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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

September’s #Clootie #cryptic #crossword commemorates a Hollywood legend’s 105th birthday 👑👁️🩱 🧩 Star baker struggles with hard order (7,4) 🧩 Rogue knighted in a musical (3,4,3,1) 🧩 Gem principally, once portraying Anna Leonowens (4)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

August’s #Clootie #cryptic #crossword commemorates a writer’s 255th birthday (with 13 works, their home, and their dog) 🐴🚂 🧩 Drink inspiring line by outspoken Caledonian writer

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

July’s #Clootie #cryptic #crossword commemorates a filmmaker’s 80th birthday 🧜‍♀️👍🍦 🧩 Filmmaker picked up reaper’s tab?

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

June’s #Clootie #cryptic #crossword is tied to a sports event happening this month ⚽️ These supporters rating new member bursting into Flower of Scotland (6,4) 🏟️ Rangers’ home over by trails one bear cleaned out (5) 🥅 The King studies rule broken by Italy (5,3)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

May’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword commemorates the 100th anniversary of a comedian’s birth 🧙‍♂️ Extra absently trashed comic (7,6)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

April’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about an actor (a) best known for (b) and (c) 🟦❤️❤️ (a) Actor’s favourite supermarket stocks explorer’s coat and hat (5,7) (b) TV show’s doomed if hot ticket accepts lead in Hollywood (3,5,2,2) (c) TV show’s opening features court – how peculiar! (6,3)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

March’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword is connected to a sports event 🏉 🧩 Championship team Aniston’s excited about (3,7)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

February’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword commemorates the 20th anniversary of a film 🚂 🧩 Film’s starting point changed (13)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

My 20th Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about a 145-year-old festival 🔥🪓 🧩 Shetland spectacle enlivening Leah and Paul around end of January (2,5,2)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

On the 12th day of Xmas… 🎄🎁 heraldscotland.com/resources/pu... #cryptic #crossword

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Fans of #InsideNo9 might enjoy this Stage/Fright-themed xword, especially if they’re going to the final Edinburgh shows today 🎭👻🩸 @sjpemberton.bsky.social @marksalisbury.bsky.social

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

October’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about Glasgow’s museums 🏛 Sample clues: 🧩 Married a Caledonian? Lucky thing! (6) 🧩 Animal nursed by NHS Lothian (5) 🧩 Winger receives Ferguson’s back pass – a mistake at Ibrox? (3,4) 🧩 Study by Swiss lab presents worry (7)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

When a headline sounds too much like a #cryptic #crossword clue. I wonder if anyone can make it work? 🤔

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

September’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about a TV show 📺 Quiet quarry wanted for sitcom (5,4)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

August’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about an event marking 75 years 🏰🎖🔫 “Cast trying to buy The Armadillo to air capital event” (5,9,8,6)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

May’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword is all about the water of life 🥃 • Ron knew Elijah distilled whisky (7,6) • Excited PGA team spots Royal Troon’s shortest hole (7,5) • Bloomer made by Scottish inventor following body snatcher (8)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

March’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword 🎤🎵 Subject: A free trip bagged by tuneful singer (5,6) • Band fronted by [subject] ultimately saw film three times (3,3,3) • Say, does Flower of Scotland start off rugby? (4) • Potter is battling with Tom – one testing pupils! (11)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

@alexhorne.bsky.social Hats off to whoever made the #TaskmasterLive word search 🦆✉️ enjoyed finding the extra nods but likely missed a few! Despite the task saying all can be found, there are only 7 contestants missing! @bookoftaskmaster.bsky.social #Taskmaster

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

January’s Clootie #cryptic #crossword 🎻 Subject: Annual trad festival into TLC with conscience flying (6,11) • One might laugh, gutted Hogmanay and New Year essentially over! (5) • Section of Macbeth I call ‘dealing with morals’ (7) • Brothers usually rowing Roman ships on a regular basis (5)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

This month’s Clootie 🧩 American fool gains support with political propaganda (8) Start of round in Gleneagles intimidates nervous beginners (6) The subject: Singer on lane nine terribly cross (5,6) Band’s performing the music without lines (10)

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

My first published cryptics for The Herald’s Clootie (released on the first Monday of each month), each with a Scottish theme 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 These ones: Royal Highland Show, Belladrum, Gold medallists, Bloody Scotland 🐄🎤🥇🗡

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

… and here’s one where all of the clues nod to @sjpemberton.bsky.social’s many endeavours #InsideNo9 🐇

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Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hello Bluesky! Just migrated from the Twitterverse 👾 To prove I’m not a bot, here are some #InsideNo9 themed cryptics made when first starting out 🧩 (Fair warning of dodgy wordplay down to early setter syndrome)

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