Tomorrow everyone. Happy birthday, Jane, you are the best. Thank you for stopping by Jay`s house and confirming that you are (as we suspected) the setter. Interesting to read the reviews on 14d. I think we`ve already mentioned that they grow like weeds in New Zealand and are actually listed as noxious weeds in some places. When Kath visited us a few years ago, it was the time of year when they were in full bloom and we had many « interesting » discussions about things flourishing. Beautiful and much appreciated memories. To your health. 9d perfectionist must see match is in Italian (8) IDEALIST: The two-letter abbreviation for Italian as a language contains a chord or contract plus « IS » of the note. Hi Steve, I`m sorry to hear that you need to have a liver biopsy (I didn`t discover your post yesterday).
I will be surprised if it is not transjugular, what I had and what I was told today is the most common way to perform the procedure. Everything is done and dusted in a short time with little discomfort. I hope, and I`m sure everything will go well anyway. As for the Toughie, I had a mental bet that you would announce a first unsupported completion today. I have just returned from golf and I see that you have not commented. Don`t let me down.. I must have missed Steve`s research, but I was a little distracted myself. I said yesterday that I might need to have a pacemaker, but they are as common as colds, so there are no problems 🤞but George is in Addenbrookes for the second day of nuclear testing with a day off yesterday.
No food, no caffeine, no alcohol! Oh the joy of aging well, one of them finds time to do these wonderful crossword puzzles and did not disappoint today, although out of 2. I liked 14d and found 28a sweet, 5d and 8d also had a star. I managed only 3/4 of yesterday`s toughie – in the middle of the night with hot chocolate and digestive. It was hard! Happy birthday Jane, all the best to all the medical results and thanks to Two Kiwis and the Setter. I was sure it was Jay and I saw that he had come to confirm. Quite simple and as usual elegantly suggested, although I did not find it for myself from its top drawer. 2d was my last in and I think the tricks work well. No real favorites in a quick fix until he launches into an 11a where my 82-year-old boyfriend played very well in his first game after a medical procedure, crowning his demonstration of 175yds on the last for an Eagle & 5 points Stableford. Thanks to Jay & the 2Ks & hope Jane is having a wonderful day. A nice user-friendly crossword puzzle – perfect for the pre-toughie warm-up solution. No special favorites, just good complete entertainment.
Thanks to the setter and the 2Ks What a pleasure today. Just held in the NW corner, with the last one in 2d, which I just couldn`t see without the clue. I wrapped my head tightly around the succession planning diagrams, duh. However, this is my COTD. I guess it wasn`t Jay because I`m used to wrestling with his. But if that`s the case, then knock me over with a feather. Maybe I`ll finally get to the wavelength. Thanks to setter and 2Kiwis. I struggled with the unknown Bloomer (14d) – it`s always intimidating to realize that the only way to answer is to carefully build it from clues – but in the end, you got there. Thank you, Jay, for an interesting and enjoyable challenge. Daisy, I`ve had a pacemaker for about five years, I don`t even remember getting it.
I fainted and suffered a bad fall when my heart stopped, believe me, pacemaker is much better than fainting! I have one thing that looks a bit like a cell phone sitting next to my bed, every night it sends signals from my heart to my cardiologist`s desk just so they can check the old TTY. Flat 26d offered by Side Finishing Early (4) FLAN: Remove the last letter from a side or side appearance. Thanks to BD for the birthday banner and to everyone who left me greetings – yes, YS, the sun is shining on Anglesey today! The best gift was that after two years of waiting due to Brexit and the pandemic, my spare oven was delivered and assembled this morning It will be very strange for a few days not to have to rely on a small combined oven/microwave to cook my dinner. Nice puzzle of Mr. Wednesday to celebrate and I certainly resorted to some quick puns in the last few hours. The first three for me were 27 & 29a plus 1d with several others narrowly missing the cut. 13a Tree almost everyone is ashamed of (5) Alder: Remove the last letter of a word with three letters for all and follow it with color inversion, which is associated with embarrassment. Happy birthday, Jane, you are the best! Celebrate a beautiful party and enjoy the sun and the oven! Have fun with crossword puzzles too! With the warmest greetings and thoughts. 30a A coin with an old academic is a battle (10) ARMAGEDDON: Align « A » from the subscript, then the abbreviation of two letters for space, a synonym of four letters for old and an academic master. 1d A food source in the church (4) CAFE: « A » of the reference and the first letter of food are attached by the Anglican Church. 1a Agreement resulting from the investment of millions in fixed commitments (10) COMPROMISE: A company or company with two letters, the abbreviation of millions and a commitment or promise.
What a great couple Jay and Django are doing. Two great puzzles to start the day. No paper between them. No taunts on my part, but then they never exist. Happy birthday to Jane and everyone who has a birthday today. Thanks to the 2K. I almost sent you an illustration for 25 down, but it was too late. A big thank you to Jay for the mental exercise. Just to clarify, I ended up with « eustatic, » which is the distance between the center of the land and the surface of the sea. I thought « sea » – « tides » – « moon ». I just took your message from yesterday, SC. I hope the biopsy results are positive – good news is worth expecting, even if it means spending six hours in exposed animations.
A great crossword puzzle where the NW stands out the longest. Many COTD contenders, including 4d, 5d and 28a.
