Good morning everyone - a bit gloomy today, but not much rain around, not sure what it's going to do ...,good day for inside and crosswords !! FYI - the post with the clues is immediately preceding...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 17a ----- rate; bodily pulse assessed in a functional threshold power test etc [5] 54a Citrus fruit that can be preserved in a Kilner jar with sea salt slakes...
Good morning everyone - typical first day of school holidays, the rain has arrived ( not that it's not welcome, ) and brought its good buddy strong winds with it ...not at all nice ...good day for...
Good morning everyone - back to pleasant days and rather cold nights after a few pretty ordinary days but quite a bit of very welcome rain ....trouble is, when it's overcast but no rain, it can be...
here are today's shaded clues for you - 34a With styles including guipure ans Chantilly, an ornamental type of fabric similar to broderie anglaise [4] 61a ------- setter, breed of gun dog [7] 11d Bird...
Good morning everyone - not bad for a Monday here, we missed out on any rain over the weekend, just grey and a bit bleak ...a good one to stay indoors with a book but we could use the rain so any to...
Good morning everyone - just a bit cool and damp so far, but with a bit of luck, the day may turn out to be a nice one ....no sign of the promised rain, which is no good for man nor beast ... And the...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 14a A segment of a bulb or garlic etc [5] 21a Red -------, a butterfly that is a common feature of the British countryside etc [7] 32d Type of biome occupying...
Good morning everyone - from a rather hectic Hq, where it's Mad Monday with a vengeance, so straight into the nitty-gritty of what really wasn't a good one for most of us .... Obscure ..that's what...
Good morning everyone - well we have the grey skies but that's about as far as it's going to go ....no rain to speak of and our farmers are getting anxious ...usually by this time all the sowing has...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 12a Fragrant flower in the genus Dianthus, colour including blush, coral and rose, or a scarlet jacket worn by some fox-hunters [4] 14a Undergarment resembling...
Good morning everyone - I'm running rather late today, blame the Public Holiday ....a very late night and a very late start this morning ....luckily we really don't have be on deck very early these...
Good morning everyone - A sunny day here, a bit breezy after another nippy night ...well it's Winter, what more could you expect ....but we'd love some rain, anyone got some they don't need ?? Another...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 3d One of the body's talocrural joints [5] 25d Animal used in puissance [5] 47d ------ jump, athlete event sometimes referred to as hop, skip and jump [6] 50d...
Good morning everyone - Usually I try to stick to the less contentious issues ...the weather, more weather etc ....but I must say to all my friends here and in the wider Ab world that I'm appalled by...
Good morning everyone - Winter ....the days are sunny and almost warm, but oh are those nights nippy !! Getting out of bed with bare feet ...eek ...glad I have a small warm 'waterbag' to warm up my...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 14a Another name for a diadem, the upper part of a hat, clasping metal cap for a bottle etc [5] 16a Collection of wires twisted or bonded as a rope, the chain...
Good morning everyone - wintery Monday here this morning, I'm quite happy to stay inside, do my bit from hq, then curl up by the fire and do not much !! Unfortunately the hoped for avalanche didn't...
Good morning everyone - well after threats of strong winds and sorts of horrors, we came through with no damage and little else, however a decent shower overnight will help things along !! Hope the...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 15a First name of the character played by Marilyn Munroe in Some Like it Hot, or linked with 'craft' for an art form used to decorate cakes and desserts [5] 20a...