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Yes Jazzgirl a fair point, the only comment I would make is that others, like me, may find it useful to see advice already given on a thread to kickstart their solving of a puzzle.
It is not my wish to spoil a chatty thread, just to question whether or not the friends created here could chat away to their hearts content on Twitter, say, and develop non-crossword discussions further.

Hello Mondrian
Another word for "slough" is "fen" so the answer (4,4) is an anagram of "fen + I + gush) which then becomes a "design philosphy" of a room
Hope you are well
J

hi again plodder
I do see your point, but I guess not everyone on here uses twitter or facebook. (some avoid it like the plague )
I am sure some of our discussions are quite worthy of a view. You know how, in general conversations, one thing leads to another....
Some weeks are less chatty ;)
J

Jazz girl. Thank you so much for enlightening me re `fen`. I have never heard the word used in that way. Is it particular to East Anglia? And thank for your enquiry re my health. I seem to be ok at the moment.

I do so enjoy your comments and was sorry to hear that someone had upset you earlier but I did not read anything that was said. Your fans greatly outnumber any detractors here!

Mondrian
I just found fen in the thesaurus, as a synonym for bog, swamp, marsh, and all those dank places !
The other matter was just a blip and it's all water under the bridge now. ;0)

J

See what you mean plodder. Never give the whole clue either. Stops those without paper joining in.

I think marshy places often have regional names, and "fen" is probably restricted to East Anglia and poets.

for danny:
We generally do not type out the whole clue on the RT thread, (and we try only to give hints rather than the answer) However, we could type the whole clue if the regulars feel they want to do this.I will try.
I used to post a copy of the RT crossword on my photo site so that people who did not have the paper on a Tuesday could see it. However, I am now not permitted to do that because of the copyright rules. Sorry.
J

Please don't stop the chatty banter - life is grim enough for some posters and it's a life saver some days to feel one of a group of friends. Never tried twitter - never want to! Montalbano was a good amusing way to relax on a Saturday night! Happy week. End folks.

I seem to have missed Montalbano.
Happy Weekend old gal and all
J