Good morning everyone - it's great to be back on the laptop, the ipad is very handy but certain things it can't do, or I have yet to find out how to do them !! At least I'm not having to chase anyone...
It is a privilege to be back as King John II, King John was never my favourite King but maybe as John II I can make amends for my predecessor’s crimes re Marion, Robin, Nottingham etc ! I will be...
A straightforward grid fill and an interesting endgame - no grid staring for once! Not sure about 1d but otherwise all done if I have understood it correctly!
Well, it has been a close finish with players bunching up at the top of the leaderboard. But more of that later. First I must announce the chosen links of 'The Cat's Mother' which were: WATER MAIN...
Dear MM Linkers, Well, this is my final week of setting my chosen link words. It’s been an interesting month – it made me realise how much goes into setting up this contest each week, and how much...
Good morning,all. As seekeerz takes an axe to her motherboard, here are today's shaded clues: 6d Traditional gemstone gift for a 40th anniversary (4) 10d Name of Arya Stark's first sword in the A Song...
A huge amount going on, but a relatively gentle solve despite that. I found some of the clues fairly generous, so was able to work out one of the replacements and then work backwards from there to...
Good morning, MM Linkers – this is “The Cat’s Mother” offering you my third selection of links for your enjoyment. This week sees us in mid-February, which is half-term for a lot of...
Good morning everyone - Much cooler here today after four of the nastiest days ever, a couple over 40 degrees, then teeming rain and humidity off the chart...not my favourites at all. I do hope that...
Fairly easy gridfill, followed by some head-scratching over the instruction. A lucky search in onelook.com's reverse dictionary led to a possibility; my reaction was at first "no way", followed by...
Good morning, MM Linkers – this is The Cats’ Mother, bringing you a second week of challenges. Last weekend saw in the Chinese New Year, ushering in the Year of the Horse. An ABer in the Far East...
Good morning everyone - sorry about the heading mix up, this heat is really addling my brain. At least we'll have a cooler one tomorrow but it's not staying that way for long. Neat little parcel of...
The main penny-drop moment came on approximately the second clue I looked at, but the endgame is certainly worth filing the grid for. Any grid packed with 60/144 cells predetermined by thematic...
Good morning, MM Linkers, from a novice setter and a somewhat apprehensive Boxtops, aka “The Cats’ Mother” (Who's she?) – with many thanks to Gen2 for his guidance since my appointment to this...
Good morning everyone - in the the middle of another hot spell down here, and not just mildly warm, we're back not the 40s again .....oh gorgeous !! New month, new game, and new links to start -...
Well here we are at Week 4. Time flies when you’re having fun. What a plethora of points last week, I must have had a weak moment. How many will be scored this week? Will the link words be straight...
Good morning everyone - warm and sunny here today, but the hot stuff is making a return next week so I'll be crawling into the cool spots around the house to survive. Four links with plenty of...
This is 'The Lady Radley' back once more. Time rolls on, here we are at week three already. It’s a very dismal morning, thick fog and rain. Got the log burning stove on again. Luckily I remembered...
Good morning everyone - from a much cooler South Oz, where the temp today is about 20d less than it has been for the past five !! And the least said about that, the better !! Four to give us pause for...
