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Hi, Rusty!
Still raining heavily!
I did set the video for "War Horse" last night....
I enjoyed the short play of the book, that was carried out at the war commemorations relatively recently.
So fingers crossed that the film follows suit.
You have mentioned a "long lie" before, but it is not an expression I would use.......
A "lie-in" is a more familiar term to me....although I never do that!
I like getting up (and out) early!
I have just been talking to my elder daughter.
It is her Wedding Anniversary today.
I am in no danger of forgetting it, as it coincides with Remembrance Day.
Do you have your beacon lit today?
Enjoy the Pine Cone !

Hello, Elle!
I can't see the beacon from home, but I understand it is lit and a service will be taking place on the Law.
Now, for our further education I am posting Mark Goodliffe's vlog on clues from last week's Championship. (He won!)
I have just watched the first minute of it, as I am ready to dash when the girls arrive!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQk93exKATY&t=175s

Hi, Rusty!
*Spoiler Alert!*
Maybe you might like to delay watching Mark's link till later?
There is a footnote warning that these clues will appear in the daily crosswords in coming weeks!
I have "saved" the vlog till such times!

Hello, Elle!
I shall save it, too, Elle!
I have finished today's puzzle.
One or two took me a few minutes to parse but I got there!
No bacon roll for me today!
We arrived after 12 and they stop serving breakfasts at 12!
Just had a J2O.
It is a lovely day here!

Good afternoon, Rusty!
We are just home from a walk.
We avoided getting caught in the rain.....but the dog was somewhat coated in mud!
What a shame that you passed the breakfast deadline at the Pine Cone........but was there not something similar offered for lunch that you could have eaten?
A juice seems somewhat inadequate?
Yes, I have finished my puzzle, too.
A good one today, I thought?
But I still have four to parse fully......
I couldn't see what was wrong with "caesarian"?
I thought it a pretty nifty clue......I liked "incisive".....although I did check the variation in spelling.
Did you say you were going to watch skiing?

Hi elle
It's possible that my Chambers is out of date (certain, in fact!), but, although it allows I and E as "pertaining to Caesars", it only allows "caesarEan section", which is what the clue is referring to. Anyway, it seems I'm not convincing anyone else (though, as I said earlier, see what happens if you Google "Caesarian section"!)

Hello, Chris!
Actually, upon further reflection, I think you are probably right......
Which I find disappointing as I liked the clue!
I tried to find a crosser with the letters M?E?T?E (instead of maestri) but there doesn't appear to be one.
Maybe we can give the setter credit for the clue, if not for his (possible/probable?) misspelling of the answer?

Elle, Chris,anyone... I don't think it matters that there is no such thing as a Caesarian Section - that wasn't the answer needed. I feel the Chambers definition works perfectly well for the clue as it is!

ditto

Hello, Elle!
My juice was fine.
I could have had something else, but there are things on the menu and I have no idea what they are.
Like panini, melt, wrap, etc.
So, I settled for the juice and the young ones promised not to leave it so late next time!
Regarding your puzzle, there were three that took me some time to parse to my satisfaction.
3d, 7d, and 21d.
"Caesarian" is fine, for me.
I had only watched Viktoria Rebensburg in the skiing, before the girls turned up, so I do not know won.
There is great camaraderie between the female skiers.
Wish more sports would be the same!