Jack Shepherd 🦑

Today I am launching a newsletter about words, word games, and especially #cryptic #crossword puzzles! onwords.substack.com

Extremely dangerous Wordling out there today, folks. I've never seen a percentage this low.

@archelina Thanks for solving my puzzle! Caught the replay here in NY. Will listen to Diamond Dogs today in tribute to Herbie Flowers.

I have a fun new themed #cryptic #crossword puzzle up on MyCrossword today! 🧐🏁🤯 Sample clues: ‣ X may be tearing us apart? (9) ‣ Faux fact? Orwell describes it (1-6) ‣ Answer: "X" is one! (4) mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/1962

Count me in either way obviously, but someone needs to sort this out.

"What can be, unburdened by what has been" is literal coconut tree talk. You exist in the context of what came before you.

Hi #cryptic #crossword people! I have a new puzzle in dire need of a quick test solve before I release it into the world. If you're feeling generous and in a test-solvey frame of mind, my DMs are open. Thank you! 🙏

I set today’s cryptic crossword in the Independent. puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-… I hope you enjoy!

Checking in to see if we're all having a treasured monocultural moment about the big Cloud Nothings album drop today.

I have a fun new themed #cryptic #crossword puzzle up on MyCrossword today! 🕺🪩🥳 Sample clues: ‣ A man used a potty too much (2,7) ‣ Cases and cases of tofu burritos (4) ‣ Elon's first social network to retweet piece-of-s*** bullies for money (7) mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/1577

Our new book, The Truce, is coming next week. It’s generated some news, and I’m confident it’ll make some more. But you’ll never get what we wrote from news summaries. I hope you’ll read it. Preorder: wwnorton.com/books/97813240… Or come to the launch event: powerhousearena.com/events/book-la…

lol x1000

Here's one for the Oxford Comma-heads. I'm going deep on serial comma history and controversy on the newsletter this week.

@perpetua Preach! It's a real shift from the first three albums. "Spark" and "Jackie's Strength" are all-timers, IMO.

been really into Tori Amos' From the Choirgirl Hotel lately, I think it's become my favorite of her discography - a very distinct vibe

@archelina @katstevens Thank you guys for solving my puzzle! Caught the replay and enjoyed it very much.

I'm back in the game with a fun new themed #cryptic #crossword puzzle up on MyCrossword! 🎉🥳 Sample clues: ‣ Tests acrobatic sex in the morning? On the contrary! (5) ‣ Obscure British lads undersold records initially (4) ‣ Shy performers (4) mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/1466

Taking accountability

Goblins. They're everywhere, it turns out. I've uncovered a few for this week's newsletter. onwords.substack.com/p/5-common-wor…

A truly monumental day. I'd like to thank my mom, the Academy, and I guess Josh Wardle.

Absolutely crazy that they're called The Spice Girls but Ginger is the only spice.

@joshfjelstad @BlazingTrainer1 @expsharepod This is a really good point. Why haven't we done this?

@BlazingTrainer1 @expresident @expsharepod It’s a good idea!! We’ll see what we can do

@expresident @joshfjelstad @expsharepod When is episode 3 of the Babysitters Experience coming? It's been too long