A royal now banished to Sandringham,
Who said other people were slandringham,
Is now an ex-Prince
Who failed to convince
King Charles Epstein hadn't been pandringham.
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A royal now banished to Sandringham,
Who said other people were slandringham,
Is now an ex-Prince
Who failed to convince
King Charles Epstein hadn't been pandringham.
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29.10.2025 22:11 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0On Sunday in the Toughie external used a Spoonerism of Hatemonger in a clue to read indicate Matehunger. Iβm unhappy with this βbending of rulesβ. I find itβs happening too much.
29.10.2025 21:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Looks at calendarβ¦..
13.10.2025 18:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Puck was Paul Facey-Hunter, sadly no longer with us (not named in the article)
13.10.2025 16:47 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Any sign of the Unch magazine?
13.10.2025 16:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0In @theipaper.com #Weekend, #Inquisitor 1928: Dyno-Rod by Triton; Solution 1926: Encyclopaedia by Kirsanov @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
04.10.2025 03:21 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Awards title for limo-hire business? (6) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social
03.10.2025 02:39 β π 10 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0They've let you out ona Sunday. So don't behave yourself!
28.09.2025 06:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Is it "accidentally" or "by accident"? Anyway, I sawed my assistant in half
20.09.2025 03:51 β π 1223 π 188 π¬ 41 π 12Sample from today's @theguardian.com Enigmatist Prize Xword (no spoilers please): He makes a hole in one tree (4) www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p... @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social
20.09.2025 02:29 β π 22 π 6 π¬ 6 π 1As with eclair.
14.09.2025 11:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0βͺ
In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1923: Parallels by Apt; Solution 1921: Friends of Mine by Kruger @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
Take a look at 8 down in Todayβs Guardian Prize and 29 across in Todayβs Times Prize!
#crypticcrosswords
Half-cut relatives start to hanker for new set of crosswords (4)
27.08.2025 21:32 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Dedicated to @timlihoreau.bsky.social, this sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Go on eating a single sausage (9) @derekharrison.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social
08.08.2025 04:22 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0βGame licenceβs not beginning to show disciplineβ (7). Mr Connor in the Everyman. Iβd bin the puzzle for βmustβ!
27.07.2025 09:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Maybe Iβm just an old Ximenean fuddy-duddy, but I like my anagram indicators to tell me to do something.
27.07.2025 09:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Can βgameβ be used as an anagram indicator?
27.07.2025 09:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1918: Taken for a Ride by Vismut; Solution 1916: Workout by Poat @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
26.07.2025 07:12 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Youβll never get forgiven for the definition at 1 across.
25.07.2025 07:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Feels like your mucky paws all over it. Have never, ever heard of 13ac.
25.07.2025 07:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Is that your Times today? Or someone trying to impersonate you?
25.07.2025 06:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Joe storms after Mike (2,7) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social
25.07.2025 04:09 β π 14 π 6 π¬ 2 π 0I liked the outrageous:
βSwanβs mate? Where thereβs a Will β¦ (4,8)β
#todayβsToughie
I though the walls were semi-final quality.
22.07.2025 09:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Badenochβs shifflibg her team and bringing James Dimly back. So it's bye to the useless Stride then?
22.07.2025 09:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A new one for my silly street name collection.
13.07.2025 07:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Found it. They have brought the closing date βforwardβ for postal entries.
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A shame the Pbserver couldnβt bring itself to post the first Gemelo puzzle today. @alanconnor.bsky.social
13.07.2025 05:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0