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Cheers marty it does look like it's going to be one of us for the drop

Sun hot in spring. More than what you might call a trend? (10)

Struggled with this one.

When travelling this way on M1 towards Lincs town, learner stops off in first services (10).

Only way from XC. Now! (10)

I'm curious. Over here we'd say "The stock market is headed south", but I can't find that sense in Chambers. Is south really not used that way in the civilized world- or rather the civilised one?

I have heard it, aristo - I suppose "south" is equivalent to "downwards".

I've a couple of joke map books - one world, one UK - in which south is at the top - weird (and almost impossible to use) - strength of conditioning?

Yes, that's all it means, but it's very common here; e.g., a southbound trend in hedge funds.
We certainly are conditioned to think of the north pole as being on top; it affects our vision of the whole solar system...and beyond...

An office I used to visit had this on the wall-
http://www.transpacificproject.com/index.php/paradigm-shift/

Thanks AB

Very interesting (the first part, at least!)

Oh my! I knew that countries were different colors, but the world is actually flat?
Thanks, AB.