Fao - The Km Players

[seekeerz]

Here are today's shaded clues for you -

4a Name of the dinghy sailed by the Walker children in a book by Arthur Ransome or a migratory bird related to house martins but not swifts [7]

3d Number of sides of an octagon [5]

25d ----- damp, toxic gas historically detected by use of canaries [5]

48d The ------, band whose lead singer Morissey performed The Charming Man swinging a bunch of gladioli [6]

[tonyav]

Swallow
Eight
Choke
Smiths.

[seekeerz]

morning tony ..slight correction ...the name of the dinghy is Swallows ...btw awful bunch of links today, we'll be lucky to score much at all :((

[tonyav]

Morning seekeerz

...btw awful bunch of links today, we'll be lucky to score much at all :((

Mmmmmm have to agree with that, might get lucky though.

[Davao]

Swallow
Eight
After
Smiths

[cupid04]

ooh, chokedamp or afterdamp, which is better...

[tonyav]

It's choke damp, ya little minx.

[seekeerz]

Ooooo something for me to check out !! Haven't got too far with the crossword to be certain but it looks like 'after' is the goer ....sorry tony

[seekeerz]

still that slight correction ...it's 'Swallows

[tonyav]

It was called choke damp in the nineteenth century Black country mining community, seekeerz.

[tonyav]

Mmmmmmm swallows is eight letters.

[cupid04]

There were two boats...Swallow and Mavis, I think

[tonyav]

Was there, cupes.

[cupid04]

Google says so...it must be right ;-)

[seekeerz]

Its the heat, it does it every time ,,,Swallow, yes Swallow ruddy Swallow !!! skz's is loosing it !!!!

[1ozzy]

Want an extra pair of eyes to help look for it? ;-/

[seekeerz]

can I please go home now ??

ps tony sorry, choke would appear to be correct but after fits in the crossword so we'll have to go with that

[cupid04]

I'm glad you decided on the singular, seekeerz. x

[1ozzy]

After damp
Choke damp
Black damp

Are all listed as the same thing.

Tricky one for those without the crossie Seekrz

[cupid04]

Hope you feel better soon seekeerz. I couldn't stand that heat . xx

[seekeerz]

Hi 1ozzy...how are you doing, with the heat ??

are all the 'damps' detected by canaries ??