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Morning, Pigale!
How are you today!
"Scooby doo" - is accepted down here ( Rusty and Malone will hate this! ) as Cockney Rhyming slang for "clue"!!!!

Hello Elle,
I have seen the expression used by Rusty at times but I had never heard it before (While living in England that is)
Just wondered if it was Cockney - though scooby doo might be too modern for this.

Rather miserable here but no rain and temps no more than 19C with a cool breeze - not my type of weather for this time of the year!
What about you?

Hi, Pigale!
Wet and miserable here now...although quite pleasant when I got up!
We haven't been out yet ....I can see us getting soaked when we do take out the dog!
No specific plans for the day - other than to watch a Triathlon at some point!

Hi, Rusty!
I suppose that wasn't very fair , giving you only the Everyman clue and no crossers!
I work systematically from the north-west corner......fanatically!........so the crossers I had at the time of solving
9A: Claim I'm accepting about great boxer's expertise (15)
were P?O?E??????????
But please don't feel obliged to do it!
It was just a passing fancy to send it to you - it appealed to me as it was topical, and a very nice gesture to Muhammed Ali to be so included!
P.S. Raining heavily here now!
What about in your neck of the woods?

Elle, I've got it (I think), but can't quite parse it apart from the Ali and I'm bits

Forget last post, just got it!

Hello, Elle!
I think Scooby Doo is very widespread, not just cockneyland.
I am guessing "professionalism".
Can't quite nail it though.
Claim = profess
about =on
Great boxer's = Ali's
and I'm?
Pretty close anyway!

That's what I thought Rusty - Elle will put us right if we are wrong!

Hi, Rusty!
You are spot on with that!
I finished the crossword completely this morning.......usually I am stuck with at least one to parse, that I can happily worry over all day!
(I rather enjoy that!)
I've just been talking to my daughter - she is only about ten miles away from us - and whilst we are having heavy rain, she is still having sunshine!
I could hear my youngest grandson chortling happily over the line!
The Triathlon is in Leeds, and is showing at 12.45 on BBC2
What Sport do you have to watch today?

Hello, Elle!
I have no crossword today.
My day of rest!
I have two bike races to keep an eye on today.
Last stage of Criterium du Dauphine, and the Tour of Switzerland.
Can Cancellara hold on to the yellow jersey!
May have a wee look at Norn Iron's game with Poland.
It is pretty dreichish here and I do not think next weeks forecast is much better.