Fao - The K M Players

[seekeerz]

Here are today’s shaded clues for you -

17a. Word for a meal taken in the evening yet derived from Old French meaning for breakfast
(6)
29d. Related to a Sanskrit term for ‘safe dwelling’ a word for ones abode, where ones proverbial heart is. (4)

44d. Sea-going vessel said to come in when ones fortune is made. (4)

56d. A portion of pulpy or sloppy food, a military dining hall or a meal served in said room, or a shambles. (4)

[scorpiojo]

Dinner
Home
Ship
Mess

[Sam1960]

dinner ?
home
boat
mess

[seekeerz]

Hi Jo - query with the third - ship or boat, still checking :)

[scorpiojo]

Oops

[Buenchico]

^^^ SJ posted just as I was about to click on 'Answer Now'!

[scorpiojo]

I think Sam has it, Steff :-)

[seekeerz]

Hi Sam - dinner looks good, and you’ve gone for boat - still checking :)

[Buenchico]

'ship' or 'boat' could both be right:
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/when+your+boat+comes+in

[seekeerz]

Ok folks, we’ll go with Sam :))

[seekeerz]

Exactly Chris

[Sam1960]

Yeah ... : )

Thanks seekz x

Hope this finds everyone well ; ))

[twix123]

Thanks Steff and good evening all. Working out the necessary cross checking answers to 44d, scorpiojo got it correct with ‘ship’!

[Sam1960]

hopefully seekz will look in and see your post twix

well done jo ; )) x

seekz, please could you give BA to jo, thanks x

[scorpiojo]

Thank you twix, and Sam :-)

[seekeerz]

Hi folks I’m back, thank you twix for filling us in with the correct answer - as Chris said it could have been either and now it’s been sorted :))

[scorpiojo]

Thank you Steff