Never a cross word

Especially not in the month of luuuurrrve, right?

Mnr Devlin has been up to his usual tricks and has produced a Valentine’s special crossword for your delectation this month. I’m nipping in between blackouts (the electricity, not my brandy-induced ones) to post this for you to try.

[crossword]

Themed (somewhat) around the concept of love, you’ll note that romance, sex, climaxes and  women’s clothing all feature at least once.

Knock yourselves out.

Gentle Storm

Not Dineo  – the one that’s blowing through the Mozambique Channel right now. It’s not gentle and technically it’s a tropical cyclone, anyway.

Accurate low pressure weather system nomenclature. S’important.

No. I’m talking about the upcoming Elbow single, Gentle Storm:

Wait a second – wasn’t that Benedict Cucumberbeagle? Yes. Yes, I think it was.
This is a kind of updated, faster, more unsettling version of MJ’s Black and White video. It’s a really, really good song as well.

I have yet to post the review of the Little Fictions album, I know. It’s one of those that I just can’t stop listening to. And it’s fitting that on this day of love, I should mention it, since the whole thing is basically all about Guy Garvey falling in love.

But… more of that on a day with fewer hearts and flowers.