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Jigjag

Thanks very much. I hadn't been paying attention to the numbers, and now think I should have had a properly pedantic offering for the 2000th. I look forward to your quote appearing in ODQ and then perhaps in a thematic puzzle... wouldn't that be a joy?!

Malone

Congratulations from me too.Who would have thought that would be so many when a few of you started it.

Nice to see 2 -ess words in Times today, one clue, one answer. The war/ Waugh works for me.

Jig jag

A very memorable quotation I am sure.

Grunger

Thanks - and as is often mentioned in the Oscars speeches, it's the team effort that's resulted in the resounding success of PU!

I hadn't done today's Times puzzle, so have just given it a quick glance now. Are you sending backhanders to the setters at the Times, so much per '-ess ' word? After a small discussion last week, it was interesting to see 8 Down.

The war/Waugh didn't upset me unduly, I read it with an air of resignation more than anything else.

Malone/Grunger

Yes, the Times 27818 Halloween doesn't need to commit to an opinion on apostrophes.

However, for once I wanted to squirm with Malone on parquetry. Pull up an oak reportedly? It's not just that 'tree' is a longer sound. I'm not sure that pulling up is necessarily parking.

The day before I thought sham pain was ok, but perhaps Malone would insist on the French pronunciation.

Paulhabershon

Morning. I really didn't like 'parquetry' - and that was because of both of the points you mentioned. I'm not totally convinced of park/pull up and I don't much like 'tree/...try' either. I didn't mention this one yesterday as I didn't want the thread to need to be retitled, Moaners United.

I didn't mind the soundalikeness (!) of 'sham pain' but it's an old favourite in puzzles, with perhaps too many appearances.

Just in case anyone's mulling over 4 D in today's Times, I thought I'd change the wording slightly.

Teachers meeting with old actor (dead for over 100 years and whose name now seems confined to crosswords) that bears fruit.

H'mm,yes, perhaps a little wordy now!

"Actor" in crosswords is often woody! Was he famous at the time?

Malone Paul

The homphone worked for me - pronounced exactly the same here (albeit wrongly)

I have never heard of the actor, so I like your clue

ChrisE

Yes, I think the actor was very famous at the time - and 'the time' was eons ago!

Grunger

Glad my clue seemed good!

Malone

I like your "soundalikeness", a nice -ess word (although not feminine).

I might write to the Times and suggest some -ess words, and possibly give them some clues too. Then if they appear, we will know they really are taking notice of us.

I came across a complaint on another website about SA/It stuff.