Here are today's shaded clues for you - 1a Call the Midwife actress whose past television dramas included The Darling Buds of May etc [6] 39a Male of the national bird of India [7] 6d A string of...
Good morning all - Mad Monday here today, but it's all going fairly smoothly so far, sorry I'm a little tardy with the scores, but I don't imagine too many of you are on deck just now. Still a bit...
Good morning everyone - after a sticky few days and a lot of rain (not here though! ) we're back to cool nights and mild sunny days, just the weather I like. Now what has Kate given us this week -...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 18a The ----; magazine founded in 1885 by Thomas Gibson Bowles [4] 12d ----- Marnier; cognac liqueur flavoured with essence of wild orange [5] 19d Term for a...
Late Sunday afternoon my darling Ziggi chewed off a piece of meshy ribbon about 4 inches long and then swallowed it ! So far he's eating ok and tearing round the house as usual and we're watching his...
Good morning everyone - icky here today, sultry and overcast with talk of rain later in the week, now this we need, but we can do without the humidity ...I can understand why the visitor to Brisbane...
Good morning everyone - somewhat on the cool side this morning but should be a lovely day later.... My favourite time of the year !! Now what do we have for the start of a new month - GREEN NUMBER...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 41a In the board game Monopoly, the colour of the miniature house pieces [5] 46a ------ Ten; 2002 novel by the creator of the Adrian Mole series [p6] 52a...
Good morning everyone - not one of the better days here today, we have the makings of a king size thunderstorm rolling around out there...just wish it would get on with it !! Another quiet week points...
Good morning everyone - back to sunny and warm here, looking at a nice weekend for a change, means I ought to be outside doing things, pity the crossword comes on a Saturday !! Four 'thoughtful' links...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 8a The Canterville -----; tale by Oscar Wilde etc [5] 19a ----- Is Beautiful; A Study of Economics As If People Mattered - 1973 book by E F Schumacher [5] 6d...
I've had another experience with 404 coming up ...very recently I tried to check out the Loch of the Lowes webcam which was working ok last year, but now after a computer refit, seems I can't...
Good morning everyone - bit of a hint of winter out there today, well only a little hint, overcast, drizzly and cool, a taste of things to come way down the track, but enough to put paid to any...
Good morning everyone - Gorgeous Autumn weather here, cold nights, sunny days, so it's out into the garden for yours truly ....let's see how long that lasts !! A nice little group of links for us,...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 23a British Formula One driver signed to McLaren who competes as part of the Ichiban triathlon team in his spare time [6] 32a An L or T shaped instrument for...
Good morning everyone - Mad Monday here today but a very much cooler one than they've been of late, so getting through it all quite well. The same can't be said for the links today, while some of you...
Good morning everyone - it's the weekend, so naturally it's overcast and right now it's raining plus we had to vote today and it was easier to get an early start and get it done. Hopefully this weeks...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 20a Roald Dahl's Esio ----; Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer television drama film due for release this year starring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench [4] 21a...
Any fans ? And when do they flower ? I have mine in a warm well lit spot, it has masses of leaves but no flowers as yet, I'm careful not to over water, any tips please...