Mark Dunn
@mdunn1.bsky.social
Tech support for friends and family. Recovering lexicographer. Crossword wrangler.
Killing me Softly, The Fugees
October 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Killing me Softly, The Fugees
Congratulations, don’t let Sisko know you’re taking time off from your day job!
October 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Congratulations, don’t let Sisko know you’re taking time off from your day job!
As well as giving me a better appreciation of the art of the setter ❤️
October 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
As well as giving me a better appreciation of the art of the setter ❤️
I’ll get there in the end but this conversation demonstrates why I’m a solver not a setter!
October 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I’ll get there in the end but this conversation demonstrates why I’m a solver not a setter!
Sensible, for example, when I wear brown under hat (7)
October 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sensible, for example, when I wear brown under hat (7)
Sensible top, thanks India! (7)
October 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Sensible top, thanks India! (7)
I’ve seen that kind of disguise in clues before, but yes it doesn’t seem entirely fair!
October 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I’ve seen that kind of disguise in clues before, but yes it doesn’t seem entirely fair!
Two attorneys general backing crazy lady (4)
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Two attorneys general backing crazy lady (4)
Happy to lend an ear if you’re ever in town and want to unload.
September 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Happy to lend an ear if you’re ever in town and want to unload.
Matthew, I’m so sorry. I promise you it gets easier.
September 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Matthew, I’m so sorry. I promise you it gets easier.
Do you know Matt Kohl? Don’t know if he’s on here but he built www.therightrhymes.com and was a lexicographer to boot!
The Right Rhymes
A Hip-Hop Dictionary
www.therightrhymes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Do you know Matt Kohl? Don’t know if he’s on here but he built www.therightrhymes.com and was a lexicographer to boot!
Haven’t parsed all the clues but celebrating my progress so far with some Elgar 😉
August 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Haven’t parsed all the clues but celebrating my progress so far with some Elgar 😉
A bit late for that but I will take responsibility for my actions, even 34 years ago 😬
July 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A bit late for that but I will take responsibility for my actions, even 34 years ago 😬
Less of an issue for us as our son was already maybe 14 before smartphones became ubiquitous. We take the piss out of each other if we get distracted by the phone. I always try to be an example of using the phone as a tool and not a companion/source of entertainment.
July 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Less of an issue for us as our son was already maybe 14 before smartphones became ubiquitous. We take the piss out of each other if we get distracted by the phone. I always try to be an example of using the phone as a tool and not a companion/source of entertainment.
Now 136. Slightly horrified that my juvenile witterings are available online! 😱
July 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Now 136. Slightly horrified that my juvenile witterings are available online! 😱
Ah I think I see what it must be. Got stuck on "neck" as an obvious fit for part of it.
That was fun! The emergence of the theme was a nice aha moment.
That was fun! The emergence of the theme was a nice aha moment.
July 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Ah I think I see what it must be. Got stuck on "neck" as an obvious fit for part of it.
That was fun! The emergence of the theme was a nice aha moment.
That was fun! The emergence of the theme was a nice aha moment.
Done it apart from the middle cell. I have a tentative idea of what to put there. Perhaps if I stick my neck out you might tell me if I’m heading in the right direction…
July 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Done it apart from the middle cell. I have a tentative idea of what to put there. Perhaps if I stick my neck out you might tell me if I’m heading in the right direction…
Solved most of it but with a few items I could make no sense of. Then realised I’d failed to read the second paragraph of the preamble and finally it made sense!
June 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Solved most of it but with a few items I could make no sense of. Then realised I’d failed to read the second paragraph of the preamble and finally it made sense!
OK, I've not by any means completed this, but got the confrontational strategy and the aptly placed/modified answers (nice!).
Not been able to parse all the clues, and the "unexpected extra" eludes me.
But a fun challenge, you can't win them all!
Not been able to parse all the clues, and the "unexpected extra" eludes me.
But a fun challenge, you can't win them all!
June 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
OK, I've not by any means completed this, but got the confrontational strategy and the aptly placed/modified answers (nice!).
Not been able to parse all the clues, and the "unexpected extra" eludes me.
But a fun challenge, you can't win them all!
Not been able to parse all the clues, and the "unexpected extra" eludes me.
But a fun challenge, you can't win them all!
I wasn’t able to get into it at my first look. I’ll have another stab at it 🤞
June 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I wasn’t able to get into it at my first look. I’ll have another stab at it 🤞
The Inquisitor today is a masterpiece!
June 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Inquisitor today is a masterpiece!
Cool! I'm guessing "eventually" means I will need to replace my old gas boiler while we wait.
June 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Cool! I'm guessing "eventually" means I will need to replace my old gas boiler while we wait.
Paging @annarailton.bsky.social , is this district heating? And could it be extended to housing in Oxford?
June 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Paging @annarailton.bsky.social , is this district heating? And could it be extended to housing in Oxford?