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Good morning all Its a beautiful morning for a Monday! Just been rereading all the contributions. Nimrod I hope you are feeling better by now. Caravaggio, hope your son liked all the congrats he got from us. When I email my son I count myself lucky when I get a one-liner back so you are not alone in not getting a reply.

Rob the Rich we haven`t spoken yet. I take it by your interesting spelling at times that you are a thespian. Can you enlighten me as to the origin of the phrase `break a leg` much used by theatre people and others of course.

Just received an email from said son. Take back what I just said - 5 paragraphs this morning.

Hi Mondrian.

Let me guess ...

1. Hello Dad/Mum.

2. How are you?

3. I'm fine.

4. Hoping to see you soon...

5. Lotsaluv son-of-Mondrian.

JimC ;)

Hi Mondrian. Yes, a morning and a half down here in the south west (we're not all from Cheshire...) and a chance to do some serious gardening.

Not sure what I scrobe in the past to betray thespian tendencies but, yes, you're spot on, in that I taught theatah for many a year. As for break a leg, I think it replaces 'Good luck' as to say that invites luck of the opposite sort, so 'break a leg' invokes opposite magic. Whether 'may you drown in your own spit' would work as successfully, I've never tested...

old gal - Sorry that I did not get back to you earlier.
22A - "firstly" refers to first letters of clues - with the word meaning to swear.
17D - if my memory serves me well, as I have not kept the crossword grid, is an anagram of "near the"

Hi old gal and Nimrod.It's hard to remember the exact clue when you no longer have the grid! 17d Is an anagram of 'near th' +u (for you)

Thanks Karen!!
Sorry if I misled you old gal.

Hi Nimrod, I just glanced at my answer grid when I saw you posting. The answer for 17d is actally in the clue,as I realised when I re-looked at the actual clue.17d Discover you near the interior (6). Just to refresh your memory!x

Sorry that should be (7)

Hi Jim C. We dont often have your company. In reply to your suggestions for email from son No 3 would fit the bill or some variation of `we are all fine`, but not today - 5 paragraphs no less!!

Thanks Rob the Rich for explanation of `break a leg` I think you must have told us at some time you were involved in theatre.

See you all for No 41.