Ray "Scotch" Coulton @rayscotchcoulton.bsky.social Subject of an Emmy-nom'd doc re: anagrams. tinyurl.com/arsmagna-doc
Setter for Minute Cryptic. Geeky ephemera enthusiast. Casual gamer, lifelong TMBG diehard. #nokings #transrights #landback #blm
He/him.
https://crosshare.org/rayscotchcoulton
maggie • ro • etc @rolie.bsky.social 26 • nerdfighter, swiftie, etc
you probably know me from somewhere i do not shut up on the internet
Jess Shulman @jessshulman.bsky.social Freelance editor, crossword constructor, also busy with kids, music, books, paddleboarding, youth baseball, TV, cats/dogs... she/her
Darren Miller @dkmiller71.bsky.social A computer guy, a Christian, a sci-fi/fantasy fan, an escape room enthusiast.
Occasionally, I make puzzles I share at https://darrenspuzzles.blogspot.com.
Contributor to https://cryptexhunt.com.
Matt @wyrd.systems 📖 Publishing Unch, a cryptic crossword magazine: unchcrosswords.com
📺 Streaming on Sundays: https://twitch.tv/CrypticSunday
🪑 Sitting on benches
☕️ Drinking coffee
🌍 Lewes, UK
Henri @henriwords.com I have never disembowelled myself (5)
I start to drum, interrupting Ringo! (3)
I judge, like dad (5)
Crossword setter: Guardian, Inquisitor, Times, Gnomon, henriwords.com and more. Puzzle editor at Unch. Rob Townsend, really
Liari @liari.bsky.social Crossword setter - as Liari (The Independent, Unch); Apus (Times QC); Potoroo (Telegraph Toughie); Pavo (Guardian); Myself (Telegraph, Bonmo and elsewhere).
Unch magazine editorial team.
Super-duper Independent crossword setter? (5)
PeterMF @petermoorefuller.bsky.social Crosswords - Chopin (mycrossword), Bard (Independent), Playfair (Economist) & Glyph (Guardian)
Scicomm (infohackit)
Music (peteplays12)
CranberryFez @cranberryfez.bsky.social Cryptic crosswords - Cranberry barred thematics, Fez at mycrossword.co.uk/Fez
ALP @adamlp.bsky.social Withnail bore, Fowles nut & Lib>Xim
A smug cryptic setter in the Indy (5)
Raider @mycrossword.co.uk Occasional cryptic crossword setter for The Independent and creator of MyCrossword http://mycrossword.co.uk- P PostMarkCryptic.bsky.social @postmarkcryptic.bsky.social
Guinevere 🎲🎲 @guineverecryptic.bsky.social Love cryptic crosswords, long time solver, now honoured to be a setter! ADHD and Mensa member - owning the wonderful US ’twice exceptional’ label 🥰 🏴🎲🎲
Dice: Guardian
Kybos: Times QC
Anonymous: Times
Guinevere: Most other places!
@amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social Crossword-botherer, aka Amoeba, Weatherman, and Tango. Also anonymously in the Times and Telegraph.
juff @juffowup.bsky.social I make cryptic crosswords mostly at gnomoncryptics.com
And stream them at
twitch.tv/juffo__wup
(Not the ones I make. I stream other ones.)
I’m Dave Williams. You’re probably not @skirwingle.bsky.social Walking under the career ladder. Crossword clues, limericks, bad jokes, ambigrams, logos, fonts, passable cartoons.
Rachel Playforth @archelina.bsky.social The toast in the machine. NHS librarian, crossword compiler (Angel), Unch magazine editorial team, poet. Weekly crossword streams on Twitch @ crypticsunday. I like crime fiction, telly and cold water. She/her.
Coot @coot.bsky.social Cryptic crossword setter in the Independent, the Times, the Times Quick Cryptic (as Loon), Unch magazine and on MyCrossword
Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social I set cryptic crosswords as Methuselah and Chameleon and write questions for Only Connect • charliemethven.com • he/him
Josh Roach @iguesscryptics.bsky.social 24-year-old cryptic crossword setter appearing as Major (The Independent, Unch) and Iguess (MyCrossword)
Widdersbel @widdersbel.bsky.social Mostly baking and crosswords
Twm @twm-barlwm.bsky.social Michael Lloyd-Jones
Twit lacking appeal, male crossword setter (3)
The Telegraph (anon and Light)
The Independent (Deri)
The Times (anon)
Catnip @catnipxword.bsky.social Cryptic crossword setter. Nepeta in the Independent or https://mycrossword.co.uk/Catnip. Lover of wordplay, silliness, awful puns, quizzes, etc. Part-time proofreader. Booklover. Bellringer. Accidental runner. I also have a day job.
