Month: August 2023

Posted on August 25, 2023

Every day my wife and I exchange messages. The problem is that these messages are growing ever longer. With the introduction of the New York Times’ _Connections_ game my daily message this morning consisted of:

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DAILY #252
181 from 16 words
❇️1️⃣❇️❇️❇️
❇️❇️❇️❇️❇️
❇️❇️🆓❇️❇️
❇️❇️❇️❇️❇️
❇️❇️❇️❇️❇️
wellwordgame.com

LIGHTNING #252
162 from 17 words
2️⃣2️⃣❇️2️⃣❇️
❇️❇️❇️❇️❇️
❇️❇️🆓❇️❇️
1️⃣🟩❇️🟩❇️
❇️❇️❇️❇️❇️
wellwordgame.com

Wordle 797 5/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I solved the 8/25/2023 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:43!

Connections
Puzzle #75
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

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I usually send a compiled single message, she sends me each result separately 🙂

Who says the spirit of competition is dead?!

Disclaimer: These are not the only messages we exchange 😊

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Categorised as Games

Posted on August 22, 2023

Dirty fries – sauerkraut, cheese, aioli, ketchup – and sticky tempura aubergine, coriander and chilli bao bun. Delicious but it got messy 😊

Messy platter of chips covered in sauce and fried aubergine in a bun with chillis and coriander

Posted on August 20, 2023

World Cup Final. Spain played some very precise and clever football and deserved to win the match. They’ve had a fantastic tournament. England looked a bit rushed and impatient, but again Spain closed them down very quickly and frustrated them. Until the next time.. ⚽️

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Categorised as Football