Reposted by SkinnyAnthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026HOW TO DRAW A PYRAMID A zig. Now one zag. Gaze now on Giza! #palindrome 07220
Reposted by SkinnyLiari @liari.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New @crackingthecryptic.bsky.social video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_JI...youtube.comHelp SAVE The Independent Cryptic CrosswordYouTube video by Cracking The Cryptic 02016
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Super-duper from Dean Mayer/Anax in today's ST Quiz show (if you take it you leave it) (5,2,7) 010
Reposted by SkinnyRob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I imagine Evgeny has to shell out a few roubles on a case or two of Tignanello for Boris's next visit to his Umbrian palazzo so his mind is probably made up but if you want to comment on the closure of the Indy crossword this is the place to do it: fifteensquared.net/2026/09/21/i...fifteensquared.netIndependent Cryptic Crossword – the future – Fifteensquared 098
Reposted by SkinnyJohn Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The future of the Independent #Cryptic #Crossword: fifteensquared.net/2026/09/21/i...fifteensquared.netIndependent Cryptic Crossword – the future – Fifteensquared 1159
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Jurgen Klopp - a good man www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukJurgen Klopp: New Germany coach wants to 'reclaim' flag amid electionsNew Germany coach Jurgen Klopp says his team can help ensure "national pride is not entrusted to the wrong people" after a recent far-right election victory. 010
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Remember. Always remember. They are the worst people, drawn from the shallowest possible pool of talent. Shit people self-selecting themselves as candidates for the worst bunch of people imaginable. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform's Dan Thomas resigns as Wales leader after being arrestedDan Thomas says he was been released without charge by the police. 010
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The golden rule. The opposite of what Trump says is the truth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguardsThe US president's comments come after Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC an AI "kill switch" may need to be mandatory. 000
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Perhaps Reform make a mistake lying about hidden danger (5,4) 120
Reposted by SkinnyNick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I just think that risking your life at a moment's notice to save people you've never met in exchange for no money is a better expression of patriotism than dressing up like a Poundshop paramilitary and intimidating families with kids trying to get onto a ferry. 343108784
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The RNLI is under attack from far right goons. The best thing you can do is help them by making a donation, which I've just done. rnli.org/support-us/g... #RNLI #RNLISavesLivesrnli.orgMake a One-Off Donation - Donations To The RNLIThank you for deciding to make a vital donation. Your kindness gives our courageous lifesavers everything they need to keep others and themselves safe. 010
Reposted by SkinnyBrian Reid @leicesterreject.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know these thugs do not speak for the rest of us. Add your name? act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...act.38degrees.org.uk 011
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 07/09/2026My wife's going to a fancy-dress party as a Rastafarian, and she's asked me to do her hair. I'm dreading it. *stolen from elsewhere* 010
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Holy...and I cannot emphasize this enough...shit. www.whitehouse.gov/arcade/whitehouse.govArcade 120
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 06/09/2026(1/2) Reform supporters are people who have spent their lives not giving a single shit about anyone other than themselves, living in a world of self-affirmation, fingers in ears to any opposing views. 100
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 06/09/2026@reformexposed.bsky.social I knew what happened on Friday reminded me of something, so here's Nigel Farage... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2veE...youtube.comThe Simpsons - He will get help he needsYouTube video by Short Shorts 000
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Lovely from Dean Mayer (Anax) in today's ST For crying out loud, see Dorothy? (7) Those somewhat into recycling energy? (5,5) 130
Reposted by SkinnyThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards. 3034381278
Reposted by SkinnyDaisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Our start of term Substack is on the relative difficulty of the Guardian cryptic crossword over the last century. Comparative Judgement is amazing at measuring the difficulty of tests over time, so this was an obvious case study! substack.nomoremarking.com/p/the-diffic...substack.nomoremarking.comThe difficulty of the Guardian Crossword, 1930 to 2026Waugh is put out, Slope goes down and Golding is ungilded 1177
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Happy birthday, once again, to the greatest newspaper correction of all time 030
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Was told that each restaurant and cafe here has its own cats. Didn’t believe it, obviously. Then… 000
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I went to the zoo, but all they had was one small dog. It was a shit zoo. 010
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Since I found out Zverev is a domestic abuser, he can GTF www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis...independent.co.ukAlexander Zverev and the allegations casting a cloud over Wimbledon finalZverev has been accused of domestic abuse by two ex-girlfriends, Olya Sharypova and Brenda Patea, who is the mother of his child; the 29-year-old has strenuously denied all the accusations 041
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 09/07/2026There are three women on that court - Karolina, Coco and Annette 000
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Bonnie sang this theatrical flop to ease the suffering (1,5,7,2,3,5) 040
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Sigh expressed by absurd flag-shagger, i.e in his case? (5,6) 010
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I sincerely hope none of the major parties put up candidates to validate this Farage-mandated me-fest. 110
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Frog faced wanker jumps before suffering the ignominy of a parliamentary enquiry. A racist, liar, cheat, grifter, and abject coward. 140
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Classy stuff from Dean Mayer/Anax in today's ST cryptic Party for Her Highness is enthralling news (3,5) Couples stashing millions to get by (5) 010
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 03/07/2026He's on the telly, so I'm wheeling these two out again 010
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 22/06/2026An old Indie clue, seems timely... City centre has flourished under mayor's lead (10) 040
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Me and wife watching Pointless, question about later Queen songs. I suggested "Seven Seas of Rhye", she said "too early", and she was right. Triumphantly, she gloats "A-HA! You were wrong" My reply: "I was talking about a loaf I got from Tesco, it had seven seeds and rye" This really just happened. 000
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 14/06/2026To the tune of Freed From Desire... 🎶🎶 My love - he likes volcanoes - his fave is Stromboli 🎶🎶 010
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Dean Mayer (Anax) on absolutely top form in today's ST cryptic, so many absolute corkers to choose from Pop musician's last notes entertaining a lot (5,4) Poor? Only seems so! (9) Nice expression of a woman's involvement (8,2,5) Power which a body still has (9,6) 020
Reposted by Skinnybewilderingly @bewilderingly.bsky.social · 12/06/2026the odd letters of "boom or bust" spell out a synonym for "bust" 2282