Hugh Hudson

Andrew is a sort of non-prince now, a… well, I’m sure there’s some sort of portmanteau word that would describe him well.

Unch Crossword Magazine Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine

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Any suggestions, comments on particular puzzles/clues, questions etc etc all very much welcomed.

Mine arrived yesterday. Don't have a picture yet.

I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian. I wrote it ages ago.

Mostly old art, royal painting
later moved here? (8,8,7)

crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....

The Expansion Project

Does that mean we'll have a snailed link to the central Lakes?

FT Crossword: Number 18,184

I set the cryptic crossword in the weekend edition of the @financialtimes.com.
Sample clue: A quick one in S London 'otel? (5,8).
Solve the puzzle of the FT app or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/a2c3...

UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

1/11

Genius crossword No 268 Deadline for entries is 23:59 GMT on Saturday 1 November. You need to register once and then sign in to theguardian.com to enter our online competition for a £100 monthly prize

🥁🥁🥁 I set the October puzzle in the Guardian’s Genius series under my new setting name ‘Odo’

Ever since I started crosswording it’s been my ambition to get into the Guardian, it’s always been ‘my paper’. Many thanks to @alanconnor.bsky.social for the opportunity

www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2...

No SlowWays this weekend

Up for helping with #SlowWays this weekend? This map shows 900 routes across Britain that need just one more good review to be verified🐌✅⭐️❤️

Could you check one... or even a trail of routes? And inspire others to follow in your footsteps?

Take look:
beta.slowways.org/user/waylist...

We are delighted to announce the #GoldsmithsPrize2025 shortlist.

Congratulations to our six brilliant novelists!

Find out more about the shortlist: www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...

County Championship: Nottinghamshire win Division One title Nottinghamshire win the County Championship title, denying Surrey a fourth straight crown.

Congratulations to Nottinghamshire & Hameed on winning the title - the cream of the crop 👏👏👏

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

We. Are. Champions 🏆

#Champions25

We take another priceless three points from a strong opening day with the ball.

#NOTvWAR

Have seen speculation that Alia is Ali Gascoigne (Gila)

#crossword people - does anyone know anything about Serenos the new Guardian setter? Seems an accomplished debut...

That was a fantastic game & brilliant win by Notts against Surrey. What a priceless advertisement for the game!
#countycricketmatters #survNotts

I can see 4 routes there that are now verified, so this exercise has already achieved something. I have already reviewed 83 of the routes on this list, but there are definitely a few more within easy range, some of which were already on my to walk list.

Two very important graphs.
Net migration reached record levels in 2023 - and has since halved.
The vast majority of arrivals comprises students and workers.
Arrivals in small boats and asylum seekers - less than 5%.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

618 low hanging routes! Are you close to one?

a man in a suit and tie is saying oh my god okay it 's happening . Alt: Michael Scott (US Office) saying oh my god okay it's happening .

🚨 UK PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN 🚨

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Rereading The Bell by Iris Murdoch

#Lincolnshire last weekend

West #Yorkshire yesterday

The thin line of a path going across a distant rocky spur and along a cliff edge, with a drop to the sea below.

OK! Let's see how many count(r)y paths we've collectively travelled over the summer!

This is the South West Coast Path in South #Devon #UK.

Your turn!

Andrew Davies hikes Land’s End to John o’ Groats on Slow Ways - Slow Ways Andrew Davies has always been a traveller, from hitch-hiking around the country and Inter-railing across Europe as a student, to a career of any job that would allow him to live and work somewhere exo...

Andrew Davies hikes Land’s End to John o’ Groats on Slow Ways!

"To those thinking of following in my footsteps, I would say: do it!"

buildstories.slowways.org/andrew-davie...

I wouldn’t have thought many Labour MPs came into politics to strip the rights of torture survivors to be reunited with the spouses & children.

They need to take a long hard look in the mirror & ask whether Starmer, Cooper & Reeves are really the leadership their careers should be remembered with.

I was lucky enough to be given an ARC of The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny. Finished it last night, and it is very impressive.

A knitted tableaux on top of a post box. It depicts a knitted Batman and Robin, the bat cave (with a bat coming out of it). The air raid light and the bat signal behind it. And let’s not forget Commissioner Gordon’s police car. All fronted by a large yellow and red ‘KAPOW!’ sign

A knitted tableaux on top of a post box. It depicts a knitted Batman and Robin, the bat cave (with a bat coming out of it). The air raid light and the bat signal behind it. And let’s not forget Commissioner Gordon’s police car. All fronted by a large yellow and red ‘KAPOW!’ sign

Gotham (village) is very proud of its favourite son.