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Skinny

@uncleskinny.bsky.social

150 followers 120 following 200 posts

Chemistry and crossword nerd (Setting puzzles as Skinny in the Independent, Gumm in the FT). Loves music, chickpeas, Pixies best album is Surfer Rosa. Centrist liberal. Feminist. The green and the grey of the Pennines.

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Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 2d

We're all thinking Lionel Hutz, right?

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Unch Crosswords @unchcrosswords.com · 3d

🚨 AZED INTERVIEW JUST DROPPED 🚨

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpcM...

(and bonus Gemelo too!!)

Meet the man behind the Observer's cryptic crossword

YouTube video by The Observer UK

www.youtube.com

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Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 3d

Today's Gemelo puzzle in the Observer is a thing of wonder - chewy as hell, but an astounding feat of setting. Do yourself a favour and go have a look.

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 3d

Not a single word of this is true. Apart from "the"

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 3d

He twigged the moment he walked down the tunnel

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Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 7d

I was there this morning walking down from Hillhead and an abundance of squirrels. Love it.

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 9d

She rose up murderously

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 10d

Today I learned that Beelzebub literally means Lord Of The Flies

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 11d

Damnation! Everyone else just lost the game! It cannot be used as a clue now!

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 11d

"Neutral" is the ne plus ultra of anagrams.

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Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 11d

Superstitious airline

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 15d

I'm making burgers tonight. As such, the following image is going to be waiting for the missus on the door when she gets back in a couple of hours.

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 15d

Everyday Is Like Payday

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 16d

In Yorkshire, it's the same, You probably live in Purley.

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Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 17d

This is taking the piss

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Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 17d

*what* an innovation

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 20d

Well what a joyless bell you are

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Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 25d

Me, reading Viz, seeing an advert for a Trevor Horn gig in Manchester that I'm very interested in. Show it to Mrs F. She says...

"Didn't he produce your favourite 12" mix?"

Me: "He bred leprechauns?"

This really happened.

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Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 26d

I wanted to buy a giraffe from the zoo, but...

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 27d

Never understood the snobbery about Prince. Alphabet Street is a fantastic single. I remember when Peel's Festive 50 featured Sign O'The Times and he was surprised as he'd never played it. It's fab.

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 28d

In the Biliigan Rook of Mecords, Spike Milligan said that Britain’s largest rupture was now in the keeping of The National Truss.

Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · 28d

There’s a special minus level in hell reserved for Trump and all who salute him

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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · Sep 17

A RECIPE FOR EVIL (Palindrome)

Evil:

Oats.
Apple.
Kiwi.
Kelp.
Pasta.
Olive.

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Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social · Sep 17

Feel it. Want to retire right now.

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · Sep 12

The Nigel Farage who wrote this about Charlie Kirk's murder will be furious at the Nigel Farage who made Lucy Connolly a star of the Reform conference

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