Fao - The Km Players

[seekeerz]

We have lift-off !!

Here are today's shaded clues for you -

17a With cultivars including bam, deglet noor and medjool, a palm fruit with a toffee-like taste etc [4]

42a ----- and circuses; translation of Juvenal's panum et circenses (food and amusements)to keep the masses appeased [5]

33d Former name for Annaba or an organ studied by an osteologist [4]

49d Material used to make a panama hat [5]

[1ozzy]

17a) Date

42a) Bread

33d) Bone

49d) Straw

[cupid04]

date

bread

bone

straw

[iminoz]

42a Bread?
49d Straw?

[iminoz]

Oops, too late...

[seekeerz]

Oh dear, a dead heat, how do I split that !!

[1ozzy]

Awww, someone was a second or two in front and their little electronic blips had so much further to travel to AB land ;-)

[seekeerz]

OK you convinced me !! ;))

[1ozzy]

Reminds me of the little kids I supervise at school on sports day.

Ok I'm going to pick two teams, they start jumping up and down calling "pick me, pick me". Hey kids, I'll pick all of you for the two teams ;-)