Hi and thanks for your suggestion. The a I have (which seems to make sordid wrong) comes from irretrievable. I can't find anything else that fits instead of irretrievable, and it intersects several others so I hope it's right!
lol thanks LIK oh and I won the irish mail on sunday crossword thsi week!!! Think it was the stork by the way and a letter to Santa for an early xmas pressie!!