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Thank you old gal - does that mean having to disclose your age?

Hi old gal,have you been sucessful with 7a? Or did I only further confuse you? If so I'll try to help with another hint.x

Oops, to old gal: when I wrote earlier about Saga I was actually referring to The Oldie. That's what dotage does to you...

Alex - are you shy about your age or under 50? Saga is aimed at the 50+ - cant remember how I got a subscription - used to read an elderly relatives copy. Go on their website. The crossword is really a stinker!
Karen - have googled every lung disease under the sun but still cant find it! Its TOO HOT!!!!!(weather, this is)

Thanks again og - sadly landsome rather than handsome.

Hi old gal.for the 3 first letters think ... your toe in, then anagram of, the hair,

Hi old gal
Late in the war time, Mr Bevin told 1 in 10 young men that their service wiould be work in a xxx.
The coal miners had to SINK these either down a shaft or in a drift. Each man received a (horse-drawn)cart load of xxx coal monthly.
These three different letters and 'the hair' make
an anagram of a disease that meant isolation hospital in the 30's. An older nurse would know
it's name and the younger nurse should 'get'it.
Keep trying.

Hi Old Gal AND ALL,
Please ignore the detail in my previous post.
Good history but NOT correct for Crossword Help.
The three letters to add to the hair, are those
that define the drop caused in some places by
coal mining. The letters also apply to bread
soaked in gravy - a xxx
I am glad I got back before Caravaggio had a
chance to say his piece.
Be good.

You make me sound like some kind of tyrant!