Daily Mail 3.07.09. Cryptic.

[Marymint]

6d. small brown dead bear. s.a.d
12d. Gurkha's weapon raised to annoy us. k.k.i
Many thanks.

[grasscarp]

Stand and Kukri

[JMR27]

6d s tan d
12d KU kri - irk + U.K. reversed

[alexanderd]

stand and kukri

[alexanderd]

guess I was a bit late there!!!

[grasscarp]

6 s for small, tan for brown and d for dead. Bear is also to stand.
12 irk (annoy) uk (us) raised

[grasscarp]

Rarely I get in first (while Lie in and Spodo still live), but I did and then while typing the explanations all this springs up!

[SpodoCommodo]

Thanks grasscarp, that's the first time any one has mentioned me in the same breath as the king.

[grasscarp]

I was beginning to suspect you were the same person as Lie in features heavily at weekends and you during the week! He may have been starting to feel guilty at his world domination.

[SpodoCommodo]

I don't contribute much on Saturdays in particular because I go down the pub at lunchtime and then sleep it off from the early evening onwards.

[alexanderd]

i think liein spends the week building up strength then wipes the floor with us at weekends

[grasscarp]

Very funny Alexander. He does rather overshadow us all. I only try to answer when he is on a meal break at weekends!

[grasscarp]

sorry Mary. All this chatter will be popping up in your email.

[alexanderd]

yes my apologies too mary just delete them all