I played squaredle.com 02/11: 29/29 words (+9 bonus words) 🎯 In the top 18% by accuracy 🔥 Solve streak: 6

I can't begin to understand this.

Strands #710 “Crack and snack” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡🔵

Not too tricky today, though I wasn’t certain about one of the purples. Connections Puzzle #976 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Also under red & blue tories. The agenda is much the same. Scotland, wake up! A GP friend tells me the writing has been on the wall for a long time. #IndyClan #ScottishIndependence #SNP1SG2

Just 6 years out with my first guess 🥴 #whendle no1114 ▪️▪️🟨⬜️🟩 5/5 283pts

Good morning everyone. A good second guess which led to an almost inevitable birdie 3! Have a great day, all 🙂 Wordle 1,698 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1698

My first ever pint 🥴

They can celebrate their “victory” by fiddling while the Earth burns then. Idiots.

I played squaredle.com 02/10: 53/53 words (+5 bonus words) 🎯 In the top 10% by accuracy 🔥 Solve streak: 5

Okay, it’s bloody cold in North Wales, we are shooting a small electric car road trip all the way to Cardiff today. Limited range? City car up mountains? Not many chargers? We do it so you don’t have to.

Took me a while to work out what this was all about. It’s generally known by a different name here in the UK. Strands #709 “It's on the house” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵

This week's dog theme begins with a real rather than phantom pooch. Folklorist FW Bennett heard a witch predict that his grandfather would die in 5 days. When asked how she knew, she said that her dog told her by its howls. Bennett’s grandfather died at 9am on the 5th day.

The Connections crew continue to be gentle with us 🙂 Connections Puzzle #975 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Disappointing ☹️ #whendle no1113 ▪️▪️⬜️⬜️⬜️ FAIL 0pts

Good morning everyone. A comfortable par 4 to bring my streak to 200, and within 4 weeks of passing my previous best streak. Have a terrific Tuesday, all 🙂 Wordle 1,697 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1697

Kindle edition currently 99p. www.amazon.co.uk/Anglo-Saxons...

Lower bills. Defend the NHS. Rebuild our public services. Only the Green Party can stop Reform. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

The emotional significance of objects sends ripples through our lives, which is why this is often my final poem when I give a reading. It's taken from my second full collection, Whatever You Don't, Just Don't. If you fancy a signed copy, drop me a DM and I'll sort one out for you...

The King and Queen consort of Hawaiʻi visited the UK in the early 19th century. Tragically, they contracted measles and died because the vaccine wasn’t available until the mid-20th century. RFK Jr. and the Trump regime are attempting to revert the US to the state of medicine in the 19th century.

I played squaredle.com 02/09: 28/28 words (+3 bonus words) 📖 In the top 26% by bonus words 🔥 Solve streak: 4

Strands #708 “Frequent flyer” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵

Life in the 21st century 😬

A fairly gentle start to the Connections week 🙂 Connections Puzzle #974 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

This is exactly the right argument to penetrate the smokescreen of false concern for Epstein’s victims that has been put up in the last few days by Starmer’s supporters.

Quite pleased with this result 🙂 #whendle no1112 ⬜️⬜️🟩 3/5 696pts

Good morning everyone. There are worse ear worms to start the week with than a Nick Drake song! Have a melodious Monday, all 🙂 Wordle 1,696 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1696

I played squaredle.com 02/08: 68/68 words (+7 bonus words) 🎯 In the top 9% by accuracy 🔥 Solve streak: 3

Astonishing athleticism! Someone remind me what century we’re living in please.

Fancy spangram, btw 😀 Strands #707 “Make it fancy” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵

I wasn’t at all sure about purple, but the guess paid off! Connections Puzzle #973 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Close, but no cigar 😟 #whendle no1111 ▪️▪️⬜️⬜️🟨 FAIL 0pts

Good morning everyone. A par 4, despite a really silly mistake on my 3rd guess. Have a peaceful Sunday, all 🙂 Wordle 1,695 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1695

Never heard of it! www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Feb. 7, 2026 T I G H T R O P E 💔 ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 🎉 My Score: 2090

I’m gutted! I’ve believed for around 50 years that “The Trip” dated from the time of the crusades 😳

I played squaredle.com 02/07: 46/46 words (+8 bonus words) 🎯 In the top 8% by accuracy 🔥 Solve streak: 2

If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars" "Dr Who", or "Transformers"

You'll not find a truer statement anywhere on the internet.

On the BBC website: "Their parents are in disgrace - what now for Beatrice and Eugenie?" (The daughters of Mr. Windsor and his ex-wife Sarah (Give Me Money) Ferguson). I REALLY DON'T CARE!!

🥱 Strands #706 “Boo-o-o-o-ring” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵

I thought SAS training was supposed to be tough, but my heart goes out to these brave souls for the sacrifice they’re having to make. 😞

Once I’d got green sorted, the rest seemed straightforward enough. Connections Puzzle #972 🟩🟩🟩🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Love this

Again, very lucky to have chosen the right year for my first guess in that decade 🙂 #whendle no1110 ▪️▪️▪️🟩 4/5 379pts

Good morning everyone. I have a decent first guess to thank for this birdie 3. Have a great weekend, all 🙂 Wordle 1,694 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1694

It’s a gammon gibbon!

My cartoon in The Oldie

Back to a streak of 1 - must have forgotten to do it yesterday ☹️ I played squaredle.com 02/06: 52/52 words (+5 bonus words) 🎯 In the top 8% by accuracy 🔥 Solve streak: 1