Polymath 465

[radlaf]

19d. Nickname of a Herefordshire man....... (9)

W _ C _ E _ A _ E

23a. In Ireland, a traditional evening of music and dancing (5)

C _ A _ C

[Mamyalynne]

23a Craic

[Lie-in King]

19d Whiteface
23a Ceili

[radlaf]

Thanks, king. You are right on target.

[Mamyalynne]

ceilidh surely???

[Mamyalynne]

well all your letters are out

[Mamyalynne]

Sorry only trying to help mamya`s nose outta joint good luck

[Lie-in King]

Apologies mamyalynne, my bad!

I should have pointed out that 'Whiteface' gave the 'I' at the end of 23a, hence 'Ceili', which is an alternate spelling (in Ireland) of 'Ceilidh'

My wrist is smacked... :-(

[Mamyalynne]

nay bother yer maj just havin a bad day congrats to ye xxx

[Lie-in King]

Aw! Sorry to hear that - "Nil illegitemi carborundum!" :-)

[Mamyalynne]

think one is now getting bubed by the exuberance of one`s verbocity :)