Marchβs Clootie #cryptic #crossword is connected to a sports event π
𧩠Championship team Anistonβs excited about (3,7)
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Marchβs Clootie #cryptic #crossword is connected to a sports event π
𧩠Championship team Anistonβs excited about (3,7)
Februaryβs Clootie #cryptic #crossword commemorates the 20th anniversary of a film π
𧩠Filmβs starting point changed (13)
My 20th Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about a 145-year-old festival π₯πͺ
𧩠Shetland spectacle enlivening Leah and Paul around end of January (2,5,2)
Solution #christmas #cryptic #crossword
On the 12th day of Xmasβ¦ ππ
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#cryptic #crossword
Fans of #InsideNo9 might enjoy this Stage/Fright-themed xword, especially if theyβre going to the final Edinburgh shows today ππ»π©Έ
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Octoberβs Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about Glasgowβs museums π
Sample clues:
𧩠Married a Caledonian? Lucky thing! (6)
𧩠Animal nursed by NHS Lothian (5)
𧩠Winger receives Fergusonβs back pass β a mistake at Ibrox? (3,4)
𧩠Study by Swiss lab presents worry (7)
When a headline sounds too much like a #cryptic #crossword clue. I wonder if anyone can make it work? π€
Septemberβs Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about a TV show πΊ
Quiet quarry wanted for sitcom (5,4)
Augustβs Clootie #cryptic #crossword is about an event marking 75 years π°ππ«
βCast trying to buy The Armadillo to air capital eventβ (5,9,8,6)
Mayβs Clootie #cryptic #crossword is all about the water of life π₯
β’ Ron knew Elijah distilled whisky (7,6)
β’ Excited PGA team spots Royal Troonβs shortest hole (7,5)
β’ Bloomer made by Scottish inventor following body snatcher (8)
Marchβs Clootie #cryptic #crossword π€π΅
Subject: A free trip bagged by tuneful singer (5,6)
β’ Band fronted by [subject] ultimately saw film three times (3,3,3)
β’ Say, does Flower of Scotland start off rugby? (4)
β’ Potter is battling with Tom β one testing pupils! (11)
The 7 contestants in question are: Guru-Murthy, Coughlan, Winkleman, Dimoldenberg, Vorderman, Backshall, and Johnston
@alexhorne.bsky.social Hats off to whoever made the #TaskmasterLive word search π¦βοΈ enjoyed finding the extra nods but likely missed a few!
Despite the task saying all can be found, there are only 7 contestants missing!
@bookoftaskmaster.bsky.social #Taskmaster
Januaryβs Clootie #cryptic #crossword π»
Subject: Annual trad festival into TLC with conscience flying (6,11)
β’ One might laugh, gutted Hogmanay and New Year essentially over! (5)
β’ Section of Macbeth I call βdealing with moralsβ (7)
β’ Brothers usually rowing Roman ships on a regular basis (5)
Hid a festive message in todayβs clues ππ
#cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue
Aviator skipped break β ah, I suspect a fear of Friday the 13th! (23) πββ¬πͺπ¦π§πͺβοΈ
#cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue #InsideNo9 @sjpemberton.bsky.social @reece-shearsmith.bsky.social @marksalisbury.bsky.social
This monthβs Clootie π§©
American fool gains support with political propaganda (8)
Start of round in Gleneagles intimidates nervous beginners (6)
The subject:
Singer on lane nine terribly cross (5,6)
Bandβs performing the music without lines (10)
Midge Ure (Ultravox) π€
Robert Louis Stevenson π
My first published cryptics for The Heraldβs Clootie (released on the first Monday of each month), each with a Scottish theme π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
These ones: Royal Highland Show, Belladrum, Gold medallists, Bloody Scotland ππ€π₯π‘
β¦ and hereβs one where all of the clues nod to @sjpemberton.bsky.socialβs many endeavours #InsideNo9 π
Hello Bluesky! Just migrated from the Twitterverse πΎ
To prove Iβm not a bot, here are some #InsideNo9 themed cryptics made when first starting out π§©
(Fair warning of dodgy wordplay down to early setter syndrome)