UPSHOT: Anagram (devastated) of SOUTH POLE minus (is leaving) LEO, 25d    The language of Somerset (4) I couldn’t see 9a and 25d and was glad of the hints. 3d    I’d boil uncontrollably in desire (6) Despite what Miffypops says I’d be lost without my pencils . 1a    Better order meal before I make speech (10) Today’s puzzle delighted (13d) and disappointed (21ac) in about equal measure. What I like is that the Telegraph cryptic it is as doable by ordinary mortals now as it was back then when I first started. Thanks to Rufus and to Miffypops for the review and hints. Good to hear from you. 29a    Fruit that was loved by Churchill (10) A group of medical students studied his corpse and gained invaluable knowledge of human anatomy. And am with the vast majority in loving 13d. It distracts us from what is stressing us. I am proud of her. They turned me down at 17. We use cookies on The Crossword Solver to help our site work, to understand how it is used and to tailor the advertisements shown on our site. We're working closely with our server provider and will try to get things back to normal as soon as possible. BD], 27a    On the level? One who is not “in” ( Google only refers to baseball here. Emphasis definition, special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis. Another word for strengthen. key/board o0 e.g. What a smasher :). Was able to complete it without resorting to the hints, must have been on the setter’s wavelength. 8d was my last in and puzzled me for ages, untiI I realised that ‘silly’ referred to cricket, and the penny dropped. Miffypops maniacal tyranny has reduced them to a vestige of their former selves. I’d planned to save my slice for Mr P. but didn’t manage to keep my resolve!) Thank you Rufus. As MP says – a mix of good, bad and I would probably add to that – indifferent. Thanks to the setter and MP for the usual enjoyable review. No big problems here but good fun. Corporate is easy. I didn’t forget the underling. I promised BD that I would ‘lurk’ no longer so here I am! Hmm, dunno. I know you didn’t mention pencils today, but they were so upset they were not needed that they have taken to writing anagrams on my avatar. Really would have loved to spend more time with you all on Saturday as I didn’t get a chance to speak to all the people present. The Crossword Solver finds answers to American-style crosswords, British-style crosswords, general knowledge crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles. I don’t understand why 28a needs the words “is to be made”. I did hesitate a lot before plucking up the courage to go, but everybody was so nice that I will do all my best to attend the next meeting and hope to see you then. Many thanks to Rufus and to MP for his usual great review. . Thanks Mr. Ron and MP. ……..But why? but with Leo being a bit of a giveaway, the clue hasn’t become unfairly difficult. . Was 3*/4* for me. them a clue and they have to race against petrol station. And how about 13 down – what fun – Its good to be back. Monday morning fun. Glad everyone enjoyed themselves on Saturday, you make the rest of us feel quite left out in the cold, true in more ways than one as it’s perishing here on the East Coast. Build it up bit by bit, 24a    They won’t top the bill, in any form (6) Now back to buying dresses for York races. Thanks to Rufus and to MP. Sorry, and we hope you continue to use The Crossword Solver. (4,6) Many thanks to the setter, and to Miffypops for the review. I thought it delightful, especially 13d, which was my fave. Find more ways to say strengthen, along with related words, antonyms and example phrases at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus. They will cheer me up after supper, I hope . Good start with 29a then worked up as usual. Certain peeps have my mobile number and E-mail addresses if you want an off blog chat m’dear. The second Split 3, 7 we have one of the many uses of a compass. The hints and tips below are here to help and guide you. Didn’t apply for leave of absence as this kind of stuff can’t be foreseen . Kitty, I think we have a future setter in you. As Michael says, onwards and upwards Kath. I started doing the Telegraph crossword 35 years ago and came back to it recently from the Guardian. And that from someone without a sweet tooth Lovely to meet you. Conversations I’ve had with friends when out walking would suggest otherwise. You can write a book review and share your experiences. Technical translation is one part of specialised translation; institutional translation, the area of politics, commerce, finance, government etc, is the other. Never mind.). Off to look at Saturday’s pics now, and then to bed . Is the St A. St Austell? Great venue, great food, great company and last but certainly not least – great blog! For the second time today. (5) Good day indeed. My favourite was either 3 or 20d. Sometimes I wouldnt get a single clue! I would be stressing out way too much if I had to do something like this EVERY. I did like 11, 19 and 27a and 14d. This would have more for enjoyment but for 17&21a & 8d. [… or items added to the bottom of a bill. Find out more here. It was nice to meet so many people last Saturday, at last more faces to names. In your hint for 12a you say “he can be found by putting a Scottish pronunciation of the word Man after a verb meaning to perform something alone”. 1, you were absolutely right. I found the Guardian crossword often impossible and far too clever for me. Although I initially put in Helen for 19a, and had second hand for 7d, I managed to correct them in the end. I did send the blog through at about 5am though. 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