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Left to my own devices, I probably would.

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Matt @wyrd.systems · 21h
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Pat and Peg (Cartel Communique & Osymyso)
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 28/09/2026
Thought I'd got all the animal ones then I realised I forgot about drey #OnlyConnect
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Abdul K. @abdvl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For anyone interested in solving, I have a puzzle featured in Rookie Corner under the pseudonym Ark (initials of my full name). The blog post should be up soon, where all constructive criticism is welcome! crypticcrosswords.net/puzzles/rook...
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Rookie Corner 643
A Puzzle by Ark + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + [raw] [/raw] + – + – + &#82…
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 27/09/2026
We just heard an owl outside our front door! www.wyrd.systems/posts/an-owl // @archelina.bsky.social
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An owl - wyrd systems
Just heard an owl outside the house. According to the Merlin app it’s a Tawny Owl… [Audio embed]
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 27/09/2026
This is a good book.
A book: Essays in Idleness and Hojoki (Penguin Classics)
by Kenkō and Chōmei
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 26/09/2026
The flow of the river never ceases, And the water never stays the same. Bubbles float on the surface of pools, Bursting, re-forming, never lingering. They’re like the people in this world and their dwellings. Also my knee really hurts
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 25/09/2026
Parseword #240 ⚡️ 14s 💎 Perfect 🗿 Challenge Mode
a painting of a smartly-dressed man pointing at an egg, surrounded by lots of other smartly dress men looking very surprised
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 23/09/2026
Some pictures from last weekend www.wyrd.systems/posts/rye-ha...
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Rye Harbour, Sep 2026 - wyrd systems
We went for a few days to the caravan park at Rye Harbour. Very nice, chilled time just reading books and wandering about mostly.
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 15/09/2026
Finally reading Dungeon Crawler Carl, and enjoying it more than I thought I might.
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 15/09/2026
I was watching a TV programme recently and a man had his arm cut off by a helicopter once and then the next year a helicopter fell on him and killed him, so
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 13/09/2026
Live NOW
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 04/09/2026
oof
screengrab of the Royal Mail website - I'm buying 800 second class stamps for £728
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 04/09/2026
I subscribe to The Rackenfracker and recommend it. The creativity in gridding is fantastic and they all obviously love cryptics so much and make it their business to make their puzzles both super-tricky but also widely accessible at the same time.
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 31/08/2026
Two things I enjoyed this week. Book: "Inside the Box - How Constraints Make Us Better" by David Epstein Film: "Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie" (finally got round to watching it, great stuff)
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Derek Harrison @derekharrison.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The September Prize Puzzle on the Crossword Centre is I am the Eggman by Henri. crosswordcentre.blogspot.com/2026/08/sept...
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September 2026 I am the Eggman by Henri
I am the Eggman by Henri Wordplay in several clues generates answers omitting one or two (non-consecutive) letters; replace each omitted le...
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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sloggers & Betters, York 2026. Just a nudge if you haven't booked your hotel room yet. Spread the word please, folks ... fifteensquared.net/2026/06/16/y...
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YORK SLOGGERS & BETTERS 2026 – Fifteensquared
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 20/08/2026
a man holding a microphone up to the mouth of someone just off-camera. he's looking at the camera deadpan, like Jim from The Office, with his hand on his hip, slightly unbelieving or even exasperated
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 19/08/2026
Just ordered an Anbernic RG40XX H 64GB
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 18/08/2026
Pet Shop Boys: Introspective Madonna: Immaculate Collection INXS: Kick Various: Monster Hits (Hits 11) Billy Joel: Storm Front
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 14/08/2026
I was absolutely fine with this up until the mayo
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 13/08/2026
Bloody hell #Lewes. Love to all my local friends xxx
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 12/08/2026
OK starting Wizard of Oz NOW
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 11/08/2026
This looks like fun tbf store.steampowered.com/app/4272100/...