CrypticBlah @crypticblah.bsky.social Rubbish German half back (4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/Blah
Longyfan @longyfan.bsky.social I make cryptic crosswords. Find them at mycrossword.co.uk/longyfan – also on various occasions in The Independent (Longitude), Minute Cryptic (half of Crenditi), The Gnomon, The Browser, Parseword, Cryptic Crossweird, MyCrossword featured, and Unch
He/him
@anuragpuzzling.bsky.social @anuragpuzzling.bsky.social Puzzling, Questioning, Reading, Solving, Thinking
Chris Evans @mpcryptics.bsky.social Maths teacher by day, cryptic setter by night (Umpire/Potoroo)
Sexysunshine @sexysunshine216.bsky.social I do Lingam Massage, my chat ( t.me/sexysunshine216 )
In a world where the art of touch reigns supreme,Sexysunshine emerges as a masterful artist, crafting experiences that awaken the senses. http://www.linktr.ee/sexysunshine216
Lette @lettecrosswords.bsky.social Lucky enough to have had a few crosswords published in the Independent.
Thanks to all those that have helped along the way, especially the wonderful community at https://mycrossword.co.uk/
Paula Clarke Bain @baindex.org Book indexer, editor, boss at baindex.org | Society of Indexers Chair and Fellow | CIEP APM | Cryptic crossword novice setter Pixie | Stockport, UK
🧚🏻 www.mycrossword.co.uk/Pixie
See also
@indexers.bsky.social
www.indexers.org.uk
#IndexSky
Sneaseile (him with the face) @sneaseile.bsky.social crosswords and straightforwords, videos game, visuals novel, others thing
No AI; all organic
he (or get creative)
that's a real photo of me but the banner's from a curse
Daniel Peake @quizzydan.bsky.social Deputy Puzzles Editor at a UK newspaper, picture researcher / question writer for Only Connect.
I stream puzzles and games a few evenings a week at: twitch.tv/quizzydan
All views here are my own and not those of any of my employers.
Claire Bennie @clairebennie.bsky.social Advisor on Housing Design and Development
wearemunicipal.co.uk
Also: art deco flats; choral music, cryptic crosswords (Ruskin)
Dan Davison @danjdavison.bsky.social Teacher. Books, poetry, theatre & I’m learning to set cryptic crosswords
Gridogram - Word Game @gridogram.com Let the grid speak to you... Each Gridogram hides a famous quote, trace words in the grid of letters to discover it. Play now ▶️ https://www.gridogram.com/
Will @tlmberwolves.bsky.social Wolves (US), Wolves (UK), Loons, Lynx
Lil AVCX leadership
Puzzles at https://halfbakedpuzzles.blogspot.com/
@gnomoncryptics.bsky.social @gnomoncryptics.bsky.social 
Lowdown Cryptic @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social Canada’s rep for the World Crossword Federation and US & Canada Cryptic Championships. Cryptics for AVCX, Crossweird, The Browser, OoLF, Minute Cryptic. Scrabblegrams monthly. Letter banks repeatedly. He/him 🇨🇦 lowdowncryptic on Insta, Blogger, Crosshare
bailorg @bailorg.bsky.social STL
Piglet @piglet.bsky.social we will win.
"I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative."
civis civitatis novi eboraci. dum spiro spero.
William Snow @willsnow8.bsky.social Cryptic crossword setter - Bluebird (Independent), Solomon (FT) and Conto (elsewhere). Currently benefitting from limiting my social media use.
David N Atkinson @dnatkinson.bsky.social Graphic designer / DJ of The Tone Shift radio show on http://loose.fm
http://mastodon.social/@DNAtkinson
http://instagram.com/thetoneshift
http://mixcloud.com/TheToneShift
Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social Bookworm, daydreamer, frustrated artist, and writer of blog posts.
Nate Cardin (he/him) @naytnaytnayt.bsky.social Chemistry teacher. PhD. Crossword constructor. Co-editor at AVCX Cryptics. Relentless homosexual. 🏳️🌈 Winner! (Wheel of Fortune + The 1% Club) Loser! (Trogdor burninated my village 🏡🔥🐉)
Ian Leith @sigilion.bsky.social 
Perry De Wynter @perrydewynter.bsky.social I'm here for cheese and crosswords.
Cayce Pan @felinexwords.bsky.social Graduate student & cryptic crossword setter from Taiwan. Feline at mycrossword.co.uk
Fiddler on the Pouf @izzienogoud.bsky.social Member of the cruciverse
Matthew Wilcoxson @akademy.uk Struggling Writer. Unstruggling Software Engineer.
