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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@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
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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...
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I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian:
Reform or Richard Tice’s getting a seat (9,5)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
Reform or Richard Tice’s getting a seat (9,5)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Guardian:
Reform or Richard Tice’s getting a seat (9,5)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
Reform or Richard Tice’s getting a seat (9,5)
crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....
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The power of Crufts compels you
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The power of Crufts compels you
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Very pleased indeed to have had the opportunity to compile today's Times Crossword.
www.thetimes.com/puzzles/cros...
www.thetimes.com/puzzles/cros...
Times Cryptic No 29398 | Puzzles | The Times & The Sunday Times
Times Cryptic No 29398
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Very pleased indeed to have had the opportunity to compile today's Times Crossword.
www.thetimes.com/puzzles/cros...
www.thetimes.com/puzzles/cros...
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Not just the end of an era, but actually quite devastating news for anyone interested in the UK. Few people (including native Brits) have the capacity to explain the UK like AD. She has an eye for the problems - but always with deep sympathy, profound knowledge and a desire to truly understand.
So, my dear German followers...some News "in eigener Sache"!
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Annette Dittert war für die ARD als Korrespondentin in verschiedenen Ländern, über viele Jahre geprägt hat sie aber vor allem die Berichterstattung aus Großbritannien. Nun verabschiedet sie sich von der ARD, aber nicht aus London
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Not just the end of an era, but actually quite devastating news for anyone interested in the UK. Few people (including native Brits) have the capacity to explain the UK like AD. She has an eye for the problems - but always with deep sympathy, profound knowledge and a desire to truly understand.
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I’m fairly certain that’s the name of a small Welsh village.
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m fairly certain that’s the name of a small Welsh village.
I set the cryptic crossword on the back page of today's Telegraph.
Sample clue: Beat Peterboro' Utd on pens (5)
Sample clue: Beat Peterboro' Utd on pens (5)
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I set the cryptic crossword on the back page of today's Telegraph.
Sample clue: Beat Peterboro' Utd on pens (5)
Sample clue: Beat Peterboro' Utd on pens (5)
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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I set today's cryptic in the Indy. Including:
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent
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puzzles.independent.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I set today's cryptic in the Indy. Including:
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
Spinning throw breaks dish (4,3)
Fighting has mainly imposed on US? (4,7)
Provoke Gregorian at the outset with year missing from their calendar? (4)
Solve for free here: puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
OK everyone...in today's Accidents Around The Home workshop we'll be discussing the topic "Knives - can they be *too* sharp?"
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
OK everyone...in today's Accidents Around The Home workshop we'll be discussing the topic "Knives - can they be *too* sharp?"
Never mind Tim Davie Robbie Gibb and Panorama telling it like it is re Trump BBC please focus on the important stuff and MIX UP THE BLEEDIN' #TOTP EPISODES ON BBC4 A BIT FFS
November 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Never mind Tim Davie Robbie Gibb and Panorama telling it like it is re Trump BBC please focus on the important stuff and MIX UP THE BLEEDIN' #TOTP EPISODES ON BBC4 A BIT FFS
Saucy hour here at the cricket (5)
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Saucy hour here at the cricket (5)
Tonight's inexplicable, infuriating insomnia earworm is I Saw The Light by Todd Rundgren
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Tonight's inexplicable, infuriating insomnia earworm is I Saw The Light by Todd Rundgren
I regret to inform you that this is a Spoonerism of "backin' the Jocks" to give jack-in-the-box.
The enumeration should've been hyphenated, soz...
The enumeration should've been hyphenated, soz...
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I regret to inform you that this is a Spoonerism of "backin' the Jocks" to give jack-in-the-box.
The enumeration should've been hyphenated, soz...
The enumeration should've been hyphenated, soz...
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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New MRI, please.
Trump: "They had restrictions on water. It comes down from heaven. You want to wash your hands, or like me, you wash your hair. I lather up. There's no water. I won't mention the 3rd item in the bc I always get criticized. If you don't know what I'm talking about you shouldn't be owning a McDonalds"
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New MRI, please.
Hungary Sick as Parrott Over The Moon
November 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hungary Sick as Parrott Over The Moon
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Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
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Stag, South-west London
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Stag, South-west London
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He stees you when you're stleeping.
November 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
He stees you when you're stleeping.