CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS ACROSS

1.Throe (4)

8.Container (10)

2.Warning (10)

3.Grille (4)

4.Writer (6)

5.Oral (6)

6.Tangible (8)

7.Eager (4)

11.Extensive (10)

13.Immensity (8)

16.Revoke (6)

17.Expert (6)

18.Passionate (4)

20.Worry (4)

ACROSS: ACROSS: 7 Loose; 8 Look-out; 9 Fine leg; 10 Needs; 12 All the rage; 15 In good time; 18 Glove; 19 Rooster; 21 Bellows; 22 Round.

DOWN: 1 Ill-feeling; 2 Wound; 3 Bell; 4 Slight; 5 Moonbeam; 6 Foreman; 11 Sleigh-ride; 13 Loosebox; 14 Ignoble; 16 Thrush; 17 Stout; 20 Ogre.

CAN YOU MASTER THE SUDOKU CHALLENGE?

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

Solution on Page 22

1.Railway company that is producing cheese (4)

8.It's said to be a suitable look at information (10)

9.Don't undercook a tart (8)

10.Structure seen after the first of the month (4)

12.Afable has one, however unprincipled (6)

14.Anumber said to be able to get a bird (6)

15.Barrister's underpants? (6)

17.Reach a junction with Tina Turner (6)

18.Mistake for a cricketer (4)

19.Possibly names Ron as a Viking (8)

21.Showing a girl spreading out (10)

22.More than six balls? (4)

DOWN DOWN

2.Unsettled Real Madrid winger? (3,7)

3.Record points for fencing (4)

4.Prosper by getting a peg on the left (2,4)

5.Old rogue has to travel around (6)

6.Water in a bit of weedkiller (8)

7.Do only the impetuous get such a skin complaint? (4)

11.Generous to give the cleaner a list (10)

13.Musical instrument for soldiers at Dieppe, perhaps (4,4)

16.Grains Alfred gets on a shoe (6)

17.Skilful commercial about a trio (6)

18.Associate with a team (4)

20.Therefore the monster returns (4)

LEADER TRIVIA QUIZ (Answers on page 22)

1. What are the two most populated countries in the world with just one single time zone?

2. What was the movie poster tag line for the 1998 film Godzilla? (three words)

3. Which US company, with headquarters in Atlanta, is the largest private employer in Africa?

4. The first live television coverage of some selected FIFA World Cup matches took place in which year? a. 1938, b. 1954, c. 1958, d. 1962 a. Oh my name is Jock Stewart, I'm a canny gun man, and a roving young fellow I've been. b. I bless the light, bless the light that lights on you believe me. c. Good morning mister sunshine, you brighten up my day, I see you every morning, out- side the restaurant. d. I will meet you later in somebody's office, I'll talk but you won't listen, I know your answer already

5. Built in 26 AD and meaning "temple to all gods", what is the oldest Christian church in Rome?

6. "Spicks and Specks" was the first hit song from which super group that went on to sell more than 120 million records over four decades?

7. Which famous American film director was given the nickname 'Bloody Sam'?

8. The name for which kind of television personality stems from the Sanskrit word for "learned"?

9. Which famous woman's last recorded words were "KHAQQ calling Itasca. We must be on you but cannot see you. Gas is running low.".

10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Day" or "Days" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song?

11. What are the names of the only four countries (territories excluded) in the world with just one syllable? One point for each correct answer. (Wales, and Laos (which can be pronounced with 1 or 2 syllables) are excluded here)

12. Pardon my French but which European country is known in France as "Les Pays-Bas"?

13. Who wrote each of the following books about WWII? a. The Longest Day. b. Inside the Third Reich. c. Eye of the Needle. d. Slaughterhouse-Five

14. Which early Italian renaissance painter was one of the first artists to use perspective, could draw a perfect circle with his free hand and had a European Space Agency spacecraft named after him?

15. Which famous American actor and Academy Award winner for both Best Director and Best Producer was mayor of Carmel by the Sea California between 1986 and 1988?

16. Which actor has been awarded a record 10 Golden Raspberry Awards?

17. What are the two most populated cities in Cuba?

18. Xerox contains the Greek root 'xer'. What does it mean? a. fast b. double c. flat d. dry

19. Which city located outside of Europe was the capital of Portugal between 1815 and 1821?

20. Which rhyme and or song were the first words recorded on a gramophone?

MA MA C’S MANTRA C’S MANTRA

Dear Lord and Father of Mankind….. oh still small voice of calm. Well, that’s my mantra I’ve had to call on again of late to take me through another ‘different’ phase of my life.

Those of you who’ve kindly followed my Prostate Cancer medical history of the last few years will recall last year’s six month’s chemotherapy which was a challenging time - but it finished in July and as predicted it took some months to recover. But by the New Year with the all-important PSA pegged back to reasonable levels I began to feel better in myself and by spring was optimistically looking forward to the summer.

We went to the UK for our usual two weeks in May and I enjoyed our annual RAF reunion. Last year I had lost all my hair and my face was swollen so my old friends were very complimentary after their surprise last time. We saw most of the family and had a great time.

Back to reality: at Torry Hospital, my alternative home over the last eight years, the lovely oncologist noted the PSA was rising again (it always does) now at 2.4 and she decreed a new scan was required - nothing new there! Although still on the wonderful Spanish National Health these scans are now done at the all singing QUIRON hospital. Here I met a new band of professionals, very nice but very businesslike. The scan revealed one of my two lymph nodes - down there - is enlarged but not the other. So a new form of targeted radiotherapy is necessary to hopefully zap the larger offender. The downside is these scans must be done with a full bladder for protection - OK with a bit of planning but if the system is running late ‘things’can be a tad difficult to manage. I had had some radiotherapy back in 2017 so I knew the ropes. The actual scan isn’t tooo bad, about 15 - 20 minutes so by the time I’ve sung my therapeutic hymn slowly to myself under ‘Big Bertha’ as I call the huge rotating machine, it’s well on the way to relief of a urinary nature.

However, I was a little taken aback after the first session to find out there would be 25 in total - every weekday night at 21.30 for five weeks… Prior to all this everything had been going so well I thought ??.

Ah well, there’s plenty worse than me. At this rate I should be finished by the end of July with plenty of summer left (present advice is to keep the affected area away from the sun). As I always say I’m a lucky boy, thanks for reading if you got this far!

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