Ommy 🌱 @ommyotter.bsky.social Car hater reluctantly residing in car hell (Houston)
Cat dad | he/him
"This dude's a vegan furry" - Jerma985
pfp by @brushy.bsky.social
fursuit by @theprizecounter.bsky.social
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social Journalists (Ed Krassenstein & Brian Krassenstein) - Fighting hate, lies and tackling conspiracy theories.
IMPORTANT Substack Updates: http://krassencast.com
AVCX Classic @avcx.bsky.social The best indie crosswords since 2008. Avxwords.com. Owned by no one but us; supported by no one but our solvers. Fair pay for creators always.
CrypticBlah @crypticblah.bsky.social Rubbish German half back (4)
www.mycrossword.co.uk/Blah
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social Mondays at 9pmET on MS NOW
MaddowBlog.com
Joshua Kosman @joshuakosman.bsky.social Retired classical music critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. Co-constructor, Out of Left Field cryptic crossword. pacificaisle.substack.com. He/him
Joe Pasini @joeadultman.bsky.social tabletop game designer, cryptic crossword constructor, and union steward
Crosswords: joeadultman.blogspot.com
Streams: twitch.tv/joeadultman
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
Rachel Fabi Ph.D. @fabioethics.bsky.social associate professor of bioethics • immigration, public health ethics, crosswords • she/her • http://abortionpuzzles.com • views my own
momes @momes.bsky.social i think i'm mostly here for crossword stuff
www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
www.patreon.com/crypticcrossweird
The Cryptic Mystic @thecrypticmystic.bsky.social I try to demystify cryptic crosswords on my YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/@The_Cryptic_Mystic
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
cabbit 🌸🌼⭐🍬 @avederne.bsky.social twitch.tv/avederne
Thinky Games @thinkygames.com Discover games you'll love to solve. 🧩 🔎 🗺️
We share new puzzly, problem-solving games.
https://thinkygames.com/
https://thinkygames.com/dailies/
Dan Dickens @brockwellgrecian.bsky.social Cryptic crossword setter. Grecian in the Independent and Brockwell in the Guardian.
@olivialopes.bsky.social @olivialopes.bsky.social
AB Starkilla @abstarkilla.bsky.social
Yungfika @yungfika.bsky.social Official Yungfika Blue Sky
H3 Show soon to be official @h3h3productions.bsky.social
mySociety @mysociety.org We create digital services that break down barriers to democratic participation, equipping people to take action and drive meaningful change. Subscribe to our updates at http://eepurl.com/gOEVFj
horror Ewacui @ewacat.bsky.social Massive human raccoon, broad spectrum nerd, 6ft 1 of ADHD chaos, a cishet she/her of mayhem, used to be a SFF bookseller.
'Ever'.
carcosa-based lifeform. UK.
@EwaSR on twitter
DID NOT INTENTIONALLY KILL OPTIMUS PRIME
Alistair King @alistairking.bsky.social If you’d be my bodyguard, I can be your long-lost pal | Smarter than the average bear
Julia Cushion @juliacushion.bsky.social Policy & Advocacy Manager @ mySociety
Clumsy, enthusiastic, interested in exciting things like parliament and cryptic crosswords
(she/they)
Simon Harding @simon.colchester.social Northern bloke currently based in Colchester. Programmer, writer, music lover and crossword nerd. Kind to people and animals. Also at threehundredsongs.bsky.social and things like tide.colchester.social.
musiclivecolchester.com
musiclivecambridge.com
Xenochrony @xenochrony.bsky.social Mostly harmless. Toronto/Wendat territory. he/him (avi credit Charles Rue Woods)
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.
Fiddler on the Pouf @izzienogoud.bsky.social Member of the cruciverse
Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social Puzzles Editor, cryptic crossword setter, limerick writer, former TV news producer. Only Connect semi-finalist 2015-16.
Puzzle Patzer @puzzlepatzer.bsky.social Patzer: from German; patzen, 'to bungle' - usually used in chess for an inexperienced player.
