Thanks for pointing out the slip. I do not know how the greengrocers’ apostrophe slipped in, and I can hardly say that I did not have time to proof-read the blog!

Davy @4 The year 1967 seems to loom large here. The Choctaw Indians were originally from Mississippi, and some have managed to hang on there, but much of the tribe was relocated to Oklahoma.

Another entertaining puzzle from Everyman with the usual great surfaces. I particularly liked ARCADE, TACTFUL, PATRON SAINT, LINNET and BEDSIT (took me longer than it should have to see this anagram).

I was also reminded of Ode to Billie Joe by the answer CHOCTAW :

And then she said “I got some news this mornin’ from Choctaw Ridge”
“Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge”

Some oldies like myself may remember this song.

Enjoyed this one, especially PATRON SAINT (where I discovered what George Peppard did), SPURREY (which was a new one for me) and SISTERS OF MERCY (where I was taken back to sitting in my room at college with the curtains closed listening to Leonard Cohen …) Although those that know the song will understand that Cohen’s sisters weren’t of the religious variety.

Thanks to Everyman as always.

I spent a fair time last Sunday learning about St. Bridget, 15ac of Ireland and friend of St. Patrick’s. You always learn something with Everyman

(You might want to remove an extraneous ‘ in your comment om 4d, Peter)