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I wrote today's Minute Cryptic clue! (If you're somewhere where today is still Thursday...) minutecryptic.com

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I keep trying to watch "The Diplomat" but then I see Michael McKean and remember I need to finish "Better Call Saul" and then I don't and I get nowhere...

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New puzzle up :) E.g. Standing, taking taste of chilled wine (4) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2296

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Assuming neither I nor the kids picked something up while in (or flying home from) Trinidad, this Tuesday night's cryptic stream is: @mossdef.bsky.social's Cryptic Crossweird Bender's "G'day!" @bewilderingly.bsky.social's AVCX @juffowup.bsky.social's "Answers" and @liari.bsky.social's Indy

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Have become suddenly obsessed with cryptic crosswords and doing the daily Minute Cryptic every day. This is my favourite clue I’ve come across for obvious reasons youtu.be/jGVprXsY6qo?...

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I wrote the clue for today's minutecryptic.com ! (I also did Monday's!)

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Exolve (my open source in-browser #crossword solver) now supports arbitrarily shaped cells. See this simple demo (viresh-ratnakar.github.io/test-shaped-...) and concoct your own hexagonal or trapezoidal devilry! Feedback greatly appreciated, ty!

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‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson

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I constructed this week’s Walrus crossword. Happy solving!

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Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo = hurt people hurt people

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www.gnomoncryptics.com/preview-puzz... First Gnomon cryptic is out, in which one question can generate many answers.

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New variety cryptic "Seed Entry" on the blog. This may be the last one I post there for a while as I shift my focus over to The Gnomon. (Sign up now at www.gnomoncryptics.com !) Check it out! juffscryptics.blogspot.com/2025/01/seed...

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I'm happy to announce The Gnomon: a new variety cryptic crosswords outlet launching June 2025, with free previews coming February and April. www.gnomoncryptics.com

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Senate reconstituted, following Biden's final orders (7)

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Back in the Browser with another Roland Ingram (Longyfan) collab! Thanks as always to @danfeyer.bsky.social for a great edit. thebrowser.com/crossword

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🚨🚨🚨 new cryptic outlet alert! 🚨🚨🚨 Proud to announce Cryptic Crossweird, a venue for midsized cryptics at $2.50/mo. For launch, we have a special 4-puzzle pack featuring: @fabioethics.bsky.social, @bewilderingly.bsky.social, @joeadultman.bsky.social and us! patreon.com/crypticcross... 💖

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"When Joe Biden thinks back on his time as president, he should see nothing but an image of a mother crying over a dead child with its limbs blown off by an American bomb." @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social is pulling no punches this morning. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/stand-for-...

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Did a cryptic construction stream earlier for the second Christmas in a row, making one of my funky overchecked grids with the help of several viewers. Inspired by my favorite xmas gift this year, I hope it's a fun solve. mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2184

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live now streaming quartiles, puzz society games, @latimes.com by matthew stock and stacey yaruss mccullought and the recent @wsj.com variety cryptic by @jessshulman.bsky.social and @juffowup.bsky.social www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv

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Indie publishers like @avcx.bsky.social and the Browser are great for the puzzle ecosystem, but there are also plenty of self-published independent constructors who are deserving of your attention, and supporting them directly can be a big help. Here are some to pay attention to:

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going to keep posting about this piece because I really think that everyone online should read it: www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...

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Such a thrill to see this in print! My first variety cryptic, my first barred grid, my first with @juffowup.bsky.social ... big day! Thanks for a great collab! 😍

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Unbelievably proud to share that @jessshulman.bsky.social and I made this month's Wall Street Journal cryptic! www.wsj.com/articles/loo... It's a fairly tricky variety with more than a few of my favorite clues I ever helped make.

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YOU CAN PUT IT IN SMALL PRINT BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE 22% Tuna 🤢

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"Before I can do any of the fun, rewarding stuff on today's list, I just have to write that one scary email" — me, as I watch the clock make its way inexorably toward 5:00 and the shadows begin to deepen outside

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