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Thanks, despard. I'm not surprised - but am disappointed - that you didn't get a reply from Richard Osman. I try not to let my pedantry speed up the process of turning me into a grumpy old woman, but it's difficult when it comes to seeing the declines in so many areas!

Another 'literally'. A commentator on the cycling during one of Chris Hoy's last races. "He's literally on fire!"

Headmaster at my son's school: "The event was so busy people were literally shoe-horned into the room."
I love that image. It makes me smile even now.

Despard, Richard Osman uses Twitter a lot. You should tweet him about your gripe. I bet he would reply.

Malone

Thanks. I don't know Mr Aspberay, but is he a greengrocer? I am going to the market next Saturday to see Ivan and will ask if he knows Ivor. I suspect he will and there may be more grumbles to report.

I assume the clue is a poor one!

My current (literally) gripe is "Febyoory". All who say it clearly could not bring into being a piss-up in a … byoory.

Jigjag, Ivor has a fruit farm and supplies many local greengrocer's (…).

A few of us thought the ST clue was poor, but a Forum regular, Rosalind, pronounces the two words the same.

Malone

Interesting re fruit farm.

I agree with Rosalind! Many words pronounced the same with our vowels.

Jigjag, thanks. Yes, I've got used to the vowels affecting pronunciation - that's cropped up in a few crosswords. I've also got used to the phantom R creeping into words such as 'drawing'. For Oar/Awe, I can't work out whether you're losing the R in Oar or putting one in Awe!

Cockle, a very timely post!

Laura Norder.