thealternative.social @creatinganewworld.bsky.social I created a social network in which 50% of the profits will be given to homeless charities. The social network is www.thealternative.social Please join and invite people to it.
Macaroni @crypticmacaroni.bsky.social I make cryptic crosswords 🐧
Big Puzzles: https://www.mycrossword.co.uk/Macaroni
Little Puzzles: https://crosshare.org/macaroni
Endless rain, mac on, stirring pasta (8)
Cogs @cogsturn.bsky.social I set and talk about Cryptic Crosswords!
Solve the gentle puzzles: https://cogs-turn.com/
Solve the violent puzzles: https://www.mycrossword.co.uk/Cogs
Watch me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CogsTurn
Daily Screenplay Festival contests @dailyscreenplays.bsky.social Daily Screenplay Contest Deadlines
All of these top screenplay contests offer full feedback on each submitted works.
https://festivalreviews.org/daily-screenplay-contest-deadlines/
Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival @environmentalfest.bsky.social A festival designed to showcase the best of new environmentally themed films (shorts, features) and screenplays (shorts, features, TV pilots) from around the world. We accept any genre.
https://filmfreeway.com/EnvironmentalFestival
Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Festival @actionfantasyscifi.bsky.social A showcase of the best Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Films and Screenplays from around the world.
Festival takes place every single month.
https://filmfreeway.com/ActionAdventure
Action/Crime/Mystery Film & Screenplay Festival @crimemystery.bsky.social This festival now takes place every single month, giving filmmakers 4 tiers to showcase and promote their film. In-person public events also take place.
https://filmfreeway.com/crimemystery
www.crimemysteryfestival.com
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.
not without text @notwithouttext.bsky.social this is where i post random fun wordplay things that i make/realize. maybe occasionally promoting some other things i've made but idk
Jean Wood @jeanwood.bsky.social Ex UK language teacher now ITE tutor NPQLTD. Yorkshire born and bred but marooned in Lincolnshire. Remainer 🇪🇺. Interested in Education UK politics, cooking and eating. #FBPE Please don’t DM - it’s a block from me.
RR @rlrossi64.bsky.social Pack it up, pack it in; let me begin. Former teacher/school leader/SENDCo currently exploring Schrödinger’s retirement. Books. Cryptic Crosswords. Football.
Graham @redgremlin.bsky.social Briton living in the French Alps. Microelectronic engineer, nature lover, canoeist, amateur photographer and teddy bear enthusiast
Family, personal and professional interests in France, UK and US
Hates what is happening in UK - not the country I left.
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 🇪🇺
WILDsound Feedback Festival @wildsoundfestival.bsky.social Telling stories through film and conversation. WILDsound showcases the best of new films & screenplays from around the world in a daily film festival.
www.wildsound.ca
https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival
San Tiago Caraíva @santiagocaraiva.bsky.social Livro “A INTER ETNIA” (2014): Uma coletânea de palíndromos com diagramação especial (páginas que podem ser lidas como um grande palíndromo).
Grupo no Facebook “Gerador de Palíndromos”: Criado em 2013 para divulgar criações de palindromistas.
@bam-82.bsky.social @bam-82.bsky.social 
Tom M @tommessenger.bsky.social Head of Maths at a sixth form college.
The Rackenfracker @therackenfracker.bsky.social Variety puzzles and cryptic diversions. Winner of the inaugural ORCA crossword award for Best Variety Cryptic of the Year.
Chris Evans @mpcryptics.bsky.social Maths teacher by day, cryptic setter by night (Umpire/Potoroo)
Olivia @imoliviaaaaa.bsky.social 📸 new pics every hour
spicy stuff lives on my private page 👇
onlyfans.com/u592653470/c1
@farehamboy.bsky.social @farehamboy.bsky.social 
Just Josy @justjosy.bsky.social your favorite distraction
fresh pics every hour
uncensored on my private page
onlyfans.com/justjosy/c6
Adam Cottrell @cottrela.bsky.social Coffee cryptics daily ☕️
Founder of CoffeeCryptics.com
Indie maker behind searchmonkey.dev & coffeetap.app
@gumbootcrosswords.bsky.social @gumbootcrosswords.bsky.social 
Simon Finlay @simonfinlay.bsky.social Northern Irish; Kent politics journalist; Brentford FC, Glentoran FC & Maidstone United. Fly-fisher who likes clean rivers. Views my own, not that of anyone would want them.
