This puzzle is driving us all crazy!!

Oh, GN has been such fun today. Thanks everyone!

It has!
I haven't done any of the jobs or craft I planned to do
Mañana

I'm just back from my walk....did someone mention Pinot Grigio?

We better be quick!

I'm sure it's fake news

Whitewave DD introduced me to it, instead of 'ice and a slice' the juice of a whole lime and tonic.

30 mg of vitaminC in a lime

Agree, Marydoll, it has been great fun, it will have done is all 'a power of good' as my Mum used to say.

Bye for now.

Having left us with that devastating news!

I took 2 goes to pass O level maths, but here goes:
18?
Shoes 5 each,
Chap, 5
Other things, whatever they are, 2 each.

The answer is 43 Witzend - see up thread

Grannmarie, all is well. It is headed NHS, it's not a Scottish sanction.
Our communications are headed NHS, SCOTLAND!!!! .
I'm so sorry, my dear Welsh and English Gransnetters. Now chin up.

Not a very convincing fake. ?

Well, how to really upset the Scots in one easy bit of fake news

Oh dear, was that racist?
DH is Welsh but he does like a Scotch

Oh we are not upset at all , quite the opposite!
Callistemon be very careful, what you wish for. Remember the stramash about the paddy wagon comment. ?

Taffy was a Welshman
Taffy was a thief
Taffy came to my house
And stole a piece of beef
I went to Taffy's house
Taffy was from home
Taffy came to my house
And stole a marrow bone

But that's ok because I am married to Dai

I have a lime and lemon in the fridge but they are supposed to be for a recipe. I could innovate I suppose

Lime cordial just isn't the same, they gave me that at the pub the other week (15 days ago) and it was too sweet.

Callistemon Reported!
That will save others the bother!

There is only one term that annoys me in relation to my nationality, that is when people call me Scotch, when in fact the term is Scottish. Pedantic, I know.

Scotch, as you know is the golden nectar or as my DH (a connoisseur) calls it, a wee nippy sweetie.

12

The answer has already been given upthread.
It's 43

This has been such fun. Thank you all. Just shows 4 pages of people doing sums. I make it 43 too (eventually). Perhaps we should have one puzzle a day to keep us on our toes.

Callistemon I remember my mother saying that verse to me (she was Welsh too) but with a slightly more gruesome ending than yours ?

I thought they were matches, and I have never heard BODMAS. (And I thought I was good at arithmetic)

However, after all the explanation on this thread, I come to 43 as well.

And I thought 42 was the answer to everything.

I refuse to accept 43 ! I just do .

Detention for you as well gilly
And no good offering an ? for the teacher

I get it to 19

Does no-one read previous posts? ?

Sorry was only adding up the last line 82 now

It's 43.