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I guess I must stop writing in invisible ink......hey ho

Hi, Rusty!
Goodness, there are certainly a lot of puzzles! Is this a normal Saturday occurrence or is this a special Christmas edition of the paper?
To be honest, I'm not really interested. I like to do the crosswords, but apart from that .....I have neither the time nor the inclination.
In days gone by, I used occasionally to play chess, but so long ago that now I can only remember the most basic of moves! So wouldn't attempt any chess problems!
And I hate Sudoku with a vengeance!
How about you?
However, I am regenerating an interest in jigsaw puzzles! I believe that, as a Christmas gift from one of my daughters, I am getting one of those boards on which you can build your jigsaw - the board folds to keep the jigsaw pieces in situ whilst solving the puzzle?
I will be able to tell you more , once I have received it!
Plus of course, some puzzles to solve!
The hardest jigsaw I ever did was a circular one of birds! Very difficult!
(I need straight edges and corners!)

P.S. Malone has just drawn my attention to a Scottish (!) clue in the Cryptic Jumbo
Footballers arrive short needing to change 5,6)

Maybe Mr R is feeling guilty!

Jazzgirl,I don't think your ink is at fault - I think you have a superpower, a cloak of invisibility,that only certain posters can penetrate. Thanks again for the Raith Rovers mention.

Hello, Elle!
No, that is normal today for the puzzle pages.
They might do something extra on Christmas Eve, though.
The only bit in that section that I have a look at, is Books.
I give that section to my neighbour. She is a nurse and she takes it to work for her ward. Patients and staff!
I used to do the sudoku, and the cryptic Jumbo on a Sunday, but gradually lost the habit.
Your jigsaw sounds fine.
I see Malone's clue.
At first glance I thought it was Threave Rovers, but surely they would never have that in! Just a bit too unknown!
Mr Rogan's jacket will be on a shoogly peg, as we say up here, if he can't tell a Swift from a Defoe!

JAZZGIRL'S clue!

calm down Malone :0)

Jazzgirl, I will in a minute - I just felt so sorry that you'd been overlooked twice in one day, on the same thread!

Three actually, Malone, and one was to wish them a Merry Christmas..... season of goodwill and all that.

Was it Daid Coleman who said (after a Raith Rovers victory) " The fans will be dancing in the streets of Raith tonight"

No actually it was Scotsman Sam Leitch


Ive actually been through Kirkaldy (once) on the way to St Andrews and Falkland ( a lovely foray into the Kingdom)

I seem to have started chattering

Best wishes Thea(o)

Oh well... tomorrow you can just put your solver's hat on and throw that cloak (of invisibility) in the bin!