Love hiking, space, nature, Open Source, Mars, exploration, dark skies, Star Trek, Firefly.
Will defend always Climate Change, Unbiased journalism (BBC), Human Rights, PR. (occasional swearword, sorry.)
Laura @laurasy.bsky.social Runner (not a fast one, but I run so I’m a runner!), Guardian Crossword enthusiast (she/her)
🇬🇧 & fortunately also 🇮🇪 so happily still 🇪🇺
Dandante Spudds @15schaa.bsky.social Taskmaster? Yes. Doctor Who? Absolutely. Puzzles? You bet.
Jokes? Eh, it's debatable.
John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social Crosswords. Quiz. Ale. Classical Music. Cricket. Cornwall & Yorkshire.
Liam A Spinage , apocalypse anthology out now! @liamaspinage.bsky.social Writer, former philosophy student, former archaeology educator and former police clerk. I live next to a graveyard on top of a hill overlooking the sea, which should be quite enough adventure for anyone.
David JeremysIron @davidjsiron.bsky.social UK FE library worker, neurodivergent, he/him. Also a (very) amateur cryptic crossword setter at https://www.mycrossword.co.uk/ as JeremysIron.
Ash @ashrae1.bsky.social politics and pop culture. she/her. all views my own.
Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com Wealth editor, Financial Times. I like swimming, classical music and cryptic crosswords. Working on a memoir about my earlier life at a magazine for the very rich. he/him 🏳️🌈 josh.spero@ft.com
Viresh Ratnakar @viresh.bsky.social Cryptic crossword setter "Gussalufz" (The Hindu, The Browser, 1 Across, Object, IXL): https://gussalufz.com.
Open source crossword web apps: https://exolve.app, https://exet.app.
Engineer at (A) Large (Company). Intergalactic Interconnectedness Medium.
Hugh Hudson @beeryhikerhugh.bsky.social Retired from IT (rail business). Interests: walking (especially #SlowWays), crosswords (cryptic), books (especially literary fiction), politics, science, music of all kinds and cricket. BlueSky veteran (i.e. here just over a year, enough to be first 10%)
treeleef @treeleef.bsky.social hihi hello hello! 🍃 sleepy chaotic blob streaming cosy puzzle games and cryptic crosswords at www.twitch.tv/treeleef_/ 💜
📧 treeleef.mail@gmail.com
Smylers @smylers.uk Ilkley Christian geek board-gamer puzzle/quiz/crossword fan and parent
Gary Male @gjmale.bsky.social Artist, dog-lover and avid reader. Or something. I teach maths
Jalata @jalata.bsky.social European 🇪🇺 Life-long language learner, most recently 🏴 and 🇵🇹 Lover of literature. Deplore the divisions caused by Brexit and the whipping up of xenophobia.
Sitter Crosswords @sitterxwords.bsky.social Cryptic clues posted most evenings, usually an anagram (cold-solve friendly) and often topical.
My (other) main hobby is wandering middle-class neighbourhoods on summer afternoons and shouting, "Alexa, set an alarm for 3am".
LilyPixel Design @lilypixeldesign.bsky.social Time to unlock the map. My world in pictures. Mixed media artist & creative tourist 👩🏻🎨 | UX designer 💻 | Neurospicy 🧠 | she/her | 🍜 feed me noodles | lab.lilypixel.com
MP Walker @mpwalker.bsky.social 🙈🙉🙊
Rufus Hound @rufushound.com He/him/us/ours/lovely/jubbly
Charles Flitcraft @offmessage.com How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.
he/him. York, UK.
https://offmessage.com/
Pam & (Polly is back) @pam-polly.bsky.social Quiz, birds, travel..
Perry Byrne @evilflea.bsky.social Silly artwork, puns, Maths. Possibly some stand-up/poetry/writing if I find the time. Occasional cryptic crossword setter. Had the evilflea handle for ages, trying out a stage/pen name.
Mad Dog Cryptics @maddogcryptics.bsky.social Very independent cryptic crossword setter. To the god of death: Not Today! Traveller, participant, LGBTQIA2S+ ally. #BLM Resist!
bewilderingly @bewilderingly.bsky.social Crossword constructor, he/him. Indie puzzles at http://blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/, and others at the New Yorker, Vox, Maclean's Magazine, Crossword Club, and more
Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social Puzzles Editor, cryptic crossword setter, limerick writer, former TV news producer. Only Connect semi-finalist 2015-16. 
