Good morning everyone - as we begin to wind up this contest, with only another week to go - at least there was a better sprinkling of points this time around, inspite of a couple of 'unexpected'...
Good morning everyone - having heard the reports of half the UK being under water I wonder just how many of us there will be on deck today. Crofter had his timing right, ticking off to Tennerife...
Here are today's shaded questions for you - 13a Defenceless male honey bee [5] 31a Item passed from runner to runner in a relay race [5] 34a Network of pipes and cables used to distribute high-voltage...
Good morning everyone from a [temporarily] cooler south oz - it'll be back up to 41 by Wednesday and this is meant to be spring !!! And what happened to all of us ?? Obviously spoilt for choice,...
Good morning from a very hot down-under - we've had a week of over 35d each day and tomorrow predicts 40d just for a change !! Pity I can't parcel it up and send it over to the UK and perhaps get some...
Here are the shaded questions from today's crossword - 30a Substance which turns litmus paper red [4] 32a "Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my ----- and deep desires" Macbeth, Act 1...
Good morning everyone - sorry I'm a bit on the late side, but I'm here now so down to work. In spite of there being quite a number of options with Saturday''s links, a fair few selected the correct...
Good morning everyone from a very sunny little spot that will, I'm told, be totally over the top, heat wise, next week !!! Predicting a week of 37d temperature - does anyone want to swap countries ???...
Here are today's shaded questions - 37a Small piece of gummed paper used by philatelists; also the joint of a bivalve shell [5] 53a One of the main ingredients of a dish cooked lyonnaise-style [5] 5d...
Good morning all - this is the final week of the October contest of course and I know you're all waiting with bated breath to find out who is the winner, but there's a little matter of today's matches...
Good morning everyone, from a very warm down-under. We're getting a short sharp reminder of what is waiting just over the horizon and as per normal, I'm already clearing out the freezer, in...
Here are the shaded questions from this morning's crossword - 13a Unit of weight for diamonds [5] 40a Common name of the Mediterranean salad plant Eruca sativa [6] 48a Dark pigment ejected from an...
Good morning everyone - sorry if I'm a bit late with this, still trying to get a handle on the time difference and the site has been down for ages - makes things a little tricky, but we battle on...
We have a Curly Coat, nearly a year now, and while we've had no problems with bloat, I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has - type of dog, what feeding programme, etc. We've been careful to...
Good morning everyone from what is becoming a rather damp afternoon down here in Oz, though we've finally had some lovely Spring weather just lately - it's breaking us in gently before the really hot...
Here are today's shaded questions for you - 30a Prime minister of the UK whose 1832 reform act created 22 new boroughs including Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester [4] 31a Insect of the Lepidoptera;...
Good morning everyone - and thank you Elspeth, for the kind thoughts. I have to go in tomorrow for a swine flu shot and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will have no nasty reactions - but better...
Today's results will be delayed a little this morning - I am currently about to be poked and prodded by my doctor and following that I shall post all the info as soon as I can....sorry about that,...