Today's Times

[mra1]

dont get 16 across - it works out as GAVOTTE but the clue is devoted nurses going too far to dance - can someone parse this for me please?

[Mamyalynne]

Devoted - Gave
Going too far - OTT

'Nurses' indicates one surrounds the other.

[dannyk13]

ott (too far) inside gave(devoted)

[mra1]

Thanks very much for that Mamyalynne - I did not know that - and thank you also dannyk13. Incidentally I noticed the posts re difficulties with the site - at the weekend I could not get beyond the start - totally froze whenever the page appeared - not for the first time either - had difficulty this morning just now too

[Mamyalynne]

You're welcome - only trouble on site I have had was last evening for an hour or so.

All seems sorted now.