Wickhambrook Walk

Today we had our first walk in a while in the Wickhambrook area,

Another Crossword Win

I had a letter with another £20 Waterstones gift card come through the post last week, And now it has been announced in the Times Crossword Club. Runner-up for the Mephisto again. Yippee! But surely it's time I was a winner rather than just a runner-up?

Angles Way - Part 3

Today we did the third stage of our mission to walk the entirety of the 93 mile Angles Way. 

Weekend Quick Cryptic 71 - Solution

My fellow TimesforTheTimes contributors Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce Quick Cryptic crosswords to fill the gap left by the Saturday Times not having one. The plan is for us to 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 71 - Death of a Canary

Click here to read about the origin of this series of crosswords.

A brief history of the origins of these crosswords for those who are new to them. As a blogger of the Times Quick Cryptic Crossword on Times for The Times every other Friday, I often had comments on the blog bemoaning that The Times only provides a Quick Cryptic on Mondays to Fridays. When I finally gave up work at the end of February 2020, I decided that I would try my hand at compiling crosswords. It was with some trepidation that I published, in May 2020, the first of these Weekend Quick Cryptics to fill the gap. Well it seemed to go down well so I did another. And then my fellow crossword solver and commenter on Times for the Times, Phil Jordan, volunteered to produce some too. And then, more recently, so did Sawbill. So now the three of us take turns, publishing each new crossword via my Friday Quick Crossword blog. 

This time it is my turn to provide the fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic crossword, Number 71 in the series, entitled "Death of a Canary". Can you identify the event of 100 years ago this month featured in the grid that allegedly led to the avian demise in the title?

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.

Coney Weston Walk

Dawn had a "disaggregated" PD Day at school today, which meant she didn't have to go to school (although she did later) so we went on a morning walk with the aim of having a pub lunch afterwards.

Angles Way - Part 2

Today we did the second stage of our mission to walk the entirety of the 93 mile Angles Way.  

Bardwell Walk

Today we did a "3 Mills" walk from Bardwell.

Rainy Tokyo at Night

Is John in Japan, all of a sudden?

A Day Out in Cambridge

Today I met up with Kirsty and David again, this time for a day in Cambridge.

Cambridge Gamelan Society Lunchtime Concert

Today Kirsty, David and I went to a lunchtime concert at West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge.

A Day Out in Ely

Today we met up with Kirsty in David for the day in Ely.

Visit to The Lodge, Sandy

Today we arranged to meet up with Laura and Laurence at "The Lodge"

Weekend Quick Cryptic 70 - Solution

My fellow TimesforTheTimes contributors Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce Quick Cryptic crosswords to fill the gap left by the Saturday Times not having one. The plan is for us to take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's Sawbill'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 70 - by Sawbill

Click here to read about the origin of this series of crosswords.

A brief history of the origins of these crosswords for those who are new to them. As a blogger of the Times Quick Cryptic Crossword on Times for The Times every other Friday, I often had comments on the blog bemoaning that The Times only provides a Quick Cryptic on Mondays to Fridays. When I finally gave up work at the end of February 2020, I decided that I would try my hand at compiling crosswords. It was with some trepidation that I published, in May 2020, the first of these Weekend Quick Cryptics to fill the gap. Well it seemed to go down well so I did another. And then my fellow crossword solver and commenter on Times for the Times, Phil Jordan, volunteered to produce some too. And then, more recently, so did Sawbill. So now the three of us take turns, publishing each new crossword via my Friday Quick Crossword blog. 

This time it is Sawbill's turn to provide the fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic crossword, Number 70 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.

Dunwich Walk

Today it was my turn to lead a walk for Joyce's group. I took us to the seaside.

Needham Market Walk

Today I went on my first Bury St. Edmunds Ramblers walk for a while.

Woodditton Walk

"Did you want to go for a walk?", asked Dawn about 10am this morning, as she often does without any advance warning on a Sunday.

Stetchworth Walk

Today was the first Thursday of the month and so time for the monthly U3A Bury St Edmunds  Longer Walks Group outing. This month, we crossed the border into Cambridgeshire for a walk among the villages and horsy establishments south of Newmarket.