THIS has to be the greatest washington post headline ever

In the new Cambridge University CAM magazine [alumni.cam.ac.uk/magazine/issue…], Non-conformist by Nimrod: alumni.cam.ac.uk/magazine/issue… Derek Harrison Tim Lihoreau Frank Paul mc_rapper67 Dave Tilley J.M. Summers Alan Connor

That was exhausting: Wordle 1,269 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wind is the baddy, rain is the patsy.

In this weekend's new-look The i Paper, #Inquisitor 1886: Talk Among Yourselves by Ifor, weighing up the odds (Solution 1883) and, what's this?, a squatter in Clue Corner Derek Harrison Oly Duff Alan Connor SquareRoutes Mick Hodgkin Sowmya J.M. Summers Dave Tilley

Bada bing bada boom: Wordle 1,278 3/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

In this weekend's The i Paper, #Inquisitor 1887: Song 2 by eXtent, a question of Gravity (Solution 1885) and - oi! Hoppit! - interloper alert in Clue Corner Derek Harrison Oly Duff Alan Connor SquareRoutes Mick Hodgkin Sowmya J.M. Summers Dave Tilley eXternal Jason Crampton

‘Puzzles give you order in a chaotic world’: meet the setters behind your favourite conundrums theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Really enjoyed hearing Alan Connor talk about 188 WORDS FOR RAIN on BBC Radio 4. People often trot out the dubious truism about the Inuit having umpteen words for snow to me, but it seems we Brits have cornered the market for rain!

In this weekend's The i Paper, #Inquisitor 1896: Alphabets by Phi; and Solution to 1894: In the Groove by Kruger Derek Harrison Oly Duff Alan Connor SquareRoutes Mick Hodgkin Sowmya J.M. Summers Dave Tilley Jenny Ryan William Sargent Shaun Wallace - The Dark Destroyer - the Chase Mark Labbett Darragh Ennis The Chase

Well I’m calling it a three. Wordle 1,356 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Genuinely touched by this, everyone. Best World Book Day ever. penguin.co.uk/books/458388/1…

The new Observer has gone to press. Buy your copy, available across the country, tomorrow morning. observer.co.uk/print

observer.co.uk/crossword

Premiere of Ada in Ealing at the Royal Albert Hall June 24th. An epic piece I've composed with lyrics by Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 who's performing with a choir of 1200 kids, Ealing Symphony Orchestra +Ealing Youth Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra +EMS ensembles. More info laurarossi.com/ada-in-ealing-…

Crossword people: is the name Ariel in use to your knowledge?

This lovely little book is a quirky but practical guide, covering questions book-lovers might have about looking after their books at home! Written by an expert Bodleian Libraries librarian, no less.