Honouring new ID at once, allowing for multiple copies (2,10,2)

#letterbank #crypticclue

Thanks for this superb series, @cranberryfez.bsky.social! So many insightful details 💡

I'm pleased you mentioned #letterbank clues and I get your qualms but with more exposure (as in North American cryptics) they'd "grow" on you! 😉

Check out my #LowdownLetterBank posts and "expand" your horizons ↔️

Why athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics are finally being given more power to monetise their performances It’s a big shift from the IOC, which has kept a tight rein on the rights to footage.

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (29)
earns billions in TV rights while most of the athletes earn a
PALTRY INCOME (12)

#Letterbankism 29:12 ratio (2.4)
#WinterOlympics #MilanoCortina2026 #IOC
#letterbank #wordplay #media #commentary

Yes, words with exactly two of each letter are second-order isograms (INTESTINES is great)

Of course, there are many reduplicative words (TSETSE, MURMUR, BERIBERI) and others that happen to repeat (TESTES, TARTAR, HOTSHOTS)

A #letterbank (no repeats) is called a heterogram or (first-order) isogram

Guess The Clue Guess The Clue!

A very tricky #letterbank #crypticclue for #GroundhogDay:

Put away "Season's Greetings" letters, but toss "Groundhog Day" letters in the recycling? (2,7)

Get a hint and reveals letters here:
www.wildvale.co.uk/guess/index....

Solve it, and create your own!

This was the final clue from Lowdown Letter Banks (LLB), my series of 650 #letterbank #crypticclue #puzzles 😎

Starting hint: a-- -- -- --- -- f----

View clue thread for the answer ⬇️

Keep coming back for more! I repost LLB clues certain Thursdays, and many other cryptic or similar things...

Here's the penultimate #letterbank #crypticclue from my series of 650, tweeted as Lowdown Letter Banks starting 5 years ago this week 😀

Keep drawing from the "bank" word in the clue below to get the answer 💡

Starting hint: i-------------

View clue thread for another hint and the breakdown ⬇️

Below is the antepenultimate LLB clue and it's *unique* amongst the 5 clues reposted this week for LLB's 5th anniversary 🙃 #letterbank #crypticclue

The "bank" isn't in the clue this time – it's the answer! 😉

Starting hint: h--------

View clue thread for another hint and the breakdown ⬇️

Revisiting the 5 final LLB clues for LLB's 5th anniversary 🥳 (btw, "revisiting" is a good LB indicator!)
#letterbank #crypticclue

Find the "bank" word/phrase in the clue below and "overuse" those letters 🤔

Starting hint: r------------

View clue thread for another hint and the breakdown ⬇️

Reposting the 5 final LLB clues this week for LLB's 5th anniversary 🎉

Each is a #letterbank #crypticclue - in this one (as with most), find the "bank" word/phrase in the clue and use/reuse those letters 🤓

Starting hint: g------- -- s-----

View clue thread for another hint and the breakdown ⬇️

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of Lowdown Letter Banks today, let's rock out to my LLB scroll video! 😎🔠🤘
#LowdownLetterBank

645 clues from my old Twitter account – last year I closed it out with 5 final LLB clues, which I'll repost this week
#letterbank #crypticclue #wordplay #puzzles

Today's the 5-year anniversary of Lowdown Letter Banks (LLB)! 5️⃣🥳🔠

On Jan 25, 2021, I started tweeting a daily #letterbank #crypticclue for 500 days 📆 and eventually reached 650

- Read my original thread below ⬇️
- I'll post an LLB scroll video today 🎞️
- I'll repost the last 5 LLB clues this week 😎

Happy #CanadaDay! 🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp

Here’s a #letterbank #crypticclue to celebrate:

One-of-a-kind Canada Day treat (5)

www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Re-posting an old #letterbank #crypticclue for Throwback Thursday once in a while from my series of 650 Lowdown Letter Bank clues. The first 500 were tweeted on a daily basis and this clue is from Feb 2021.

Re-posting an old #letterbank #crypticclue for Throwback Thursday once in a while from my series of 650 Lowdown Letter Bank clues. This was the 2nd LLB clue, tweeted in Jan 2021.

