Algot
Off the cuff...
Midweek replay
Which #Wordie #puzzle works better for you?
I don't work this hard, in case you wondered. I'm retired, after all.
**Bonus Round**
A traditional #Wordie does not include images, but...
Sometimes I cannot help doing a rebus-style version.
U.S. Politics in Real TimeA new study reveals 48 Antarctic ice shelves decreased by over 30% since 1997, with 28 losing over half their mass. Out of 162 shelves, 68 contracted significantly, while 29 expanded. Melted ice from these shelves contributes to sea rise, with concerns over climate change impacts. The study highlights an 8.3 trillion ton ice loss over 25 years, emphasizing patterns like the #Wordie shelf's 87% reduction since '97 and the #Thwaites shelf's 70% loss.
Scientists count huge melts in many protective Antarctic ice shelves. Trillions of tons of ice lost.
A new study finds that four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997 and 28 of those have lost more than half of their ice in that time. These are the crucial “gatekeepers’’ between the frozen continent’s massive glaciers and the open ocean. Thursday's study finds that of the continent’s 162 ice shelves, 68 of them show significant shrinking trends between 1997 and 2021, while 29 grew, 62 didn’t change and three lost mass but not in a way that scientists can say shows a significant trend. Scientists are concerned about sea level rise from large Antarctic melting.
The #WickedWonderfulWordie puzzle archive has grown to over 500 individual puzzles which have been gathered into 43 PDF downloadable files.
It has been a very enjoyable ride for me, so far.
Is it time to pull these into a book?
Pax Ahimsa Gethen 🏳️⚧️Is #wordie a valid term for a lover of words and #wordplay ? If so, that's what I am.
I start each day with #Wordle , then the #NYTCrossword Mini, then #DuoLingo (currently studying French; I'm funcrunch there if you want to follow me).
Later I work on the full #NYTXW and #SpellingBee . I just started doing the daily #crossword this year, and really enjoy it. I post under my full name in the NYT comments.
My Leaderboard link for the Mini:
https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/leaderboards/invite/97bb9499-1e9b-4a0f-88d1-c47fd1c2ea0f
Yvonne FrindleMerriam-Webster has a time traveller feature that lets you see words or phrases coined in specific years, e.g. this marvellous set from 1971:
day job, performance art, knackered, mental health day, and get one's life back together…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
#lexicography #wordie
day job, performance art, knackered, mental health day, and get one's life back together…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
#lexicography #wordie
I am informed by the well informed @adz that the preferred idiom for skipping work might be better represented by this second #WickedWonderfulWordie #Wordie #Puzzle
Bonus points to Adam, of course...and to you if you figure out both versions!
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