Alan Connor
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www.alanconnor.com/log/ Author: 188 Words For Rain etc Screenwriter: Borat 2, The Rack Pack etc Compiler: Everyman, House of Games etc Jokes: HIGNFY, Brooker etc Editor: Guardian crossword
My second Genius puzzle for @theguardian.com ⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️ Thanks to @alanconnor.bsky.social for the slot. Lucy @henriwords.com and @mister-norm.bsky.social for testing. Looking forward to seeing what the solvers make of it… if that’s you - enjoy & good luck! 😁 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2...
Genius crossword No 278
Deadline for entries is 23:59 BST on Saturday 5 September
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Don’t miss this bundle of fun tomorrow! Excited! And there may be a little 🎲 in there too… 😁😁 #cryptic #crossword #puzzles
Upgrade your downtime: the Guardian launches its Puzzles summer special
The Guardian announces its annual Puzzles summer special, a flagship 32-page print supplement designed to offer UK audiences a high-quality, engaging way to “upgrade their downtime” across the summer ...
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Cheer up, France, they save the really fun questions for the third-place play-off
Turnstone is back in the Guardian Quiptic slot today! www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quiptic crossword No 1,390
Quiptic crossword No 1,390
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Very pleased to be making my debut as Garson in the Guardian today 😊 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quick cryptic crossword No 119
Quick cryptic crossword No 119
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No one did the "where does Noah keep his bees?" joke - smh. Anyway, here's the results... 🥇 @matthewcr.bsky.social 🥈 Osmanthus 🥉 @adamlp.bsky.social
Raider@mycrossword.co.uk · last mo.🏆 Clue contest No 43 🏆 Submit your best #cryptic #clue for ARCHIVES using the link below. www.mycrossword.co.uk/contests/43
I was hoping the six bulletin would explain what this means for Economy 7 meters controlled by long wave.
Diane Coyle@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · last mo.I went to visit the LW transmitter at Droitwich in 2011 in my BBC Trust days; we were told then the valves were on their last legs and not made any more
Bittersweet to win Broadcast of the Year at Headlinemoney for Money Box Live tonight. Congratulations to the team, they are some of the best journalists I know.
I wrote today’s Guardian Prize crossword, for a best friend: 2x + x = y? (6,3) Pig bowl is her potty (9) Nameless casserole recipe for dog (7) www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...
Prize crossword No 30,038
Prize crossword No 30,038
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I’m back as Turnstone in the Guardian Quick Cryptic today. Anagrams, acrostics, hiddens and initial letter deletions. Do pop over and take a look!
Anyway this is why cryptic crosswords are the highest art form yet devised by humanity, I will be accepting no dissenting opinions at this time
It *is* live but the index takes a moment to refresh. Everyone will see it at the same time.
“Books are patient where we are slow to understand, allow us to go over the hard parts as many times as we wish, and are never critical of our lapses. Books are key to understanding the world and participating in a democratic society.” — Carl Sagan
Nice Guardian Prize Crossword today from Kite - found this tricky at the start but enjoyed the theme www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...
Prize crossword No 29,978
Prize crossword No 29,978
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Laura bought it when it came out. Bit of a classic, esp. "Religious Persuasion" which should have been a monster hit.
James McNally@jmcnally.bsky.social · 4mo agoHow is it possible that I'd never heard of Andy White before right this moment? Thanks to @petepaphides.bsky.social for yet another musical discovery. This is feeding my soul today. P.S. A voice very like Mike Scott and the album came out in 1986, right around time of Waterboys' Fisherman's Blues.
What an absolute joy of an Easter Sunday Quiptic Cryptic crossword in The Grauniad by @guineverecryptic.bsky.social All done. And despite rumours to the contrary, I did it will no assistance from anyone I'm amicable with... www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quiptic crossword No 1,376
Quiptic crossword No 1,376
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Very excited to be making my debut in the Indy today as Penelope 😊 puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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Quizzy Monday proposal. If production even suspects you have answered e.g. 'Smith' rather offering than a guess or a pass, a mandatory pickup. To replace 'Smith' you must say: 'I *know* this: the answer is Bo, the Portuguese Water Dog of the Obama White House'. That is what is broadcast.
Congrats! You don't look a day over 95. Long may the puzzles continue!
I set today’s Guardian prize crossword: www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p... Clues include: Eco-friendly facts about drilling (5) Thrash a legal case for trial out - it’s iron-clad (10) Tense during drama initially directed like some soaps? (7) No spoilers, ta!
Prize crossword No 29,960
Prize crossword No 29,960
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Packed out tonight at the Betsey Book Quiz. Great crowd, laughed at all the right bits & knew loads of answers. What more could I ask for? Next one is 17/03.
