[Posted by gen2 on behalf of deecee131] This is 'Don Corleone' back again. 'As you may have noticed from previous input from me, I spend a fair amount of time nowadays involved in cricket umpiring. I...
Good morning everyone - or should it be Good Evening !! So much for having an early advantage of picking up the crossword at midnight and having time to get organised !! However thanks to london_lassy...
[Posted by gen2 on behalf of deecee131] 'Little did I think that 'Don Corleone' (my given name by Crofter), would need to try and shoot you all down again. When I was checking how well (or badly) I...
Good morning everyone - ready for the last round for this month ?? I'm pleased to hear it !! No wayward links today, but as always, lots of possibles and no easy way to choose between them so what...
This is “BigMac”. First – an apology. My use of a proper name last week caused some anger / confusion. I apologise. In mitigation, the word ‘posh’ was used in my...
Good morning everyone - a bit on the dreary side today, so an early start for KM and then off to sit by the fire - love to know where Strix was getting his data from, we haven't had a 12.5deg night...
So we come to Week Three and my thoughts turn, naturally, to the fantastic day of sport that awaits us. Subject to the weather (this is being written early on Thursday morning), day three of the...
Last week’s intro was rather hurried and I promised gen2 that I’d try and do a little better this week. I wrote this during bank holiday Monday – May Day – whilst at work. In...
Good morning everyone - cold nights, lovely sunny days, log fires, bedsocks, wood smoke, hot buttered toast with soup ...... I love this time of the year !!! Now to things more practical and what does...
Good morning everyone - a bit nippy this morning, autumn is well entrenched, log fires and warm soup are the go - at least we don't have snow to look for to in the winter months !! is this good or bad...
Well, it falls to me, BigMac. So, for week one, you need to know how my mind works. It doesn’t. Or rather, it flits like a butterfly, alighting where it will. So there may be no rhyme –...
Good morning all - a very early start with a busy day and lovely sunshine ... not to be missed. Anyway, if I sat here any longer I'd just change my mind over and over and still not pick any matches...
Well all too soon it is my last week as setter of the MM Links. Once again I have enjoyed setting them and watching avidly on a Sat morning to see how quickly they are guessed. I wonder if Bigmac will...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 20a Any of the five major bodies of water forming the Earth's hydrosphere [5] 38a The hand guard of a sword, a light racing boat, a conch trumpet etc, [5] 51a...
Hello again. Here is Week 3's Challenge from Regal Roslyn I shall be brief this week ( “Hooray”, I hear you all shout!!) as daughter is quite ill and I am required to go round to her house...
Good morning everyone - another early start and another glorious day here, the sun is shining, warm with a gentle breeze, too good to be inside so I'm away for a while Four nice little links to get...
Hello again. Here is week 2's challenge from “Regal Roslyn”. A Weather Report: If Les Dennis (Family Fortunes) were to ask his television audience of one hundred the question "What is...
Hello again from “Regal Roslyn”. Yes it is only a few months ago that I was the setter, but no-one was prepared to accept gen2’s challenge so I’m afraid you are stuck with me...
Good morning everyone - it's Autumn racing again today so an early posting and I can get back to the gee-gees !! An interesting little group without the huge range of choice we've had on previous...
When I offered to do the links this month, I was away in Gran Canaria and didn’t have a diary with me; I hadn’t realized until well into the second week that I would have to produce 5...