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27dn "Monkey's way of deciding things (4)" I have "toss", but I can't see what it has to do with "monkey's"

Toss is correct as in "I don't give a monkey's"

Thanks Wendy. There are several more today that I've got but don't fully understand - not on the same wavelength as Arachne! (or should I asay "network"?

I only found out recently that Arachne's a woman!

Not many female compilers, are there?

Hi Wendy,Perhaps if you've done the crossword, you could explain for me: saturnine, make way, admit, square off, top notch, and plexuses. (My apologies to conributors without this crossword in front of them, but to include all the clues would be an essay!)

SATURNINE = “gloomy”, SATURDAY “wasting” DAY which leaves SAT + NINE, which is the number to the left of the clue.

4 is a SQUARE number, + OFF as in gone off
Square off can mean square up to

T for time + OP for work + NOTCH (as in degree)


COMPLEX less COM + USES (services)Plexuses are networks

Thanks very much. Why is "notch" degree?

Dictionary definition - number 3

1. a. A V-shaped cut.
b. Such a cut used for keeping a record.

2. A narrow pass between mountains.
3.Informal. A level or degree: a notch or two higher in quality.


Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/notch#ixzz1iUTlclDq

Thanks again.

Sorry I didnt see 'make way'

it is a kew (part of London) in May (blossom)