Good morning everyone - here we are at the end of the month, and a month where Kate has had us on the ropes just a bit. Scoring was hard to come by up until last week and then the flood gates opened,...
"What will happen next week is anyone’s guess." crofter wrote in last weeks results. Well, my friends, we are into the last week of this month and as some of you are (stop whinging)...
For this, his penultimate week, Strix held to his promise to an extent by relaxing on the obscurity of some of his link words. Judge for yourself as I now disclose his links for Week 4 as follows:...
Oh my goodness - what is that Chinese proverb - be careful what you wish for ??? Well, it arrived, in spades, this morning !!! What I thought was going to be another of Kate's 'tricky' weeks turned...
I want 13d to be Whirlwind but it won't fit as I have vashti as 19a answer! 13d James clavell novel which forms part of The Asian Saga 9 and 19a The wife of King Aharsuerus, who saved herpeople from...
Please, 38 Ac Water vessel in which Mr Toad, dressed as a washerwomen, escaped from prison in The Wind In The Willows (5) ??R?E. 35 D Historical name for the Empire of Ethiopia, the capital city from...
Good morning everyone - Here with another weekend of fun and frivolity !! and this month is fairly tearing past. And once again, I think Kate is trying us out [maybe she's in contact with Strix !!...
I apologise if I seem, unintentionally, to have been rather mean last week for using words that did not easily give you all points. This week I will endeavour to redress the balance (maybe!). So let...
We are now into Week 3 (of a 5-week month) when the elusive Strix once again proved evasive. Only SIX entrants managed to hunt down the regal setter, as he plumped for the following links: Pan ACHE...
Good morning everyone - we have bright sunshine today after a miserable weekend, back to fires and woollies - maybe it's Winter's last hurrah !! [fat chance !!] Well, Kate did throw a curly at us, but...
Good morning all - good heavens, it's week 3 already !!! another one flying by and quite a number of us have yet to get our running shoes on and collect some points. And while I think of it - December...
When I first lived in Soho at the beginning of the 70’s I was being paid rather well and being surrounded by restaurants of many countries it seemed stupid to cook for myself. There was every...
Please, 13 Ac He gets paid for having up an downs (4,9) ???? ??T?????? 23 Ac Spiteful women to teach unruly students inside (7) H?L???? 26Ac The French union - a case of being eulogistic (9)...
Stuck on 3 please 24a Polygonaceous plant with small flowers and jointed stems (8) _N_T_E_ _ 25a The spirit, attitude or general outlook of a specific time or period (9) _ _ _ T _EAST 25d Region, area...
