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I'm so pleased for you both. What a relief it must have been. Sincere best wishes to both of you.

That is wonderful news, even though I am not usually about on a Tuesday , they just not been the same without you....please pass on a cuddle to Helen.

...off to have a quick go at 5@5.

X

glad to hear things are really looking up Jolan.


1. crack.
2. apologist.
3. a stitch in time.
4. seacock.
5. gone for a burton.

3 A stitch in time saves nine
5 Gone for a Burton (like Liz)
Can't do the others!

Sorry, "saves nine" was meant to be in brackets

Excellent news, Jolan. I'm so pleased for you both.

I've got craic for 1, but otherwise the same as phillip.

Phillip just got in first with all 5 ---but much more important, fantastic news for you & all of us!I know what that scare means.Hope & pray things continue to go well for both of you!

Got 4 of them couldn't get No2.

Once again, a mighty big THANK YOU to everyone. I'm so touched. P@, gave her thatcuddle (think she almost died of shock LOL).
Yes Phillip, good going. Re 1, it just 'sounds like' CRACK but it's actually CRAIC as Peterm mentions. Well done too, Ros. I include my working below for completion:-

1, homophone (get) of ‘report’ = crack, sounds like CRAIC = enjoyable activity .. etc.
2. game = POLO; a soldier’s temperature = A GI’S T; a (polo) gist = APOLOGIST = defender
3. saying = A STITCH IN TIME (saves nine)
4. SEACOCK (cryptic – a play on weathercock); ‘in the main’ covers the valve being in a ship.
5. anag (relocate) of “Bren gun to a roof” yielding GONE FOR A BURTON = missing (Chambers)

Bless

J

Got the same as Rosiland...very pleased as I didn't have long...

....weeds, don't talk to me about weeds. On the allotment they are " oklahoma" sized...as in as high as an elephants eye...and the ground is still soaking. At least on an extinct volcano there is not much chance of flooding , a landslide maybe.