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rusty

3rd November 2017, 23:13
Hello, Elle!
I am sure I read that the farm shop closes in September.
We have other farm shops not too far off, though.
What about the honeysuckle?
I like raspberries.
They say the honeyberry gin is very good!
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rusty

4th November 2017, 08:48
Good morning, Elle!
A fine day here!
Now, honeyberry!
It is not a cross of anything.
It only "tastes" as if it is a cross between raspberry, blueberry and blackberry.
It is a "honeysuckle native" grown in the cool Northern Hemisphere.
I am just off to ASDA then going visiting and that will take care of the morning!
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elle

4th November 2017, 09:27
Good morning, Rusty!
It is very wet and cold here!
Not a nice day for a walk...although the dog was not deterred!
She will go out in virtually any type of weather .......bar a thunderstorm!
She is afraid of thunder...as she also is of fireworks!
Ah, I stand corrected about the honeyberry....
I think I should enjoy eating it......its taste sounds delicious!
Now, John has just sent the crosswords so I shall take a look.....
Have a good time this morning with your family!
Catch up with you later.......
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rusty

4th November 2017, 13:47
Good afternoon, Elle!
Great weather here, though fairly cold.
I am recently home from my visit!
I agree, the honeyberry sounds very tasty.
Pity the farm shop is closed.
Good luck with your puzzles!
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elle

4th November 2017, 14:50
Hi, Rusty!
I am sure you will have had a great time visiting your youngest grandchild, and her mum!
And, of course, not forgetting the dog!
I have 'finished' the Cryptic and the Jumbo GK.
I have answers for all the clues in the Cryptic - which I am (fairly) sure are all correct - but seven still to parse!
The answers seemed obvious, but those seven parsings so far evade me!
Have you had chance yet to look at your puzzle?
The rain has (probably only temporarily ) stopped here.....so I shall pop out shortly to buy a Wedding Anniversary card whilst I think of it!
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rusty

4th November 2017, 16:02
Hello, Elle!
We had a nice time.
My daughter-in-law is going to darn my cardigan!
She noticed a couple of holes in it.
Very nice of her!
Hope you got your card!
I have completed my puzzle, and all parsed except 5d.
"en" is my problem.
It appears to mean "nut" and Anne Bradford has "en" under "fruit", but it is not in Chambers!
I'll come back to it later.
Other than that, all appears well.
A good puzzle!
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malone

4th November 2017, 16:11
Rusty, if you look under Nut you'll find '...an en (printing)'.
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rusty

4th November 2017, 16:18
Hello, Malone!
Just found it in Collins Dictionary!
Yes, it is in Chambers, too.
I must have been too hasty scanning "nut" earlier!
Thank you, Malone!
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rusty

4th November 2017, 16:21
And I got info wrong, too!
Anne Bradford has "en" under "nut", NOT "fruit"!
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malone

4th November 2017, 16:22
Glad you're sorted, Rusty. I thought you'd expected 'nut' to appear under 'en', rather than the other way about.
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