Chess, sudoku, comics and other nonsense 😉
Bex Luther @superbreeze.bsky.social Gender blurrer, lover of Watership Down, Howards' Way, and Twin Peaks. Please don't tell me how I should do Bluesky
got blood eagled a couple times and it didn't even hurt that bad @jajcrob.bsky.social #TOMEMAXXING
@ecclescrosswords.bsky.social @ecclescrosswords.bsky.social Crossword Compiler in Sneinton, Nottingham. Was an organic chemist. Maybe again some day. Still playing cricket and hockey.
Mad Dog Cryptics @maddogcryptics.bsky.social Very independent cryptic crossword setter. To the god of death: Not Today! Traveller, participant, LGBTQIA2S+ ally. #BLM Resist!
tim @timriess.bsky.social Cardinals fan and SO much sarcasm.
LRLR @lrlr.bsky.social Clues: minutecryptic.com
Crosswords: The Age, SMH, Saturday Paper
Delicious Cheese @ediblenachos.bsky.social LGBT* with tourettes to boot. Fan of rugby, books, and mushrooms of all shapes and sizes.
Smylers @smylers.uk Ilkley Christian geek board-gamer puzzle/quiz/crossword fan and parent
Dash Kitten @dashkitten.bsky.social #RainbowBridge Habitué. encourager and inspirer. Be hopeful and Be Kind. No DM's. New Zealand. NO-BIO = NO-FOLLOW https://linktr.ee/DashKitten
Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social Living in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Contributing to Ukrainian voices online | support me : PayPal: kate.boguslavskaya@gmail.com | http://buymeacoffee.com/kateinkharkiv
Paul’s old tweets (2008-2024) @twitter.bitoclass.uk Everything* I ever tweeted, before I left Twitter/X for Bluesky. Tap a post to see its original date label.
Imported automatically: https://github.com/marcomaroni-github/twitter-to-bluesky
*alt text, replies to other people and retweets can't be imported
Wangleberry @wangleberry.bsky.social www.chickenscratch.co.uk
Artist, Warrior, Professional Idiot
Doing a PhD in English for the sheer hell of it
Sanctuary Dragon @sanctuarydragon.bsky.social Dragon (they/he), late 30s, UK. Disabled, queer, polyamorous, kinky, nerdy, and very tired. Carving out a peaceful corner for myself.
🐈Rex Parker🐈⬛ ✏️ 🧐 @rexparker.bsky.social Correct crossword opinions / aka Michael Sharp / Teaching lit stuff at Binghamton University / 2025 ACPT Pairs champion (w/ Penelope Harper) / https://letterboxd.com/realrexparker
Andrew R @excelpope.net Shortly to be replaced by Microsoft Co-pilot
Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social Editor and CEO, Zeteo
Author, ‘Win Every Argument’
British-American
David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social King's College London. Working on mind, metaphysics, and science.
davidpapineau.co.uk
Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social Entrepreneur
Costplusdrugs.com
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.
Tramp @tramp1.bsky.social Neil Walker
Cryptic crossword setter for The Guardian (Tramp). Have also set for Indy/i (Jambazi), FT (Skitnica), The Times, The Telegraph (Vagabundo), IQ and The Listener.
Coot @coot.bsky.social Cryptic crossword setter in the Independent, the Times, the Times Quick Cryptic (as Loon), Unch magazine and on MyCrossword
Steve Mossberg @mossdef.bsky.social Music teacher/crossword maker: WSJ, Times, Independent (Mog), and elsewhere. Cryptics editor at AVCX. he/him
patreon.com/squarechase
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
@amoebacrosswords.bsky.social @amoebacrosswords.bsky.social Crossword-botherer, aka Amoeba, Weatherman, and Tango. Also anonymously in the Times and Telegraph.
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.
Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social Crossword setter – Lepus (personal), Wat (Herald)
Mitz @mitzcrosswords.bsky.social Crossword geek (Guardian crossword stats database), politics obsessive (but when the fun stops, stop), intolerant of intolerance. Appropriately butterfly mind - it flits about all over the place. The Archers is real life.
CranberryFez @cranberryfez.bsky.social Cryptic crosswords - Cranberry barred thematics, Fez at mycrossword.co.uk/Fez
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
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
Raider @mycrossword.co.uk Occasional cryptic crossword setter for The Independent and creator of MyCrossword http://mycrossword.co.uk
Flashling @flashling.bsky.social Cryptic crossword nut. Used to blow things up professionally.
