Daniel Peake 🌈
@danielpeake
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Game show & puzzle expert, he/him. Assistant Puzzles Editor for major UK newspaper. Only Connect question writer / researcher, general Questions AP.
Near London, England
Joined June 2008
As I just said on TV, the tiny crossword visible in tonight’s opening shot was created by our brilliant team member Dan Peake and CAN BE PLAYED. To save you copying it off the television, here are photos of both the simple and cryptic versions. Happy New Year! #OnlyConnect
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Breaking my Twitter/X silence to say I'm a guest on this week's episode of Lateral with Tom Scott! It was great fun, I only embarrassed myself 10 or 20 times. I live over on Mastodon now at https://t.co/1p1pDG9DnK Oh also I wrote the puzzles for a book! https://t.co/uMBpE72sXw
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EPISODE 64: Black and white bowties. Featuring @danielpeake, @LizzySkrzypiec and Bill Sunderland (@EscThisPodcast). Listen to the full audio podcast via your usual provider or at https://t.co/hXs57ge8sj, where you can also contact the show.
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A quick reminder - I'm not on twitter at the moment because of the who's running it. You can find me on Mastodon at: @danielpeake@mastodon.social Also: I'm available and looking for my next quiz / puzzle / TV gig from July onwards, so PUT THAT IN YOUR DIARY.
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I'm no longer comfortable using Twitter under its current direction. I'll be back if the ship rights its course, but for now I'll be posting at Mastodon here: @danielpeake@mastodon.social If you message me on here I'll still get the notification, but please bear this in mind.
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Managed to get this flash just sound of London from the anticipated #asteroid over S UK / N France just now. Looks like lightning, but caused by an asteroid. Very cool.
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At 8pm UTC - I'll begin to solve two cryptic crosswords on Twitch. Here's hoping I also finish them. Do join me later at https://t.co/QQE7P3MFtn
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While you are waiting for Puzzle Boat 9, Part 2, you can take advantage of a Valentine's Day sale. "Reverse" subscriptions (the last six issues you don't have) are half off as is a Fill in the Blanks subscription. https://t.co/6agIAclOVd
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At 8pm, I'll be continuing to investigate anybody-but-Leonard-da-Vinci's-house in the game House of da Vinci III Great game with lots of lovely tactile puzzles, but WE DON'T ACTUALLY SEE DA VINCI'S HOUSE. Maybe we will today? We'll soon see. https://t.co/QQE7P3MFtn
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At 8pm - we'll be back on board Puzzle Boat 8 for lots of wordplay puzzles and *looks around furtively* we could be doing our FIRST META of the year!! Also, find out why I have to spread pieces of paper all over my desk to solve a puzzle. See you later! https://t.co/QQE7P3MFtn
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@QuizzyDan Can't unsee that your icons look like a scary white-eyed monster about to eat a cabbage...
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This week - I'll be back on board Puzzle Boat 8, I'll be chasing Leonardo da Vinci and his puzzles through the medium of Renaissance Italy, and I'll be doing two more cryptic crosswords. You're spoiled rotten. https://t.co/QQE7P3MFtn
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Doing a bit of prep work for this week's Puzzle Boat 8, and the phrase "HEINOUS PUZZLE!" has just popped up. Oh joy.
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For those of you wanting to substitute the Musk for the Tusk, over on Mastodon I'm @danielpeake@mastodon.social Do gimme a follow so that we can build our timelines up.
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Now live! Join me as I officiate over a cryptic wedding...
At 8pm UTC, I'll be solving another two cryptic crosswords. Join me for a variety cryptic by Roger Wolff, and then one from a recent Independent. https://t.co/QQE7P3MFtn
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ooooooooooh Extremely pleasing
Important note: February has 28 days (7 x 4). Each day has 24 hours (8 x 3). Each hour has 60 minutes (6 x 5 x 2). So February has 8! minutes. 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1.
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At 8pm UTC, I'll be solving another two cryptic crosswords. Join me for a variety cryptic by Roger Wolff, and then one from a recent Independent. https://t.co/QQE7P3MFtn
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We Brits do passive aggression at the elite level
Email translations: “I was under the impression” Translation: I’m furious “As per my email” Translation: I’m furious “With respect” Translation: I’m furious “Whilst I appreciate” Translation: I’m furious “As I’m sure you’re aware” Translation: I’m furious
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