sunday times crossword 4291

[proust]

Help please with 16 down - Its used around start of evening a lot - with wet stuff in the kitchen. (5,3)
I have -e-t- w-- which I'm sure are right.

[scotgal]

Tea towel

[Lie-in King]

Tea towel - anag 'a lot + wet' + e(vening)

[ladyalex]

If your letters were 3, 5 TEA TOWEL is an anagram of
a+ lot+ wet and e from the start of evening

[ladyalex]

Good afternoon, Sire. Great minds thinking alike I see

[Lie-in King]

Good afternoon m'lady - or it would be had I not had to wait until 1 pm to get my paws on the puzzles! Grrrr... :-)

Too hot today, no? I'm meeeelting...

[ladyalex]

Not to hot where I am, your maj. A bit overcast and rain threatening .
Too bad about your long wait....have your men-at arms deal with the paper shop. Show them the old cold steel, that will make them get their act together in future.

[Lie-in King]

Ah, but it was nobody's fault really - I offered to help a neighbour move some furniture (which meant vacuuming as well), then pretty much changing the whole room around!

Hot sun, no clouds, light breeze in East Sussex...

[ladyalex]

What a guy! Good deeds as well as royal blood.
How kind of you.
Hope you stop melting soon. Bye for now, no doubt speak to you tomorrow.
Apologies to proust for hijacking the thread.
:-)

[Lie-in King]

Bids a fond adieu...

[proust]

Many thanks to all helpers!