Wordle 1,469 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The vessel had now reverted to engine-powered motion; the steamer ploughed on through the Indian Ocean, destination Aotearoa

Wordle 1,470 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The ship was now a roll-on, roll-off ferry, and had raised its bow at the Kiwi port Finally they were getting closer to Rotorua, and the comparison with Etna could begin in earnest

Wordle 1,471 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Finally, they made it to Rotorua, and the mud was bubbling and flying around in a most spectacular fashion

Wordle 1,472 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The Rotoruan mud had a life of its own, shaping itself into mountains and valleys, under the antipodean sun

Wordle 1,473 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The Rotoruan crocodile - or was it an alligator? - looked hungrily at the scientists

Wordle 1,474 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The Rotoruan crocogator leapt, thrashing its tail to create a following plume of bubbly-mud

Wordle 1,475 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 From the depths of the Rotoruan mud, an unexpected whale emerged

Wordle 1,476 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The whale was making waves in the mud, sending the scientists running

Wordle 1,477 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The mighty - if displaced - python arose from the muddy pit, scaring away the crocagator, the whale, and all of the scientists

Wordle 1,478 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Great waves of mud flowed down upon the protagonists This was not the usual practice at Rotorua, let it be noted

Wordle 1,479 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A huge wave of mud, reaching almost to the sun!

Wordle 1,480 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The scientists retreated to Auckland, where a ball was to be held in their honour Sparkling chandeliers lit the dancers on the polished floor

Wordle 1,481 3/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 After the ball, repairs were needed to the parquet floor The carpenter took out their trusty plane

Wordle 1,482 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A giant champagne fountain was at a side table, the bubbly nectar foaming over the glasses Someone had removed a glass, spoiling the effect - but who?

Wordle 1,483 4/6 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The band played a mazurka, and dancing couples seemed to fly through the air

Wordle 1,484 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Out in the garden, the Morris dancers were forming lines under the warm sun

Wordle 1,485 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 One of the Morris-men’s dancing clogs had come loose, the laces fluttering in the breeze

Wordle 1,486 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The drone captured an aerial view of the dancers forming lines

Wordle 1,487 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The sun shone on the green-clad line-dancers

Wordle 1,488 4/6 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The country dance was mid way through a complex swapping-of-partners routine