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Hi, Rusty!
Awful here!
A very high wind has arisen again, and the rain attacked us, on our way back to the car!
But still, good to be out , getting exercise!
Yes, 7d is tricky if you don't know a Brummie accent!
I dimly remembered "I'll give it foive" - from Juke Box Jury (I think?)
I liked "spikiness (15d); "stasis" (14a); and "inanition" (27a)
I thought "Cochchinchina" (22a) was all one word though?
It's a bummer, isn't it, this business with BC?
I had never heard of the word "gimp" before?
I had to look it up...
Chambers gives it as having various different meanings........one being "a lame person" (U.S. usage)
But I am assuming that it was used in a far more derogatory sense than that ?
I hope the powers-that-be well and truly "throw the book" at British Cycling!
"Good Night, Irene " is now going through my head....... (again)!

"Thank your lucky stars" Elle.
Juke box jury was just "hit" or "miss" no scores

A "gimp" featured in "Pulp fiction", I think. I don't know if this was the origin of the term.

There are some gimp pins in the collection of all sorts in the shed here.

I don't remember the name "Thank your lucky Stars", Jazzy, but I bow to your better memory!
I think the girl with the Brummie accent was called "Janice"?
Does that fit?

Janice (discussed on the Times thread on the forum) memory failed me

Hello, Elle!
A great afternoon here!
I have memories of Janice saying, when discussing a record, "I wouldn't buy it, but I'll give it foive!"
I think it is Cochin-China. Is that one word?
One of the "gimp" usages allegedly came from head coach Sutton.
"Get those "gimps" off the track, we need it for our training".
Just several horrible people at BC, no matter how many medals they helped win.
One of the so called "gimps" was Dame Sarah, who has won an incredible tally of medals, and still going strong!
And this nonsense of telling Victoria Pendleton that she was not allowed to fall in love, smacks of East German protocols of the eighties.
She was very glad to leave it all behind her, marry the man who BC sacked because of her, and now thoroughly enjoys working with racehorses, in a much healthier environment.
So, well done, Queen Vic!
I was browsing on YouTube and came across a clip of the Bristol fans singing "Goodnoight OIrene" at grounds all around England.
I thought it was great!

Update, Elle!
One of the grounds the Bristol fans were singing at was Rotherham United's.
It is called New York Stadium!
Peter Sagan came second today.

Hey, Rusty!
Well done , Peter Sagan!
For some reason Hughie Green is coming to mind when I think of Janice....and her "I'll give it foive"......... were they in a programme together?
I've since looked up Cochinchina.
Mostly I have found it written as all one word - Wikipedia has it so ; though once or twice , it's been hyphenated as you have given it.
But The Times thinks it is two separate words...given as (6, 5)
I'm still going for one word........!
I have been talking to my daughter on the phone for over an hour!
She rang to tell me all about her trip to Berlin.
She enjoyed the visit to the office there, and meeting up with some of her colleagues.
But missed her children!
I'm trying out "Goodnoight Oirene" now...........I shall look for that clip later!
Right, what shall I organise for dinner?
Have you had yours?

Hello, Elle!
As far as I remember, Hughie Green had a girl called Monica as a hostess on his show.
I would say Cochin China without the hyphen.
Type "Bristol Rovers Goodnight Irene" into YouTube and you will get it.
My favourite football song is the Hibs supporters singing "Sunshine on Leith".
Good that your daughter enjoyed Berlin.
I had a fishcake and shortie biscuits for tea.
I have put a wee bet on Sagan to win tomorrow.
He is not fully fit yet.
It is early in the season.
There was a huge crash today.
Around forty riders came down but I do not think anyone was hurt.