John Williams, Linguist @lexicoj0hn.bsky.social Retired lexicographer and academic, most recently at the University of Portsmouth. Committed trade unionist. I mostly post about things I know about or am good at. If I stray into other areas, it's usually because there's a language angle.
Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social A nerd at large. Writer of stuff.
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nerd humor • space & sci fi • books
mave @mave.bsky.social if anyone needs me, i’ll be in the lagoon
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Jeremy Noel-Tod @jntod.bsky.social Poetry critic and editor. Norwich is my New York. Writing about poetry here: https://someflowerssoon.substack.com/
Kirsty Webeck @kirstywebeck.bsky.social Comedian. The people’s stepdad.
🎤 Launceston (sold out) and NZ shows next!
🤣 Come see me tell jokes! 👇🏻
🎟️ https://www.kirstywebeck.com/tickets
📧 contact@kegtouring.com
Sandy Weisz @pzlr.org Puzzle maker. Commissioner of The Mystery League. Newsletter at http://signals.fun.
Play 🪜 RADDLE: https://raddle.quest/
Catfishing 🐈🐟 @catfishing.net The Wikipedia guessing game: 10 interesting people, places and things to guess every day. Play at https://catfishing.net. We post one of today's articles at 10am UTC - tap the bell icon to turn on daily game reminders.
vineyille @vineyille.bsky.social Standing in the Wawa convinced I'm a god
Leo @leo-in-merimbula.bsky.social shorebird volunteer monitoring and protecting beach-nesting birds in southeast Australia
occasional bird photographer
Merimbula, Australia
http://www.flickr.com/photos/0ystercatcher/
C 🇨🇦 @coffeeinhand.bsky.social Chief cat wrangler. Coffee connoisseur. Horror Enthusiast.
Hot Garbage: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:brt3y4qbhsywu3m3tzg4hucr/feed/aaab5occtum4g
Arlene Miller, The Grammar Diva - Author, Lyricist @thegrammardiva.bsky.social Author of bestselling grammar books/textbooks. 90,000 books sold. Songwriter ("Another Place and Time") and blogger. Coffee lover, dog lover, now in Florida. Interested in politics, books, oldies music, and manifesting. Check me out at bigwords101.com
Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social farce majeure
Newcastle in the streets. Old ruins in the sheets.
Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social A crossword construction podcast hosted by Daniel Grinberg
Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Metadata, Lattes & Impostor Syndrome) @hannahshelley.site Librarian, creative technologist, award-winning scholarly memeologist
📍 Dharug country (Sydney, Australia)
Blog/Shrine to the 2000s internet hannahshelley.neocities.org
trickykat @trickykat.bsky.social
**real life is my alt, baby**
she/her
mastodon: @trickykat@beige.party
Latest: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ljb5o7ltqkol72dxn33dlvrj/feed/aaakcudl57cto
Trickshots: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ljb5o7ltqkol72dxn33dlvrj/feed/aaaeggv4dcza6
John Lyon @johnlyon.bsky.social Opinions expressed here are not the opinions of my employer. They are the opinions of Elvis Presley as relayed to me telepathically by the inhabitants of Venus. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nvcwxxjti7dvgqovf2rrml2c/feed/aaaj5zycfldqi
Ellis Rosen @ellisjrosen.bsky.social Cartoonist for The New Yorker
Kip Conlon @kipconlon.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jl254wzevuyus2qdi7awzs5a/feed/aaallxif7tq52
Stephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk Not even the most famous person in my bedroom. Full biog: https://tinyurl.com/29skn3p6
Dr Laura Smith-Khan @lawandlanguage.org Senior Lecturer (UNE) lawandlanguage.org
Incoming CoEiC Aus J Human Rights (UNSW)
External CESSMIR (UGent) @languageonthemove.bsky.social member.
Asylum, migration, disability, human rights, legal ed/prac, access to justice
ENG, FR, ES, IT, اردو, پښتو
Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy Transport planner :dingding: & history enthusiast. I make maps, photos & videos. Former councillor & Chair of Urban Planning at Boroondara City Council.
As seen on TV […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://aus.social/@philip, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social I'm going on tour in 2026.