LLB clue breakdown (definition, raw material, indicators)

Def: or similar things
RM: dash front
Ind1: Wild
Ind2: and back for more of the same

After 650 #letterbank cryptic clues, you get the idea. Use more of the same letters, experiment with different indicators, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH! 😊

Lowdown Letter Banks scroll video! 😎🔠🤘

4 years ago today 🎉 I started tweeting a Lowdown-style #letterbank #crypticclue daily for 500 days 📆 and then continued sporadically up to 645 last year

Join me this week for the final 5 LLB clues, ending with LLB650! 😀

Below is a slightly later LLB thread (Apr 18, 2021) about *expanding* and *collapsing*, which are the terms I coined for the two types of #letterbank cryptic clues (for decades, they’ve usually just been called “letter bank clues” and “reverse letter bank clues”) ⬇️

Screenshot from Twitter of cryptic clue LLB001 from Lowdown Letter Banks: "Tricky puzzles confused increasingly tipsy crowd (7,10)" The tweet above the clue introduces the LLB account: "Do you like cryptic crosswords? Enjoy anagrams and word puzzles in general? Get ready for Lowdown Letter Banks! Here's my first clue, #LLB001. Give it a try and then read the thread below for explanation and tips. Have fun!"

Tomorrow's the 4-year anniversary 🥳 of Lowdown Letter Banks (LLB), my bird-site series of #letterbank #crypticclue #puzzles 🔠

Now it's time for 5 final LLB clues, bringing us to #650 and wrapping up my Twitter account! 😀

Read below ⬇️ and tune in tomorrow for LLB646... plus an LLB scroll video! 🎞️

a fireworks display with the words best animations written on the bottom Alt: Brief clip of a colourful fireworks display

In widespread chaos, pray when you're wishing this for people (5,3,4) #LowdownLetterBank

#letterbank #crypticclue (LLB340 from Dec 2021)

a man wearing a green and red sweater is decorating a gingerbread house Alt: Man in a green and red sweater squeezes icing onto the roof of a small gingerbread house

There are many others for whom ducting reconstruction – literally the last thing you want to be doing in December – makes a popular year-end activity! (8,4,2,8)

#letterbank #crypticclue (based on LLB339 from Dec 2021)

I'll reply with the breakdown on #NewYear2025

(Hint: ignore the GIF!)

Thanks to those who solved and replied to my 5 holiday-themed #letterbank #crypticclue posts! You can find them on my profile from Dec 20-24 (so far, only one person has liked/solved all 5)

I'll post another one today and another on New Year's Day. In January, I'll be wrapping up LLB with #650! 🥳

A package of "Mega Chunks" chocolate chips next to a few gold-wrapped chocolate coins (Chanukah gelt) with the message "Chag Chanukah Sameach!" (Happy Chanukah)

Happy first night of #Chanukah! Here's my #letterbank from a few years ago...

🍪 Mega Chunks 🍪 (10 unique letters)
⬇️
(heat them to melt,
make Chanukah gelt)
⬇️
🕎 Chag Chanukah Sameach 🕎 (19 letters)

#Letterbankism 19:10 ratio (1.9)
#ChagChanukahSameach

a woman is wrapping a christmas present in a red blanket . Alt: A woman quickly wraps a gift and throws it

Parchment is stretched around items for wrapping (9,8) #LowdownLetterBank

#letterbank #crypticclue (LLB333 from Dec 2021)

a man wearing a santa hat and an ugly christmas sweater says " like my sweater " Alt: Man wearing a Santa hat and a gold/white/black holiday sweater says "Like my sweater?"

In recycled fashion, gold knitwear or wrinkled toga could make a jazzy holiday line (7,2,1,6,10) #LowdownLetterBank

#letterbank #crypticclue (based on LLB329 from Dec 2021)

a man wearing headphones picking a pear from a tree Alt: Alan Partridge (TV character) smiling while picking a pear from a pear tree

Coming before "and a partridge in a pear tree", when arranged without all those repeated items! (9) #LowdownLetterBank

#letterbank #crypticclue (LLB330 from Dec 2021)

a cartoon of grinch with a very angry look on his face Alt: Cartoon of the Grinch character slowly making an evil, wide smile

It's an ogre unexpectedly spreading holiday wishes! (6'1,9) #LowdownLetterBank

#letterbank #crypticclue (LLB327 from Dec 2021)

Wonderful #lipogram #haiku, Nat! (with title implied)

I prefer to call it a #letterbank #poem (because lipogram usually means avoiding certain letters while letter bank means including just the bank letters) but lipogram is an accepted poetic term and letter bank is a lesser-known wordplay term.

a cartoon reindeer with christmas lights on its antlers says happy holidays !!! Alt: Cartoon reindeer with holiday lights on its antlers and text "Happy Holidays!!!"

Up north, I sled all over the place with many lookalike characters – and a special one by Dasher!
#letterbank #crypticclue

Who am I? (4 words)

Like if you get it, reply with comments (no spoilers), DM with a guess or for explanation
#HappyHolidays #cryptic #wordgame #puzzle

Here's a #letterbank clue from my latest #cryptic #crossword in The Browser (it's currently shown in my profile banner):

Are youth increasingly mobile? Be jealous! (3,4,5,3)

Reply if you've solved it or have questions!