“Any friend that’s been turned down is bound to be a friend of mine” - John Prine
Ben Dawes @bendawes.bsky.social Game dev in Oslo. Formally of UK. Formerly of Snowcastle Games. Founder @ No Bad Weather
Matt // metagloria @metagloria.bsky.social Amateur cryptic solver/setter/enthusiast
Baltimore, MD
Old puzzles at https://crosshare.org/metagloria
New and future puzzles at https://mycrossword.co.uk/metagloria
Widdersbel @widdersbel.bsky.social Mostly baking and crosswords- A @a1q.bsky.social @a1q.bsky.social
Dan Davison @danjdavison.bsky.social Teacher. Books, poetry, theatre & I’m learning to set cryptic crosswords
@cricket82.bsky.social @cricket82.bsky.social Word enthusiast, (very) amateur crossword setter (as Cricket) at mycrossword.co.uk
Just Jim will do. @justjim.bsky.social Retiree. Cis. Pan. He/him. CatFather. Photographer & printmaker. 20yr Navy Veteran. Join your union. // Gunditjmara people's land.
Mikey Greiff @mikeygreiff.bsky.social Co-host of Cooper Dooper - A Twin Peaks Podcast for Regular People.
"I told all your colleagues, those clown comics, to fix their hearts or die..."
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.
@harrygreaves.bsky.social @harrygreaves.bsky.social 
Janet Sparke @scintilla71.bsky.social Trying really hard to get better at setting cryptic crosswords.
Also a photography tutor, food lover and very slow runner
puzzling.com @puzzling.com We make puzzle games: Puzzle Page, Picture Cross, Picture Cross Color and more! Find them on the app stores.
■ Our games: https://www.puzzling.com/
■ Support: https://puzzling.com/support
#picturecross #puzzlepage #picturecrosscolor
Crossers @crypticcrossers.bsky.social Crossers.co.uk is a new site aiming to make it easier to set and solve cryptic crossword puzzles. It's got the set of tools I wanted as a setter to make it quicker to create puzzles. Keen to get some feedback from setters and solvers alike!
someguyinthefridge @someguyinthefridge.bsky.social 
Ouroboros @ouroborosop.bsky.social Setter of cryptic crosswords, including Independent No 12,103. I also drum for black metal band Oppress. and punk band Butt Plug Babies.
Brent Simon @shareddarkness.bsky.social “You gotta kick at the darkness ’til it bleeds daylight.” Award-winning journalist/author: https://bit.ly/3NpYWqA. Member: @lafilmcritics.bsky.social, Golden Globes. Tar Heel. 2006 TIME Person of Year. Flag carrier: David Lynch, U2, cinema, tacos, decency.
@sisyphus06.bsky.social @sisyphus06.bsky.social 
Phoef Sutton @phoefsutton.bsky.social writer. Cheers. You're Killing Me, Chesapeake Shores, From Away, Boston Legal. Thanks. Terriers. The CRUSH books. Darrow & Darrow. other things. NY Times bestselling author.
Lives in South Pasadena CA
Abdul K. @abdvl.bsky.social Amateur cryptic crossword setter. Find my work at https://crypticsbyabdul.com/
Jamie Ding @feathersmcg.bsky.social he/him | Erstwhile streamer of cryptic crosswords and Kingdom Hearts at https://twitch.tv/FeathersMcG
Dalton Tomlin @daltontomlin.bsky.social technical writer for TWC | Scrabble & trivia nerd | ailurophile | views mine | he/him/his
🌿Aspen Harding | Author✨ @aspenharding.bsky.social 🌿WEEDIE WISDOM🌿
🔆Modern Philosophy | Spiritual Insights📿
I had a break-up.
I had a breakdown.
I had a breakthrough.
Crawling my way back up from rock bottom.
Sharing insights learned along the way.
Fuming Soufflé 🇪🇺🇯🇵🐸 @fumingsouffle.bsky.social Usually fuming about one thing or another but occasionally deflates into a fluffy pancake.
英国ど田舎在住のはまっこです🐾
#Wülferhampton
Pat @maytce.bsky.social Retired doodler. Let’s all just try to get along, shall we?
Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social I set cryptic crosswords as Methuselah and Chameleon and write questions for Only Connect • charliemethven.com • he/him
alex @dude.computer dude of computer. curious, both definitions.
atx -> stl
Pat Cousins @patcousins.bsky.social Crossword solver on YouTube, lazy writer.
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
Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social crimeonfilm.com
Harry Smith @harry-smith.bsky.social 
Karol S @karolszym.bsky.social Crossword nerd. Composer in real life. (Yes, we still exist.)
Composer of a thousand songs needing no introduction (5,1)
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
@rkempley.bsky.social @rkempley.bsky.social 
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.
Andrew @andrewt.net I am: Andrew https://www.andrewt.net • The Cell Tower guy https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/ • Polymath on MyCrossword https://www.mycrossword.co.uk/Polymath
matthewcr @matthewcr.bsky.social Here for art, books, film, music, comedy, food, football, cricket, history, old newspapers, birds, mountains and more.
Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social I work with universities to help them work better. #HigherEducationPostcard #FreyaDog Liable to proselytize about #ClimateChange #HigherEducation #Consultant #Swansea #Deltiologist #SWFC
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
GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social Please don’t put me on a list. Lots of typos. 🇺🇸
/s =Sarcasm
Musician
My poetry is mostly on Ko-fi
https://ko-fi.com/gigie91173. Learning cryptic cxwd
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. You are my Algonquin roundtable.
Steve Mossberg @mossdef.bsky.social Music teacher/crossword maker: WSJ, Times, Independent (Mog), and elsewhere. Cryptics editor at AVCX. he/him
patreon.com/squarechase
Joe Pasini @joeadultman.bsky.social tabletop game designer, cryptic crossword constructor, and union steward
Crosswords: joeadultman.blogspot.com
Streams: twitch.tv/joeadultman
Mad Dog Cryptics @maddogcryptics.bsky.social Very independent cryptic crossword setter. To the god of death: Not Today! Traveller, participant, LGBTQIA2S+ ally. #BLM Resist!
Lepus Xwords 𓃹 @lepusxwords.bsky.social Crossword setter – Lepus (personal), Wat (Herald)
Flashling @flashling.bsky.social Cryptic crossword nut. Used to blow things up professionally.
@kohaxw.bsky.social @kohaxw.bsky.social 
@duncanjwitham.bsky.social @duncanjwitham.bsky.social 
John Henderson @enigmatistelgar.bsky.social Crosswords. Quiz. Ale. Classical Music. Cricket. Cornwall & Yorkshire.
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
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.
Claire Bennie @clairebennie.bsky.social Advisor on Housing Design and Development
wearemunicipal.co.uk
Also: art deco flats; choral music, cryptic crosswords (Ruskin)
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
Tom Gough @mister-gough.bsky.social IB (formally A Level) and IGCSE maths teacher. Love a crossword and nibbling on a Geometry Snack. Enjoy mucking about on Desmos.
Mick Hodgkin @mickhodgkin.bsky.social Puzzles Editor, cryptic crossword setter, limerick writer, former TV news producer. Only Connect semi-finalist 2015-16. 
Aaron Riccio @illogicaljoker.bsky.social video game reviews @ slantmagazine.com
cryptic crossword solves @ twitch.com/thatcrypticguy
ALP @adamlp.bsky.social Withnail bore, Fowles nut & Lib>Xim
A smug cryptic setter in the Indy (5)
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
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.
Dmitry Adamskiy @michpunk.bsky.social i live in sandwich.
cryptics, orienteering and allotment
Alys Cummings @alyseliza.bsky.social Makes documentaries 🎥 loves crosswords 🖊️ reads novels 📚 writes ✍️ New Writing North Emerging Creative Associate ⬆️
Debut novel Murder Most Cryptic out
October 2026 Penguin Michael Joseph 🇬🇧🐧🇬🇧
February 2027 Minotaur 🇺🇸🐂🇺🇸
Lives North East 🌊🌅
Milo @milo-xwords.bsky.social Has plenty of time, so filling it with quizzing, crosswords, and the like.
https://mycrossword.co.uk/Milo
Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social Ex UK gov econ incl 2 years in Euro Parl econ & monetary cttee. Normandy. Semi-veggie. UTV
EN & FR (DE after beer). Views personal etc. Welsh. And French
Born at 325ppm
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.
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
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.