An in-between phase

PennysIntoPounds

Ugh, awake at 730, on a Sunday!

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Tidying
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Shower and hairwash
Spec work

So much flat sorting, including me and Mr PIP carrying a chest of drawers round the corner. Sacked off the notion of going for a long walk after that!

Popped to local for a couple of beers once I'd hit an absolute wall so at least a 20 minute walk was done. Had to be non mse and get eggs in the Sainsers Local but as spendy decisions due to tiredness go I think I can cope

Egg chip and beans for dinner


I need crossword assistance please!

One or two people playing (6 letters)

 _  _  _  G _ E

Confident on the G and E

I can only see Single for 'one' but no idea about the rest of the clue

foxgloves

Is it referring to tennis, @Pip? As in 'single' means one person, but a 'singles match' in tennis would be two people?
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PennysIntoPounds

I think you've got it @foxgloves! 
Can't believe I've been foiled by blimmin tennis again 😁
Excellent work. How's your weekend crossword going? 

PennysIntoPounds

Still thoroughly stuck on more if anyone wants to contribute!

Call out "Rich has a gun!" (8 letters)

 _ H _  _  _  _  _  _ 

Confident on the H

PennysIntoPounds

Or you could try 

Spotted as it wandered back home (7 letters)

_  _  _  _  _  _  _ 

(I have no letters in. I am a disgrace.)

dawnybabes

PennysIntoPounds said:

Still thoroughly stuck on more if anyone wants to contribute!

Call out "Rich has a gun!" (8 letters)

 _ H _  _  _  _  _  _ 

Confident on the H

I googled this and it came up with Christen - I cannot for the life of me understand why ? (And that’s why I don’t do cryptic crosswords) 🤣🤣🤣🤣

WinterWarrior

dawnybabes said:

PennysIntoPounds said:

Still thoroughly stuck on more if anyone wants to contribute!

Call out "Rich has a gun!" (8 letters)

 _ H _  _  _  _  _  _ 

Confident on the H

I googled this and it came up with Christen - I cannot for the life of me understand why ? (And that’s why I don’t do cryptic crosswords) 🤣🤣🤣🤣

There’s a sten gun…chri is an anagram of Rich. 

I would never have got the answer in a million years! 

stymied

Spotted is the word you’re looking for. Wandered means an anagram. As it wandered so the anagram is of “as it” and the last 3 letters are a word for home written backwards. And despite having suspected that logic myself, and spending ages staring at lists of synonyms, I still had to Google the actual answer!

PennysIntoPounds

@dawnybabes as @WinterWarrior modestly says, Chri + Sten eventually = Call (as in to name someone, to christen). Can't believe you googled it 😂 Love your enthusiasm for finding the answer

@stymied I saw Stained right away from your post but wasn't looking at the clue in the right way at all!

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