@Elphi97

I write Taskmaster-themed cryptic crosswords sometimes. she/her

Joined November 2022
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I have now written this lovely big cryptic crossword themed around series 5 of #Taskmaster! I had a lot of fun with this; I reckon there might be people out there who'll enjoy solving it, or even just having a look :) Link to interactive version in reply.
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I've written a cryptic crossword themed around #Taskmaster series 15! Why not? Feel free to give it a go. Many answers guessable, some clues fun. Contestants' and hosts' names are a nice easy way in. Link to online fillable-inable version in reply.
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Link: crossword.info/elphi/TM15. Also change the 15 to a 14, 9 or 5 if you're interested in others :)
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My predictions for tonight’s #Taskmaster: -Steve Pemberton composes a short operetta for the prize task -John Robins completes a task perfectly without opening it and quietly sobs with happiness -Joanne McNally expresses surprise at the fact that the series is a competition 1/2
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-Sophie Willan does an entire task impeccably in character as a lonely pigeon -Nick Mohammed turns into a bat
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#MEAwarenessDay I never normally talk about it, but I'm in a morose mood, so here we are. I won't tell you about what it's like; nobody needs to hear that. Instead I'll say: even if you're healthy, please, look after yourselves. Look after each other. Don't wait for 1/3
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people to become "ill enough" for you to take them seriously. Let your friends be flaky. Reach out, and reach out again. If someone says they need a rest, listen. (And I say this as someone who, despite everything, has still sometimes got that wrong and profoundly regret it.) 2/3
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And to those with #MECFS, since we don't hear this enough: people CAN and DO recover. I know or have met, by chance, at least 4 people who have. After 2 years housebound, I am travelling, walking, shopping, learning how to socialise again. You can be that person again, I promise.
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That crossword prize task might be my favourite thing to have ever happened #Taskmaster
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Going to be SOPPY for a minute. @MarkWatsonCo got me through many months when I was feeling horrendous every day (me/cfs) and had very, very little else in my life. The excitement, the delightful confusion, the belonging, the company. I am so soppily grateful to everyone involved
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(I am much, much better now than I’ve been for years. But I’ll never forget the feeling of finding something joyful that I could join, live, from my bed. There was nothing else like it. Thank you, everyone. This stuff really matters <3)
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People are all "it's like the good old days of Twitter again!" and they're talking about obsessing over the exact nature of a stranger's serious illness. And making jokes about it, of course. Hilarious stuff. No disturbing implications there at all.
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So glad I've never got properly into this website. The sheer volume of people who think this stuff is normal and okay is staggering.
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Link: crossword.info/elphi/TM5. If you'd like to try it, I can give answers or hints on request. As with the previous two (easily findable on my profile if interested), the hosts' and contestants' names are there, so that's a good place to start.
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The way Alex Horne's little face went all happy after the dice rolled round behind him and out between his feet is just... everything I aspire to in life. #Taskmaster
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Opened my bedroom curtains for the first time in weeks (because of scaffolding) and within ten minutes saw a goldcrest for only the second time ever :)
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Didn't get a pic but they're teeny weeny with a little yellow hat on top
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I've now written a cryptic crossword themed around #Taskmaster series 14! As with the S9 one, the hosts' and contestants' names are a good way in if you'd like to try it. Interactive version: crossword.info/elphi/TM14. I can provide hints or answers on request.
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Why not? 5 random facts about me: 1.I have a frog 2. In my lifetime I've had family living on all 7 continents 3. I witnessed both fires at Glasgow School of Art 4. Dara Ó Briain once roared with laughter at the mere fact of my existence 5. I was once bitten by a long-tailed tit
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A little while ago I wrote this cryptic crossword themed around series 9 of #Taskmaster. Possibly there are some people out there who'd like to see it. The hosts' and contestants' names are there, so that's a good way in if you'd like to try it. (Interactive version in reply.)
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Gosh. Thank you for the nice attention, everyone. It means a lot. I'm off to find something to hide under for a while. Not in a bad way, though.
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That said, if anyone would like me to provide any answers or explanations of answers, I can do that! I might not reply quickly, but I will try to reply.
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