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Neil Alexander
@neilalexander.bsky.social
Bicycle rider, WQuer, once an editor...
New South Wales
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OMD, #WQuers and Blue-Skyers, why are people, usually non-cyclists, constantly trying to re-invent the bicycle, the most efficient form of locomotion ever devised by humanity?

That said, this "Death Trap" is pretty funny:
youtu.be/AB7pBrudFbg?...
This Is The Worst Bicycle I've Ever Reviewed (The Reevo Hubless E-Bike)
YouTube video by Berm Peak
youtu.be
I fear the simplicity of today's My-Newt Crypticle solution portends ill for tomorrow's traditional Friyay Hardday, #WQuers 😬

12 February, 2026
""Never coming back!" Dining experience ends with cold dish?" (7)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under par (9,328 solvers)
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February 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM
My-Newt Crypticle's clue is not quite as convoluted today as yesterday's was, TF, #WQuers

11 February, 2026
"Repeat this passage: “Ruthless truth boothed by uncouth sleuth”" (7)
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🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (9,460 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
February 10, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Credit to my smart wife for helping me with this otherwise incomprehensible My-Newt Crypticle CC clue, #WQuers 😄

10 February, 2026
"For example, an elephant over 50 reproduced three times" (10)
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🏆 1 hints – 4 under par (41,068 solvers so far).
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February 10, 2026 at 7:55 AM
OMD, #WQuers and Blue-Skyers, why are people, usually non-cyclists, constantly trying to re-invent the bicycle, the most efficient form of locomotion ever devised by humanity?

That said, this "Death Trap" is pretty funny:
youtu.be/AB7pBrudFbg?...
This Is The Worst Bicycle I've Ever Reviewed (The Reevo Hubless E-Bike)
YouTube video by Berm Peak
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 AM
My-Newt Crypticle 9 February, 2026
"How illusionist disguises a dead giveaway?" (4)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (9,065 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
#WQuers
February 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
A maddening My-Newt Crypticle clue today, #WQuers 😆

8 February, 2026
"Break free from hunter's latest bird trap" (4)
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🏆 1 hints – 1 under the community par (35,983 solvers so far).
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February 8, 2026 at 6:30 AM
I guess it is, #WQuers 😃

My-Newt Crypticle - 7 February, 2026
"Anagram indicator? Yes - here, every single word is!" (10)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (13,715 solvers so far).
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February 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
##TwoThirdsTermTony, the unflushable turd
#Auspol
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 AM
CC is back, and he's being tricky, #WQuers

My-Newt Crypticle - 6 February, 2026
"Pit players or co-captain against six highest-rated centres?" (9)
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🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (6,943 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
February 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
My-Newt Crypticle not defying my belief that I could solve an LR today. But I suspect CC (Cory) is due to return soon to really challenge us all...😃

5 February, 2026
"Car somersaults during distance event, defying belief" (7)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (8,708 solvers)
#WQuers
February 5, 2026 at 8:39 AM
This photo, you mean?

OK then, I wouldn't want to upset poor old Rupie...

Oops 🤷‍♂️
Please do not share this photo - it will trigger the indoctrinated right wing and right wing media

@theaustralian.bsky.social @skynewsaust.bsky.social @benfordham.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 AM
My-Newt Crypticle is all about real life today, #WQuers 😃

4 February, 2026
"Behind schedule, chasing trains, I went express internationally?" (9)
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🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (6,310 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
February 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
My-Newt Crypticle is quite cryptic today, I think, #Wquers. Though not in an especially hard way 😃

3 February, 2026
"Ground uneven! Pesky mole!" (3)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (16,253 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
February 2, 2026 at 11:47 PM
An intriguingly devious My-Newt Crypticle clue today, #WQuers 😃

2 February, 2026
"Satisfactory sausage misses first and second medals for delicacy" (7)
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🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (6,103 solvers so far).
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February 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Simple Sunday month-starting My-Newt Crypticle today, #WQuers 😃

1 February, 2026
"Opening two letters from clown, touchingly sad?" (4)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (14,225 solvers so far).
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January 31, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Reposted by Neil Alexander
Politics Girl has a gift for laying it all out there. My exception to spending will be subscribing to her today and I’m pretty sure that’s an appropriate exception. @politicsgirl.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 12:10 PM
My-Newt Crypticle is a bit on the easy side today, #WQuers 😃
You've got this, Robyn 😁

31 January, already? Where did that month go??
"Plain, unsalted barnacle" (4)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (10,730 solvers so far).
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January 30, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Reposted by Neil Alexander
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
My-Newt Crypticle is easier than it might, at first, look, #WQuers

30 January, 2026
"Fig 'n' ram!" (5,7)
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🏆 0 hints – 6 under the community par (7,213 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
January 29, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Extremely frustrating but, ultimately, a satisfyingly clever My-Newt Crypticle clue, #WQuers 😄

29 January, 2026
"Right Hook! Left Jab! Counter! Counter!" (3)
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🏆 1 hints – 1 under the community par (11,190 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

What do you reckon, Robyn? Easy?
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 AM
My-Newt Crypticle, ##WQuers 😃

28 January, 2026
"Doctor transplants heart with heart of one!" (5)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (7,170 solvers so far).
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January 27, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Another My-Newt Crypticle you'll enjoy, Robyn 😆
#WQuers

27 January, 2026
"Wolf pack roved with uncertainty, initially turning back" (6)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (6,483 solvers so far).
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January 26, 2026 at 9:49 PM
And yet, this is the type of clue you purport to hate, Robyn!
#WQuers
#WQuers Yes, Neil, way too easy.

Minute Cryptic - 26 January, 2026
"Son, I'm cut! Chopped a digit off, maybe?" (8)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (14,308 solvers so far).
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January 26, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Bit easy My-Newt Crypticle, #WQuers? 😁

26 January, 2026
"Son, I'm cut! Chopped a digit off, maybe?" (8)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (12,298 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
January 25, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Woohoo, #WQuers!
#WQuers, Yes @neilalexander.bsky.social, I found a moment.

Minute Cryptic - 23 January, 2026
"_ < 20?" (10)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (39,938 solvers so far).
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January 23, 2026 at 9:15 PM