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Ray "Scotch" Coulton @rayscotchcoulton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today is a Minute Cryptic collab between me and @lrlr.bsky.social. It's a tricky one for a Tuesday (29-Sept)... good luck! minutecryptic.com

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Really chuffed to make my debut as the setter of the Minute Cryptic ‘Mini’ crossword today! The 7x7 Mini is one of the many benefits you get if you’re a paid-up member of MC. Pleased to see it’s going down well so far! Thank you so much for the opportunity @lrlr.bsky.social! #cryptic #crossword

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sad to see the Independent has ceased their cryptic. If you’re a former independent setter, drop me a DM. Minute Cryptic is accepting limited submissions for mini cryptics.

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sad to see the Independent has ceased their cryptic. If you’re a former independent setter, drop me a DM. Minute Cryptic is accepting limited submissions for mini cryptics.

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Eek, I’m trying to make them easier!

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's so weird when you're writing a crossword and a theme accidentally emerges. Like, why are 25 per cent of these clues about chickens for some reason.

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We’ve been wanting to do a clue based on this wordplay for years! Many have tried, this was the first version to make it through the gauntlet of test solving and Get Angas’s tick. I think discovering a good U word helped unlock this idea

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I can't remember, must have been baffling to solve!

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Yes, another mistake it seems - sorry!

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Yeah sorry about that! Mistake

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CrypticBlah @crypticblah.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

coffeecryptics.com/s/:l0rxTiTxX... #cryptic #crossword #clue Posting early again as off out again tonight. @lrlr.bsky.social thought you and Angas might enjoy this one. h/t to @karolszym.bsky.social for the original idea.

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Raider @mycrossword.co.uk · 13/07/2026

I set today's Featured puzzle which includes a clue which may or may not have been inspired by @crackingthecryptic.bsky.social 👀 Beef with Minute Cryptic clues (6) www.mycrossword.co.uk/featured/15

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Featured crossword No 15 · MyCrossword

Solve Featured crossword No 15 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 26 clues by Raider. Published Mon 13 Jul 2026. Free to solve online.

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Schrödinger's apostrophe

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Haha, yes - and that ERMA clue was always going to drive some people nuts... It was very audacious of me to put this experimental monstrosity at 1-across! ERMA!? She’s in an unstable situation… (4,4)

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Thanks DA! Not the simplest bunch of letters to anagram, so I was pleased to end up with something coherent.

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David Astle (alias DA) @dontattempt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Love the clue from @lrlr.bsky.social in today's Age & SMH: Flexible yogi (unlike me) an iconic performer! (5,7)

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

This is a really creative clue, very happy it made it to minute cryptic! Minute Cryptic - 26 June, 2026 "Midwestern farmer wearing “I love NY”?!" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (17,880 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Yes, it was a puzzle I had intended for Anzac Day, but it got delayed! In fact, I'd forgotten I'd even put that secret message in! Thanks for the reminder

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

There but for the grace of Godot wait I

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Enjoyed it a lot, both the final result and the process of writing :)

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

People seem to be enjoying this one: Minute Cryptic - 6 April, 2026 "Notice couples in less happy moods. Better to be single?" (4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (43,285 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

😂 It's in the quick crossword - there's nothing cryptic about it btw!

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Hook, line and sinker - my clue in the quick crossword has recieved its first complaint. Three times four minus four divided by four (6) Someone wrote in claiming the answer should be "TWO" Did you get it?

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

You're welcome - a very stretchy one. I got a few emails....😆

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Awesome to see @crackingthecryptic.bsky.social have started a new series solving the Minute Cryptic! www.youtube.com/@minutecryptic

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Hello! Prime numbered letters from HER LIFE are ERIE

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Minute Cryptic - 31 December, 2025 "Hunted lost bear, sleep-deprived grizzly with an appetite" (8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (111,410 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

thanks for the chuckle!

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

There's actually a "Mrs" version of the anagram too. MRS EGOMANIAC = MICROMANAGES

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Here are three attempts by the newly released ChatGPT 5.2 to write a cryptic clue for MARMALADE. Jam made from a ram’s tail end? (9) Spread from fruit, mostly orange, made at home (9) Sweet preserve made when a dram’s ale is mixed (9) We're still safe... for now CC @dontattempt.bsky.social

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Love that haha. omg, how good would a cocktail bar be where all the cocktail names were cocktails of themselves

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Gin and tonic = NOTICING Rum and cola = CLAMOUR That's all I've got for now Cheers, Liam

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rudy.ca @rudydotca.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Disappointed to discover my family’s names cant fit together in a crossword - not even if we include the damn dog

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Thanks Bill. I would have definitely needed to use a hint on my own clue I reckon 😂

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Well done, thanks for playing!

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Sorrrry. very hard one - i doubt I would have got it

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Argh that’s the worst when that happens. hope not a mistake by me…

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Minute Cryptic - 26 October, 2025 Expect seat diagonal to 5B, say (7) (I would have preferred a subtler indicator here, but didn’t want to make it too hard) minutecryptic.com

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David Astle (alias DA) @dontattempt.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

From listeners last night, suggested names for a mobile dental clinic: Molars On Rollers Tooth Ferry Have Gum Will Travel Fangin’ It Filling Restless Open Your Mouth & Say Car Route Canal K9 V8 Dental As Anything, Anywhere

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Tricky one, especially for newbies. Minute Cryptic - 10 October, 2025 "Critic rewound stream featuring female, sheepishly?" (8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (4,878 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

A beauty via DA @dontattempt.bsky.social today. Minute Cryptic - 7 October, 2025 Tailor billed 500 less for offensive suit? (5) www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Minute Cryptic - 2 October, 2025 "20/20 vision eye patch" (3) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (17,513 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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