Wordle 1,061 3/6*

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Bit of a challenge that one. About 5 minutes.

Wordle 1,060 3/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The limitations in what I could use as vowels after my 2nd attempt led to an inspired choice for my 3rd attempt.

Not quite a century, but not far off.

What an influential film-maker. A legend. I doubt that there is anyone on this here forum who hasn't seen at least one of his films, even if you perhaps didn't realise it.

Here is an obituary from the Telegraph

I confess to liking Croatia's entry.

Other prospects I think will do well are Switzerland and Armenia.


Rousing dance tune from Austria to finish off the show.

Clarkson's Farm, series 1.

Regardless of what you think of esteemed / hated Mr. Clarkson, I am amazed what I am learning about what is involved with farming & land management.

It really begs the question (to me at least!) - why on earth would anyone do it?

p.s. Kaleb is the real star of the show.

FM : Old Habits Die Hard

Wordle 1,055 2/6*

⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Missed the past couple of days due to generally not having time.

Back with a bang! Cracking starting word getting that important 4th letter 

Wordle 1,051 6/6*

🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

So close to getting blown out! 5 or 6 minutes.

Wordle 1,050 3/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

About 5 minutes thinking of permutations for the 3rd attempt.

Wordle 1,049 3/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Another 2 minutes, aided by a great 2nd word 

Wordle 1,048 3/6*

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

About 2 minutes.

Wordle 1,047 3/6*

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

About 10 minutes. Only 3 attempts, bit I had to really think given the 2 letters I had to work with.

Wordle 1,045 4/6*

⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

About 3 minutes. Took a bit of thinking that one.

Wordle 1,044 3/6*

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

2 minutes.

Wordle 1,041 4/6*

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Couple of hours break after line 3 to let it bubble away subconsciously.