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Jack Shepherd @lovefromjack.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I set today's Independent crossword! Sample clues: Petition for vote against stuck up Americans (7) Free, free, free at heart, uplifted with joint (6) Articulate men delivered sound messages (10) puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

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The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent

Play The Independent's Cryptic Crossword instantly online. The Independent's Cryptic Crossword is a fun and engaging Online game from The Independent. Play it and other games from The Independent.

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Jack Shepherd @lovefromjack.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Spotify really killing it with the AI recommendations

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Coot @coot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Delighted to be back in the Independent for theme day. Clues include: Playing Quidditch one needs such courage (5) Mum’s mum admits defeat (5) Delap’s last long throw (5) #cryptic #crossword puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

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The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent

Play The Independent's Cryptic Crossword instantly online. The Independent's Cryptic Crossword is a fun and engaging Online game from The Independent. Play it and other games from The Independent.

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Unch Crosswords @unchcrosswords.com · 09/06/2026

Keep it quiet but UNCH ISSUE FOUR PRE-SALES ARE OPEN NOW unchcrosswords.com#shop

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Unch Crossword Magazine

Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine

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Jack Shepherd @lovefromjack.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Very pleased to be making my Independent debut with a themed crossword today! Sample clues: Drunk has wine and joint (6) Internet regard collie's last wag (1-4) A prayer with wings? Bro, it's poetic (6) puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

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The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent

Play The Independent's Cryptic Crossword instantly online. The Independent's Cryptic Crossword is a fun and engaging Online game from The Independent. Play it and other games from The Independent.

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I’m Dave Williams. You’re probably not @skirwingle.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I assume you've seen my Mad-magazine-style fold-in puzzle? ...

A solved crossword grid, marked with A and B fold points, like the old "fold-in" cover illustrations from Mad magazine.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Isaac Chotiner: You say the two cats who live in your house are "Jerks" and you don't care for them Me: Absolutely. They are the burdens of my life Chotiner: It seems you spent an hour searching for special food for them and paid more for it than you do even for your own food. Me: That's--Hold on,

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PostMarkCryptic.bsky.social @postmarkcryptic.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Pleased to appear as Rowland with today's Economist cryptic. Sample clues: Who can rescue Corporation lacking shine? Perhaps Englishman can (4,7) Nothing's lost by bombing another capital (6) Action Man recently lost, urchin plays with rocks (5,6) www.economist.com/interactive/...

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Weekend crossword for Apr 4th 2026

A weekend crossword based on the week’s news

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Jack Shepherd @lovefromjack.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A lot of people (me) are wondering how the White Witch (Jadis) knows about Turkey and its delights in the first place.

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Jack Shepherd @lovefromjack.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Fun fact: The ne- in "nest" comes from a word meaning "down," and the -st comes from a word meaning "sit." Nest means "sit down." That and more in this week's newsletter! open.substack.com/pub/onwords/...

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When I Found Out This Positive Adjective Was Originally a Comparative, I Was SHOOK

And you won’t BELIEVE what the superlative is!

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Jack Shepherd @lovefromjack.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Got a new one up about Spooner, who DIDN'T commit very many spoonerisms, but DID mix up concepts in some really interesting ways. onwords.substack.com/p/spooner-mi...

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Spooner Mixed Up More Than His Words

On "spoonerisms," a 19th century viral phenomenon, and the curious life of Reverend William Archibald Spooner.

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Unch Crosswords @unchcrosswords.com · 11/01/2026

Fun post from (I think) @lovefromjack.bsky.social, and a companion puzzle on Big Dave: substack.com/@onwords/p-1... crypticcrosswords.net/puzzles/rook...

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Spooner Mixed Up More Than His Words

On "spoonerisms," a 19th century viral phenomenon, and the curious life of Reverend William Archibald Spooner.

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Jack Shepherd @lovefromjack.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

If the Proclaimers walked 1,000 miles due East from their home in Leith, they would fall down in Užventis, Lithuania, with a halfway stop in Denmark. The rest, unfortunately, is water.

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