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Rob Jacques

@knutcrosswords.bsky.social

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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

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Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 23h

Let's call it a guess...Seven Dials

Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 23h

Seven Dialects

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Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 23h

Suspect this might be a first outing in cryptic crossword land for VEGAN TAMPONS (anag of *man pants Gove)

Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 23h

Man pants Gove scattered around in the gents...they really annoyed Nigel (5,7)

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Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 23h

Man pants Gove scattered around in the gents...they really annoyed Nigel (5,7)

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Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 1d

I meant the aggrandisement of the definition, so to speak

Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 1d

Was going to say "top journalist" but nobody likes an ass-kisser

Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 1d

Dubai-ee
Don't cry-ee
Wipe the tear
baby dear
from your eye-ee

Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 1d

Joining S Bean playing a journalist (6,6)

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Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 1d

I set the cryptic crossword in the weekend edition of the @financialtimes.com.
Sample clue: A quick one in S London 'otel? (5,8).
Solve the puzzle of the FT app or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/a2c3...

FT Crossword: Number 18,184

www.ft.com

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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 4d

I hope my faithful followers enjoy my latest cryptic, featuring:

Star trio cast as double-crossers (8)
Crossword setters you shouldn't have trapped in vice suffer (7)
American in the way of DC hero unplugging Tesla (8)
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

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puzzles.independent.co.uk

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 5d

Henceforth the red robes will only be worn as an away kit when the Canadian Supreme Court is playing the US one.

Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 5d

Tragic news from Canada where the Canadian Supreme Court has gone from the official dress on the left to the one on the right

Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in bright red wooly gowns, with a beige trim. It looks sort of like a Santa robe

The Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in black gowns with a bright white kravat, and two thin red vertical lines on the side of the robe

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Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 6d

That's the besequined Strictly blond bombshell TOM SKINNER (a charade of Tomsk [a Womble] and dinner without the d)
BOSH!

Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 6d

Womble denied starter of evening meal - he could do with losing a pound or two (3,7)
#Strictly

Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 6d

Womble denied starter of evening meal - he could do with losing a pound or two (3,7)
#Strictly

Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 8d

Sheffield United are desperately short of Beyoncé
#totp #rhymingslang

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Dan Dickens @brockwellgrecian.bsky.social · 9d

I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian. This theme is part of the solutions:

Anna Friel’s latest tip for cooking
fruit (8)

Pervert ultimately hid out around
spa (7)

Casualty scene not the first for
Brian Blessed (4)

www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...