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[boxtops]

The clue is sincere but crude...(sounds familiar from a couple of threads on here last night..)

24a Sincere but crude (7) ?R?L?S?

..something ~ish? ~ist?

Help, please!

[Lie-in King]

Artless (?)

[ubasses]

artless

[JMR27]

artless

[boxtops]

Thank you, maj and ubasses - ah, crude as in basic, not as in vulgar!

[JMR27]

hi boxy any news of your cat?

[Lie-in King]

Honestly - your mind, boxy! :-)

[boxtops]

LOL maj, it was the Ealing poems last night, sorry!

JMR - no - I am still getting people phoning me saying they think they've seen him, but so far - no Rover. It's been three months now - if he were a well cat I wouldn't worry, but the vet said he could keep well for three months then time is not on his side without medication ;-(

[JMR27]

Oh dear boxy I'm sorry to hear that. If I lived closer I'd be out there helping to look for him. It's awful when a cat goes missing. Let's just hope.

[Lie-in King]

Sorry for being flippant, boxy :-(

I've obviously missed posts re Rover - or they didn't sink in. Hopefully found a new home with nice people?

[grasscarp]

sorry no news for you boxtops. When I was about ten years old I had a cat. Loved him to bits and could not bear it when he had to be put down after a road accident. Vowed then never to have another cat as I got too attached. My daughter is a huge cat lover and has 3 at the moment.

[boxtops]

You're allowed, LiK - my clue was barking up the wrong tree!

He ran off on 11 May, when we were leaving the vets - silly old goat. He is a cat with a mind of his own, but we thought we would have had positive sightings by now. He is resourceful and strong and he can hunt, but he has kidney disease - he was very well when he escaped, very good blood results indeed at the vet's, so he can keep well for several weeks - after which, it doesn't look so good. Yes, we really hope that he's done what he did when he came to us, and attached himself to a nice place - but I hope they will look after him if his symptoms come back. He's chipped, so can be identified...

[Lie-in King]

Bless you, fingers crossed :-)