I apologise if you thought I was being patronising!
What I was actually trying to do was point out to you that it's both usual & polite to include as many details in your question as possible. There are many of us here that enjoy being able to offer help if we're able, but none of us are mind-readers, I'm afraid.
montalbano.L-in-K isn't being patronising. He's trying to help you and people who would like to help but can't if you don't give us the full clue and number of letters.
montalbano you have been on the site long enough to know L-I-K is not at all patronising but if we havent got the crossword it helps if you give us how many letters and any you have got
cheers
Alex
Montalbano......What possible satisfaction can you get from completing a puzzle when other people have supplied so many of the answers? There, now that's how to patronise!!
i totally concur with all the comments made. How rude of Montalbano. He/she should not expect help if they cannot take constructive criticism about the way they used this site.
Another tip- try posting all your questions in one post.