… special Thursday treat, answers later today.

 

Q1. If 4 = 4; 5 = 5 and 6 = 6.  What does 7 equal?    And 8 equal?

Q2.  A cryptic question.    “Small fish Ida swallowed once a week,  (6)”.   You may have to think about that for some time, but the answer will come to you one day.

Q3.  Three Gulfs recently in the news.

Q4.   Who is the current Postmaster General?

Q5.  This is a slightly more difficult cryptic question.   “ Alternative to LSD causes a medical mix-up”, (7).

Answers:

A1.  3 and 7.     As in a 7 segment digital display.

A2    Small fish = fry, ‘swallows ‘ida’ becomes Friday.

A3.   Gulf of Mexico.   Gulf of America.   The Gulf Stream is not collapsing.

A4.   Trick question, we do not have one.    The office was abolished in 1969.

A5.   LSD in this case = £sd.   The anagram of ‘medical’ is ‘decimal’

Keep smiling.