No, this isn't something left over from International Left-Handers Day ... though it could be. All... well a bit ... will be revealed below ... Once again, under the eagle-like influence of The Significant Otter, I have been "encouraged" to sort some things out. Grrrr. Anyhow, there's an upside to everything ( rubbish) and in the process I found a ring-binder full of ... crammed with ... what turned out to be my mainly-work diary over a few years. I don't remember writing it, but obviously I did. It's not all about work ...it rambled all over the place ...what a surprise. I found quite a few silly drawings, which will no doubt appear on here, and I also found a list of crossword clues. I've done a few of them ... ... and I've put them on here, because each clue (seems to) lead to a bird. Certainly some of them do. Why else would I have gone to the trouble of writing them down in my best handwriting ? There's plenty of them up there so you can see exactly what my best handwriting looks like ... The thing is though. I don't know where they came from, it was years ago, maybe I wrote some or all of them, I've no idea really, and I've found some of them ...quite a few actually, quite baffling. And some of the one's I have got don't seem quite right. The first one, for example, I think is FALCON ... it's the end of ofFAL and the start of CONcoction. But what has the "delicious" bit got to do with anything? All parts of the clue should contribute to the answer. I'm assuming 5 is Blue Tit.... Surely 18 is Ararat ... but that's not a bird, plus, it's far too obvious. 13 .... Canary ?..as in Canary Wharf ? But what's the "cut up" thing ? 11 .. Deltabox and diamond are bike frames ... but frame is 5 letters. Not a bird ! Maybe I'm wrong about them being birds. Oh dear ! I'm going to write them out "proper" now .... Here we go ... and the best of luck ... [1] This roast offal concoction is delicious (6) [2] Moves in the company of Royals and Nobility. (4) [3] What bamboozles the fish. ( 7,4) [4] Should we replace the roof (8) [5] Suffering from exposure to frost. (4,3) [6] This lad likes to kiss and cuddle (9) [7] Like an echo far away...... (11) [8] Could it have flown from a US state ? (12) [9] An absurd little bird. (6) [10] His son sailed on the titanic. (7) [11] Could be a delta,box or diamond, take your pick. (4) [12] I walked behind with my bird. (6) [13] Cut up business and banking district (6) [14] Engage in selling (4) [15] Enjoy a tour of the capital. (4) [16] Vegetable in a heap of hay (7) [17] Could be a 9 or 24 ****** (9) ( Can't read the last word)( Maybe you can.) [18] The ark's final resting place (6) [19] Belated Christmas gift (6,4) [20] Sound like a small farmer (8) [21] ? .. can't make much sense of that. (9) [22] Soloist with part of the orchestra (4,7) [22] Will elevate to a higher place. (5) [23] Cantankerous plane (9) [24] Which youth pushed headlong into the scrum (6) So ... all suggestions, rude or otherwise, would be welcomed. And now, to calm the fevered brain ... Bonnie "Prince" Billy .. "I see a darkness" ... and if you want to sing along, here's the words ...
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