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Hi, Rusty!
I honestly don't know what is the answer to 10a?
You could well be right on either count!
Yes, passages from St Paul are quoted from the Bible...…
(but then why single out St Paul in particular?)
And equally I guess it could relate to St Paul in Minnesota?
I wonder if your man from YouTube might know?
I cannot remember his name?
Apart from this, it was a fairly straightforward puzzle!



Hello, Chris!
I didn't even know that St Paul is the capital of Minnesota....... so at least I've learned something from this clue!

Hi elle
Minneapolis and St Paul are "twin cities". There isn't any countryside between them, though the Mississippi does divide them. (Rather like Buda and Pest?)

Rusty, my son was very, very keen on The Simpsons and had every episode on video, DVDs etc. I must have absorbed 'Homer' from the few minutes I saw of those. (I have heard of the 'Greek lad', but didn't think of him for the clue.)

Hello, Elle!
"Quotation" is the answer.
Perhaps you are thinking too deeply about St Paul.
St Paul is in the Bible, and could the the setter be misdirecting you to a passage from St Paul, Minnesota?
I'll have a look on YouTube.... but Mark Goodliffe, "the man", won the GB Sudoku Championship at the weekend, to go with his umpteen Times Crossword Championships.
Now, the circus family was/is The Wallendas.
I found them on YouTube and came across of the founder of the troupe, Karl Wallenda, plunging to his death from a high wire in Puerto Rico.
Right, I shall have a look to see if Mark is on YouTube tonight!

Update, Elle!
I looked on YouTube, but no sign of Mark.
The most recent solve was by Simon, on 26 September.
You have the clue solved, Elle, there are "passages" in the Bible, too, remember.
"Passage" is a sideways walk in "dressage", too.

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, I saw "quotation" = estimated cost" straightaway.....but I find the rest of the clue very unsatisfactory.
Thank you, though, for looking up Mark Goodliffe!
A pity that his expertise was not forthcoming to help us today!
I meant to ask you whether you and your son had managed to find the time to do all your jobs?

Hello, Elle!
I think the clue is perfectly fine.
For me, the setters in the main do a marvellous job in creating clues that direct and misdirect at the same time!
It is an extraordinary skill they have learned, I think.
And we get the benefit and pleasure when we tackle the puzzles!
No, my son has to find time to help me out.
He is a busy lad, what with work and family, and doggie walking!
No rush, and everything is ready and waiting.

Sorry, Malone, I've just noticed your post!
When my granddaughters were small, we watched a lot of the Children's Channel programmes.
I became a big fan of "Little Bear", the Canadian animation, and we always watched "Two of a Kind".
Now, I've nobody to watch them with!

Rusty, it was fine - sometimes there's a lot of traffic on this thread! I've never seen the children's programmes you mentioned, but I can remember lots of others. I liked 'Button Moon' and 'Mr Benn' (not Mr Bean!).

Good morning, Malone!
"Button Moon" is a new one to me.
I have lots of childrens channels on my Sky TV set up, and now and again I have a wee look to see if Little Bear or Two of a Kind are still showing.
Two of a Kind, was about twin pre-teen girls, Mary-Kate and Ashley, who lived with their single Dad.
We loved it!