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That is not a reasonable exchange of ideas. And I thought that was what fifteen squared is for. Day by day forecast. 27 October 2020 at 12:00-18:00: Rain, Temperature 22, 3.1 mm, Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southeast I then had further password related problems but back in and cleared the backlog of yesterday and today. Nice start to the week ***/*** I can’t believe that I needed a hint for 3d and both 10a & 23a we’re new to me Favourites: 11 & 19a Thanks to Falcon and to Campbell. Have put my washing out as we are told a bit of sun may appear which hasn’t been seen for a week but its not looking hopeful. I still have se to finish, this is not supposed to be a toughie. CAUSTIC : Remove the last letter from a reason and then a nervous twitch. I have almost finished the Guardian Cryptic and hope to do the Quiptic, which seems to have ceased being the ‘easy Monday gimme’ that it once was. 3*/4* Problem found Thursday, doctor Friday. They really did the book justice. Found this somewhat tougher than the hoped for gentle Monday. Daisy girl, our wonderful yellow lab, Toby, was also quite daft. No-one so far has mentioned ‘The Good Life’ which I could watch for ever – love them both – it was an amazing series – think my favourite episode was the one when their little piglets were born. What lovely lallies he has, Julian do you think Mr Horne could be Prospero? By the end of the first week of November, there will be a transition from predominantly low pressure to high pressure, with winds becoming light. ATTEMPT : ‘A’ from the clue, then the first and last letters of treatment surround a casual or relieving worker. Looks as though 11,12&19a are definitely the winning clues today and I wouldn’t disagree with that. ), Very enjoyable as usual for a Sunday. At this dark time technology is a real saviour. 23d     Cut in duty (6) Thanks to him and to Falcon. A largely unsettled day with sunshine and scattered showers. THE MORNING AFTER — anagram (drunk) of the first three words in the clue, 13a   Victoria, for example, punishable by death (7) UV: Low; The Panorama and Waltz from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty as played at the 2012 New Year’s Day Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons (with commentary in German): Must have been on Dada’s wavelength for once as I breezed through this one surprisingly quickly with the exception of 20d, my last in where I pondered over a choice of 2 as the 4th letter – having read Senf’s hint the coin fell the right way & ought to have parsed it really. anyway that’s how I felt after this one from Jay. Trivia. Loads of fun for a Monday. I liked 13&24a and 5,17,19d. SW So, all in all, a jolly good day. The average for October is

I think I spent 6 years of my childhood in fear and trembling and here I am in old age in the same spot. Like others, I needed the hints to understand 6d and I did refer to Mr.G to check that I hadn’t invented the answer to 23a.
Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;

Many thanks to the setter (Jay?) Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; and the warmest night on Not trying to stir up a row with you – rules seem to get very sticky, very quickly, don’t they? I was trying to lift a fence panel, which had blown down across a footpath behind our house, when I heard a very loud, deep clonk from the front of the house. (7) My earliest recollection of hearing ‘simulcast’ used goes back to the time when PBS (ETV) broadcast / telecast an opera or concert on radio and TV at the same time. Too many cracking clues to mention.

I got it but my method of parsing was wrong as I could not account for one letter. Sunday 1 November. (9) A bit tougher Jay than usual for me, but still terrific and often brilliant. Put a sock in it, Kath is from the days of the old wind-up gramophones when a sock was put into the sound trumpet to mute the sound. I do the same but some still get through. Thanks to Senf without whom I would Not have finished the crossword in the middle of the night. Thanks Robert, raise a mint julep on the terrace. A mix of clear spells and blustery showers this evening and overnight. Who was it? It could also be the response to the same question posed by a doctor in A&E.

GLIDER — a figurative restraint (used in the expression “put a lid on it!”) inside an abbreviation for German, 8d   Move most of allocated funds (5)
This was nicely challenging and a lot of fun. Rodney It’s canard.

Notify me of follow-up comments by email. So, if you want to try a Toughie, go to it! Thinking of you, LROK. Thanks all! Light rain changing to cloudy by early evening. I don’t like it either but it’s a great clue. Please, both of you, keep posting. Observation Station: Thorney Island (Lat: 50.8167. 2* / 5*, I’m surprised you are not eating cake, Robert. Whatever he did, it worked but I have never forgotten that night. 22d Shine, good and deep (4) COTD was 1d, and absolutely nothing to despair this morning. Loved it! (8)

Oh Merusa there is nothing I would like more, I adored my two black poodles which I had for 20 years then I had two black labradors – from the sublime to the daft but loveable (sorry, LrOK but my two were daft). RHEUMATISM : An anagram (new) of SUMMER HAT plus the Roman numeral one. Overall this was Campbell being quite friendly, with very few hold-ups. I was visiting UK then, staying in Wales with a friend. There are several I would never have got without the hints. The Suffragettes struggled so hard to win votes for women that I cannot contemplate just not voting. TWOSOME : A female pig is reversed inside a large book. “the President’s speech was simulcast on all the major networks”, God forbid! Impossible to pick a 12a, but I’ll go for the three related clues at 1,15 & 29a as they went a long way to unlocking this gem of a puzzle. A four letter verbal synonym of graduate inserted into (in) an anagram (incompetent) of SON THAT IS.

Favourites are 13a, 4d but my COTD is 20d. Having read the comments it looks as if Rookie corner is a no-go area for me but might have a look. Used by the U.S. Navy Seals, the Coast Guard, Firemen, Policemen, U.S. Search and Rescue. I see Amanda Palmer has some concerts booked in New Zealand where I think she is living at the moment. Did we need the last two words in 3d? 16a even with all the checkers there proved impossible without the 2K’s help. Disastrous night! Oh yes – the Durrells (not sure I’ve spelt it right) is absolutely lovely. I spent far too much time with 11a having convinced myself that the first word had to be ‘glass’. I slept right through it all completely oblivious despite the fact that a substantial tree less than a 100yds from my bedroom window came down & demolished 2 parked cars. Him: I lied. I often find mistakes! Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Favourite was 23a for its surface and a new word for me. Some obscure clues I thought too. Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. I’m not going to struggle to pick a favourite or even a 12a choice from such a good selection but I will just mention the Quickie pun. UV: Low; Monday 2 November. */*** today. Thanks to Jay and 2Kiwis for getting me to the end. Some I parsed for myself after entering the solution. I too had never heard of the theatrical box in 10a but I have now. A look at the 4 day forecast will not lift the spirits either SL. A double definition – the second relates to a form of corporal punishment. 1a     Cars that may go with 15? As you say we still have a dog. If by mistake, on my iPad, I hit one of the drop down menu links at the top of the page, I can only remove it by coming out of the blog and starting again. Robert hasn’t remarked on it, let’s see what BusyLizzie says. WHAT’S YOUR POISON — cryptic definition of an informal request to make a selection from the drinks menu in a pub, 23a   Put out last, music programme on TV and radio at the same time? He was unbelievably rude, lied, and so unprofessional it was beyond belief. How special this site has become over the last few months for so many reasons. Must look up the two letter word for good to confirm that I have 11 right. Thank you 2KS and setter. 1*/4*. Greetings from Ottawa, where we are enjoying a respite from the cold, wet, cloudy late summer weather with a few glorious warm, sunny early autumn days.

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