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Meant to say the trouble was caused TO to contributor.!!!

Hi Mondrian,

I've just come in for a few minutes and this is another one which will make you swear under your breath. The answer is commonly associated with coffee...

To break it down into three parts, you'll need a four-letter synonym for 'liberate' + the phonetic spelling of the last letter of the alphabet + the common abbreviation of 'railway'. Got it? Now you can swear!

With best wishes,

Caravaggio

Good lord Caravaggio - I would never have got that clue without your help!!!! You must have a much more devious mind than me.... Am still struggling with a few but will persevere and shout later for help. Nice warm day here but am suffering after small operation last week - not saying what but am sitting down very gingerly.......

Hi, Mondrian, Many thanks for the advice. It certainly makes sense because identifying someone in such a small community as this would not be difficult. It is one of those places where everyone knows everyone elses' business, and what they don't know, they simply make up. Having said that, it is a nice place to live.

Best wishes.

P

Hello again, Mondrian. Re the Catholic Herald, I try both cryptic and quick. Very often the cryptic comes up with words I don't know, but the nature of the clue enables me to work out the answer. Perhaps it is a bit narrow for most tastes, but Mrs P has a wide variety of books which certainly help.

I think there must be a limited response as the prize winners tend to be the same people in rotation. I think I must have collected more than forty prizes over the past five or six years. That is my weekend entertainment. Mondays are for Wee Stinker, Tuesdays for RT and Thursdays for local rag crossword. On the other days, I just grump about.

Regards.

P

Hi Old Gal,

I'm pleased that the explanation was of help - the product of a twisted mind!

With best wishes,

Caravaggio

If you would kindly indulge a 'new boy',I think I have an answer for 18d - synonym for faux pas, blunder etc - but simply do not get the "at noisy flat" bit. Any clues please?

Thanks Caravaggio for the clues for 13D. Like Old gal I should not have got it otherwise. Still stuck on 5 and 6D though!!

Old gal hope you are soon feeling better.

Pipesmoker. Cumbrae sounds lovely. Visited it once when the Schola Gregoriana sang at the Cathedral of the Isles. Very impressed at your being able to do the Wee Stinker crossword. I wouldn`t even try!!

Happy Easter weekend to everyone and happy Easter to those who celebrate it.

Mad Dog, sir: welcome to the site. Please don't be put off by the occasional bizarre and sometimes offensive contribution by care in the community posters. The word you need sounds like a slang word for squat/apartment. Not in the clue but I think it has also to do with fishing - what you spear the caught fish with. As a veggie I could have got that quite wrong!

@ Mad Dog

Welcome! It's one of those 'sounds like' answers. If I was a Londoner, I'd invite you round to my **** - a slang expression for 'pad' or 'flat'.

@ Mondrian

5d. The answer is contained within the clue - to put on the ****** is to accept responsibility.

6d. Grand - G + four-letter synonym for 'passion'.

With best wishes for a Happy Easter weekend,

Caravaggio