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Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine

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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Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine

Alt: Michael Scott (US Office) saying oh my god okay it's happening .

In which we skip diagonally along on a corduroy trouser rampage, tread lightly lest we tread on your flags, and consider the character of Eddy’s compatriot. PD === Don’t just say to yourself “this one’s for the birds”, click on the player. You know you ought to…. If the player doesn’t show, here’s a direct […] The post Corduroy Trouser Rampage – Ep. 51 appeared first on Off-Grid.

In which we skip diagonally along on a corduroy trouser rampage, tread lightly lest we tread on your flags, and consider the character of Eddy’s compatriot. PD === Don’t just say to yourself “this one’s for the birds”, click on the player. You know you ought to…. If the player doesn’t show, here’s a direct download mp3 link. === **Support us:** – Off-Grid gear is available. (Customise it! Get flocked!) – Buy Us A Coffee. – Follow us on the ⁂Fediverse (Mastodon, Friendica, Pixelfed, etc…) by searching for: **`@offgridpod@offgrid.tlmb.net `** – Make a post anywhere, including “#OffGridPod”. The featured puzzle by Moo is here. It is blogged by Teacow here. The General recommends following this account, and trying crosswords from this setter and this one. Dave is @skirwingle on Bluesky, etc. His most recent puzzles are here and here. Void is @TheVoidTLMB on Mastodon, and is bridged to Bluesky. He recommends The Indy’s 8th April puzzle, but just Can’t point you to another, or can he, who knows? (Well, Prak, obviously…) ======= ## **SPOILERS** and links below the pic… – More info on the potentially witty dinner guest here. If you’re nice, he might show you his doll’s house. – You surely have to wonder if this guy would have liked to snack on this, no? – Perhaps you are one. – The duck-staring is presumably in here somewhere. – Are Nina and Eddy on good terms? One hopes so. – It was Hemsley who published Swinhoe. – Who do you think you’re calling a red-belly? – She was also called Dindymene, Check her out with Cynara below. Likewise Tom and Frank. – She means seven, and told us about elephants, amongst other things… – …which might be found in the jungle, where he roamed before playing a thief, and going on a rampage. – Eddy is Stanley. – The chap who had a blisteringly good idea, inspired by his friend (no link!). The clips for the questions, should you prefer to hear them without us “hmm-ing” over them: https://offgrid.tlmb.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/OGP051_Q1_clip.mp3 (Public domain, from… – _Mousing over this link is a spoiler!_ – …here. ) https://offgrid.tlmb.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/OGP051_Q2_clip.mp3 (Public domain, from… – _Mousing over this link is a spoiler!_ – …here.) Our theme tune is by **The Trudy**, who are always there to help you find yourself in a summer song. You can follow them on Bluesky, and find them at Bandcamp. You can subscribe to Off-Grid in Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, and many more, or in any podcatcher that you care to copy-and-paste the feed URL into: **https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/off-grid** #OffGridPod is the hash tag for social media mentions: That’d really help us to spread the word. A review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else is apparently out of the question, as is a rating. Oh well. You can follow us on the fediverse⁂ by searching for the user `@offgridpod@offgrid.tlmb.net` — replying to whom will leave a comment on the relevant entry on this blog (which you can also do manually, of course). Our YouTube out-takes channel has bonus hula-hoop instruction videos for this summer. ### Share this: * Email * Print *