Liari
@liari.bsky.social
Orthopaedic research engineer, mom, crossword setter for The Independent and The Browser, http://liaricryptics.blogspot.com, http://mycrossword.co.uk; as Potoroo w/ @mpcryptics
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Puzzlers! Solve a present problem and do your bit for BBC Children in Need Day: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/11/14/3... #BBCChildrenInNeed @rnib.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Puzzlers! Solve a present problem and do your bit for BBC Children in Need Day: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/11/14/3... #BBCChildrenInNeed @rnib.bsky.social
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I'm in the Independent again! (Bluejacket #5, 12199, Thu 13th Nov 25)
5a: Pawn captures are the safe play against white's openings (4-3)
6d: Linking sci-fi movie up with horror movie (9)
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
5a: Pawn captures are the safe play against white's openings (4-3)
6d: Linking sci-fi movie up with horror movie (9)
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
The Independent's Cryptic Crossword | Play Online for Free | Independent
Play The Independent's Cryptic Crossword instantly online. The Independent's Cryptic Crossword is a fun and engaging Online game from The Independent. Play it and other games from The Independent.
puzzles.independent.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I'm in the Independent again! (Bluejacket #5, 12199, Thu 13th Nov 25)
5a: Pawn captures are the safe play against white's openings (4-3)
6d: Linking sci-fi movie up with horror movie (9)
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
5a: Pawn captures are the safe play against white's openings (4-3)
6d: Linking sci-fi movie up with horror movie (9)
puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...
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I wrote a blog post for @mycrossword.co.uk about how setters can identify and calibrate how difficult (or otherwise) their own puzzles are:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/the-dif...
If you’re a setter, an aspiring setter or just curious as to how these things work - give it 4 minutes of your time! 😊
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/the-dif...
If you’re a setter, an aspiring setter or just curious as to how these things work - give it 4 minutes of your time! 😊
The Difficulty Dial · MyCrossword
As a cryptic crossword setter you don't always know exactly how difficult or otherwise your own puzzle is - they're all easy when you know the answers! And e...
www.mycrossword.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I wrote a blog post for @mycrossword.co.uk about how setters can identify and calibrate how difficult (or otherwise) their own puzzles are:
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/the-dif...
If you’re a setter, an aspiring setter or just curious as to how these things work - give it 4 minutes of your time! 😊
www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/the-dif...
If you’re a setter, an aspiring setter or just curious as to how these things work - give it 4 minutes of your time! 😊
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New blog post ✍️ 🧩 www.alyscummings.com/post/cryptic...
Cryptics: a new newsletter, a new magazine
Crosswords had a real boom in the Golden Age of mystery writing in the 1920s and 30s - and it feels as if mystery novels and crosswords are in a big period of growth again, 100 years on. I am very muc...
www.alyscummings.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New blog post ✍️ 🧩 www.alyscummings.com/post/cryptic...
Make that 1400. Sorry.
So many MyCrossword puzzles to catch up on. Going to stream today at 1300 GMT, solving puzzles by @wyrd.systems, @henriwords.com, @pantherapuzzles.bsky.social, @postmarkcryptic.bsky.social, @clairebennie.bsky.social and maybe more.
twitch.tv/liari77
twitch.tv/liari77
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Make that 1400. Sorry.
So many MyCrossword puzzles to catch up on. Going to stream today at 1300 GMT, solving puzzles by @wyrd.systems, @henriwords.com, @pantherapuzzles.bsky.social, @postmarkcryptic.bsky.social, @clairebennie.bsky.social and maybe more.
twitch.tv/liari77
twitch.tv/liari77
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
So many MyCrossword puzzles to catch up on. Going to stream today at 1300 GMT, solving puzzles by @wyrd.systems, @henriwords.com, @pantherapuzzles.bsky.social, @postmarkcryptic.bsky.social, @clairebennie.bsky.social and maybe more.
twitch.tv/liari77
twitch.tv/liari77
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Puzzle editing is all done for Issue 2. Thanks @archelina.bsky.social, @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social, @liari.bsky.social & @henriwords.com, & all the setters!
Now onto the design phase...
Sign up for the mailing list over at unchcrosswords.com so you'll be the first to know when we open pre-sales!
Now onto the design phase...
Sign up for the mailing list over at unchcrosswords.com so you'll be the first to know when we open pre-sales!
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Puzzle editing is all done for Issue 2. Thanks @archelina.bsky.social, @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social, @liari.bsky.social & @henriwords.com, & all the setters!
Now onto the design phase...
Sign up for the mailing list over at unchcrosswords.com so you'll be the first to know when we open pre-sales!
Now onto the design phase...
Sign up for the mailing list over at unchcrosswords.com so you'll be the first to know when we open pre-sales!
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If you've enjoyed Issue #1 - and I hope you have! - please sign up for updates and order #2 when it's available
November 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If you've enjoyed Issue #1 - and I hope you have! - please sign up for updates and order #2 when it's available
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If you've already got a copy of Issue 1 of Unch, now is a good time to sign up for updates so you are ready to pre-order Issue 2.
If you haven't got a copy of Issue 1 of Unch yet, now is a good time to buy one before we completely run out.
Either way, the place to do that is:
unchcrosswords.com
If you haven't got a copy of Issue 1 of Unch yet, now is a good time to buy one before we completely run out.
Either way, the place to do that is:
unchcrosswords.com
Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
unchcrosswords.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
If you've already got a copy of Issue 1 of Unch, now is a good time to sign up for updates so you are ready to pre-order Issue 2.
If you haven't got a copy of Issue 1 of Unch yet, now is a good time to buy one before we completely run out.
Either way, the place to do that is:
unchcrosswords.com
If you haven't got a copy of Issue 1 of Unch yet, now is a good time to buy one before we completely run out.
Either way, the place to do that is:
unchcrosswords.com
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I can't be in York today but have sent a clue via the Platypus hivemind. Hope it's a good weekend. mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2788
Cryptic crossword No 2,788 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,788 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by Platypus. Published Sat 25 Oct 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
mycrossword.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I can't be in York today but have sent a clue via the Platypus hivemind. Hope it's a good weekend. mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2788
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And if you’re into – or curious to try – cryptic crosswords, grab your copy of issue one here: unchcrosswords.com
Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
unchcrosswords.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
And if you’re into – or curious to try – cryptic crosswords, grab your copy of issue one here: unchcrosswords.com
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So, here’s a nice thing I’ve just designed: Unch, a new independent magazine by and for cryptic crossword setters and solvers
October 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So, here’s a nice thing I’ve just designed: Unch, a new independent magazine by and for cryptic crossword setters and solvers
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October 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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More ordered and posted today!
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
More ordered and posted today!
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I've now posted out all the pre-sale copies (thanks so much everyone!), and they should be arriving to UK people in the next couple of days.
Sales are now open at unchcrosswords.com - while stocks last!
#cryptic #crosswords
Sales are now open at unchcrosswords.com - while stocks last!
#cryptic #crosswords
Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
unchcrosswords.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I've now posted out all the pre-sale copies (thanks so much everyone!), and they should be arriving to UK people in the next couple of days.
Sales are now open at unchcrosswords.com - while stocks last!
#cryptic #crosswords
Sales are now open at unchcrosswords.com - while stocks last!
#cryptic #crosswords
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If you haven’t listened to this yet, you probably should 👍
Do we “regret Denis”? No, he’s right up our street, so pack some poems in your duffel bag and head for #offgridpod! https://offgrid.tlmb.net/2025/09/28/censor-mayonnaise-jingles-ep-60/
**Censor Mayonnaise Jingles – Ep. 60**
In which we Censor Mayonnaise Jingles, tut at grave-robbers, locate hats, hunt the snark in a poem, and try to translate backwards.
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If you’d like to know where all that comes from, please click play: […]
https://offgrid.tlmb.net/2025/09/28/censor-mayonnaise-jingles-ep-60/
offgrid.tlmb.net
October 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If you haven’t listened to this yet, you probably should 👍
Stream starting in less than an hour. Going to tackle some puzzles on MyCrossword by @henriwords.com, Gennaro, @mycrossword.co.uk, @bendrobinson.bsky.social and dare I say, @tpgrammar.bsky.social.
twitch.tv/liari77
twitch.tv/liari77
October 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Stream starting in less than an hour. Going to tackle some puzzles on MyCrossword by @henriwords.com, Gennaro, @mycrossword.co.uk, @bendrobinson.bsky.social and dare I say, @tpgrammar.bsky.social.
twitch.tv/liari77
twitch.tv/liari77
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YAY we did it 🎉 and if you think you might have been the person who placed the fateful order, IT WAS YOU! so thank you very much, we hope you enjoy the puzzles 😁
Hey, if you haven’t yet pre-ordered your copy of issue 1 of Unch then you should do so NOW as you could be the lucky person who tips the orders over a Specific Round Number and a kind of Initial Sales Target and if you do that you get a Special Gift*
* our warm thoughts
unchcrosswords.com
* our warm thoughts
unchcrosswords.com
Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
unchcrosswords.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
YAY we did it 🎉 and if you think you might have been the person who placed the fateful order, IT WAS YOU! so thank you very much, we hope you enjoy the puzzles 😁
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Hey, if you haven’t yet pre-ordered your copy of issue 1 of Unch then you should do so NOW as you could be the lucky person who tips the orders over a Specific Round Number and a kind of Initial Sales Target and if you do that you get a Special Gift*
* our warm thoughts
unchcrosswords.com
* our warm thoughts
unchcrosswords.com
Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
unchcrosswords.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hey, if you haven’t yet pre-ordered your copy of issue 1 of Unch then you should do so NOW as you could be the lucky person who tips the orders over a Specific Round Number and a kind of Initial Sales Target and if you do that you get a Special Gift*
* our warm thoughts
unchcrosswords.com
* our warm thoughts
unchcrosswords.com
I don't think I have ever clued this one. It's going on my list of seed birds. Look how lovely he is!
An outstanding Wryneck portrait was Monday's Photo of the Week:
Photo of the Week: 8-14 September 2025
Wryneck is the subject of BirdGuides Photo of the Week for 8-14 September 2025. This week's winning image was taken by Bob Howe.
bit.ly
September 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I don't think I have ever clued this one. It's going on my list of seed birds. Look how lovely he is!
Stream will be tomorrow afternoon. It's looking like Friday may be the best day for streaming during this school year.
Get those recommendations in.
Get those recommendations in.
September 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Stream will be tomorrow afternoon. It's looking like Friday may be the best day for streaming during this school year.
Get those recommendations in.
Get those recommendations in.