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Grass on Steam
Grab your tools and team up in a cozy co-op or solo lawn care simulator focused on smooth, satisfying teamwork. Mow, trim, water, burn, and clean up sprawling properties as you improve the neighborhoo...
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 10/08/2026
When I feel sad or stressed I mostly like to read The Two Towers, not the other two. And not the bits with Frodo.
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 08/08/2026
As ever, NHS staff all seem very nice and doing their best in hard conditions.
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 08/08/2026
Bad bed
A hospital bed, to which a sign has been attached reading “Condemned bed”
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 05/08/2026
i sing the body electric
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 04/08/2026
@hipattack.bsky.social Thank you
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heroncrosswords.bsky.social @heroncrosswords.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Try out my crossword on the back page in today’s Daily Telegraph!
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 02/08/2026
i've been to the gym and walked there and back in the hot so my brain is very low on energy so all help welcomed
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 31/07/2026
Stick a question mark on this and you’d be forgiven for guessing the answer was UNCH “Square meal left out (4)” www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...
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Cryptic crossword No 30,073
Cryptic crossword No 30,073
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 29/07/2026
I've spent most of the day at Dulcarnon
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 28/07/2026
Back from Birmingham work thing. Bed bugs in hotel. Glad to be home now.
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Twm @twm-barlwm.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"Wall-to-wall crossword bangers."
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 28/07/2026
borborygmus
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 28/07/2026
#Parseword #181 ⚡️ 13s 💎 Perfect 🗿 Challenge Mode
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 28/07/2026
Thanks for all the reposts, word of mouth is very important. I have told both of my friends about Unch, if we all did that there could be literally dozens of us in just a few short years.
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Skirwingle ☑ @skirwingle.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026
It's the last Sunday of the month so you know what that means - it means a dose of #OffGridPod ... offgrid.tlmb.net/2026/07/26/farleig…
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Farleigh Successful Slice – Ep.77
This time around we’re enjoying a Farleigh successful slice of things radioactive, impactful and nitwitted. === If that sounds like the sort of punchy stuff that might make you marvel, then please click play: _If the player doesn’t show, here’s a_direct download mp3 _link._ **Support us:** Off-Grid gear is now available again in USA/NZ/AUS, and in the original location. (Customise it! Get flocked!) Buy Us A Coffee. Follow us on Bluesky and the ⁂Fediverse (Mastodon, Friendica, Pixelfed, etc…) by searching for: **`@offgridpod@offgrid.tlmb.net`** Make a post anywhere, including ‘**#OffGridPod** ’. The featured puzzle by Neo is here , and is blogged by Turbolegs here. The General recommends this Mastodon account and looking out for this setter. Dave is @skirwingle on Bluesky, and is bridged to Mastodon. His most recent puzzle is here. Void is @TheVoidTLMB on Mastodon, and is bridged to Bluesky. His latest blog crossword is here, and Unch is here. ======= ## **SPOILERS** and links below the pic… – So, that’d be writing about Petty, Sawyer, Tiddler or Parr, then? – Anyway that doesn’t antimatter now . – No, not one of these, but this sort of thing! – Get your head out of the clouds, Wilson – Galloping along – She was an ice-hater [sic]. – A serving of Mead, a touch later than Void remembered. – If you don’t have a mental block, will you answer all these questions on a postcard, if you please? – He had the bonhomie of a game show host. – Are you inter Lang? Our theme tune is by **The Trudy**, who will help you learn to love, and get over it. Follow them on Bluesky, and find them at Bandcamp or their web site. You can subscribe to Off-Grid in Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, and many more, or in any podcatcher that you care to copy-and-paste the feed URL into: **https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/off-grid** **#OffGridPod** is the hash tag for social media mentions: That’d really help us to spread the word. Dropping a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else would make you stand out from the riff-raff. You can follow us on the fediverse⁂ and/or Bluesky by searching for the user `@offgridpod@offgrid.tlmb.net` – replying to which will leave a comment on the relevant entry on this blog (which you can also do manually, of course). Our YouTube out-takes channel has bonus content for you. Human-made podcast by #OffGridPod. ###### Fediverse Reactions Repost * 1 repost Like * * 2 likes Quote ## #### Post URL Paste the post URL into the search field of your favorite open social app or platform. Post URL Copy #### Your Profile Or, if you know your own profile, we can start things that way! Why do I need to enter my profile? This site is part of the ⁂ open social web, a network of interconnected social platforms (like Mastodon, Pixelfed, Friendica, and others). Unlike centralized social media, your account lives on a platform of your choice, and you can interact with people across different platforms. By entering your profile, we can send you to your account where you can complete this action. Your Fediverse profile Go Loading… Remember my profile for future interactions. ### Share this: * Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email * Click to print (Opens in new window) Print *
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Panthera @pantherapuzzles.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
If you still need your online crosswording fix, the #CrypticSunday Replacement Stream Service will be departing from its usual platform at noon, with MyCrossword puzzles by @metagloria.bsky.social, @duncanjwitham.bsky.social & Taceo, plus Vanilla if I have the time! www.twitch.tv/pantherapuzz...
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pantherapuzzles - Twitch
fiend in feline shape -~ they/he -~ mainly just replacement streams for twitch.tv/crypticsunday -~ still not panthchesh
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Rachel Playforth @archelina.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
No #CrypticSunday stream today as we're only half here, so to speak. There's a real life meetup next month though! All cryptic friends including via @unchcrosswords.com etc welcome, not just Twitch folk www.wyrd.systems/pages/crypti...
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
CORRECTION: In a post this morning, we attributed a quote to Reform UK councillor, Natalie King, saying she was “absolutely fumming”. This was inaccurate. Cllr King actually wrote that she was “literally fumming”. We regret the error.
Facebook post from Natalie King at https://www.facebook.com/CouncillorNatalieKing/posts/pfbid0vBuAt34jX9KXLGCGvG1pg9cFYfdjMzQTVEWqXepxusqufX66Bg3RVGUgpwabdJQBl
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 22/07/2026
Personally very happy to have bus fares capped a bit lower.
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Josh Roach @iguesscryptics.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My latest puzzle now released on MyCrossword including: Carter unopposed initially can get ahead of Ford? (3,2) Stern peer struggles to be an MP (9) Revolutionary periods of contrasting duration ending (5) Thanks to the ever wonderful @mycrossword.co.uk www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3699
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Cryptic crossword No 3,699 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 3,699 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 32 clues by Iguess. Published Sat 18 Jul 2026. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 15/07/2026
static.klipy.com
Twin Peaks It Is Happening Again
ALT: Twin Peaks It Is Happening Again
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 15/07/2026
Not as bad as having a Bounty on your head…
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 14/07/2026
❤️
The non binary flag (yellow, white, purple, black)
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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Nine inch Nails but it's just the Nintendo 64 logo 2.25 times to spell NiN
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Matt @wyrd.systems · 12/07/2026
Just came across this book from 1582 by a chap called Batman. It's kind of an encyclopaedia... for example: "Fundement, foundation or beginning: it is taken for the longation, which is termed the fart hoale, or arse gut, it may be called the venticle for the stomacke."
Book title page in old-fashioned text: Batman vppon Bartholome his booke De proprietatibus rerum, newly corrected, enlarged and amended: with such additions as are requisite, vnto euery seuerall booke: taken foorth of the most approued authors, the like heretofore not translated in English.
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She Guevara @sheg7.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
URGENT, please share! Paid Gig. Sound engineers needed to rig/derig a 20kw system on a trailer stage following a last minute cancellation. Help make Trans Pride in Brighton happen - 17th-18th July. Get in touch!
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Sound Wave Icon
ALT: Sound Wave Icon
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