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FM is short for Field Marshall, there’s also FA for Field Artillery.
Paul may have something else in mind :-)

Cheers Jono

I`m struggling with your midweeker!

Hi Tyke; F is indeed an abbreviation for field. Theresa May, when famously asked what the naughiest thing she'd ever done was, said she had "run across fields of wheat and the farmer was not too happy"

Jon - err- not in relation to Theresa May that's for sure...

Tyke; here's the soutce https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/f

Many thanks Paul!

Thanks for taking part in this week`s Clueless competition.
I liked Jono@7 with its `flour` homophone and Buddy@8 which I thought was the best of the `anagram` clues. Mattrom@10 also made my shortlist (I think Ms Braverman should remember that most of us are descended from `boat people`) along with Paul@13 and Dorrien@19.

Aristo@18 with his `poledancing time` device and Nathaniel Hawthorne ref ...
Poledancing Time Continuum? Uh, not quite Hawthorne (9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOhNO81FBrQ

...came close to winning, but this week`s Clueless Winner is Paul@17 with …
Old Prime Minister encountered a cow while running across a field - of primrose? (9)

Well done Paul - here is your musical prize … Mr Dylan`s Dream …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVoJB3iCmRE


Plus … William Bradford and William Brewster (Pilgrim Fathers) were born just a few miles from me (apologies if I`ve mentioned this previously!) …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fApG4mdT2c

Cheers!

congrats paul and thanks tyke.

i'm surprised that geeker @6 didn't get a mention - it made me laugh!

Congrats Paul and thanks Tyke for your extensive hosting duties. Thanks also for the mention :-)

Congrats Paul and thanks Tyke. A tough challenge!

I don't know about the "F" .
I thought Chambers was the standard. How do others feel?