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Hello, Elle!
I think the first golfer teed off at 8.00 o'clock.
They are well under way now.
Pep is a Spanish football manager (of Manchester City).
JP and Dermot are Irish millionaires, possibly billionaires.
JP is very well known in the horse racing world.
He has around 200 horses in training and a very nice lad.
Dermot is a major share holder in Celtic Football Club and has many business interests.
Yes, I looked up speleologist! New to me!
Dreadful behaviour by those threatening Cav.
Hope he has informed the police.
Not sure if that would help or not.
I have not looked at my puzzle, Elle.
Just fire away with your queries.
I may be able to help, who knows!

Hello, Elle and Pigale!
My feeling is Sagan stuck his elbow out to prevent Cav coming past, if he was fast enough.
I do not think he meant to put him into the barrier, though.
You do not have time to think in a sprint.
Everything is instinctive.
Sagan says he felt a bang on his butt from a rider (Cav) coming up and his elbow went out.
Le Tour say they warned the sprinters before the race started that they would be watching the sprints closely for any transgressions of the rules.
So, that is the way it is, it is unfortunate that two top riders are gone from the Tour.

Hi, Rusty
!I found today's puzzle relatively reasonable ...unlike yesterday 's which I found decidedly "odd" and didn't even finish.....
Was that just me?
Or did you find yesterdays' 15 x 15 a little strange?
But now, today's........
2d: Source of disappearance; large , marine but mysterious?(7,5)
Bermuda triangle = source of disappearance (definition )
Anagram of d + "large marine but"
BUT the "d" is also a part of the definition?
Is that allowed?
(Or is my reasoning adrift?)
And one more query......
27a: Rained freely , swamping spot in a water conduit (5-4)
I have "drain -pipe" = water conduit (def)
Anagram of "rained"......
but where does "pip" come from?
All the rest is "done and dusted "!

Hello, Elle!
I think "mysterious?" is the definition.
The question mark gives it away for me.
The disappearances in the "Bermuda Triangle" are not any different from disappearances elsewhere.
An urban myth, I think. There is nothing in that area causing disappearances.
A "pip" is a "spot", on a domino, or dice, for example.
Possibly other meanings too, but they spring to mind.

Hi, Rusty!
Oh dear!
I was way off beam there with my definition...although at least that left the way clear for the rest of my parsing to be correct.
And I couldn't see "pip" as "spot" in the other clue.
Thank you very much for your help.
I am away out now to feed a friend's goldfish, whilst she is away on holiday.
I am surprised that she trusts me as her last (two) fish died on me!
I do not think that I did anything amiss though, as my own goldfish will be 27 years plus, this coming Christmas!
I must be doing something right there!
I shall be back very shortly to check on the tennis........

Hello, Elle!
Good luck with the goldfish.
27 years seems ancient for a goldfish?
Are you sure it is the same one?
A spelunker is someone who explores caves as a hobby.
Never knew that either.
I am going to see if I can place a wee bet on Wimbledon.
Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis to win the mixed doubles.
What do you reckon?
The golf from Portstewart is good.
I like the course!

One of the chicks has fledged!

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, I've just looked in the nest...only one osprey there!
Now.....the oldest goldfish on record died at 43 years of age , according to the Guinness Book of Records!
But I am at a loss as to how one proves the age of a goldfish to an authority?
However, yes, mine is very definitely 27 this coming Christmas!
I have only the one fish - the girls bought him for me when my elder daughter was but 10 years old!
We don't know how old the fish was when we got him, which is why I said 27 years PLUS!
He is very much a part of the family and seems very interested in whatever is going on, always coming to take a look if any of us go near his bowl! (which sits on my bookshelves)
I talk to him regularly!
I reckon you are onto a good thing if you back Jamie and Martina........but do not forget that Heather and her previous partner will be defending their last year's title.......
And Heather seems to be on a roll......
I watched Novak win!
Unfortunately, Del Potro has just gone out!
I am glad the golf is going well.

Hello, Elle!
Go you to YouTube, and type "PH2 Fledging" into search box and you will see the flight!
I did not think goldfish would take any interest in folk?
Paddy does not have odds for the mixed doubles yet.
So...
Heather is going great!
Golf is fine.
I have le Tour on just now though.
Looks like it will be a bunch sprint and hopefully no more controversy!

Tonight, Charles Dance in Who Do You Think You Are. Can't wait! Fav programme, fav actor. mmmmmmmmmmmm