Good morning everyone - and, belatedly, Happy Easter ….I hope it’s been a good one, with friends and family, and of course, chocolate !! The links have been kind, some hunting involved, but at least...
Good morning everyone - a lovely day here but I believe it’s going to deteriorate over the next few days …hope it brings some rain with it. So glad I’m not flying anywhere these holidays - if the...
Here are todays shaded clues for you - 9a. Transparent material on which Thomas Gainsborough painted a series of landscapes in oils to be viewed by the means of a purpose built candlelit ‘shoebox’....
Good morning everyone - and not the best on several fronts ….our lovely days have gone, and in their place, quite windy and rather glum ….I’d like to think there’s some rain in there somewhere but I’m...
Good morning everyone - we’re having a wonderful run of gorgeous Autumn weather, but it’s all about to end sometime next week with rain predicted leading into Easter. A pity for those holidaying, but...
Here are todays shaded clues for you - 34a. Plain surface to which ceramic, embroidery etching or paint is applied etc (6) 45a. Pouch sewn into a garment for carrying money etc, (6) 1d. Each of the...
Good morning everyone - the sun is still shining and the time is back where it ought to be …..I always find the last couple of weeks of daylight saving unsettling- I know what’s wrong but I can’t fix...
Good morning everyone - our beautiful Autumn weather continues, luckily with a lot less windy than we’ve had, it’s a joy to be outside enjoying it, plus I have the added bonus of my daughters company...
Here are todays shaded clues for you - 12a. Name derived from an Old English word originally used to refer to the origin of a stream or well where water rises naturally from the earth, for a season of...
Good morning everyone - and another lovely sunny day, no wind, but then no rain …oh dear we could really use and there’s nothing in sight. We could really have used a downpour with the links as well,...
Here are todays shaded clues for you - 13a Flock of plovers, flight of dragons, or a piece of theatrical scenery etc. (4) 29a. A past or present representative of either Cambridge or Oxford in varsity...
Good morning everyone - our lovely weather continues and the weeds are coming on beautifully…what a waste of time pulling the darn things up, there’s much better things to be done outside. Middling is...
Good morning everyone - and the lovely weather continues…..I’m sorry for others in this country who are either being washed away or frizzled …..we’ll just be happy to see some ordinary rain :)) As for...
Here are todays shaded clues for you - 13 a. Used for bullion, coins, jewellery and medals, precious metal thought most likely to have been produced in neutron star collisions etc (4) 22a. From the...
Good morning everyone - the sun is shining in a clear blue sky, no wind, all in all a perfect Autumn day and it’s a public holiday as well ….what’s not to like !! And the racehorse of which I own...
Good morning everyone - and it’s the start of a long weekend here and the weather is just gorgeous… of course the roads are pretty busy, caravans, etc, but I’m staying put and spending it in the...
Here are todays shaded clues for you 50a. Each half or quarter of a folding backgammon board, a slab inscribed with laws, or a matrix of data arranged in columns and rows. (5) 54a. Item of furniture...
Good morning everyone - back at HQ earlier than expected so on with the Monday chores. Interesting to know I’m legally blind so not responsible for any scoring stuff-ups ...well that’s my story anyway...
Good morning everyone - oh dear, our year is flying past at a ridiculous pace …..seems like only yesterday …..??? Now, an advance warning …..the results will be delayed on Monday morning …I have an...