Brian Callahan @oliogrids.bsky.social crossword enjoyer - he/him - owner of the world's cutest dog - oliogrids.com
Joe Pasini @joeadultman.bsky.social tabletop game designer, cryptic crossword constructor, and union steward
Crosswords: joeadultman.blogspot.com
Streams: twitch.tv/joeadultman
Julie 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🎶🎾 @julieonlife.bsky.social Trying to be good... Frequently failing, but still trying. World-class procrastinator with a penchant for a cryptic crossword, exiled Boltonian, choral singer, tennis player, eater of cheese.
No DMs.
Boatman Cryptics @boatmancryptics.co.uk Guardian crossword setter & teacher of aspiring word-fiends. Two books of puzzles & the stories behind them: see website for signed copies or to sign up for masterclasses or to commission bespoke puzzles: boatmancryptics.co.uk
Brainmage.itch.io @brainmage.bsky.social Comedian/award-winning game maker/writer/voice artist #AuDHD (he/him)
Photos: http://hyperfocus.photography
Stream: http://Twitch.tv/brainmage
Tips: http://ko-fi.com/guy
VO reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04UiLVl6n0I
https://www.guykelly.co.uk- D @dazraf.bsky.social @dazraf.bsky.social
Caro @soaniclb.bsky.social More in hope. 
mintimperial @mintimperial.com mintimperial.com
Silly electronic music, records, cats. HD9.
☮
Mark Monro | He/Him 🌈 @thatidiotmonro.bsky.social Father, husband, carer. Occasional music attempter. Green party member, but all views my own. Trans rights are human rights. AI twats and bigots get blocked without debate. Mastodon: https://mendeddrum.org/@ThatIdiotMonro
Apache @apacheflame.bsky.social Professional computer botherer
Archery tryhard
AmyRey @amyrey3.bsky.social Crossword editor, feminist, liberal. She/her
Laura @thepurplelaura.bsky.social Cake baker and cook
kayebrown ✨ @kayebrown.bsky.social streaming crosswords and games!
twitch.tv/kayebrown
dob @dobolino.bsky.social crosswoids.
https://patreon.com/crypticcrossweird
https://www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
https://www.crossweirdpuzzles.com/
momes @momes.bsky.social i think i'm mostly here for crossword stuff
www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
www.patreon.com/crypticcrossweird
Matt Monitto @matttheshirt.bsky.social Cryptic crosswordist (crypticmatt.blogspot.com + Tug @ mycrossword.co.uk), Twinkie Town writer, mystery lover. Last name rhymes w/Mosquito. He/him/his
@heroncrosswords.bsky.social @heroncrosswords.bsky.social Cryptic crossword setter: back page Daily Telegraph, Heron (Times Quick), Turnstone (Guardian).
Kevin Weatherwalks @kevinweatherwalks.bsky.social Content creator | KevDubSolves | KevDub Codes
🌴 https://linktr.ee/kevdub
🏅"Insufferable leftist"
or as I would describe myself:
Progressive AuDHD Xennial humanist rebuilding my life in Chico, CA
Champie @champierth.bsky.social Gamedev & okayish bass player.
Follow for "Daft social media bollocks"
Assume any post is sarcastic and you won’t go far wrong.
A like doesn’t mean I agree, or understand.
May contain British spellings, and Oxford commas.
Pic:@beancurling.bsky.social
Rachel McVeigh 魏瑞秀 @remcveigh.bsky.social Medieval Chinese poetry and poetics: genre, form, animals | currently working on cranes, sometimes filmic dogs | PhD candidate at Harvard | formerly Oxford/PKU | she/her
Caroline Hardman @carolinehardman.bsky.social Still not a literary agent…
Tom Pardue @sleepytom.bsky.social Like: music (especially jazz & classical), reading (science, history, speculative fiction), crosswords, hiking and nature viewing.
Greg Dobbins @thatgregdobbins.bsky.social Would-be children's writer, full-time idiot.
alex @dude.computer dude of computer. curious, both definitions.
atx -> stl
Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social A crossword construction podcast hosted by Daniel Grinberg
Wildvale Cryptic @wildvale.co.uk Amateur cryptic person, blinded by the lights.
Crosswords @ https://www.mycrossword.co.uk/Wildvale
Ramblings @ https://www.wildvale.co.uk
Creator of https://cryptick.wildvale.co.uk
Ted Smith 🇪🇺 @tedsmith.bsky.social @TedUrchin on Twitter if you want to reconnect?
Writer, painter, artist, restorer of old and ancient things, atheist, father, grandfather. #RejoinEU.
Author of BLOTTO
#GetBlotto
https://amzn.eu/d/geIF58a
Ste Jormur @stejormur.bsky.social That fire we made such a fuss about turned out to be a rainbow.
– Kenji Miyazawa
本職？ 人間だ 。