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One for your "anti-collection", malone - today's Guardian:

Curmudgeon in receipt of Nutmeg's misdirected delivery (6)

(Nutmeg is the compiler)

ChrisE, thanks - it took me ages to get that!

Malone

Sorry for the delay in replying to your posting to Tyke of 3rd Nov. I have been campaigning for 3 weeks and have only briefly glanced at the forum. But I would like to talk to Ivan Napple about the election, so I am off to the market now.

Jigjag

Great to hear you've been hitting the campaign trail, but even better to hear that you're off on one of your market jaunts.

I thought of you - and some other PU members- when I saw this clue in today's Guardian...

6 D. American novel on delivery (3,6).

Malone

I know how much you love your cricketing clues ...

Jigjag

... think ` sand shoe crusher ` - as our Aussie friends say!

Malone and Tyke

That's a nice NY idea. I don't think I have come across a "yorker" clue before.

It has cheered me up after a distressing afternoon at Goodison Park.

Malone, Tyke

I had a spare hour this morning, before going to Goodison Park, so I went to the market to see the Cockney greengrocer, Ivan Napple. I asked if he was enjoying the build-up to the election, and if his famous customer J R-M had been in.

“I was very disappointed in him. I heard he had been lying in Parliament” he answered.

“Yes, I suppose he did, but it was not the “lying” you’re thinking of”, I said.

“And then he said he would lie in a ditch”, but he didn’t, so that was another lie.”

“It was actually DIE in a ditch, but that wasn’t him anyway.”

“And what about that pro rogue in Parliament. They’re all professional rogues if you ask me. But at least they will all be gone after the election.”

“I’m afraid about 90% of them will be back”, I said ruefully.

“Anyway, what about you?” asked Ivan.

“I just want to get breakfast done”. I smiled and headed for the café.

Jigjag

Glad you liked the NY clue. I realised later that I'd only assumed it was a cricket term - it could have been from many of the other sports that don't interest me!

Thanks for the report on your outing. Poor you - politics before breakfast, what an unpalatable start to the day!. Still, it's good to hear that your fruit and veg friend is showing an interest in currant events ...oops, current events.

Fear not, malone - I'm pretty sure that it's a term only used in cricket.

You wouldn't have liked this Guardian one, from a few days ago:

Old batting hero may prefer to open after duck between centuries (7)

ChrisE, thanks for your post - but not for the clue, that was a real stinker. (I didn't solve it, I looked it up online - without even the merest hint of guilt). I would never have got it … well, I suppose crossing letters might have helped.