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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A belated welcome to Bluesky! I should probably post here more often. I’ve posted the odd puzzle here, but rarely get a response, sadly. You can find my crosswords in The Listener, the Magpie and the Crossword Centre. Look forward to seeing you around - your topical clue is excellent 🙂

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I thought for a moment they’d buried him:

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Friday brain teaser 🙂 What is the next in this sequence? D, SS, STS, ? Options: 1. TT 2. SDSA 3. H 4. STTS

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Hi Dmitry - thanks for that. I’ve not been inducted into the dark arts of what constitutes either of those, but I trust the good folks at the Magpie to call it.

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Sorry it’s a tough one. It’ll get easier, I’m sure.

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I see a puzzle in The Magpie puzzle magazine (out today). I hope you enjoy it 🙂

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Folks often ask how to set a themed crossword, so here’s a simple guide:

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I set today’s Inquisitor crossword which you’ll find in #iWeekend @theipaper.com

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I set today’s Listener Crossword, which you’ll find in The Times 🙂

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I use QXW, not Crossword Compiler. Happy to answer any dumb questions, if it still applies.

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I make my debut in the Magpie magazine this month. Hope you enjoy it 🙂

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Derek Harrison @derekharrison.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The April newsletter from the Crossword Centre, with the results of the Round Robin, is published today. crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2025/04/cros...

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Crossword News April 2025

Crossword News April 2025 The March Prize Puzzle was RR XVII = Round Up. Extra letters produced by wordplay in the clues give SEARCH WIT...

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I’ve not spotted it yet, thanks Nick. If it’s topical, I may struggle. I’m filtering out some news items right now.

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

I set today’s Listener Crossword, which you’ll find in The Times 🙂

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Solution time 🙂 So, this is how to fold a hexagon from a square. The key step is to fold into four in one direction, then fold the corners in to touch those 1/4 and 3/4 creases:

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Did anyone try this paper-folding puzzle? Do you need a hint? I’ll post the solution on Friday 🙂

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Another puzzle for you to have a go at. Let me know how you get on. I’ll post the answer next week 🙂

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Not many takers so far. “Here lies John Blyth with nerves of steel, His height and years deficient. He failed to check his bunjee’s Elasticity coefficient.”

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Welcome to anyone who’s recently joined Bluesky. I post the occasional puzzle, but here’s a creative challenge: cautionary epitaphs. “Beneath this slab John Brown is stowed. He watched the ads And not the road” - Ogden Nash Your challenge is to compose a cautionary epitaph for the modern world 🙂

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

I prefer my solvers to feel that they have emerged from a war zone.

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

Quick Puzzle 🙂 1. Go ahead 2. Live 3. Escaping justice 4. Moment 5. Outsized celestial carriage 6. Capital 7. Object pronouns 8. Black 9. Encephalopathy 10. ?

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 24/04/2024

There’s a connection between GNAT and TANG which is less obvious. Would you like a clue?

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

Yes, forcing the required solution predicates nonlinearity of the fuse materials, which, although possible, isn’t practical.

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

Quick brainteaser 🙂 A classic puzzle today. You have two fuses which each take exactly one minute to burn, but which don’t burn uniformly. How can you use them to measure a period of 45 seconds?

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 15/04/2024

Quick brainteaser 🙂 GNAT is to TANG as CLERK is to ? The answer is a common word.

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 05/02/2024

Still time to enter this prize puzzle. Send it in by Thursday. Free entry. I expect to see some of you Araucarians having a go, too! 🙂

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

I always volunteer for on-call at work on New Year’s Eve for the same reason.

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

I’ve set the January prize puzzle at the Crossword Centre. PDF link on this page. It’s free to enter, so give it a go! crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2023/12/cros...

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Hawk Crossword @hawkcrossword.bsky.social · 28/12/2023

Probably the last of these for now. Four AI-generated film titles, each with one word slightly altered. The 4th isn’t mine, but it made me laugh (hint: one letter changed): #AIfilmquiz