It’s not often in history when you can behold a billionaire who is also, say, the head of the most powerful country ever known to planet Earth, and think, without hesitation, without qualification, “Man, what a loser.”

DTF St Louis is sublime? Why didn’t it break through more? It’s NOT what I thought it was. Beautifully crafted. Much artier and weirder than I thought it would be. Highly recommend. Need to know about why the police station is unnecessarily wonderful - like a theatre set for a Kafka adaptation. Love

➡️ Go to Dropout to watch new Game Changer now: watch.dropout.tv/videos/coun...

Delighted to be making my debut as Flush in the Independent today! 😄 Sample clues include: - Social pint I arranged for elected officials (11) - Row with son over right way to bond (7) - Body temperature, roughly (5) Hope you enjoy! puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

Happy Canada Day + Happy (Belated) Pride! 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈

Well, that's a bad sign.

The one true heatwave video www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaRX...

I'm back in the Independent! (Bluejacket #10, 12385, Thu 18th Jun 26) 12a: Ride going downhill as Spooner's lover was loud in bed? (9) 6d: Card game using queen but not jack (3) puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

2 hrs ago: Oh thank god, I've sent these two difficult emails I was stressing over, thank god that's dealt with, whew, time to relax. Now: Oh goddammit they wrote back already wtf aaaargh

How long?

@longyfan.bsky.social and I (as Crenditi) did today’s Parseword. I wonder if this makes us the first to have done both a parseword and a minutcryptic? www.parseword.com

Sent one back to pick up university application Great surface that neatly hides [application], and yeah, I'll agree what makes a clue "hard" especially in Parseword is when you have tons of options. I had the right parse with so many wrong words. Parseword #130 ⏱️ 3m44s ✅ 4 Assists 🗿 Challenge Mode

New issue of the Gnomon out now, with puzzles from @juffowup.bsky.social , Bob Stigger and Anthony Hoover (aka Cypherhouse) www.gnomoncryptics.com

This month's WSJ variety cryptic is a collab between fellow Canuck Paul Hunsberger and yours truly. We had a lot of fun working on this and I hope you will give it a whirl! Free to download here: prod-i.a.dj.com/public/resou...

A new crossword! Thanks as ever to @mycrossword.co.uk! Live with dog to increase excitement (3,2) www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3502

Tiny caged amongus...

I'm back in the Independent! (Bluejacket #9, 12361, Thu 21st May 26) 1a: Iambic verse of song that's short and clear (6) 1d: Bejewelled ring is pale when lit by day (8) puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... ERRATUM: PLEASE TREAT 17 ACROSS AS THOUGH "FORTIFIED WINES" READ "PORTS".

oh boy

Today’s my Indy debut :) Here’s one: Spotted in lover’s pendant, go red (9) Have fun! puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti...

there should be a way to do things that doesn't require doing them

Sunday Sunday Sunday!!!! With the brilliant @adamwagner.bsky.social

Over at the Gnomon, our submission pile is starting to get a little low, so I'll say again--if anyone is interested in submitting a pitch for a variety cryptic, lemme know. We have a guide for constructors here: www.gnomoncryptics.com/spec-sheet/

Titanium Court: An essentially special, fresh treat (3,3) store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/... (Loving this game so far)

Titanium Court: an essentially special fresh treat (3,3) Out now store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/...

Can't please everybody!

He also signed a resolution stating that pi = 4, a move critics say would have a powerful impact on the shape that a circle is, if making shit up had any effect on reality

Not once in the 80s, 90s or 00s do I recall a politician urging the public to embrace email, mobile phones, texting, two factor authentication, online banking, air fryers, or to replace all their cassette collection with a CD collection. So forgive me if I smell a rat.

sometimes I look at dishonored screenshots and go fuuuuck it's so good. fuck. I'll never forgive the gamers for not buying billions of copies of all the dishonored games

Generative AI? The protagonist of Left Hand of Darkness?

Happy Confederate Surrender Day from Minnesota where we still have your goddamn flag and we’re not giving it up. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Vi...

"I just have one more question..." -- Columbo at a seder.

Coming next week - The Gnomon closes out its first year with our first three-big-puzzles issue. Contributions from Bob Weisz, Bob Stigger, JonMichael Rasmus, Sean Weitner, and Andy Yingst.

Apropos of nothing, Paolo Pasco is also a brilliant constructor of cryptic crosswords! And though cluing for cryptics is more *constrained* than cluing for American-style crosswords, the different challenges presented are not necessarily greater.

I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm

FYI, I will be on Jeopardy! tomorrow.

not included in the bundle are the free web game Type Help, and the demo for Titanium Court, which should also be sought out immediately: william-rous.itch.io/type-help store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/...

I just binged Vladimir. It's great--acidly funny, well-written, surprising, incredibly smart about desire and disappointment and selfishness and writing and middle age. Many critics seemed to have bones to pick with it. All respect (as T-Chalamet would say), ignore them. Rachel Weisz: never better.

I've released a new word game called Parseword, that tries to make cryptic crosswords more accessible. You can play it here: www.parseword.com

Among the 6 actors who played James Bond in the 25 Eon films, none played Bond the same number of times: Connery, 6; Lazenby, 1; Moore, 7; Dalton, 2; Brosnan, 4; Craig, 5.

Georgia was skating to MORTAL KOMBAT at the Olympics exhibition gala

Essential thread.

só mais um beijo antes de ir ☝️🧡 #BRart #art #digitalart #OC

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

Haha, ‘Masterpiece’ is fantastic 👏👏👏 very well named, a superb construction (I somehow guessed the theme before the end, that hardly ever happens! 🙃)

Issue 5 is out now to subscribers! Four new variety cryptics from @henriwords.com, @juffowup.bsky.social and Roger Wolff! www.gnomoncryptics.com

This weekend my wife & I solved a cryptic xword so good that when we realized what the concept was and how deep it went, we just stared at each other like "omg." Relatedly, if you like cryptics & aren't subscribed to Out of Left Field Cryptics, why? www.patreon.com/leftfieldcry...

Scientists should invent a Good Day clock that counts down to everything being fine