We hope to hold you spellbound in #OffGridPod #39, as we sing our happy witch anthem, investigate further hidden messages, and ignore doorbells.
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The featured crossword puzzle, by Bobcat. The Fifteen Squared blog is here. (On which note, hi to all readers over there!)
The General recommends having a look at this site, taking particular note of the excellent Published crossword books available there. And if you’re still all a-twitter, following this account.
Dave is @skirwingle on Bluesky and elsewhere. His most recent puzzles are here and here.
Void is @TheVoidTLMB on Mastodon mostly, and some other places. We should probably all hope that his latest puzzle isn’t cursed.
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– More on the psalmistry.
– Writing fish everywhere
– We’re pretty sure it was in the Greek papers after all. Which Roman whacks tablets? – Not Claudia Severa who used ink.
– Another great word
– The work of Polly’s admirer.
– He May have been fired.
– Sing along now, if you’re Dutch!
– If you’re not feeling too vain, you can read about the sisters here (spoilers!)
– Italo Calvino
– John Laird McCaffrey’s monument
– The little-known lady’s strong brother.
– Don’t play with Mercury, kids!
– Is Dave really gullible? Is the General’s story clear enough to stand up to scrutiny? You be the judge.
– Sorry, wrong number (on the radio, at least at first)
– Was Louise‘s ex husband a Psycho?
– Those redheads were in 3D.
– My my my, (Dear Dead) Delilah
– Was the fallout significant?
– The Book by Keith Huston
– Happy didn’t wear Crocs
– This is completely material to making a very important distinction (that most people ignore. But we are not most people.)
– Getting stressed about “Avatar”
– Whatever happened to Letraset?
– A prize of $700? Or rather, quite a bit more.
– The currently not-so-well-known epicurean philosopher.
– Greengrocers know what’s a load of balls and what’s not.
– Prime choice of a big book
– We’re not sure if you can still Ask Marilyn to hammer nails into Monty’s Hall doors problem.
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We’ll leave you with a couple of perfect numbers(?)…
…and an epicurean reminder:
@offgridpod I was relieved that my film knowledge was up to the task!
Some would say mercurial. 🙂