ONE of your crossword clues had me stumped recently. It was “A line joining places of equal hours of sunshine” in six letters.
I’d never heard of it – isobar, yes, but it did not fit, nor was the definition correct.
Luckily, it was one which had the answer the next day – “Isobel” is a line joining places of equal hours of sunshine!
I have known several ladies with that rather lovely name.
Then I remembered a knock knock joke of the 1970s:
“Knock knock, who’s there?”
“Isobel”
“Isobel who?”
“Isobel necessary on a bicycle?”
On my many walks round our beautiful area, I have been surprised just how few fast and frantic cyclists actually have a bell to warn you of their presence.
However, the answer has just come to me – maybe these silent wheelers are attempting to win 2020 Nobel(l) Peace Prize!
Marilyn Taylor, Darlington
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