Mick Hodgkin

The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer -- But we will remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won! President DONALD J. TRUMP

History lesson.

Our once great ally didn't come to our aid until 1917.

Our once great ally didn't come to our aid again until 1941.

“Select all squares containing J D Salinger books” - CAPTCHA in the Rye.

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On Times for The Times they call that one the Portcullis. But I do like a sticklebrick too

Picturing Brass Eye 2026 with Chris Morris getting Maga supporters to chant "Release the Peter Files!"

I couldn't help but remember Lanzmann in Shoah interviewing families who took Jewish homes after WWII....

Here's this week's topical clue for the @alexisconran.com show on Times Radio: "Communist Chinese leader embraced by Starmer, mingling with no sign of hesitation (7)"
You can hear me give the answer and explanation about 3.45pm

Veronica the cow using a stick as a multi-purpose tool? It's a bovine Swiss Army knife!

What's with this crude space mission I keep hearing about? Are the astronauts going to the moon or are they just going to moon?

Anyone else having trouble telling the News and The Traitors apart tonight?

Quite apart from the potential of a massive upset for Macclesfield against Crystal Palace, I'm enjoying the fact it's displayed on TV as MAC v PAL.

Are you or have you ever been a member of @bsky.app ?

Four arrested over defacing of Crown Jewels display case at Tower of London The group Take Back Power says its members poured custard and apple crumble on the display.

Symbols of monarchy get just desserts

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Claudia is a great name for a storm. Can we have Storm Rainier next?

Thanks Matt. You may find you feature in it soon

As in Charles has got Andrew by the short and curlies?

Just catching up with the end of Celebrity Traitors ... so Andrew's been banished from the castle. Oh sorry, is it the News now?

“Select all squares containing J D Salinger books” - CAPTCHA in the Rye.

Just trying to hoodwink us as usual

Great cryptic definition.

I always feel sorry for the question writers when the axe falls halfway through your carefully constructed sequence

It's My Party and I'll sue if I want to...

Quick cryptic in The Times today is a debut by ‘Kybos’

Kybos is a Greek word for a six-sided 🎲 …

Testers are wonderful people who deserve so much ❤️

#cryptic #crossword #isitreal

Keir Starmer's approach to dealing with embattled colleagues is a three-stage process: back, crack and sack.

a man in a suit and tie is saying oh my god okay it 's happening . Alt: Michael Scott (US Office) saying oh my god okay it's happening .

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Quite!

If AI Overview is so intelligent, how come it can't count to 7? Outsmarted by an abacus.

Thanks!

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Try the new online Ponder crossword from @thetimes.com . Free this week, it has an American-style grid with Brit-friendly vocab. Concise-ish but may contain wordplay. At thetimes.com/puzzles/crossword/times-ponder-no-2-let-039-s-trip-9cv7fb93m