Rob Jacques
@knutcrosswords.bsky.social
Cryptic crossword compiler for The Independent & The Blizzard (as Knut), The Financial Times (Julius), The Daily Telegraph +Toughies as Hudson & The Times +QC as Bjorn
Location: Freiburg, Black Forest
Location: Freiburg, Black Forest
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Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
December 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
German Christmas Market technology: very sensitive, accurate pedal-operated dispenser for yer sausage...ketchup, curry sauce, mustard
#VorsprungDurchTechnik
#VorsprungDurchTechnik
December 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
German Christmas Market technology: very sensitive, accurate pedal-operated dispenser for yer sausage...ketchup, curry sauce, mustard
#VorsprungDurchTechnik
#VorsprungDurchTechnik
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I set the Toughie crossword in today's edition of The Daily Telegraph.
Sample clue: Queen dashed to palace to receive king (9)
Sample clue: Queen dashed to palace to receive king (9)
December 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I set the Toughie crossword in today's edition of The Daily Telegraph.
Sample clue: Queen dashed to palace to receive king (9)
Sample clue: Queen dashed to palace to receive king (9)
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Maybe 8 out of 10 Cats ended prematurely, in for broadcast (8)
It's a pleasure, as always, to set The Independent #cryptic #crossword, especially one with such a lovely palindromic number. I hope it brightens your day!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
It's a pleasure, as always, to set The Independent #cryptic #crossword, especially one with such a lovely palindromic number. I hope it brightens your day!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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puzzles.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Maybe 8 out of 10 Cats ended prematurely, in for broadcast (8)
It's a pleasure, as always, to set The Independent #cryptic #crossword, especially one with such a lovely palindromic number. I hope it brightens your day!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
It's a pleasure, as always, to set The Independent #cryptic #crossword, especially one with such a lovely palindromic number. I hope it brightens your day!
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Looking west from above Freiburg across the Kaiserstuhl towards the Vosges near Colmar...very misty in the Rhein valley
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Looking west from above Freiburg across the Kaiserstuhl towards the Vosges near Colmar...very misty in the Rhein valley
Intense f***? Sadly not for him (4,7)
Nick Fuentes addressed his intimate affairs as he sparred with conservative pundit Piers Morgan.
Woman-Hating Podcaster Admits He’s Never Slept With a Woman
Nick Fuentes addressed his intimate affairs as he sparred with conservative pundit Piers Morgan.
trib.al
December 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Intense f***? Sadly not for him (4,7)
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Germans have a word for everything.
That happiness you feel when your appetite returns?
Munchengladbach.
That happiness you feel when your appetite returns?
Munchengladbach.
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Germans have a word for everything.
That happiness you feel when your appetite returns?
Munchengladbach.
That happiness you feel when your appetite returns?
Munchengladbach.
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Salah Moped, Having No Truck With Team Shipping Goals
December 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Salah Moped, Having No Truck With Team Shipping Goals
Plain-speaking Salah Rails Against Coach Throwing Him Under Bus; Refuses to Train
December 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Plain-speaking Salah Rails Against Coach Throwing Him Under Bus; Refuses to Train
That's BRISBANE (an anagram of the NA of Nathan + bribes)
Nathan's first two bribes created a scene of utter humiliation (8)
#BazBallRIP
#BazBallRIP
December 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
That's BRISBANE (an anagram of the NA of Nathan + bribes)
Nathan's first two bribes created a scene of utter humiliation (8)
#BazBallRIP
#BazBallRIP
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Nathan's first two bribes created a scene of utter humiliation (8)
#BazBallRIP
#BazBallRIP
Undoing zip with care, pee all over Infantino's ridiculous bauble (5,5)
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Undoing zip with care, pee all over Infantino's ridiculous bauble (5,5)
I set the cryptic crossword in the weekend edition of The @financialtimes.com.
Sample clue: Page One in today's fresh hellscape (8).
Solve the puzzle on the FT app or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/a694...
Sample clue: Page One in today's fresh hellscape (8).
Solve the puzzle on the FT app or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/a694...
FT Crossword: Number 18,232
www.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I set the cryptic crossword in the weekend edition of The @financialtimes.com.
Sample clue: Page One in today's fresh hellscape (8).
Solve the puzzle on the FT app or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/a694...
Sample clue: Page One in today's fresh hellscape (8).
Solve the puzzle on the FT app or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/a694...
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Whoever decided to replace an episode of TOTP from the late 1970s with live coverage of the UK snooker championship this evening did not consult with me at any stage of the process and this annoys me more than Chris Mason annoys you
December 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Whoever decided to replace an episode of TOTP from the late 1970s with live coverage of the UK snooker championship this evening did not consult with me at any stage of the process and this annoys me more than Chris Mason annoys you
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Guy Fawkes signature before and after watching this World Cup Draw
December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Guy Fawkes signature before and after watching this World Cup Draw
Moonrise, 3.48pm
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Moonrise, 3.48pm
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What are you hoping to get in the Telegraph's Secret Santa this year Tim?
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
What are you hoping to get in the Telegraph's Secret Santa this year Tim?
Headless body buried by James O'Brien (1,1,1)
December 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Headless body buried by James O'Brien (1,1,1)
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@amoebacrosswords.bsky.social
Very pleased to make my debut in the Times Quick Cryptic today! Hope you enjoy it.
Very pleased to make my debut in the Times Quick Cryptic today! Hope you enjoy it.
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
@amoebacrosswords.bsky.social
Very pleased to make my debut in the Times Quick Cryptic today! Hope you enjoy it.
Very pleased to make my debut in the Times Quick Cryptic today! Hope you enjoy it.
Is someone attempting a high coup?
I don't understand what is written on the screen in this photo, but it gives me life. Is it Dostoevsky?
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Is someone attempting a high coup?
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I set today’s Guardian Prize crossword. Don’t be scared.
Waistcoat good for pulling? (7)
Finished eating skinned sea bass fillet (6)
On stage (3)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...
Waistcoat good for pulling? (7)
Finished eating skinned sea bass fillet (6)
On stage (3)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...
Prize crossword No 29,865
Prize crossword No 29,865
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I set today’s Guardian Prize crossword. Don’t be scared.
Waistcoat good for pulling? (7)
Finished eating skinned sea bass fillet (6)
On stage (3)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...
Waistcoat good for pulling? (7)
Finished eating skinned sea bass fillet (6)
On stage (3)
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p...