Wordle 1,487 3/6*
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Minute Cryptic - 15 July, 2025 (I found this one difficult because I confused some of the fodder with an indicator. Definitions are usually at the beginning or end, indicators, wordplay and fodder often, but not always (take ?!), in the middle. The Minute Cryptic website has a really fun guide at the bottom of the front page which helped me learn, for which I'm grateful, and I think their book will be good. I'm still learning and I've successfully done a few cryptic crosswords from broadsheet newspapers. My problem with the broadsheets is I feel like they're consciously showing off their social status in the clues - which I'm not wholly opposed to, I like learning and finding out new things, but it's quite daunting. Not quite the same, but similar, to someone like me referencing Introduction to Algorithms or 1990s hardcore, electronic music, in a crossword clue for a general audience. I don't know an easy way around that and maybe it's good. But, regardless of that, the answers say a lot about the setter and what the setter wants to consciously, or subconsciously, say. Maybe there should be a section about the UK petty bourgeoisie in any guide to solving them. 'This is a raclette grill, it's quite good, but spoilt by wankers conveying wonderful memories of a delightful meal with other wankers.' I'm always least 70% sure not all English people who go on about raclette are wankers. And what'd be the problem with that anyway? We've all got hobbies.)
"Idol tied back ponytail" (5)
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I scored: 2 under par
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