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theambler

7th November 2011, 13:39
Hi there
Want to get this elephant out of the way before tonight!!!
12 dn "Shower head for refurbishment-- need to sterilise outside" (5)
I have S?R?Y so it must be SPRAY or STRAY
mustn't it????? Which and WHY??
kind regs THEA
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jazzgirl

7th November 2011, 13:46
I put stray
shower head = spray
needs refurbishing = stray
(st I thought was abbrev. for sterilising)
but that's just the way I saw it !
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andyc

7th November 2011, 13:49
spay to sterilise!
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jazzgirl

7th November 2011, 13:50
andyc you are brilliant.
Just changed it to spray.
I hadn't thought of cats/dogs being spayed.
Bad day :(
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francis

7th November 2011, 13:51
yes, definitely SPRAY
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andyc

7th November 2011, 13:52
I hadn't thought of it either jazzgirl until I looked it uo in Chambers Crossword Dictionary. Ha ha!
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francis

7th November 2011, 13:53
I have cats so I a quite familiar with SPAY !
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jazzgirl

7th November 2011, 13:54
Ouch !
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francis

7th November 2011, 13:56
Do you mean miaow ?
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theambler

7th November 2011, 13:59
Ta very much Andyc, jazzgirl and francis
Hadnt thought of SPAY and have had 8 cats ( so far) all SPAYED!!!!!
Off to baby caring then back for 9.,00pm Launch ( eat around a send-off)
Thanks again THEA
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