Listen to my show 'No Room' on BBC Radio 4 if you like.
https://www.mickperrin.com/tours/michael-spicer-hope-alls-well/
The Etymology Nerd | Adam Aleksic | Substack [Unofficial] @etymology.substack.com.web.brid.gy ruminations on modern language and communication. Click to read The Etymology Nerd, by Adam Aleksic, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of […]
🌉 bridged from 🌐 https://etymology.substack.com/: https://fed.brid.gy/web/etymology.substack.com
Asher Perlman @asherperlman.bsky.social Writer @ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Cartoonist @ The New Yorker
Opinions are mine, but you can borrow em.
Prints, totes, mugs, etc here:
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Davoid @davoid.bsky.social Crickets' Choice award winner
M'brain woimz: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sdkxyw2r7xlx5kjhsolgagv6/feed/aaagfqyoyn76q
Even a blind squirrel is right twice a day: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bkhy2dbh64yakigofguj6fx2/feed/aaadb3ixsmvbq
𝙱𝚊𝚋𝚎 𝚁𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 @unfitz.bsky.social Fugitive warlord. Indicted crypto kingpin. Disgraced former intern. Artisan cheesemonger.
He/him/his
Fitzy’s Funtastic Feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eeuovmdmopwss5bsf7el3ra7/feed/aaabi4hywtg5g
pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social The 76th most followed account on bluesky. I will NOT be updating this ranking when it’s no longer true
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)
CrypticBlah @crypticblah.bsky.social Rubbish German half back (4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/Blah
Gigz @andrewgigacz.bsky.social Suave, debonair, intelligent, funny, athletic, muscular and incredibly handsome — there are so many things I would like to be.
Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social Contributor: @theonion.com
@sorrowscopes.bsky.social, @riversidecasino.bsky.social, @greenevillezoo.bsky.social
Creator: @sorrowscopes.bsky.social
Ben Rosen @benrosen.bsky.social 
Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social Does this look infected?
Just My Nonsense:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2cz6x3e7thlqjc5cxa2hnbsn/feed/aaab3yqtmpox2
My Least Worst:
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kim @kimmymonte.bsky.social my stuff:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5rnmu5xtzqwc2c4u22abl2ka/feed/aaabw5bxhz3yw
Brydon Coverdale @brydoncoverdale.bsky.social Chaser on The Chase Australia
Journalist
Quiz writer
Author of ‘The Quiz Masters’
Old Man Magee @tedmagee.bsky.social Utilizo el internet, y a veces el mundo normal. Husband of @nsmagee.bsky.social. Photos are mine unless otherwise noted. No AI. He/him.
AVI: myself with huge, enlarged eyes in a photo but photoshopped. Banner: text saying "Offline shopper magazine"
Damien Owens @damienowens.bsky.social Writer/fancy ape
damienowens.com
Latest book, Duffy and Son: https://shorturl.at/6oF6O
Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social Professor of Math Ed. Dormant mathematician. Thinks a lot about teaching. Pedagogical pragmatist. Tsundoku master. Champion napper. Dirty lefty. Blogging at amiealbrecht.com
Rob Watts (RobWords) @robwords.com YouTube word nerd. Host of RobWords and Words Unravelled.
Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social History teacher, explorer, photographer, podcaster and lover of all things odd, weird and strange! #urbex
http://instagram.com/mr.p_explores
"Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road" Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ooL4cp95ckRZjnbq6q7Z7?si=b1688e18af12439
Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social Fragments of life in messages from old postcards, curated by Tom Jackson. BOOK: http://amzn.to/34rIDhp POD: http://Apple.co/2xNqQ8D AGENT: http://morgangreencreatives.com
Loadie @loadie.bsky.social fuckin' off takes money
fuckin' off takes time
been fuckin' off wrong my whole life
now I'm fuckin' off right
Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social Everything and anything to do with books. 📚
Plus, I'm an avid Arsenal fan. ⚽️
Linguistic Discovery @linguisticdiscovery.com 🗣️ Teaching you about the science and diversity of language
📰 Sign up for the newsletter at LinguisticDiscovery.Substack.com or LinguisticDiscovery.com!
Subtitle @subtitle.bsky.social A podcast about languages and the people who speak them hosted by @patricox.bsky.social and Kavita Pillay. Partners: @lingsocam.bsky.social & Hub & Spoke Audio Collective. Posts mainly by Allison S.
https://subtitlepod.com/
Patrick Cox @patricox.bsky.social Subtitle podcast: @subtitle.bsky.social Stories about languages and the people who speak them. subtitlepod.com
Peter Gilliver @petermgilliver.bsky.social Word person; tenor; European; British; English (Northern, and not a monkey); blissfully partnered; some other things. Views my own.
