4, 6)

#crypticclue

26.02.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Minute Cryptic Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

Minute Cryptic - 25 February 2025
"Provisional Foreign Minister snubbed Chief of Staff" (7)
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I scored: 3 under par
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24.02.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A: wolves

23.02.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A: city

23.02.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A: villain

23.02.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Manchester is an example of wingless alacrity (4)

#MCILIV #crypticclue #crypticcrossword

23.02.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Minute Cryptic Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

Minute Cryptic - 23 February 2025
"Hot ex cropped out of sexy cuddling photo" (5)
I scored: 1 under par
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23.02.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight's cryptic;
"A devil at home (7)"

19.02.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Apex predators rear behind shallow graves. (6)
#livwol

16.02.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And just to be fair:

The flipside of stupid and off come together in East Essex. (8)

14.02.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight's cryptic, bit of a nod to #bhache which basically gives it away:

A kind of raisin bun found in satchel search. (7)

14.02.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

An easy cryptic ahead of tonight's Merseyside Derby:

Liverpool or Everton's drunken sources (7)

#eveliv

12.02.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Plumes of uplit water surround a man as he poses in the middle of a street level water feature.

Plumes of uplit water surround a man as he poses in the middle of a street level water feature.

On Quba Road, Madinah.
Tokina 28mm on Canon M50.

28.01.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Challenged myself compiling this one:

"He's in midfield for The Reds planting strange basil with a last letter in the beast enclosures. (10)"

#LIVIPS #crypticcrosswordclue

25.01.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
At a dinner table sits Nicolas Cage (who swaps faces with John Travolta in Face/Off) and Edward Norton (who turns out to be Brad Pitt's Tyler Durden in Fight Club) and John Cena (who you can't see)

At a dinner table sits Nicolas Cage (who swaps faces with John Travolta in Face/Off) and Edward Norton (who turns out to be Brad Pitt's Tyler Durden in Fight Club) and John Cena (who you can't see)

This picture of John Travolta and Brad Pitt is doing the rounds again but nobody ever mentions that John Cena is in it too

24.01.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

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