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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tango is back in today's Times Quick Cryptic today. Clues include: Metal implant reconfigured to protect you (8) I hope you enjoy it!

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Henri @henriwords.com · 07/09/2026

Beyond delighted to make my #cryptic #crossword setting debut in the Times Quick Cryptic as Jaspa today! Hope you enjoy it ☺️ #AchievementUnlocked

THE TIMES
Monday, 07 September 2026
Times Quick Cryptic No 3400 by Jaspa

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It’s here! 😁😁 The eagle has landed! Already read the lovely interview with @mickhodgkin.bsky.social and the blurbs about the setters! Looking forward to solving - and hearing how others enjoy it too! #cryptic #crossword @unchcrosswords.com

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heroncrosswords.bsky.social @heroncrosswords.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Heron is back in The Times Quick Cryptic slot today! 🙂

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Mick Twister @twitmericks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

So farewell prime minister Starmer, Who quit after weeks of high drama Saw followers spurn 'im In favour of Burnham, Regarded as more of a charmer.

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Now this is starting to look like a clever play from Tuchel: "You all said just keep attacking? Well, here's what would have happened"

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

A Brit born in France? He's our very own cross-channel Fery!

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The Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 04/07/2026

Saw this ad for a goat on Facebook. It’s perhaps the greatest advert I’ve ever read. It’s just superb.

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026

Immigration make Britain brilliant

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David Astle (alias DA) @dontattempt.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

- Knock, knock! - Who’s there? - Mansplainer - and now you say: ‘Mansplainer who?’

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Twm @twm-barlwm.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I set today’s Times Jumbo prize cryptic: www.thetimes.com/puzzles/cros... Emerges better off when setter stops silly golf clues and spoonerisms (5,2,8,2,5) Playing Scrabble so timidly at first, I need a word quickly (4)

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a scrabble board with the word love written on a tile

ALT: a scrabble board with the word love written on a tile

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 28/04/2026

King Charles III deployed the first royal address to the U.S. Congress in 35 years today — and he had plenty to say to Washington’s gathered political leadership.

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King Charles: The hidden messages in his speech to Congress

The British monarch delivered a jovial address to Washington’s leaders that was laced with plenty of shade.

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I saw the crescent, you saw the whole of the moon #artemis2

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Wildvale Cryptic @wildvale.co.uk · 01/04/2026

Absolutely bamboozled for a moment, love this.

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Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Half a million strong. Together. The biggest march against the far-right in British history.

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Dmitry Adamskiy @michpunk.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Listener Videos are back with a brilliant puzzle by @cranberryfez.bsky.social Early AGC candidate this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVUZ...

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Sowmya Ramkumar @somsram.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

#1ACGrids www.1across.org/2026/03/08/g... On International Women’s Day 2026, 1ACross is happy to present “Give to Gain”, a special puzzle put together with several talented cruciverbalists from across the globe We are also happy to announce a special prize for this grid. #cryptic #crossword

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Give to Gain

On International Women’s Day 2026, 1ACross is happy to present “Give to Gain”, a special puzzle put together with several talented cruciverbalists from across the globe We are als…

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

History lesson. Our once great ally didn't come to our aid until 1917. Our once great ally didn't come to our aid again until 1941.

The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is
finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East.
That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer -- But we will
remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!
President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Picturing Brass Eye 2026 with Chris Morris getting Maga supporters to chant "Release the Peter Files!"

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David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I couldn't help but remember Lanzmann in Shoah interviewing families who took Jewish homes after WWII....

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Here's this week's topical clue for the @alexisconran.com show on Times Radio: "Communist Chinese leader embraced by Starmer, mingling with no sign of hesitation (7)" You can hear me give the answer and explanation about 3.45pm

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Veronica the cow using a stick as a multi-purpose tool? It's a bovine Swiss Army knife!

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

What's with this crude space mission I keep hearing about? Are the astronauts going to the moon or are they just going to moon?

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Anyone else having trouble telling the News and The Traitors apart tonight?

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Quite apart from the potential of a massive upset for Macclesfield against Crystal Palace, I'm enjoying the fact it's displayed on TV as MAC v PAL.

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Are you or have you ever been a member of @bsky.app ?

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Claudia is a great name for a storm. Can we have Storm Rainier next?

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

As in Charles has got Andrew by the short and curlies?

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Just catching up with the end of Celebrity Traitors ... so Andrew's been banished from the castle. Oh sorry, is it the News now?

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Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Quick cryptic in The Times today is a debut by ‘Kybos’ Kybos is a Greek word for a six-sided 🎲 … Testers are wonderful people who deserve so much ❤️ #cryptic #crossword #isitreal

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Keir Starmer's approach to dealing with embattled colleagues is a three-stage process: back, crack and sack.

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Unch Crosswords @unchcrosswords.com · 09/09/2025

🚨 UK PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN 🚨 Roll up roll up - assure yourself a copy of Unch now! Visit: unchcrosswords.com#shop

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a man in a suit and tie is saying oh my god okay it 's happening .

Alt: Michael Scott (US Office) saying oh my god okay it's happening .

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

If AI Overview is so intelligent, how come it can't count to 7? Outsmarted by an abacus.

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Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Try the new online Ponder crossword from @thetimes.com . Free this week, it has an American-style grid with Brit-friendly vocab. Concise-ish but may contain wordplay. At thetimes.com/puzzles/crossword/times-ponder-no-2-let-039-s-trip-9cv7fb93m

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