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Bicycle rider, WQuer, once an editor...
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Neil Alexander @neilalexander.bsky.social · 12d
The 29 Days of New Zealand

Day 29: Leaving Christchurch (& NZ)

Hmmm, take tram to airport? Nah, it don't go there, & hire car needs returning at the terminal, anyway.
This is Chch's Eat Street - restaurants, takeaways, dessert, & ice cream shops everywhere.
Random pedestrian says "Later, dudes"
An electric tram rumbles slowly through a pedestrian mall flanked by buildings painted alternately blue, beige, and green, with seating in front of them for patrons to eat at the various restaurants in the street. On the left of the shot, a mother lifts up a young child who is waving happily to the people in the tram A man in a red jumper and black pants, wearing a panama hat, stands in front of a wall covered in multicoloured posters, while he adjusts his sunglasses
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Paul Keating speaking in parliament on the condolence motion on John Kerr. (completely ad-libbed)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hx8...
Paul Keating on the Sir John Kerr condolence motion
YouTube video by AusQuestionTime
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
neilalexander.bsky.social
My-Newt Crypticle took me far too long today, #WQuers 😡

11 November, 2025
"See outspoken farmers pouring heart out. They live off the land?" (9)
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🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (13,260 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

#ValeGough Never forget The Dismissal
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
neilalexander.bsky.social
A fairly simple My-Newt Crypticle today, #WQuers, ideal for a bleary Monday 😃

10 November, 2025
"Black sheep beginning to moo if it's confused" (6)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (5,888 solvers so far).
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November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
neilalexander.bsky.social
Simple Sunday My-Newt Crypticle, #WQuers 😃

9 November, 2025
"NOO! SNOW AT 180º? Time to get drenched" (7)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (3,443 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
neilalexander.bsky.social
My-Newt Crypticle was a bit hard, but ultimately "D'OH!!" 🤦‍♂️, today, #WQuers 😆

8 November, 2025
"Shivers after hour spent devouring "50 Shades of Grey"" (7)
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🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (4,503 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
neilalexander.bsky.social
Happy Friyay, #WQuers 😃
Today's My-Newt Crypticle shouldn't take you very long 😁

7 November, 2025
"Water-deprived pharaoh dies after mixing up directions to Eden" (8)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (5,153 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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strictlychristo.bsky.social
Europeans have been going viral on TikTok by mocking the American dream and trolling Americans.
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
neilalexander.bsky.social
Busy day, so getting the My-Newt Crypticle out of the way early, #WQuers 😃

Cwite a clever clue 🤣

6 November, 2025
"Location housing administration's leader!?" (6)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (3,183 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Donald: "I took– Those are very hard– They're really aptitude tests, I guess, in a certain way, but they're cognitive tests."

They are actually dementia screenings. And you are only asked by a doctor to take one if they notice cognitive decline.
www.youtube.com/shorts/omTd0...
How to cognitive
YouTube video by Sarah Cooper
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
"exododus"

The New York Post: Come for the shameless propaganda, stay for the embarrassing illiteracy.
November 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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myhandleistaken.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
neilalexander.bsky.social
A perfectly comprehensible My-Newt Crypticle clue today, #WQuers 😃🤪

5 November, 2025
"Tap spade over ground" (9)
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🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (5,153 solvers so far).
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November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
neilalexander.bsky.social
My-Newt Crypticle is a tricky little bugger today, #WQuers 😃

4 November, 2025
"Root canal ache really starts with decay" (6)
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🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (5,715 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
November 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
neilalexander.bsky.social
This My-Newt Crypticle clue seemed incomprehensible at first, #WQuers, but then 🤦‍♂️

3 November, 2025
"Slim odds of solving that" (6)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (5,740 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
November 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
neilalexander.bsky.social
I found this to be a simple solve, #WQuers 😃

How did you go?

2 November, 2025
"Swarming bumble bees escape stubborn beast" (4)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (4,670 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
November 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Reposted by Neil Alexander
catguymike.bsky.social
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to guess whether this is real or parody.
I will reveal the answer tomorrow.
October 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
neilalexander.bsky.social
If you're not seduced by this My-Newt Crypticle clue, #WQuers, then you're just not interested in Crypticling 😂

1 November, 2025
"Seductive, romantic guy dumped after ‘mid’ sex" (6)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (9,013 solvers so far).
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November 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
neilalexander.bsky.social
In the sexy sixes for Halloween, #WQuers 😁

squareword.org 1369: 7 guesses

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<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1369
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 AM
neilalexander.bsky.social
A scary Halloween My-Newt Crypticle today, #WQuers, but not too hard 😃

31 October, 2025
"Stalked in bed, werewolf returned after we drifted off?" (6)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (11,495 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
October 31, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Reposted by Neil Alexander
courageousgirl2.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies aged 93
Actor portrayed Sybil Fawlty and later charmed viewers with her canal boat journeys alongside husband Timothy West
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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crowbar.wtf
Pandora - Walkthrough

#CaravanRenovation
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
neilalexander.bsky.social
I can't help thinking today's My-Newt Crypticle clue is a bit like a horse designed by a committee, #WQuers. Only it's not a camel, either 🤷‍♂️

30 October 2025
"Summer read “D” from “A-Z”?" (5)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (5,200 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
October 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
neilalexander.bsky.social
The 29 Days of New Zealand

Day 28: Christchurch

A 3rd & final visit, for a walk along the Avon River which bisects the city & Botanic Gardens. Its briskly flowing, but relatively shallow, waters are home to an abundance of eels. Punting is a popular tourist experience, akin to a Venice gondola
The clear, cool waters of the Avon River flow through the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, a popular and relaxing venue for walking with its green, grassy banks, many winding paths, bridges, and giant trees and unusual plants from all over the world. The grey stone wall next to the path here was built as a memorial to those who died in the devastating 2011 earthquake
October 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
neilalexander.bsky.social
Today's My-Newt Crypticle clue was so convoluted it made me dizzy, #WQuers. D.A.M.N.U, DA!! 🤕

28 October, 2025
"Retiring police diver oddly wanting to refrain from farming" (1,1,1,1,1)
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🏆 1 hints – 1 under the community par (6,640 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
October 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
neilalexander.bsky.social
Not sure how I let today's My-Newt Crypticle clue psych me out for so long, #WQuers 🤷‍♂️

27 October, 2025
"Early alien race with many legs" (5)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (19,233 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM