Many thanks for your message, aristo, and thanks for your kind words, ab. I'm pleased to report that I'm still alive and kicking and knocking out the same crosswords as always. I don't look at the forum so often these days, but I still lurk and take a sneaky peek at Clueless and PR, but unless I get instant inspiration (which these days is never), I pass them by. The super-clever people on the forum can answer any posts that come up long before I can even finish typing, so I don't get involved in that either. I do miss you guys though, so I’ll make it a New Year’s resolution to return. In the meantime, season’s greetings to you and ab, and anyone else who can remember me. I’ll be back!