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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Feeling incredibly proud to finally hold my 2027 Tube Mapper Calendar in my hands! The shipment landed yesterday, so I’m now busy getting calendars out to everyone who has already ordered. I couldn’t resist matching my T-shirt to one of the gorgeous pastel colours on the cover!

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 10h

Wordle 1 929 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 13h

BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 11h

Minute Cryptic - 30 September, 2026 "Pyramid blocks passage of tourist on e-scooter" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (64 950 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 13h

Connections Puzzle #1207 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Glamorgan Cricket @glamcricket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

600+ runs. Nearly 50 wickets. England Lions recognition. Match‑winning hundreds and game‑breaking five‑wicket-hauls 👏👏 Mason Crane’s summer was on another level, and is awarded the 2026 Men’s Player of the Year 🏆 #OhGlammyGlammy

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Glamorgan Cricket @glamcricket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Club Moment of the Year goes to Tom Norton for his outrageous First‑Class debut hat‑trick at Sophia Gardens against Somerset, flipping the game on its head and becoming the youngest Glamorgan bowler ever to do it, and the first player in 120 years to take a hat‑trick on debut 🙌👏 #OhGlammyGlammy

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 22h

Anyway, back to thinking about cryptic crossword clues...

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Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There's a map issued to Polish airmen in WW2 that has all the place names spelled phonetically because they were being given directions in English by ground control.

A map of a part of Kent & Sussex with placenames spelled phonetically for Polish speakers. Too many to list, but highlights include Heistynz (Hastings), Istbon (Eastbourne) and the magnificent Tanbrydż-Łelz (Tunbridge Wells)

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Is it me, or does Michaelmas start earlier every year?

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Nick Webb @nickwebb2017.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🏏Glamorgan captain Kiran Carlson makes PCA team of the year 👏🏽

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

@archelina.bsky.social Guess who's up on Parseword today! Parseword #244 ⏱️ 5m3s 💎 Perfect 🚴‍♀️ Secret Found

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Connections Puzzle #1206 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Wordle 1 928 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@garethdennis.uk @railfocus.bsky.social Can I ask a HS2 question that I haven't seen answered anywhere What happens if a train breaks down? Can they park some Thunderbird engines along the route, apart from the HS2/EWR crossover? How long would a breakdown in eg Northolt tunnel take to clear? TIA

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It has just occurred to me that the British equivalent to numerous words for snow among the Inuktitut (thanks Google!) is semi-illicit sexual behavior.

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Dan Kingdom @dankingdom96.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Not that their status was ever in doubt this year but Somerset will play in Division 1 for a record-extending 18th consecutive season in 2027 Meanwhile, Hampshire's 10-season stint, the third-longest stint ever, comes to an end Surrey will join them on 10 seasons next year 1/5

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Connections Puzzle #1205 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Wordle 1 927 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Mémoire2cité @memoire2cite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Quartier neuf 🏗️ cité moderne HLM 🏙️ à CAEN 1963 La Gueriniere ex Tonneauville & les nouveaux immeubles

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 27/09/2026

Does anyone know any Kurdish freelance journalists based in the UK?

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Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

also this: Banger, for instance, retaining speed after leaving city (7)

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Old British Telly @oldbritishtelly.co.uk · 27/09/2026

[1963] Snow – Hypnotic British Transport Film showing the efforts of railway workmen to keep trains running in hazardous snowy conditions.

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Connections Puzzle #1204 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

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Magazine L'Histoire @maglhistoire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Les plages du Débarquement en Normandie ont rejoint cet été la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco, au terme d'un cheminement long de plus d'une quinzaine d'années. www.lhistoire.fr/les-plages-d...

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Les plages du Débarquement inscrites à l'Unesco

Les plages du Débarquement, en Normandie, ont rejoint, cet été, la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco, au terme d'un cheminement long de plus d'une quinzaine d'années. Image : Le cimetière…

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Wordle 1 926 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Goleuni newydd ar fywyd Lewsyn yr Heliwr ar ôl gwrthryfel Merthyr. Lost document uncovers true story of 'hero' who led famous revolt www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Lost document uncovers story of Merthyr Rising 'hero' Lewis Lewis

New evidence has uncovered what happened next to a man who led a workers' revolt almost 200 years ago.

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Sitter Crosswords @sitterxwords.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ferme ta bouche et tir visage, stupide! (4,2,1,4) #cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue #quickedit!

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Superb film Very much worth going to see

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Clare M. Dowding @claredowding.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Why oh why did I not read this until *after* I went to M&S this morning ... ?!

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A marketing email just said I should use a gimmick to promote my book. But I haven't got one. So here's a gannet. And here's a link. russelljonesauthor.com Do not give me feedback on my marketing strategy.

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Kevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

On BBC2 on Tuesday I watched an RNLI lifeguard rescue two teenage boys caught in a dangerous rip current at Watergate Bay in Cornwall. If the RNLI volunteers weren’t there they would have most likely drowned. You can donate here. #RNLI

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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Connections Puzzle #1203 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The modern world in old Ladybird books. ‘The Sports Reporter’ The Story of Newspapers (1969) Artist: Ron Embleton

During a traditional cricket game on an English town cricket ground, a sports reporter in velvet jacket and casual trousers writes in a small notebook. He is standing next to a mother in a deck chair with a child and a picnic.

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Minute Cryptic - 26 September, 2026 "Suspect’s face forgotten when recalling details? I'm, uh, embarrassed" (10) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (58 313 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Wordle 1 925 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yes, it's that time again when the Fascism scene returns to London and this year black is very much in vogue. From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks to Charlie for spotting this. In which Hicks tries to do the most unlikely of things and talk about fashion. Thankfully the journalist took my advice and talked to Gale Owen-Crocker and @laurajcleaver.bsky.social...

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

www.maptap.gg September 25 100🎯 100🎯 78🌞 90🎉 94🏅 Final score: 908

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Minute Cryptic - 25 September, 2026 "Asks “What in Spain is interrupting siestas?”" (8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (40 110 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Wordle 1 924 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

France's Haddad notably open about rejoin chatter on a visit to London. "It would make all of us stronger... Macron was quite blunt, the EU was stronger when the UK was in it. There's no ambiguity." But he warns it would be "much more fraught" if Britain sought sui generis membership.

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

- Honestly my dear grandchildren, you’ll never believe how low rates were in the 2010s. - at least you built a load of infrastructure when borrowing costs were so low grandad? Right? Right?

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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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