Good morning everyone - November already !!! what happened to the past year ??? I saw an advert yesterday, saying 52 days to Christmas - that scared the socks off me !!! Oh well - this will take our...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 26a A small melt-in-the-mouth biscuit, cake or sweet; also a drop of sealing wax [4] 34a Former English coin that was introduced in the reign of Henry VIII as...
Good morning everyone - bright and early with todays links and the round-up for the month and needless to say, not disappointed with the turn-out from our entrants. As predicted, not quite so much...
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,...
Here are this morning's shaded clues for you - 35a Traditional birthstone for June [5] 60a Style of formal lace-up shoe similar to a brogue [6] 38d Soft-bodied organisms related to jellyfish and sea...
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...
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 !!...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 14a A member of the Scout Association, now replaced by Venture Scout [5] 20a Title of a member of the British peerage ranking above a viscount and below a...
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...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 12a One of the main ingredients used to create potatoes cooked Lyonnaise style [5] 6d Large urban settlement, typically with a cathedral [4] 50d Bird of the...
Good morning all, from a hot and windy south oz !! Yesterday's beautiful day disintergrated into a hot night and a strong northerly this morning - if this is Summer, I'm emigrating !! Well Kate caught...
Good morning everyone - lovely day here, sunshine etc and the Spring racing is well underway - I love this time of the year !! Hopefully lots of points available today with the four matches on offer,...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 32a 1980s Carla Lane sitcom with characters including Aveline, Joey, Jack and Lilo Lil [5] 33a Title of nobleman in some European countries whose rank...
Good morning everyone - and before we get into it - when do the clocks go back in the UK ? Ours went forward Sunday morning and we're all wandering around in a daze, and my ideas of what time it is...
Good morning all - lovely sunny day here for a long weekend, a hint of things to come. I know I won't be saying this when we get to January but I don't mind warm sunshine and a bit of a potter in the...
Here are this morning's shaded clues for you - 36a In boxing, a defensive stance with both hands raised to protect the chin [5] 3d 2003 James Mangold thriller film starring John Cusack as ex police...