Off-Grid

Dynamic people will surely love this episode, in which we set off Biggles’ Fractal Trap, consider the line between fun and interesting, go Welding, and dip into Russian pockets. The game is very much on.

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The featured crossword puzzle is by Tramp. Eileen has blogged it here.
The General recommends crosswords by Apt here and here, and the T-less Apollonius. Also recommended for maths and and maths communication is @stecks on masto, YT, and other places.
Dave is @skirwingle in some places. His most recent puzzles are here and here.
Void is @TheVoidTLMB on Mastodon, and is bridged to Bluesky. His latest blog puzzle is here, and with the Austrlian Crossword Club offering free membership for the remainder of 2024, you can find Nor’Wester in the September edition.
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SPOILERS and links below the pic…

– If you’d like to know more about what might happen to a ball on a hill, whether or not your name is Sisyphus, you could find more info here.
– A big example, near you.
– Play up, play up, and play the game.
– Bridge under troubled walkers
– An even less inviting crossing-point.
– ‘Allo ‘Allo, who’s in that film then?
– No, not them, but the ones who nicked their name…
– … changed it, got massive then exited with a blast, to the bemused faces of the audience. (See below.)
– Keep on rockin’ in the free world.
– Reports of the initial rioting were probably over-egged, rite?
– Void was close, but remembered the year wrongly. Ooh my.

– They’re only little, but how many are they?
– For full details of the game, maybe consult the official league, or maybe just chat about it here. Can it really date back to the 13th century?
– Louis XIV was a player, don’tcha know?
– We assume this chap must have had in his hand a piece of paper at some point, but he’s not that guy.
– Beware of Russian pyramid schemes.
– Do you prefer white or yellow, or perhaps a wider palatte?
– We all know how many beans make five, but how many lines are in a set?
– It‘s by George, not Scott.
– “She has matured as an athlete” …much like her sponsor?
– He’s had a good innings.

The Trudy have kindly provided our lovely theme tune, which was once used by Mrs Norman in a music and movement class. Why don’t you move over to where you can find their music – on their Bandcamp.

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