Here are today's shaded clues for you - 4a ----- lily, with floating leaves providing shelter for pond life including frogs and newts, a flowering aquatic plant related to the sacred lotus [5] 13a...
Good morning everyone - another nice one here, but I fear some of the hot stuff is on it's way yet again, luckily not hanging around for too long though. Roll on Autumn !! Kate was certainly on the...
Good morning everyone - and it's a lovely mild sunny day here, but heading for another hot week.....40d on Thursday, not looking forward to that. Fruity little bunch of links today ..... LEMON FRENCH...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 9a Fruit with a number of uses including removing red wine stains or cleaning wooden chopping boards [5] 18a Comedy partner of Jennifer Saunders who played...
Good morning everyone - and our weather is getting hotter as I type, already into the 30s and pushing 40 by the end of the day, plus two more similar after this ......not my favourite time of the year...
Good morning everyone - well we're headed for a few rather hot days here, needless to say we have people on cycles racing around the hills and suburbs through all of it ...I'll be watching from the...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 7a Sat upon by a blue caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland etc [8] 28a Marking on a horses fetlock sometimes whitened with chalk powder [4] 52a Measured on a...
Good morning everyone - and again it's a very pleasant one out there, warm enough but a slight breeze if you're toiling away digging up the roads etc. Me ...I'll be toiling in the garden if i get the...
Good morning everyone - lovely day here, after a hot start to the New Year, 42D is no way to start anything !! But at least it will be cool for the next week or so, which gives us all time to recover,...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 7a. Named after a nymph transformed into a plant by Persephone, a herb used in fresh fruit salad,sauce for lamb, peas, or mango dishes. (4) 27a. The ---- in the...
Good morning everyone - and it's a lovely sunny day here, all ready for late night parties and celebrations for the incoming .... HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone, hoping it's a healthy and prosperous one...
Good morning everyone - i trust you all survived the surfeit of goodies on offer over the past few days and are ready to embark on the final round for 2018 .....next time we meet, it will be a new...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 1d Periodical such as The Beano, Bunty, The Dandy, Eagle, Jackie, or Jinty [5] 8d Cylinder for curling a lock of hair [6] 12d Something a weaver does to raw...
Good morning everyone - and it's warming up here, so glad I've almost crossed everything off my list .....we do have to go out for a couple of last minute things, but hopefully with one driving and...
Good morning everyone - and a very merry Christmas to all !! Not sure how mine is shaping up ....hopefully things will settle, but the fact my washing machine chose yesterday to turn its toes up does...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 67a Material used to make Christmas decorations such as snowflakes, crackers, streamers or lanterns [5] 46d The Hunters in the ----, oil-on-wood painting by...
Good morning everyone - fine and mild here for the start of the week and of course Mad Monday is in full swing .....we all slept in which is the worst thing we could do and now all madly chasing our...
Good morning everyone - from a sunny and very pleasant South Oz !! We've had the hot stuff, then gales and a lovely downpour and it's come up quite nicely for the weekend. Most enjoyable !! Now the...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 9a Maple -----, ingredient used to flavour savoury foods such as ham, or bacon, as well as sweet recipes such as pancakes and waffles [5] 26a ---- slippers,...