Here are today's shaded clues for you - 20a In anthropology, a sub-group of a tribe; also in geology, a narrow stratum of coal or rock [4] 6d Term for a drink having lost its effervescence, or a...
We recently put in a new washing machine after 20 years, and the 'cold water only' hose came as a surprise !! Haven't received an electricity bill yet, but has anyone noticed a rise in the cost of...
Morning all, - not quite such a rush this morning, and we've a nice sunny week ahead of us which we'll enjoy, given that the rest of the country is being flooded or blown away, or both !! And a nice...
Good morning everyone - busy busy day, so I'd better get this done before I forget, but ...... This is the start of a new month which will have to be a 'short' one, likewise the first week of April,...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 25a Joint of the human body covered by the patella bone [4] 30a The skin of a potato or the loose paper cover of a book [6] 3d Vegetable related to chives,...
Good morning all - lovely lovely rain is falling here, settling the dust, freshening up the gardens, and just possibly sending the humidity levels through the roof, but I'm not complaining, not one...
Good morning everyone - Summer's having another blast at us this weekend, hot humid windy and maybe thunderstorms !! what I wouldn't give for a nice frosty nippy morning ... grr Four to keep us on our...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 2d The action of a moving oar, also a unit of scoring in golf [6] 10d The actor who starred as Boromir in The Lord of the Rings etc [4] 56d The Da Vinci ----;...
Good morning all - hot, humid and sticky .... if anyone wants it, please take it away, free, we're doing all we can to get rid of it !!! This isn't what Summer's supposed to be ... roll on Autumn And...
Good morning everyone - another month galloping by, and hopefully the last of our really hot weather, we're not enjoying this batch at all as the humidity is high, but no rain, just thunderstorms that...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 17a The -----; nickname of Leslie Charteris's character Simon Templar, portrayed by Roger Moore etc [5] 1d Rung of a ladder or tread of a stair [4] 8d Novelist...
Good morning all - another successful weekend, while not quite the same avalanche, there's been some very tidy hauls made over the weekend and the LB has been very busy So how did you get on with...
Good morning everyone - early start again, busy day ahead, well afternoon really, and we're off out to lunch first so getting the important things out of the way !! Will we have another cascade of...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 24a Hit the ----; term for a level of fatigue that prevents a cyclist or runner from going any further [4] 33a Marsupial known collectively as a mob or troop,...
Good morning everyone - and what a morning !! I'm totally inundated with points, utterly awash in fact, just a few shy of 200 and I think that's the best we've ever had. What a way to start the new...
Good morning everyone - it's silly o'clock here and I'm getting an early start, lots to do when the weather's kind and I'll make the most of it before the heat comes back, that should be about Tuesday...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 43a According to the peerage system, a nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquis [4] 6d 1983 album by Spandau Ballet [4] 10d Percussion instrument...
Our daughter [44] rang last week to say her partner had asked her to marry him, then suggested that as they were planning a o/s trip later this year, that they get married while away, They have been...