David Thomson

Retired bishop interested in art, history, environment, crosswords, good food and drink, ideas, politics ...

[David Thomson @bpdt]

@hasslethymi Great to discover another crossword setter in the diocese! You’ll find me as Vagans in the barred crosswords (and half of Ovid and Dash), as The Wanderer in local mags, and myself in the Church Times. Congratulations on your own puzzles and keep them coming.

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@hawkcrossword @thetimes Nice one: tough though! In the bag and ready to be blogged. Thanks and come again soon.

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@enigmatistelgar @Cambridge_Uni @dzharrison @TimLihoreau @FrankMPaul @mc_rapper67 @Tilsit @Jon_Summers @alanconnor Thanks John: challenging but cheerful!

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@NicolKinrade Which sounds a bit curmudgeonly but we’re really pleased for you and the parishes where you’ll be amazing just as you have been here: our prayers go with you.

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@NicolKinrade Congratulations! Life in the New Year will be very *interesting* without you though…

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@DrFrancisYoung Paralleling the Grand Old Duke of York presumably…

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@DrFrancisYoung We were taught the art of the “bailiwick footnote” back in the day.

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@DrFrancisYoung And one of the most thrilling

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@enigmatistelgar @Cambridge_Uni @dzharrison @TimLihoreau @mc_rapper67 @HamishSymington @FrankMPaul That was some work-out! Thanks but no spoilers :)

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@DrFrancisYoung It’s satisfying to be old enough to have read there.

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@NicolKinrade Note to self: now we know where a set of concelebration chasubles is …

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@NicolKinrade The Benedictines always look so Anglican: or is it that the Anglicans always look so Benedictine?

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@Annenewman57 @HerefordDiocese @WestHereford Thankyou for the quarter peal! (Not really for us I know but a lovely coincidence.)

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@katjdenham Can you help save this village hall that is being charged silly amounts by EDF? Community hall faces closure as bills quadruple https://t.co/xLLxdXSMHg

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@RevAnthonyLS @LaundeAbbey @leicestercofe At least you weren’t having to wear a hat indoors… Great to see you ministering like this now.

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@DrFrancisYoung Loan word from Germanic into late Latin, displacing felis?

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@ChurchTimes Good news for Blackburn. But where is this language of “awarded” coming from?

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@Peterhardwick17 @DrFrancisYoung Indeed. “Crusty product of …” perhaps?

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@DrFrancisYoung Soul mourns

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@NicolKinrade Ah, a Crozier of course. If you know, you know. Have a great time!