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What a pleasantly delightful (tautology for Rosalind)surprise from what I considered a really tough week with some real contending pearlers.
Thanks Rambler for the phrase and the touching song from John Lennon.
Thanks very much to aristo, jws, Rosalind & greedy kite for voting for my clue, it's very much appreciated and I will return next week with an equally challenging word or phrase, when I get to sit back and let you all do the voting, much more relaxing than Clueless.
Have a great day everyone, let me know when it's a good time to post the SOLUTION to the JE

Congratulations Les

Congratulations, Les.

Congratulations, Les; thank you, Rambler. And "a good slide" Monday, as the Germans say!

Congratulations Les

Well done les. Thank you for your votes Redundantelf,ixion and pastille,what were you on last night? I want some!
Thats the most votes i've had in one go so far.

We never did have our chat about allotments did we P.

Well done Les is that 2 out of 3 ? Anyway good work marrer

As for the JE , I've got a full grid but some tenuous answers require checking.

@THEA - Haven't read that one , but I did enjoy "The Third Mann" which was set in Venice and somebody died... or did he ?

well done Les, great clue

@mrw - was it a full moon last night? Not that pastille needs an excuse, of course...

@rosiland - don't you rub the goose fat onto your chest to keep out the cold? I know I do...

Hi BBM2
Different book/film
Death in Venice starred Dirk Bogarde
Features three men with red hair and at the end ..... poisonous strawberries.
Hope you all had a good christmas.
Our end of the county was very quiet!!!!!!
All the best for 2013
Thea