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The not-really-about crosswords podcast. "A show that is almost entirely digressions from its notional subject." - The General

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About Off-Grid Podcast

“A podcast about crosswords? Wouldn’t that be really niche?”, we wondered. So instead of being about crosswords, Off-Grid is inspired by them. You don’t have to solve or understand cryptic crosswords yourself to enjoy this podcast, but hopefully we might intrigue and tempt you to dip your toes in the water.

Before each recording, the hosts Dave & Void, and their guest General Knowledge solve a cryptic crossword. In the podcast, we riff on words in the grid or clues (spoilers!), telling each other things we find funny or interesting about them. We’ll also pick a favourite clue each, and explain how it works to the listener, and have a mini-quiz, courtesy of The General, also inspired by the puzzle. Since we never know what might turn up in a puzzle’s grid, they’ll hopefully manage to keep throwing up new avenues of interest for us to explore.

Fancy giving an episode a try? How about Episode 16, Snails Aren’t Racing? (You’ll find more show notes in that link, or you can just click play below…)

Dave and Void are both cryptic crossword setters, amongst other things, and The General has been known to do so too.

If you want a hint at some of the ground we’ve travelled over so far, see the episode guide. (Possible spoilers ahoy!)

And by all means, please SUBSCRIBE to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast, or any podcatching app/program using this RSS feed.

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    TheVoidTLMBThe Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! #CovidIsAirborne 💙@TheVoidTLMB·
    25 Jan

    Easy one for #OffGridPod listeners.

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    TheVoidTLMBThe Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! #CovidIsAirborne 💙@TheVoidTLMB·
    20 Jan

    If you want to know "What is #OffGridPod, the not-really-about-#crosswords #podcast?", this episode has the answer: https://offgrid.tlmb.net/2021/12/19/universally-sized-ep-13/

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    SkirwingleI’m Dave Williams. Elon’s a big baby@Skirwingle·
    4 Jan

    @dontattempt shameless plug: I discuss this question in the latter half of #OffGridPod episode 18... https://offgrid.tlmb.net/2022/02/27/dont-panic-tantalus-ep-18/

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    TheVoidTLMBThe Void ザ・ヴォイド #PR! #CovidIsAirborne 💙@TheVoidTLMB·
    29 Dec

    New #crossword coming on Monday. Also, plenty of #OffGridPod #podcast episodes in 2022. Catch up, inc bonus Dec ep @ http://offgrid.tlmb.net

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    SkirwingleI’m Dave Williams. Elon’s a big baby@Skirwingle·
    24 Dec

    Don't forget the recent bonus episode of the #OffGridPod #podcast in which we talked bees, whales, snails, clouds, unlikely goings-on in films and the Vatican, and much* more.
    https://offgrid.tlmb.net/2022/12/15/hitchs-papal-pickpockets-ep-27/

    *some

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    20 Dec

    Whale dispersal, wheel walking, & high jinks in the vatican. Just a few topics mused over in the latest #OffGridPod. https://offgrid.tlmb.net/2022/12/15/hitchs-papal-pickpockets-ep-27/

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