Tilsit
@tilsit999.bsky.social
Cryptic crossword lover, bridge player and quiz nut. Run the wonderful Wednesday night QVQL (with a little help!) - a free individual quiz.
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A royal now banished to Sandringham,
Who said other people were slandringham,
Is now an ex-Prince
Who failed to convince
King Charles Epstein hadn't been pandringham.
Who said other people were slandringham,
Is now an ex-Prince
Who failed to convince
King Charles Epstein hadn't been pandringham.
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
A royal now banished to Sandringham,
Who said other people were slandringham,
Is now an ex-Prince
Who failed to convince
King Charles Epstein hadn't been pandringham.
Who said other people were slandringham,
Is now an ex-Prince
Who failed to convince
King Charles Epstein hadn't been pandringham.
Any sign of the Unch magazine?
October 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Any sign of the Unch magazine?
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In @theipaper.com #Weekend, #Inquisitor 1928: Dyno-Rod by Triton; Solution 1926: Encyclopaedia by Kirsanov @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
In @theipaper.com #Weekend, #Inquisitor 1928: Dyno-Rod by Triton; Solution 1926: Encyclopaedia by Kirsanov @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
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Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Awards title for limo-hire business? (6) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Awards title for limo-hire business? (6) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social
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Is it "accidentally" or "by accident"? Anyway, I sawed my assistant in half
September 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Is it "accidentally" or "by accident"? Anyway, I sawed my assistant in half
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Sample from today's @theguardian.com Enigmatist Prize Xword (no spoilers please): He makes a hole in one tree (4) www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p... @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social
Prize crossword No 29,805
Prize crossword No 29,805
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Sample from today's @theguardian.com Enigmatist Prize Xword (no spoilers please): He makes a hole in one tree (4) www.theguardian.com/crosswords/p... @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social
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In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1923: Parallels by Apt; Solution 1921: Friends of Mine by Kruger @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1923: Parallels by Apt; Solution 1921: Friends of Mine by Kruger @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1923: Parallels by Apt; Solution 1921: Friends of Mine by Kruger @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1923: Parallels by Apt; Solution 1921: Friends of Mine by Kruger @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
Take a look at 8 down in Today’s Guardian Prize and 29 across in Today’s Times Prize!
#crypticcrosswords
#crypticcrosswords
August 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Take a look at 8 down in Today’s Guardian Prize and 29 across in Today’s Times Prize!
#crypticcrosswords
#crypticcrosswords
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Half-cut relatives start to hanker for new set of crosswords (4)
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Unch Crosswords
Unch Crossword Magazine
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August 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Half-cut relatives start to hanker for new set of crosswords (4)
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Dedicated to @timlihoreau.bsky.social, this sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Go on eating a single sausage (9) @derekharrison.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Dedicated to @timlihoreau.bsky.social, this sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Go on eating a single sausage (9) @derekharrison.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social
Can ‘game’ be used as an anagram indicator?
July 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Can ‘game’ be used as an anagram indicator?
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In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1918: Taken for a Ride by Vismut; Solution 1916: Workout by Poat @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1918: Taken for a Ride by Vismut; Solution 1916: Workout by Poat @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
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Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Joe storms after Mike (2,7) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Sample clue from today's Elgar @telegraphnews.bsky.social #Toughie: Joe storms after Mike (2,7) @derekharrison.bsky.social @timlihoreau.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social @knutcrosswords.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social
Badenoch’s shifflibg her team and bringing James Dimly back. So it's bye to the useless Stride then?
July 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Badenoch’s shifflibg her team and bringing James Dimly back. So it's bye to the useless Stride then?
A new one for my silly street name collection.
July 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A new one for my silly street name collection.
Found it. They have brought the closing date ‚forward‘ for postal entries.
cdn.observer.co.uk/media/docume...
cdn.observer.co.uk/media/docume...
cdn.observer.co.uk
July 13, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Found it. They have brought the closing date ‚forward‘ for postal entries.
cdn.observer.co.uk/media/docume...
cdn.observer.co.uk/media/docume...
A shame the Pbserver couldn’t bring itself to post the first Gemelo puzzle today. @alanconnor.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 5:33 AM
A shame the Pbserver couldn’t bring itself to post the first Gemelo puzzle today. @alanconnor.bsky.social
I win as manager? Maybe most of the time! (6, 7) #crypticcrosswords
July 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I win as manager? Maybe most of the time! (6, 7) #crypticcrosswords
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After 53 years of setting weekly crosswords, Azed is to share the load. He will continue to set the puzzles on the first Sunday of the month and judge the clues. On the other weeks the setter will be Gemelo, Colin Thomas aka Twin.
The latest Azed Slip is here.
www.crossword.org.uk/Azed2763.pdf
The latest Azed Slip is here.
www.crossword.org.uk/Azed2763.pdf
www.crossword.org.uk
July 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
After 53 years of setting weekly crosswords, Azed is to share the load. He will continue to set the puzzles on the first Sunday of the month and judge the clues. On the other weeks the setter will be Gemelo, Colin Thomas aka Twin.
The latest Azed Slip is here.
www.crossword.org.uk/Azed2763.pdf
The latest Azed Slip is here.
www.crossword.org.uk/Azed2763.pdf
Another cracker from Brendan in today’s Graun
A strongman endlessly confused (8)
A strongman endlessly confused (8)
July 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Another cracker from Brendan in today’s Graun
A strongman endlessly confused (8)
A strongman endlessly confused (8)
Looks like the Big Dave community shunned me because I dared not to like yesterday’s Toughie. :(
July 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Looks like the Big Dave community shunned me because I dared not to like yesterday’s Toughie. :(
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Find Duncan Shiell's blog for #Inquisitor 1913, What Goes Around by Charybdis, at: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/07/01/i... @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Find Duncan Shiell's blog for #Inquisitor 1913, What Goes Around by Charybdis, at: www.fifteensquared.net/2025/07/01/i... @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
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In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1915: Circle Line/Central Line by Cranberry; Solution 1913: What Goes Around by Charybdis @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
In @theipaper.com Weekend, #Inquisitor 1915: Circle Line/Central Line by Cranberry; Solution 1913: What Goes Around by Charybdis @derekharrison.bsky.social @olyduff.bsky.social @alanconnor.bsky.social @mickhodgkin.bsky.social @somsram.bsky.social @jon-summers.bsky.social @tilsit999.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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I set the cryptic crossword in today's edition of the weekend @financialtimes.com.
Sample clue: Punch in the mouth? We click "UK" and "NHS" to get treatment (7,8).
Solve the puzzle on the FT app or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/a4bf...
Sample clue: Punch in the mouth? We click "UK" and "NHS" to get treatment (7,8).
Solve the puzzle on the FT app or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/a4bf...
FT Crossword: Number 18,099
www.ft.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I set the cryptic crossword in today's edition of the weekend @financialtimes.com.
Sample clue: Punch in the mouth? We click "UK" and "NHS" to get treatment (7,8).
Solve the puzzle on the FT app or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/a4bf...
Sample clue: Punch in the mouth? We click "UK" and "NHS" to get treatment (7,8).
Solve the puzzle on the FT app or print the pdf here:
www.ft.com/content/a4bf...