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A wee row of asterisks isn't quite as dramatic or exciting as a good old drum roll, but it's better than nothing!

THEAMBLER,

Stop playing to the audience you old bugger and get on with it.

THINGY3 – THE DEFINITIVE ANSWERS
Hello all Youve been very kind and amusing
And patient
The Answers
1. WE (west and east)
2. “at
3. Le
4. Up
5. No
6. PA (public address)
7. Ma’s ma=Gran so An
8. LL Almost every thing in Wales startsLL
9. Bees so Be
10. GT Gin Tonic
11. IN
12. OR(chest)(ra)
13. Pan-p AN
14. No
Yes I know there are duplicates – a
And some are iffy – there you go as they say at the start of the ski-jump
You might quickly find WELLINGTON
And also NAPOLEAN (wait for it)
BUONAPARTE (This was boneys name til he dropped the U
When adult.
So Wellington and Napolean might suggest WATERLOO
Where the other person was Gen. BLUCHER!!
As you see the clue is in the name.
PHEW.
I’m awarding a twig of laurel to everybody who showed any correct answers.
WELL DONE ( now we can start the JUMBO)
LOL THEA

LOL indeed, Thea!!!

Thank you (I think)

S
xx

Well I had a darned good go at this and never, ever would have got No. 12.

I don't really understand No. 1. I got WE but thought it was to do with WE CARDINALS which I googled and found some American ball game which they play. THEA what was the "East and West" reference?

There are many reasons why I don't like the answer to No. 10 (one of them is the fact that I didn't get it right!)

Not sure if I liked this THINGY or not but at least it kept me amused.

Looking forward to the cryptic.

Wendy West and East are cardinal points on the compass

Thanks Chrisg,

I know they're compass points but have never heard them referred to as "cardinal points" until now.

I find it quite amusing that I got the answer right, but for the wrong reasons!!!

How did you get on with the THINGY?

Hi Wendy - got 10 of the answers then gave up!

Chrisg,

I was about the same but, being honest, was never THAT certain about all of them - too many imponderables for my liking. It's for that reason that I have great trouble doing a non-cryptic crossie because there are so many possible answers.