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Crossword setter - Lepus (personalised), Wat (The Herald)

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October’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about Glasgow’s museums πŸ›

Sample clues:
🧩 Married a Caledonian? Lucky thing! (6)
🧩 Animal nursed by NHS Lothian (5)
🧩 Winger receives Ferguson’s back pass – a mistake at Ibrox? (3,4)
🧩 Study by Swiss lab presents worry (7)

06.10.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When a headline sounds too much like a #cryptic #crossword clue. I wonder if anyone can make it work? πŸ€”

01.09.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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September’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about a TV show πŸ“Ί

Quiet quarry wanted for sitcom (5,4)

01.09.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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August’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about an event marking 75 years πŸ°πŸŽ–πŸ”«

β€œCast trying to buy The Armadillo to air capital event” (5,9,8,6)

04.08.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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May’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword is all about the water of life πŸ₯ƒ

β€’ Ron knew Elijah distilled whisky (7,6)
β€’ Excited PGA team spots Royal Troon’s shortest hole (7,5)
β€’ Bloomer made by Scottish inventor following body snatcher (8)

05.05.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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March’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword 🎀🎡

Subject: A free trip bagged by tuneful singer (5,6)
β€’ Band fronted by [subject] ultimately saw film three times (3,3,3)

β€’ Say, does Flower of Scotland start off rugby? (4)
β€’ Potter is battling with Tom – one testing pupils! (11)

03.03.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 7 contestants in question are: Guru-Murthy, Coughlan, Winkleman, Dimoldenberg, Vorderman, Backshall, and Johnston

27.01.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@alexhorne.bsky.social Hats off to whoever made the #TaskmasterLive word search πŸ¦†βœ‰οΈ enjoyed finding the extra nods but likely missed a few!

Despite the task saying all can be found, there are only 7 contestants missing!

@bookoftaskmaster.bsky.social #Taskmaster

27.01.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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January’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword 🎻

Subject: Annual trad festival into TLC with conscience flying (6,11)

β€’ One might laugh, gutted Hogmanay and New Year essentially over! (5)
β€’ Section of Macbeth I call β€˜dealing with morals’ (7)
β€’ Brothers usually rowing Roman ships on a regular basis (5)

06.01.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hid a festive message in today’s clues πŸŽ„πŸŽ…

#cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue

24.12.2024 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Aviator skipped break – ah, I suspect a fear of Friday the 13th! (23) πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸͺœπŸ¦šπŸ§‚πŸͺžβ˜‚️

#cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue #InsideNo9 @sjpemberton.bsky.social @reece-shearsmith.bsky.social @marksalisbury.bsky.social

13.12.2024 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This month’s Clootie 🧩

American fool gains support with political propaganda (8)
Start of round in Gleneagles intimidates nervous beginners (6)

The subject:
Singer on lane nine terribly cross (5,6)
Band’s performing the music without lines (10)

02.12.2024 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Midge Ure (Ultravox) 🎀
Robert Louis Stevenson πŸ“–

15.11.2024 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My first published cryptics for The Herald’s Clootie (released on the first Monday of each month), each with a Scottish theme 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

These ones: Royal Highland Show, Belladrum, Gold medallists, Bloody Scotland πŸ„πŸŽ€πŸ₯‡πŸ—‘

15.11.2024 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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… and here’s one where all of the clues nod to @sjpemberton.bsky.social’s many endeavours #InsideNo9 πŸ‡

15.11.2024 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello Bluesky! Just migrated from the Twitterverse πŸ‘Ύ

To prove I’m not a bot, here are some #InsideNo9 themed cryptics made when first starting out 🧩

(Fair warning of dodgy wordplay down to early setter syndrome)

15.11.2024 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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