Hi Jules b
I'm afraid The Alchemist may be right, as John (from Arran) wondered, what has this forum become?
If you want help quicker tho, you should include at the very least, the clue.
I type very slowly, so I can see why you might prefer to wait for somebody who does the same crossword as you.
Anyway... you get very little abuse on this forum and it is mostly banter (persiflage, is a word I like)