Tim Coronel @timcoronel.bsky.social Toiling in the word mines for decades. Publishing/comms lecturer at Unimelb. Opinions, I got plenty. Join your union/s!
Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social I write. Author of Mean Streak and other things. Reporter. I write a decent newsletter: https://rick-morton.ghost.io
Michelle Ransom-Hughes @msmrh.bsky.social Audio. Stories.
Never runs out of questions.
she/her
https://ransomhughes.com/
Winner Best Documentary Australian Podcast Awards '23: https://linktr.ee/nobodydieshere
Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social On the move again. Some settling of the content may occur during transit.
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, The Gnomon, The Browser, Parseword, Cryptic Crossweird, MyCrossword featured, and Unch
He/him
@silentknightsk.bsky.social @silentknightsk.bsky.social Fan of all things cryptic
Bethanie Blanchard @bethanieblanchard.bsky.social Media Strategist | working in the strat mines
https://bethanieblanchard.com
David M. Green @davidmgreen.bsky.social Radio & televisionman. Wrote for Mad As Hell. Trawling through old video tapes on VHS Revue. Melbourne via Adelaide. Podcast: ‘On The Talking’ 🇺🇦
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social Correspondent in Paris for The Observer.
Writing a book about feminism and football.
Author of DESIRE PATHS, a memoir (2025).
Co-founder of The Gender Beat.
Sowmya Ramkumar @somsram.bsky.social Puzzle Editor @Amuselabs Cryptics for #minutecryptic, #the_hindu, #Hindustantimes, Minis on #theindiamini Author - #crypticcrossroads Vol. 1,2 & 3, CFA
Charterholder
Stephen Hall @thestephenhall.bsky.social Actor, comedy writer, author and Wednesday Breakfast Radio host on 88.3 http://SouthernFM.com.au.
These days, I just want to be kind.
https://www.thestephenhall.com/
Mark Humphries @markhumphries.bsky.social Tall and blonde. Good teeth. Will fetch a fine price at market.
Grace Tierney @wordfoolery.bsky.social Word history - books, blog, LMFMRadio
Comedyfic - Channillo
Love to read, craft, garden in Ireland
My Books - wordfoolery.wordpress.com/my-books/
Weekly Word Blog - http://www.wordfoolery.wordpress.com/
Newsletter - subscribepage.io/wordfoolerywhispers
Flashling @flashling.bsky.social Cryptic crossword nut. Used to blow things up professionally.
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 🏡🔥🐉)
Elisabeth Robertson @elisabeth-rob.bsky.social Language lover, educator, mum, labradoodle girl.
Quite Interesting @qi.com A Quite Interesting account from the team behind the BBC show QI.
Lane Greene @lanegreene.bsky.social Editor and language guy at The Economist.
Author of Writing With Style: The Economist Guide (2023).
https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Style-Economist-Guide-Books/dp/1639364374
George Dunford @george-dunford.bsky.social Digital, writing, arts, books and travel. Co-author of Micronations and The Big Trip. Solo dad, kitten parent. Hoping for that old Twitter energy of collaboration and consideration.
Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social #HumanRights #ClimateAction #auspol #USPolitics #journalism #SciFi #history #books #RefugeesWelcome #FreePalestine
Sydney, Australia http://linktr.ee/peterwmurphy1
Donna Lu @donnadlu.bsky.social Writer / Journalist at Guardian Australia. donna.lu@theguardian.com.
depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social hi i'm @annierau.bsky.social i love wikipedia! dm submissions if you want :-)
Will McGowan @willaus.bsky.social Ephemera, Vintage Toys, Pop, Pups & Politics.
Melbourne Australia
Insta @toltoys_kid
Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social Poet, wordplayer, musician, editor, bassist, guitarist, backgrounds in physics & publishing
KNIT INK (AND OTHER POEMS): https://store.deepvellum.org/products/knitink
AnthonyEtherin.com
Stuart Kells @stuartkells.bsky.social History of books, history of money. Enterprise Fellow, Melbourne Institute #UniMelb. Editor #LibraryPlanet. Author of Alice, The Library, Shakespeare’s Library, Penguin & the Lane Brothers
Oonagh @okeating.bsky.social Pen for hire. Pencil for loan, as long as you give it back sharpened. #Liverpool
Debbie Zhou @debbiezhou.bsky.social Small but loud. Film & TV producer / usually with opinions (and locked out of my Twitter acct RIP). Ocean baby transplanted in London.
