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Touche AGAIN Chris..! Never mind, Christmas cards in t'shops.!

Going to miss the Olympics, sigh.! Not much to enjoy on the 'Box' these days.! R :

And Merry Christmas to you too, raymond!

Well here I am on late patrol as usual.Just have the one clue left, and as nobody else has mentioned it I think I must be being dim - 2 down - bet you are all laughing. Re Frowsty, fowsty, etc... where I come from (Staffordshire) we said fowsty, no R. although I do think I have heard it with the r elsewhere. I did rather love 7 across and 24 across, but struggled with 6 down; had no idea of its musical meaning. Surprised some of you hadn't heard of the French city. It's big, and rugby loving so no shrinking violet. Chilly here too, in the middle of France, although we are expecting temperatures to rise a tad again, so we may still have a little left of this extraordinary summer. Summer? Best wishes to all - love reading the chat.

Morning angelmcm,
Re 2dn - the goods he deals with might be dodgy.

Found it easy this week! So did not come here for help. But like others I found some words that I did not know before. But it can't be cheating to look up possible words in a dictionary or atlas to confirm that your suspicions of answers are right.

Hello everyone. I am in my usual `stuck` state, this time with the top left hand corner. Cannot get 7A, 10A, 1D, 2D, 4D and 6D. I was also stuck on 15A but now you have enlightened me and, like most people, have never heard of that word!! So please help anyone. As all the blank spaces are together, I cannot even consult Quick Solve which is my usual way of cheating!!

Talking of TV, is anyone else watching `Parade`s End`? I am enjoying it very much. I was unable to watch the closing of Paraolympics as my TV screen kept on `breaking up` for some reaso so I switched to that Daphne du Maurier play and I have forgotten the name but despite the ludocrous story I enjoyed it. Yes,a shame the Olympics and Paras are finished but what a triumph all round they were. Sorry I missed Andy Murray`s success in NY as I dont get Sky.

I`ll have to come back another day to see if anyone can help me as my time here in Library is nearly finished.

Just came back to say I hope Old gal is doing ok and is managing to be her usual chirpy self. Also good to hear from Pipesmoker last week )and this, of course)

Hello Mondrian
It seems everyone is out in the sun today, including me as there's still a lot of jobs in the garden. Have only just logged on, so here goes:
7a a synonym of "presage" First 4 letters is a word used by golfers "f**e"! next 4 letters is a fish S **d
10a definition is "internal organs" of the body. anagram of "a liver's" + first letter of "clotting"
1d synonym for a "subject"
2d see chrise's clue. Someone who deals in dodgy (stolen?) goods
4d to praise. anagram of laud + the last 3 letters sounds like the time you might eat evening dinner ?
6d a piece of music, also a game on which balls are shot across the sloping board and fall into numbered places.
Do hope this is helping. I'm not too good at hints. Hope you are well and enjoying your garden.
J

Hi, Everyone. Many thanks for your good wishes. Christmas has arrived early in Millport, and here I am with my shiny new laptop, whichwith much help from younger generations, I know how to switch on.

That remindsmme of an email I saw last week where a three year old has a phone in one hand, and a look oof expasperation on his face, saying No, Granda, i said double click on Internet Explorer. I am not quite that far out of touch, but I am cdrtainly not the most computer literate being in town.

Hope all are well, as I sit here glancing out at the rain.

Best wishes for now.

P