Found this lying on the Bristol to Bath Cycle Path and did what it told me to!

If all of us picked up plastic pollution when we saw it, there'd be less of it in our oceans.

But, then again, if manufacturers stopped swathing their products in it we wouldn't have to, would we, @bahlsen.bsky.social ?

@susiedent.com
Hi, Susie,
I am doing my show, The Full English, in London from 16th-20th September, and I would love you to see it. Let me know if you would like to come, and I will happily put you and a plus one on the guest list. You're fabulous!

@richardosman1.bsky.social
Hi, Richard,
I am doing my show The Full English in London from 16th to 20th September, and I would love you to see it. Just get in touch, and I will happily put you and a plus one on the guest list

My show about the English language is playing at the Hearth Arts Centre, Horsley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 20th March

Early booking advised - this venue is teeny-weeny!

www.thehearth.co.uk/whatson/the-...

I'm deeply honoured and very excited to be performing alongside this amazing line-up of poets at this FREE gig at The Greenbank on 29th January. Please come!

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD TUTORIAL 9:
GIRL/WOMAN/FEMALE = SHE, HER, ANY GIRL'S NAME

e.g.1 I get into a muddle with enamel for girl = MELANIE
Muddle = anagram of I and ENAMEL
e.g.2 Girl on a road is a reptile = LIZARD
Girl = LIZ A ROAD = A RD

Also...
THIS WOMAN = SHE
THAT WOMAN = HER
FEMALE = F

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD TUTORIAL 8:
The following are codewords for the letter L:
LIMA, STUDENT, LEARNER, LAKE, LINE, FIFTY, POUND and LEFT.

But LEFT can also signify PORT (i.e. not STARBOARD).

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD TUTORIAL 7:

ROMEO, REX, KING, REDHEAD, REPUBLICAN and RIGHT are all ways of signifying the letter R. But...

KING = R
A KING = AR
THE KING = CR (Carolus rex, innit?) or THER
THE OLD QUEEN/THE LATE QUEEN = ER (Elizabeth Regina)

Here's a crossword:

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD TUTORIAL 6:
Today, I want to look at 2 types of clues:
[1] Those where you take ONLY THE FIRST AND LAST LETTERS OF A WORD (signalled by EMPTY, OUTSKIRTS, HOLLOW, GUTTED etc)
[2] Those where you take ALL THE LETTERS OF THE WORD EXCEPT THE FIRST AND LAST (e.g. NUDE, BARE, INTERNALLY)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD TUTORIAL 5:
The word SCOTSMAN in a clue is often a hint that the letters MAC or IAN is involved (although occasionally it's another stereotypically Scottish name, like JOCK or SANDY, instead).

Here's a crossword:

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD TUTORIAL 4:
US STATE ABBREVIATIONS often crop up in puzzles.

e.g. A thank you in Florida can be deadly
A thank you = A TA, Florida = FL
A thank you IN Florida = F[A TA]L = deadly

e.g.2 Setter and Ultravox vocalist go around New Jersey to cause harm
Setter = I
I[NJ]URE

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD TUTORIAL 3:

MAIN in crosswords = SEA
SAILOR = AB, TAR, JACK, SALT etc

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD TUTORIAL 2:
Loud = F, very loud = FF, quiet = P (or SH), very quiet = PP
Note/key = A, B, C, D, E, F or G or DO, RE, MI, FA, SO, LA or TI
Tune = AIR Number = song

e.g. Quiet tune for a couple (4)
P (quiet) + AIR (tune) = PAIR = couple

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD TUTORIAL 1: Points of the Compass

POINT/DIRECTION/QUARTER = N, S, E or W
POLE = N or S
HOME COUNTIES = SE
TYNESIDE/NEWCASTLE AREA = NE
WEST COUNTRY/BRISTOL AREA etc = SW