Fao The K M Players

[seekeerz]

Here are today's shaded clues for you -

15a. Small black raisins used in recipes such as spotted dick, garibaldi biscuits, tea cakes, Eccles cake and Chelsea buns. (8)

16a. Any one of the characters of the alphabet traditionally intertwined with one or more to form a monogram or embroidered on a sampler. (6)

36a. Brief visit, conversation via phone, or summons by voice, bell, bugle, trumpet or horn. (4)

35d. Chessman other than a pawn. (5)

[Mamyalynne]

Sultanas
Letter
Call
Piece

[twix123]

Thanks Steff and good evening all.

15a. Currants

16a. Letter

36a. Call

35d. Piece

[seekeerz]

Sultanas or currants ??

[Mamyalynne]

Well done Twix x

[tonyav]

Evening all, well done Mamya. That embroidery one had me stumped.

[Mamyalynne]

Currants are smaller.

[seekeerz]

Morning all - had a quick look at the puzzle & going with currants - well done twix :))

[twix123]

I hope that you're keeping safe Mamya, seeing that Bolton seems to be a hot-spot for the Indian mutation of the virus ?

[seekeerz]

Ok this sounds daft but please explain 35d ...why are pawns not pieces ??
( or should I have stayed in bed ?? )

[twix123]

Thanks Steff. Sultanas are brown I think, from white grapes, unlike the 'squashed flies' in Garibaldi biscuits.

Hope that you are keeping well and not being inundated with rain, although most welcome usually in Australia.

[Buenchico]

I'm hoping that it's definitely 'currants', as I can't think of many words that pair together with 'sultanas'!

I was one of the first people in the country to be awarded the title of 'Regional Coach' by the British Chess Federation and, as far as I'm concerned, all chessmen are 'pieces'. (The distinction in the clue is entirely new to me!)

Oh, good evening/morning all, BTW ;-)

[twix123]

I always thought that they were called either 'chessmen' or 'pieces'. Now we know that there is a technical difference

[Mamyalynne]

Fine thanks Twix, the new variant is rife here and seems to have hit the 20s and 30s age groups but no dramatic rise in admissions.

Hi everyone.

[tonyav]

Would saying Queen throw a spanner in the works for Chessman then ?

[Buenchico]

A screenshot from the Laws of Chess, on the website of the International Chess Federation: https://ibb.co/f8y7rZ3

[Buenchico]

'Chessquote[persons]' then, Tony ;-)

[Buenchico]

^^^ That didn't come out as I typed it - but I'm sure that you know what I mean ;-)

[tonyav]

Yes, I got what you mean't, Chris.