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ChrisE, I think you might be very annoyed with this clue in today's Times Jumbo...

48 A. Very annoyed: silver reduced into small pieces retaining only 40% of value (10).

I'm sure many PU members will be tutting and shaking their heads.

I only received 3 votes in the Euro elections, from Yorkshire, N Wales and Scotland, but at least it was 3 different countries! So thank you tyke, jigjag and Malone, if it was you(se).

The most disappointing aspect was that nobody offered me a milkshake, though another minority party leader, Nigel Garage, got one.

Grunger, I'm glad you appreciated our efforts to try to have you elected. I'm relieved there were no milkshakes being chucked around - literally.

Hi malone
"40% of value" presumably means only 2 letters (I don't like this construction - Qaos in the Guardian is overfond of it), but I can't see where the rest comes from - I would need some crossers, I think!

ChrisE, I might have misremembered - I thought the erroneous use of this word annoyed you. I'll give the crossing letters....

A?G?A?A?E?

Quite right - well remembered malone!
AG GRATED around VA?

ChrisE, yes - and I bet the definition pleases you?!

Jigjag

You were very close but there is one you didn't get, so a rather easy clue for you:

Spice missing, setter having run out, eats at home (6)

Malone

Thanks for all your help with the election campaign. I am afraid that having 2 policies, as per Labour and Tories, confused the electorate. The Parties with one policy did very well. I have promised my followers that I will reflect on this before issuing a statement. Btw the bakery was closed today so I will have to follow-up the pie fiasco tomorrow.

malone

I spoke to Gotte Bunn, Head Baker this morning. You were right. My order was taken down as 2 Gross pies, but passed through to the pie Department as 2 grass pies. The bakers apparently use terms like Kate and Sidney instead of the correct ingredients, and a Grass pie to them meant Leek and Brocolli which is what they sent. They have offered free pies for the next event. I suppose Spooner would have enjoyed working in a bakery but I am not keen on them (Spoonerisms not pies)

grunger

Thanks for your clue, which I solved, and I have just read that the "girls" are on tour again, but one short. It seems that it is not going well. Were you offered the chance to join them?