Rob Jacques
@knutcrosswords.bsky.social
Cryptic crossword compiler for The Indy & The Blizzard (as Knut), The FT (Julius), The Daily Telegraph (Toughies as Hudson), The Times (QC as Bjorn) and The Observer (Calypso)
Location: Freiburg, Black Forest
Location: Freiburg, Black Forest
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Goodnight, John Virgo, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest
February 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Goodnight, John Virgo, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest
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February 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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This is not turning out to be the investment I had hoped for.
February 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This is not turning out to be the investment I had hoped for.
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Sadly, this is NOT satire.
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Sadly, this is NOT satire.
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Gordon gets to throw one last stapler
February 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Gordon gets to throw one last stapler
Are US networks likely to cover the small matter of the man who was until recently the UK's Ambassador to Washington being forced to resign his seat in the House of Lords and most probably face a criminal investigation by the police following revelations in #TheEpsteinFiles ?
February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Are US networks likely to cover the small matter of the man who was until recently the UK's Ambassador to Washington being forced to resign his seat in the House of Lords and most probably face a criminal investigation by the police following revelations in #TheEpsteinFiles ?
A simple plot in which Karla simply bunged venal Westerners enormous amounts of cash and laid on stomach-churning honeytraps would not have required Le Carre to do much by way of complex tradecraft development
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
A simple plot in which Karla simply bunged venal Westerners enormous amounts of cash and laid on stomach-churning honeytraps would not have required Le Carre to do much by way of complex tradecraft development
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Ian Hislop, Private Eye’s editor, said: “It’s nice to see that Private Eye was getting close enough to the truth fifteen years ago to make some really appalling people – and their fine upstanding legal representatives – nervous.
🧵3/5
🧵3/5
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Ian Hislop, Private Eye’s editor, said: “It’s nice to see that Private Eye was getting close enough to the truth fifteen years ago to make some really appalling people – and their fine upstanding legal representatives – nervous.
🧵3/5
🧵3/5
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Looking back fondly on this quote Mandelson gave me last September
"I do not, and have never, lobbied government on behalf of any commercial interest," he added.
February 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Looking back fondly on this quote Mandelson gave me last September
Maybe Mandelson could do the decent thing and spill his guts to the spooks about everything he knows, has seen and has done.
Might need to avoid open windows in tall buildings for a bit but them's the breaks, as Boris Johnson would say.
Might need to avoid open windows in tall buildings for a bit but them's the breaks, as Boris Johnson would say.
February 3, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Maybe Mandelson could do the decent thing and spill his guts to the spooks about everything he knows, has seen and has done.
Might need to avoid open windows in tall buildings for a bit but them's the breaks, as Boris Johnson would say.
Might need to avoid open windows in tall buildings for a bit but them's the breaks, as Boris Johnson would say.
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Is this the sort of thing that should get you THE GAOL?
February 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Is this the sort of thing that should get you THE GAOL?
Thoughts with the innocent stoats forced to pay the ultimate price to provide ermine for Peter Mandelson and Michelle Mone
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Thoughts with the innocent stoats forced to pay the ultimate price to provide ermine for Peter Mandelson and Michelle Mone
Peels adornment off disgraced scumbag (5,9)
February 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Peels adornment off disgraced scumbag (5,9)
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“I don’t know anything about it” says the guy who posted 3x about it on Friday and Saturday
February 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM
“I don’t know anything about it” says the guy who posted 3x about it on Friday and Saturday
End of Peter Mandelson? (4)
February 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
End of Peter Mandelson? (4)
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I bet he’s sweating now.
February 1, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I bet he’s sweating now.
In the general run of things, I find myself by and large opposed to the concept of military coups.
However.
However.
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
In the general run of things, I find myself by and large opposed to the concept of military coups.
However.
However.
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Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes, thoughtes, ideas? Trye a tarot deck ynstead. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes, not evil.
January 31, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes, thoughtes, ideas? Trye a tarot deck ynstead. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes, not evil.
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Delighted, as Rowland, to be joining the team at @economist.com with a gentle Saturday cryptic.
Samples:
North America should follow Article 10, one feels (7)
Country intended to have rupees instead of India? (6)
What leads debate about Irish legislation? (4)
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Samples:
North America should follow Article 10, one feels (7)
Country intended to have rupees instead of India? (6)
What leads debate about Irish legislation? (4)
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Weekend crossword for Jan 31st 2026
A weekend crossword based on the week’s news
www.economist.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Delighted, as Rowland, to be joining the team at @economist.com with a gentle Saturday cryptic.
Samples:
North America should follow Article 10, one feels (7)
Country intended to have rupees instead of India? (6)
What leads debate about Irish legislation? (4)
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Samples:
North America should follow Article 10, one feels (7)
Country intended to have rupees instead of India? (6)
What leads debate about Irish legislation? (4)
www.economist.com/interactive/...
I set the cryptic crossword in this weekend's edition of the @financialtimes.com.
Sample clue:
One in transition might acquire this derivatives house (7,8)
Solve the puzzle on the FT app, or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/8b32...
Sample clue:
One in transition might acquire this derivatives house (7,8)
Solve the puzzle on the FT app, or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/8b32...
FT Crossword: Number 18,282
www.ft.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:07 AM
I set the cryptic crossword in this weekend's edition of the @financialtimes.com.
Sample clue:
One in transition might acquire this derivatives house (7,8)
Solve the puzzle on the FT app, or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/8b32...
Sample clue:
One in transition might acquire this derivatives house (7,8)
Solve the puzzle on the FT app, or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/8b32...
That's EPSTEIN ISLAND (anag of *isn't penalised)
Depraved conduct here isn't penalised, shockingly (7,6)
Elon Musk, refusing: "Hey man, when can I come to Epstein Island"
January 31, 2026 at 8:04 AM
That's EPSTEIN ISLAND (anag of *isn't penalised)
Depraved conduct here isn't penalised, shockingly (7,6)
Elon Musk, refusing: "Hey man, when can I come to Epstein Island"
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Depraved conduct here isn't penalised, shockingly (7,6)