Herald

[dave1948]

17a ...he went on to reform music in a Germanic Benny Goodman style with Peggy they say ! (7)
?W?N?L?
Swingle ?

6d Spot a ship and mariner has no alternative; has to heave to, totally disheartened (4,2)
?A?L ?O
Sail to ?

[Calibax]

17 Zwingli )Swing Lee)

[scorpiojo]

Is the O correct, Dave? I can see Sail(or/no alternative)

[Calibax]

5d Sail Ho! - Sail(or) + H(eave t)o

[dave1948]

Thank you Calibax. I wouldn't have seen that

[scorpiojo]

Sail h(eave t)o

S. Sail ho! - An exclamation meaning another ship is in view. The sail, of course, is the first part of a.

[dave1948]

Thank you again Calibax I can see the sail and the ho as in h(as to heave t)o

Thank you Jo and yes the o is right !

[scorpiojo]

Sorry, Dave, I realised that after asking :)

[dave1948]

HI Jo (not a bad title for a song) Thank you I had never heard sail ho as an expression

[scorpiojo]

Lol

You need this, Dave... enjoy

https://www.nightofmystery.com/userimages/file/TipsPDFs/Mateys-Dictionary.pdf

[ladyalex]

They always used to be shouting that in old pirate movies.

[dave1948]

Thank you Jo and Lady Alex. You continue to educate me and now I'll be taking like a pirate so I'll have to buy a parrot

[Calibax]

...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynrstUYrqdU

[scorpiojo]

Aye!

[ladyalex]

Aye, Aye!

Pieces of eight, pieces of eight

aaaaaarrrrrgh, me hearties.

Fifteen men on a dead man's chest, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

(I've always wondered if it was his chest as in his body, or his treasure chest. Anybody know?)9

[scorpiojo]

That was cheery, Calibax ;o))