Do you know..it just must be me!! I find these so hard to get! I threw it on one side tonight...saying it was stupid!...much to daughter's amusement!!!! Am I stupid or what??
Pauline, what an invitation, do you really want me to answer that !!!!
Seriously though, I reckon this crossword is by far the hardest Telegraph cryptic of the week, much more obscure than Sats ... and it took me ages to finish it as well (S)