Tiia @tiiakel.bsky.social library tech + writer
also @roughcutfilm.bsky.social (on hiatus)
tiiakelly.com
Dr Vanessa Pirotta @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social Wildlife scientist 🐋 | Woman in STEAM | author | vessel operator | Sydney | 🇲🇹🇮🇹 | 🐳🐳 calves
www.vanessapirotta.com
https://www.instagram.com/drvanessapirotta/profilecard/?igsh=ZnpieTR6cWV6Mm9t
Patrick Lenton @patricklenton.bsky.social Writer.
Author of some books.
My debut novel ‘In Spite of You’ out now.
Subscribe to my newsletter: https://heterosexualnonsense.substack.com/
Read my articles:
https://linktr.ee/patricklenton
Batshit Australia @batshit-auspol.bsky.social Weird and wild moments from Down Under. Smash follow!
(And for clarity, just because something's Batshit that doesn't mean we think it's bad)
@sparga99.bsky.social @sparga99.bsky.social 
Derek Harrison @derekharrison.bsky.social Keen cyclist, lover of crosswords and manager of the Crossword Centre website
Canadian English Dictionary @canadiandictionary.bsky.social Canada's first new general English dictionary in two decades. Developed by a not-for-profit consortium including Editors Canada, the UBC Canadian English Lab, and the Strathy Language Unit at Queen’s University. https://linktr.ee/canadianenglishdictionary
Johnson's Dictionary Online @sjdictionary.bsky.social Site features, announcements, vocabulary, observations-- from the team of the NEH-funded Johnson's Dictionary Online. RT does not imply endorsement. Also on 🧵. johnsonsdictionaryonline.com 
Steve Mossberg @mossdef.bsky.social Music teacher/crossword maker: WSJ, Times, Independent (Mog), and elsewhere. Cryptics editor at AVCX. he/him
patreon.com/squarechase
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.
PuzzCulture @puzzculture.bsky.social A place to celebrate games and puzzles!
Dan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social linktr.ee/danilic
Investigative Humourist.
Host @ARationalFear Podcast.
Winner 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Australian Podcast Awards Best Comedy Podcast.
🏆🏆🏆
Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social Slang, new language, etymology, cultural history. Language Consultant at King's College London.
A Way with Words @waywordradio.org Public radio's lively language show! On-air in US, free podcast worldwide. https://waywordradio.org words@waywordradio.org. Toll-free US/Canada 24/7 1-877-929-9673 or https://wa.me/16198004443 #linguistics #etymology #podcast #books #language
Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl
#AmWriting The 9/8 GG podcast
#AmReading When We Were Real (Gregory)
James Findlay @jamesfindlay.com.au ABC broadcaster and writer. Views mine, not of my employer. 📚 'Great Sexpectations' out now.
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.
Geraint @geraintg.bsky.social I'm not crying over spilt milk, I'm weeping for the plight of unborn cheese
Andy Ryan @itsandyryan.bsky.social Nobody really
Alan Connor @alanconnor.bsky.social www.alanconnor.com/log/
Author: 188 Words For Rain etc
Screenwriter: Borat 2, The Rack Pack etc
Compiler: Everyman, House of Games etc
Jokes: HIGNFY, Brooker etc
Editor: Guardian crossword 
Dave Gorman @davegorman.bsky.social 36hrs of TV stand-up on youtube: https://youtube.com/@davegorman235/ I also set crosswords. Bluth in the Indy, Fed in the Graun, Django in the Telegraph
Davegorman.com
Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social I set cryptic crosswords as Methuselah and Chameleon and write questions for Only Connect • charliemethven.com • he/him
Skinny @uncleskinny.bsky.social Chemistry and crossword nerd (Setting puzzles as Skinny in the Independent, Gumm in the FT). Loves music, chickpeas, Pixies best album is Surfer Rosa. Centrist liberal. Feminist. The green and the grey of the Pennines.
Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social Cryptic crossword compiler for The Indy & The Blizzard (as Knut), The FT (Julius), The Daily Telegraph (Toughies as Hudson), The Times (QC as Bjorn), The Observer (Calypso) and The Guardian (Hat)
Location: Freiburg, Black Forest