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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 14h

I see from the comments that the old lead balloon has landed again. #theJoyOfSetting

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 1d

Nope.

amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social · 1d

Got yours yet?

Unchcrosswords.com

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 9d

York Sloggers & Betters: Maps, venues, timetables ... www.jetdoc.co.uk/york-slogger...

York Sloggers and Betters 2025 | jetdoc

www.jetdoc.co.uk

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 12d

Aha. The realignment of the Mayer-Teuton-Crowther crossword trinity. Long sunny walk with dog done and the Gunners top of the League. Might have a beer.

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 13d

In @theipaper.com #Weekend, #Inquisitor 1928: Dyno-Rod by Triton; Solution 1926: Encyclopaedia by Kirsanov @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 14d

Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Awards title for limo-hire business? (6) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 16d

Sloggers & Betters York - IMPORTANT UPDATE: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/09/30/f...

S&B York 2023 – Friday 24th & Saturday 25th October 2025 – IMPORTANT UPDATE – Fifteensquared

www.fifteensquared.net

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 19d

Free to solve at puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti..., sample from today's Nimrod @the-independent.com xword: Slimmed manner, not so round? (8) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social

puzzles.independent.co.uk

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 20d

In @theipaper.com #Weekend, #Inquisitor 1927: Line Management by Phi; Solution 1925: Long Division by Check @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 27d

Sample from today's @theguardian.com Enigmatist Prize Xword (no spoilers please): He makes a hole in one tree (4) www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p... @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social

Prize crossword No 29,805

www.theguardian.com

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 27d

In @theipaper.com #Weekend, #Inquisitor 1926:
Encyclopaedia by Kirsanov; Solution 1924: Sausage Competition by eXternal @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social
@mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · 28d

Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social
#Toughie: He experimented with light Jiffy bag (5) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
@knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · Sep 16

And about half of them would be fine, Stuart.

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · Sep 16

Yes!

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · Sep 16

I like the Clue Clinic as a resource, but I immediately run into a problem. 'Abandoned'? 'Acts'/'Acting'? ('Active' fine.)

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · Sep 16

We could between us start a list ...

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · Sep 16

My opinion, of course. I expect that, along with my opinions about joining words, I'll be in a minority of one ...

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · Sep 16

Yep, it's been used. So have "criminal", "travelling" etc but they don't do the job either. Just because one meaning of 'criminal' is 'bad', that doesn't mean you can use criminal to mean 'rotting', 'off' & other meanings of 'bad' (legitimate anagram indicators). Same with 'foreign' and 'strange'.

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · Sep 16

To me there's not a nuance of 'foreign' that indicates a jumbling of letters.

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John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social · Sep 16

Foreign hmmm

Sowmya Ramkumar @somsram.bsky.social · Sep 16

Here’s my second #cryptic for September as #Enigmaya in HT. Check it out..

Sample clue

Deny foreign visa to land in Dubai or work, primarily (7)

www.hindustantimes.com/games/crypti...

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