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Good evening, Rusty!
I have had a very successful day!
I have sorted out another five cartons of books!
All to go to charity.
And there are still several bookshelves more to go.......
In between doing that this morning, I completed the crossword.
Yes, a very nice puzzle today!
25a: "nod". The clue refers to the proverb "Even Homer Nods"......
It means that even someone clever and vigilant, like Homer, can make a small mistake due to being momentarily inattentive.
Paraphrased...No one is immune to human error!
I hope that helps!
Then this afternoon, we went out walking.....
It has remained a beautiful day here, albeit very cold throughout.
I still needed to wear a fleece even this afternoon.

Hello, Elle!
You are doing well with your books!
I have not heard of that proverb.
I wondered for a minute if it may be to do with pigeons.
But, thank you for letting me know.
I had my fleece shirt on today! (I have two!)
It is super cosy!

Rusty, for 25 Across, my first thought was Homer Simpson! (And I don't know why, I've never seen a single episode.) I looked it up later and enlightened myself!

Hello, Malone!
I never thought of him, and I have never watched, too!
The only cartoon I really watched was "Little Bear", with my granddaughters.
They loved it!
I thought it must be the Greek lad, or a homing pigeon.
I even pondered, "coo"!
A good clue, now we know the proverb.
Always learning!

Hi, Rusty!
I think my knowledge of Homer stems from my schooldays!
At least I retained something of what I was taught in those far-off days!
Now can you help me with parsing 10 across, please?
Estimated cost of passage from St Paul, perhaps? (9)
I had forgotten that I had no explanation for my answer....
"Quotation" = estimated cost" (def)
What has St Paul to do with it?
I think I have everything else satisfactorily sorted !!

Hello, Elle!
No Homer for me at school!
A homer is a job a tradesman does on the side!
Does not Paul be quoted from the Bible?
I think there are Pauline epistles etc.
That is only my take on it, I could well be adrift!

Update, Elle!
St Paul is the capital of Minnesota but I do not think that is where the passage would be from, as in travelling?

Late news - I've actually been to the Capitol Building in St. Paul - I think that Alison and I are probably unique in that our only stay in the USA was in Minneapolis (though we loved it)!

(We have changed planes in Houston, though - rather a nice airport, if that isn't a contradiction in terms.

Sorry - I had meant to add that, apart from the possible "quotation from St Paul", I can't help with the parsing either...

Maybe to St Paul is just an example of a quotation (from the Bible, not that I know anything much about it), perhaps the well-known one from 1, Corinthians about Faith, hope and love but the greatest of these is love. Bit tenuous.

I think the Simpson film is hilarious (I used to see the half hour slots with the children, but the film is much funnier. There may be more than one for all I know!)