Spotify really killing it with the AI recommendations
Jack Shepherd
@lovefromjack.bsky.social
Puzzle creator at Lil Snack. Formerly BuzzFeed. Big time cat guy. My newsletter about words and, like, grammar or whatever: https://onwords.substack.com/
Delighted to be back in the Independent for theme day. Clues include: Playing Quidditch one needs such courage (5) Mum’s mum admits defeat (5) Delap’s last long throw (5) #cryptic #crossword puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent
Play The Independent's Cryptic Crossword instantly online. The Independent's Cryptic Crossword is a fun and engaging Online game from The Independent. Play it and other games from The Independent.
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Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
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Very pleased to be making my Independent debut with a themed crossword today! Sample clues: Drunk has wine and joint (6) Internet regard collie's last wag (1-4) A prayer with wings? Bro, it's poetic (6) puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent
Play The Independent's Cryptic Crossword instantly online. The Independent's Cryptic Crossword is a fun and engaging Online game from The Independent. Play it and other games from The Independent.
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I assume you've seen my Mad-magazine-style fold-in puzzle? ...
Isaac Chotiner: You say the two cats who live in your house are "Jerks" and you don't care for them Me: Absolutely. They are the burdens of my life Chotiner: It seems you spent an hour searching for special food for them and paid more for it than you do even for your own food. Me: That's--Hold on,
Pleased to appear as Rowland with today's Economist cryptic. Sample clues: Who can rescue Corporation lacking shine? Perhaps Englishman can (4,7) Nothing's lost by bombing another capital (6) Action Man recently lost, urchin plays with rocks (5,6) www.economist.com/interactive/...
Weekend crossword for Apr 4th 2026
A weekend crossword based on the week’s news
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A lot of people (me) are wondering how the White Witch (Jadis) knows about Turkey and its delights in the first place.
Fun fact: The ne- in "nest" comes from a word meaning "down," and the -st comes from a word meaning "sit." Nest means "sit down." That and more in this week's newsletter! open.substack.com/pub/onwords/...
When I Found Out This Positive Adjective Was Originally a Comparative, I Was SHOOK
And you won’t BELIEVE what the superlative is!
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Got a new one up about Spooner, who DIDN'T commit very many spoonerisms, but DID mix up concepts in some really interesting ways. onwords.substack.com/p/spooner-mi...
Spooner Mixed Up More Than His Words
On "spoonerisms," a 19th century viral phenomenon, and the curious life of Reverend William Archibald Spooner.
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Fun post from (I think) @lovefromjack.bsky.social, and a companion puzzle on Big Dave: substack.com/@onwords/p-1... crypticcrosswords.net/puzzles/rook...
Spooner Mixed Up More Than His Words
On "spoonerisms," a 19th century viral phenomenon, and the curious life of Reverend William Archibald Spooner.
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Absolute delight to see this revisiting of the unfairly maligned "listicle" era on @talkingpointsmemo.com from @jonallsop.bsky.social. talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/seven...
Seven Reasons Listicles Didn’t Suck, Actually (And One Of Them May Surprise You)
“The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for...
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If the Proclaimers walked 1,000 miles due East from their home in Leith, they would fall down in Užventis, Lithuania, with a halfway stop in Denmark. The rest, unfortunately, is water.