My Refurbished Knee

As many friends, family, other regular readers and solvers of my last Weekend Quick Cryptic Crossword will know, I had an operation for a partial knee replacement 2 1/2 weeks ago. Time for an update... 

Weekend Quick Cryptic 161 - Solution

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's Phil's turn. 

You can find a link to the crossword here and the answers below.  Feel free to leave any comments or questions here as you would do on  TfTT .  You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here. 

Weekend Quick Cryptic 161 - by Phil Jordan

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it is Phil's turn. It is number 161 in the series. 

You can try and solve the crossword interactively here on MyCrossword or here on crossword.info. As usual you can download a PDF to print which you can find here. Alternatively you can copy and print the image below. Comments and queries are welcome with the solution post (which also gives tips on some of the clues).  I will react to any comments or queries there as soon as I can. You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here.

Southwold Day Out

Today I tagged along with Joyce's Weekly Walks group for the start of their walk and a few hours of leisure in Southwold.

Weekend Quick Cryptic 160 - Solution

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's my turn. 

You can find a link to the crossword here and the answers below.  Feel free to leave any comments or questions here as you would do on  TfTT . You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here. 

Weekend Quick Cryptic 160 - Bionic Me by Johninterred

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it is my turn. It is number 160 in the series. 

You can try and solve the crossword interactively here on MyCrossword or here on crossword.info. As usual you can download a PDF to print which you can find here. Alternatively you can copy and print the image below. Comments and queries are welcome with the solution post (which also gives tips on some of the clues).  I will react to any comments or queries there as soon as I can. You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here.

Bedford River Festival and Festival of Motoring

Yesterday we took a trip to Bedford and meet up with Laura, Laurence and Sarah for the biennial 2026 Bedford River Festival and Festival of Motoring.

Mildenhall Walk and Summer Social

Today we had a short walk from Mildenhall to The Ark followed by a garden party.

Helmesley

Today we took a short trip from Malton to visit Helmsley and Helmsley Castle with Sarah and Ethan.

Malton

We are visiting Sarah and Ethan in Malton for the weekend.