Cryptic Crackpot @CryptiCrackpot
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It's here! The second ever #cryptic #crossword set by yours truly: mycrossword.co.uk/crosswords/cry… Give it a bash and, as ever, let me know what you think #Puzzles
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It’s my birthday and my present is that I finally get to talk about it: I’m making cryptics for the @NewYorker! newyorker.com/puzzles-and-ga…
Bosom in heart of orchestra (5) Comment if you’ve got it, otherwise answer tomorrow #crypticclueaday #crypticclue #cryptic #crossword #puzzles
Carry food shop before Dame Lynn loses article (7) Comment if you’ve got it, otherwise answer tomorrow #crypticclueaday #crypticclue #cryptic #crossword #puzzles
My favourite #cryptic #crossword clue in a long while comes from Philistine in today’s @guardian: Stretches from billionaires (9) Any takers?
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Word of the day is 'quisquilious' (17th century): 'worthless' or 'trivial'; an obscure and rather beautiful way to describe something as rubbish.
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