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Hello, Elle!
That pup can nip!
The roads were a bit slippy and not a gritter to be seen!
Quite a few football games off up here, with frozen pitches.
Plate painting is new to me.
Anyway I am home now...
Hope you get on fine at the Fair!

Good afternoon, Rusty!
We are home again now.
The Fair went well.
There was a minimal admittance charge for adults but all the children were allowed in free.
All proceeds from the stalls and activities went to the school for the benefit of the children.
It was well organised with the emphasis on the children's enjoyment.
My daughter's plate -painting stall was a big success! BB painted a plate that he said was for his mummy for Christmas!
Santa's grotto was a big draw....I took BB there and I thought the Santa was great!
He took a lot of time and effort with the children.
There was no rushing them along....and all the children got a present which was around the cost of entrance to the grotto.
So good value - definitely not a "rip off"!
Good to see!
Very cold here....

Elle, there's a clue specially for you in today's Times Cryptic...

6 D. Frightful clothing (5)

Rusty, there's a clue for you (and me) in today's Times Jumbo...

43 D. London area, mostly tidy, ends in disarray (7).

PS, Elle - I feel November is way too early for Santa to be seen anywhere!

Hello, Elle,
I hope you spent plenty money, that is the idea!
It is quite cold here, too.
I was out for a walk in the afternoon and it was a case of "step we gaily" to keep warm!

Hello Malone, I surrender!
I tried to get "tidy mostly" with "put neat", to get Putney, but I am a letter short. So, the setter has beaten me!

rusty
a hint only

neat (mostly) + anagram of ****

Aha!
There is a place called Neasden!
Thank you, Jazzgirl!
I was going about it the wrong way and was convinced it was "put ne(at)" to get Putney!
Well done!

I finished the crossword earlier rusty
(it was very tricky I found, in places)

Hello, Jazzgirl,
I used to do the Jumbo Cryptic but I found it a bit time consuming, and now I pass the puzzle pages to my neighbour.
I have two Jumbo Cryptic Books untouched that I bought a few years ago,....for emergencies, if I ran out of crosswords.
But that was in the days before I had a laptop to explore the internet!

Rusty, I know you don't do the Jumbo - but I didn't want you to miss out on that clue. I got the answer, but don't know how I know Neasden!

Malone, it was rattling about at the back of my mind, but only when I got a wee dig out from Jazzgirl did I think of it.
At first I was set on Putney!
Amazing place, this London.
This week we discovered there is/was a part of Cambridgeshire there!