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Good Afternoon, Rusty!
I went at the Bethnal Green clue from the other end to you! I don't have the puzzle so no 'crossers' - only Malone's clue.
I thought of 'hide' from 'go underground' and then had to look up where Bethnal Green is - I didn't know it is in the East End.
When I discovered that, it was but a step to taking off the 'h' , leaving me with 'ide',
But unlike you I didn't know that was a fish!
So had to look that up, too!
I could do the "Ealing" one straightaway, but then I know of the district.
As I said to Malone, I don't think Mr. R ever had any intention of taking notice of our comments.
I've taken down all our Christmas cards (we have them on card holders on the lounge wall) and have entertained myself by rereading all the notes written inside and putting to one side those that will need answering.
I can see I shall be busy!
Raining and sunshining now- maybe the "weather " thinks it's April?

Hello, Elle!
You could well be right about Mr Rogan, but in fairness to him, these puzzles are set well before the date they are published, so...?
I remember reading about the late Araucaria.
He set some great puzzles. Often obscure (Pease Pottage, for instance!),but before he sent them to the Guardian, he sent them to a lady somewhere, to do, and if she thought they were OK, fine, and if she thought something was not OK, he changed it.
That is really the editor's job, and it looks as if The Times has a Londonite crossword editor for now.
Maybe I should have paid more attention when Trigger and Plonker were on TV!

Rusty and Elle...
'Appy ter 'ear ya 'ad nah problems wif those 'orrible danny la rues. Nuffin' loike a Robin Hood crossword danny la rue ter start yer chuffin' day.

(PS , The clues weren't that horrible, but I was struggling for words beginning with H).

Hello, Malone!
I got "danny la rue" straightaway, but "robin hood" took me a while!
I had to look up "chuffin"......and then I wished that I hadn't!
It wasn' t in Chambers or Oxford Concise, so I looked online - it seems to range from a quite innocuous meaning of "good or great" to some rather rude versions., which I shall not repeat.
I'm assuming though that you expected it to mean "great".

Hi, Rusty!
Fell dreich!
Dog and I have had a little play in the garden, though, in between downpours. We no longer have "grass", just "mud"! and "churned up" mud, at that!
Perhaps I am being too critical of RR? I take your point that crosswords must be compiled well in advance of publication - I hadn't considered that.
We shall see........
"Trigger and Plonker"? another gap in my education for you to fill.......
I've given up on tidying.......reading another "old" Jeffrey Archer.........I do like him......

Elle, I used an online translation service for my post - who would have thought such a site existed? My original message was definitely 'good', rather than anything stronger or ruder!

A translation service, Malone?
I thought you were on the cratur!

Don't worry about it, Malone! I was sure that would be what you had in mind.
I'm just a little taken aback by the ( unwanted) education I have just unexpectedly received!

Hello, Elle!
You must have heard of Trigger and Plonker?
They were in a BBC show whose name escapes me.
Light hearted and very funny.
You know I have many heroes in the sporting world but, Trigger was a TV hero. I used to be in kinks laughing at him.
No, you are perfectly OK to criticise Mr Rogan.
I am not supporting him, just saying these crosswords will have been set some time ago.
Talking of old books.
I took delivery today of a book which may help me when I get a cockney clue.
It is called Murderers' London, by Ivan Butler.
Covers every part of London and will help my knowledge of that great city. Mr Rogan will be very proud of me!

The floods up here causing more damage.
Abergeldie Castle is on the verge of collapsing into the River Dee due to floods eroding the river bank.