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Stephen Bell

@stevebwriter

Retired tech journalist. Interested in modes of thought -art, science, magic, religion, (esp. the inspirational use of geometry) - & the use & power of language

 Wellington New Zealand
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Joined February 2009
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Replying to @KiffinEileen
I remember Nan an avid crossword puzzler momentarily couldn't remember if it was forty or fourty while at the bank so she withdrew fifty 🤭 bless her sox I mean socks.
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Seems to be ok now.
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My posts not loading?
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Test #4
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Test #3
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Test (again).
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Latest @nytimes #@spellingbee: AEHNOPY. Potential #Pangrams: HYPOPNEA (shallow breathing) & NEOPHANY (ought to mean “showing new things”.) Neither is in their word list.
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#dailywordleclub Wordle 1,201 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Connections Puzzle #479 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Ireland's WXV women's rugby team have "unearthed a new player" for their defeat of NZ's Black Ferns, says RNZ's Nathan Rarere. Our newbies are usually described as "uncapped" - as though we keep them in bottles.
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Connections Puzzle #478 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 As often, scratching a bit for the purple rationale. Thinking synonyms of the same word (2 straight, 2 punny).
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#dailywordleclub Wordle 1,200 3/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 2nd time in a week I've been that lucky (right #startword choice - 1 of my standard ones). 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ Urrgh! (trot thru alphabet). Must be... 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Connections Puzzle #473 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 "Perfect" #yeahbut again didn't see the purple connection till I clicked on the only 4 left. "Of course". Some distracting mental images from that collection of words. I'll chuck them at a search engine & get a pic.
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And so back to bikinis
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Bikinis for the young who have waxed (in a lunar sense). "Ooh I'm full", said the Moon.
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#dailywordleclub Wordle 1,199 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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I don't know why they don't recognise MIDDEN (I've noticed it before). Likewise MODDED.
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A community whose recognized uniform & sign of acceptance is a pair of blue jeans. @nytimes #SpellingBee @BeefSpelling.
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A container for a ventriloquist's gear. Actually a good word for anyone's bundle of possessions. @nytimes #SpellingBee @beefspelling.
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"Give me a few seconds to grab my gottle". It's that bundle of precious belongings & essential documents you keep by the door in case of an evacuation.
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I got google, goggle & googly, but not goggly, or googol :( @nytimes #spellingbee
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#dailywordleclub Wordle 1,198 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Phew!
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One of those annoying initial-letter shuffles. Couldn't find a pic with a bottle of fizz in it.
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The wider rider should really have some CIDER.
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