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There was a time when Christmas Day on PB wasn’t Christmas Day without the annual crossword by St John. We’ll this year he’s back and here it is. Enjoy and have a great day.
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RIP their little brother Michel (1975-1998) who was swept into a lake by an avalanche.
8A Nebraska
Merry Christmas all.
This is Jack Straw's second appearance in the PB Xmas Crossword. He was the answer to 1 across in the very first PB crossword in 2007.
Mystery poster conceals most of thong from minister (4,5).
Mystery poster = Jack W. Most of thong = STRA(P). JACK W conceals STRA = JACK (STRA) W.
Mite colder today, but after those two Arctic winters it's nothing (here) too bad. Hope Cumbria isn't flooded again.
One for TSE and Morris Dancer, I think?
Fits better with the Battle of Pharsalus. Could it be Civil Wars?
Edited extra bit: Mr. StJohn, evidently not
Cunning work by Mr. Meeks.
A Brummie goes for a job interview wearing a polyester shirt, bright flares and big boots.
The interviewer says "All you need now is a kipper tie."
The Brummie replies, "That would be love-lay, two sugars, ploise."
It's the way I tell 'em!
Happy Christmas everyone.
"Good luck old cock. Sorry to leave it in such a mess."
Please don't mention The Villa.
:-(
such a good crop this year..
We are safe, and are leaving the area before the next storm,the last storm shut many of the bridges here,and washed the main road away,so time to leave.
Thanks to all posters for their comments over the year,and to Mike and RCS for keeping the site going.
I think 17A = STATE and 18D = TRUDEAU
Tory leader = T. Insulting = RUDE. To the French = AU.
First Christmas under a Conservative government since 1996! We English can once again be proud of our Christian nation...! *
* Different rules may apply in the Celtic-regions/parishes and the Caliphate of the M62. Any inter-religious upset is purely intentional!!!
Edit, can't be right doesn't fit with Trudeau..
Following on from PfP's Kipper Tie joke.
A frog walks into a bank and approaches the teller, whose name plate says Patricia Whack.
"Hello Miss Whack, I'd like to get a $50,000 loan to take a vacation."
Patrica looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name.
"Kermit Jagger. My father is Mick Jagger. It will be fine to authorize the loan, I know your manager."
Patricia explains that he will need to secure the loan with some collateral.
"Sure, how about this," said Kermit as he produces a tiny porcelain elephant, about an inch tall, bright pink and perfectly formed. Very confused, Patricia explains that she'll have to consult with the bank manager and disappears into a back office.
Patricia walks into the manager's office and proceeds to tell her, "There's a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you and wants to borrow $50,000, and he wants to use this as collateral." Patriciay holds up the tiny pink elephant. "I mean, what in the world is this?"
The bank manager looks back at her and says..."It's a knick knack, Patty Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man's a Rolling Stone."
May all Peebies have a very happy and peaceful Christmas. Many thanks to OGH and all those that write the headers, keep the mechanics going and moderate on our behalf.
And finally......
Good King Wenceslas phoned Domino's for a pizza.
The salesgirl asked him:- 'Do you want your usual?
Deep pan, crisp and even?'
Have. Great day everyone.....!
Merry Christmas All.
Hope Santa's been very generous.
9 letters as you say, not 10.
2016 looks like being a bumper year too. We'll have much to talk about and bet on: the Trump circus, the Irish election, the Holyrood election, the London Mayoral and the local elections, almost certainly the EU referendum, and the US presidential election. And, no doubt, a whole year of speculation about whether Jeremy Corbyn is going to be defenestrated.
Happy Christmas to all thanks Mike for hosting us so, er, genially.
Christopher Isherwood wrote The Berlin Stories on which "I am a Camera" and then "Cabaret" is based. He also wrote A Single Man, subsequently a film starring Colin Firth.
The only day - if you're staying at home - to loll about in your pyjamas: if one still wears such things.
A Hotel in London had a vacancy for an assistant dish washer, to help the principal dish washer Hans.
Gervase, the manager, was in charge of the interviews. The only application came from a lime coloured squid with a bushy moustache. The squid made the case that he was at home in the water and with ten tentacles could wash multiple dishes similtaneously. He got the job.
Sadly, it did not work out. The squid broke multiple plates and left ink stains on the others.
He had to go, but Gervase was a famously kind man and couldn't face the poor mollusc. He delegated the sacking to Hans.
Hans started the difficult conversation but soon the squid was blubbing about how he needed the job and Hans could not go through with the sacking. The squid stayed on
Thats right:
Hans that do dishes are as soft as Gervase with lime green hairy lipped squid!
CLEGG with L(eft) replaced by anagram of "sure at" = URATES; with surprising as the anagram indicator.
Derived from a cartoon in Punch (November, 1895) in which a timid curate, who has been served a bad egg while breakfasting with his bishop, says that parts of the egg are excellent.
Daily chart: The centre of Christianity https://t.co/f7hgC3mu9D https://t.co/clp6qviALG
It's also a small village in Northumberland that has a castle.