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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Aug 31

Can you spin around 29 times really quickly? #notpartofthegame

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Aug 31

Is there an indoor element to what you have paid to enter but you are choosing to be outside? #hideandpeake

Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Aug 19

@carolinehardman.bsky.social @quizzydan.bsky.social hmm...

Simon Shepherd 🇪🇺 @simonshep.bsky.social · Aug 19

It would be intriguing if someone could come up with a crossword composed entirely of embeds, inc reversed, with plausible surfaces.

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Aug 10

Awww, amazing you with excellent answers too :-) xx

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Jul 24

@carolinehardman.bsky.social !!

Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · Jul 24

I’ve just verified my age by successfully naming all the Fraggles and singing the theme tune. I was a little surprised the app allowed that as a method.

Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · Jul 24

I've just verified my age by referring to the train to London as "the InterCity 125"

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Jul 21

Another one for you... boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/16...

King of Tarts

Pucker up and play by drawing and discarding sequential sets of cards to win tokens. Can you be the first to collect 6 identical Sour Power Tokens and win? 52 card deck and 80 sour power tokens.

boardgamegeek.com

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Jul 5

What on earth were 36% of people thinking?!

Question asking about a football tournament that Sweden were definitely involved in from the question, with 36% picking an answer that didn't include Sweden

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Jun 29

Is it Spitalfields market?

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Jun 22

*Enjoyment levels may vary

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Jun 22

I wonder if I can paste screenshots directly into here to enable everyone to enjoy* the crossword that is available for free at wharf-life.com/read-wharf-l... ?

It's a crossword. The clues are, erm, well... It is available at https://wharf-life.com/read-wharf-life/

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Jun 18

Awww, wonderful you :-) xx

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Jun 14

Thanks @wifiwars.bsky.social , @carolinehardman.bsky.social and I had a brilliant time last night, and always great to see technology being pushed to and beyond the limits

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Jun 7

And no we didn't!!

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Jun 7

We have just spent 10 minutes shouting NO! and THAT'S NOT HOW CLUES WORK!!!

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Jun 7

Crossword fans may enjoy* the cryptic crossword in the fortnightly Wharf Life newspaper at wharf-life.com/read-wharf-l... - image of crossword attached. *will definitely not enjoy

A crossword available at link that some screen readers may be able to do. Though to be honest I wouldn't bother. I mean, things like Devoured Number? (5) is a clue.

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · May 30

Thank you lovely you :-) xx

Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · May 30

Inspired by @carolinehardman.bsky.social 's excellent crosswords (who also gave this the once-over), I've written one myself. It's at mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2456

Cryptic crossword No 2,456 · MyCrossword

Made for cryptic crossword enthusiasts, MyCrossword is a free platform for creating and publishing your own puzzles.

mycrossword.co.uk

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Reposted by Gary Male

Caroline Hardman @carolinehardman.bsky.social · May 28

Finally got around to updating the puzzle design section of my website! Now includes crosswords, some of the newer puzzle hunts, and an easier link for commissions. www.carolinehardman.co.uk/puzzle-design

Puzzle Design | Caroline Hardman

www.carolinehardman.co.uk

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Caroline Hardman @carolinehardman.bsky.social · May 24

New crossword up (finally!) The bright side of having taking a bit longer with this one is that I got to play with some lovely new features on My Crossword, which had an update while I was half way through! mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2449

Cryptic crossword No 2,449 · MyCrossword

Made for cryptic crossword enthusiasts, MyCrossword is a free platform for creating and publishing your own puzzles.

mycrossword.co.uk

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · May 24

Amazing you :-) xx

Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · May 18

That's my next guess for Hide and Peake sorted

Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · May 6

Amazing stuff in this one, do all have a go :-)

Caroline Hardman @carolinehardman.bsky.social · May 6

Another week, another crossword! Thanks, as always, to @gjmale.bsky.social for tweaks, improvements and having the patience of a saint while I worked on this one... www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2413

Cryptic crossword No 2413

Made for cryptic crossword enthusiasts, MyCrossword is a free platform for creating and publishing your own puzzles.

www.mycrossword.co.uk

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · May 6

Awww, lovely you :-) xx

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Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social · Apr 27

More excellence you should all definitely have a go at

Caroline Hardman @carolinehardman.bsky.social · Apr 27

New crossword up! It's always hard to gague difficulty, but this one is possibly a little more challenging than last week's. www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2398

Cryptic crossword No 2398

Made for cryptic crossword enthusiasts, MyCrossword is a free platform for creating and publishing your own puzzles.

www.mycrossword.co.uk

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Caroline Hardman @carolinehardman.bsky.social · Apr 20

Just made my first cryptic contribution to the excellent MyCrossword platform! It's here if you'd like to have a go... www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2387

Cryptic crossword No 2387

Made for cryptic crossword enthusiasts, MyCrossword is a free platform for creating and publishing your own puzzles.

www.mycrossword.co.uk

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