From running commentary on growing cress in lunar soil, to fond collective memories about your mother's ancient Hoover, letter writers to The Times leave no stone unturned. This is a roundup of the wittiest letters printed on the letters page in 2023: pithy, funny and sometimes startling observations about the world in which we live. This collection invites you into the decidedly absurd, and always entertaining world of one of Britain's longest-running correspondences. Whether you're a loyal patron of letters or haven't the slightest idea as to what's so special about the bottom-right corner, “The Times Letters to the Editor 2023” welcomes you to the party and lets you in on more than a few inside jokes. In a news cycle where it feels downright bleaker than ever, you'll find you are not alone in your musings on the ideal full-cooked breakfast or what the word 'splooting' actually means.