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London reader, writer, parent, music fan, former Clarke Award judge, writer/web stuff at a Royal Society, T1 diabetic, Green Party candidate. Dancer! Full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism!

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Ah, sorry, it's not coming through, is it? It's a "victory" gif.

10.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quite so, Mr F!

10.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had no idea Crash carried on until 1992...😯

10.03.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You and me both, Mr F! πŸ‘πŸ»

10.03.2026 07:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A good philosophy, Tim: skill you have to earn, but luck comes for free. πŸ‘πŸ»

10.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #1003
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"Purple before Green should never be seen," as my Nan told me back in 2004.
Sorry, Nan! πŸ˜•

10.03.2026 07:13 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#Connections
Puzzle #1003
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
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Argh! I broke the golden rule of Green before Purple!

10.03.2026 07:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#Wordle 1,725 3/6*

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I find a light sprinkling of yellows adds a little piquancy to my Wordle, Donna. 🌢️

10.03.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#Wordle 1,725 3/6*

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Countdown is progressing - aiming for my first zero on Friday!

10.03.2026 07:03 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
a man in a red jacket is standing in the desert with the word victory written in white letters . Alt: a man in a red jacket is standing in the desert with the word victory written in white letters .
10.03.2026 06:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

All you need is luck, Coach - luck is all you need!

10.03.2026 06:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bad luck, K. The trap gets everybody eventually. πŸ™

09.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly enough thought I'd say, Faye!

09.03.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Phew! Cutting things a bit fine there, MR.

09.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Same! πŸ«›

09.03.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hope your GPS is working, Roger!

09.03.2026 07:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dang. She was our last, best hope...

09.03.2026 07:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry to hear that, Mark. πŸ˜‰
I hope Mrs F managed better?

09.03.2026 07:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And yet, it's transitioning to greener #renewable energy that is supposedly too expensive...

09.03.2026 07:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #1002
🟦🟦🟦🟦
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πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
That's more like it! πŸ™‚

09.03.2026 06:53 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#Connections
Puzzle #1002
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
πŸ₯³

09.03.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,724 5/6*

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Well, logic got me to a five, Donna, but some dumb luck might have been better. 😜

09.03.2026 06:48 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#Wordle 1,724 5/6*

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I used logic, but you need a bit of luck, too.

09.03.2026 06:46 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lucky escape! I didn't see a third or a fourth!

08.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Days left to act: Ban cruel cages for hens Right now we have a unique opportunity to stop this industrial-scale torture: The UK government has proposed ending the use of cages for hens, and they have launched an official consultation to ask th...

Can you do me a quick favour today? ✍️

The government is finally asking if they should ban cages for hens in the UK. πŸ”πŸ” Lobbyists are trying to block it, so we need huge numbers to show them that the public wants this ban NOW: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

08.03.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I do panic a little if I don't immediately spot something...

08.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Did baby boomers eat all the pies? John Lanchester on the truth about the generation gap It’s a grim time to be in your 20s, no doubt, but don’t blame it all on older people: being chopped up into ever smaller rivalries only serves the market

www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
An excellent piece, both realist and positive, on the gap between generations.
(But obvs Gen X is best!)

08.03.2026 09:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And on International Women's Day, too! Way to go, Mrs F! ✊🏻

08.03.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ditto, Mr Fitz!

08.03.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#Connections
Puzzle #1001
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩🟩
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We can ignore that little pink island of confusion in the middle, right?

08.03.2026 06:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0