Sophie Sharp @sharpwit.bsky.social Writer. Obsessed with stories of all shapes and sizes, especially horror, history and mystery.
www.sophiesharp.com
Something Generic @handle.invalid Americans for Democracy. Political hobbyist turned activist. Unapologetically Liberal.
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
Staedtler @staedtler.bsky.social I have no identity at this time
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
Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social Space politician. ‘’Face of the Establishment’. Sane.
The Uncanny Valet @rorykelly.bsky.social Manic gay incel
H3 Show @h3-show.bsky.social Live Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday!
www.youtube.com/@H3Podcast
Sean Farrell @seanfarrell.bsky.social Library tech guru and writer / film critic / book critic at AFPLJournal.com. Member of GALECA. Sometimes an idiot. Hopefully sometimes not.
LegalEagle @legaleagle.tv The Big Bird at LegalEagle. Believer in the rule of law.
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!
Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social We’ve been fighting for ten years to build an economy that works for all of us by making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share in taxes.
Follow us on all socials to boost tax fairness ➡️ @4taxfairness
Anna C Wilson @acwilsonwriter.bsky.social Writer, swimmer, reader, music-maker. Cornwall-based. Proper job. Here for fun & games & booknookery. Royal Literary Fund Fellow. London Writers’ Salon Coach.
@acwilsonwriter.substack.com
Lisa @akoalapear.bsky.social I like crafts and feminism and Star Trek and maintaining my rage
she / her / Strayan🇦🇺
Sarah Talks @sarah-talks.bsky.social
Francesca Pridding @francambrian.bsky.social Welsh, feminist, political, literary, cryptic crossword wannabe, comedy...all of the above (she/her)
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
Hodders129 @hodders129.bsky.social Secondary English Teacher. Subject Lead. Reader. Yorkshire. Mum. Lefty. Learner. LGBTQ+.
The Great British Bake Off @britishbakeoff.bsky.social Avoiding soggy bottoms since 2010.
Tuesdays. 8pm. Channel 4.
Posts by Love Productions.
https://linktr.ee/britishbakeoff
The Labour Party @labouruk.bsky.social Labour is the party of working people.
labour.org.uk
Unofficial account until Labour make an official BlueSky account.
Democratic Wins Media @democraticwins.bsky.social Keeping Score of Democrats’ wins. Highlighting the future of the Democratic Party. Supporting Democratic candidates and causes.
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.
Susie Mesure @susiemesure.bsky.social Freelance writer, full-time reader, commission-me-anytime reviewer. (For many, most of the places you'd imagine, plus some you might not. That's the joy of freelancing...) susiemesure.com
pervis @pervis.bsky.social extra fabulous @extrafabulous.bsky.social
deogie Comics @deogie.bsky.social
@anuragpuzzling.bsky.social @anuragpuzzling.bsky.social Puzzling, Questioning, Reading, Solving, Thinking
Secular Talk 🎙 [fan] @kylekulinski.bsky.social Fan Account cross posting from the other place!
The Real Kyle: @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social
The Kyle Kulinski Show: https://youtube.com/seculartalk
Krystal Kyle & Friends: https://krystalkyleandfriends.substack.com
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
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".
Melanie Branton @melaniebranton.bsky.social Spoken word artist, Green Party member, lover of linguistics and cryptic crosswords, hater of plastic (she/her or they/them)
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
AFC Wimbledon Women @afcwwomen.bsky.social The Official BlueSky of AFC Wimbledon Women - part of the AFC Wimbledon Family
AFC Wimbledon @afcwimbledon1889.bsky.social The Dons 💛💙
Oliver @velonoodle.bsky.social hate me or love me; you watched
Raksha Dave @rakshadigs.bsky.social 🏺Hon.Prof, Archaeologist, Broadcaster, Award winning Author #Booksky 📕.
BAFTA and Equity member 🎥
President Council for British Archaeology
Research Affiliate @Pitt_Rivers
Agent: http://www.miradormanagement.co.uk
Insta: @raksha_digs
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