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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 21h

Very nice Monday fare, thanks Void. Faves: 9a, 21a, 4d

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Cheers Matt. I think you’ll find that Chambers justifies the two synonyms you questioned.

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

That was so much fun to watch. In case you haven’t realised yet, all of my words were completely made up - you won’t find them in any list or dictionary. So you did really well to solve it!

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh gawd! Only just starting to watch it now. Hope it wasn’t too traumatic.

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

At least your obscurities have some claim to actually exist!

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thanks tpg - very kind of you 😃

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If it wasn’t anonymous, I might mention that I set today’s Times cryptic crossword. Clues include: Teenagers pong excessively, but only a fraction wash (6) Compiler’s current cracking standard to worsen? (6) #cryptic #crossword

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I approve this message

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

… the batsman’s Willey?

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Don’t worry, I’ll keep him honest!

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I think ok without the “and”

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I agree with Peter re the need for the link to be two-way but “in” is regularly used in either direction so I think 1. is ok. Also agree that no link is best if possible

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Haha, thanks Henri 😀

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thanks! The inadvertent mini-theme … 😀

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If that wasn’t enough, my friendly, feathered alter ego, Loon, makes another appearance in the Times Quick Cryptic slot: Welcome rum during drunken yoga (4,3) #cryptic #crossword

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Delighted to be back in the Independent today. Clues includes: Make a mess of power grab acquiring fashion brand (4,2) Eric and Ernie wanted this star to excel (8) Sir Elton abandons husband in favour of American woman (4) #cryptic #crossword puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Cracking puzzle! I was beaten by a few but thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Terribly sorry to read this. I agree with you completely. Thoughts with you and your mum.

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PeterMF @petermoorefuller.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Howdy #scicomm 🧪 folks! I'm offering a new online workshop called "introduction to design skills for communicating research" on Zoom on the 23rd September 1-5pm BST. Details here: www.infohackit.com/intro-to-des... Shares appreciated!

A panel advertising a new workshop "introduction to design skills
for communicating research" from the training company infohackit. The workshop is on Zoom on the 23rd September 1-5pm (BST). You can improve your design literacy with theory of colour, images, typography and composition as well as practical software skills to put them into practice. The workshop will help you make better
• Conference posters
• Infographics
• Journal figures
• Graphical abstracts

A graphic showing RGB and CMYK colour systems, and two examples of design fonts (Arial and Times). The times font has highlights showing it's serifs (the little decorations some fonts have). There's also a caption that reads "Boost your knowledge of graphic design"

The panel shows graphic design software (Affinity) in use, with a layers panel open showing the components of an illustration. The illustration is of a red kite (the bird!) rendered in simple vector objects.

The panel shows a screen grab from the infohackit Dicord server, with example posts from a forum about different design topics – eg. text wrap in Affinity

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William Snow @willsnow8.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Lost garden gnome finally extracted from shopping centre and returned first-class (7) From my cryptic crossword in the FT today. Solve it FREE at ft.com/crosswordapp or print it out at ft.com/crossword

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Good stuff, which went down very smoothly. Favourites: 21a, 23a and 11d 👍

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Good point tpg. Not so much your example, but some would draw a distinction between, say, “for the lecturer” and “for the audience”. Not thinking of anyone in particular of course, @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social 😏

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

You’re kidding - that’s one of my guilty pleasures! You could give it another go but to be fair if you don’t like the first 10 minutes you probably won’t like the rest of it.

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Are any of them simples?

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Are you sure it wasn’t Isla Vunch?

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I always thought that was it. We never actually see the contents of the box do we?

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Cruciverbalist’s soft porn

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William Snow @willsnow8.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

State in which The Departed is set (5,6) From my cryptic crossword in today’s FT. Do it FOR FREE at ft.com/crosswordapp or print it out at ft.com/crossword

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