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Richard Holmes’s envy-inducing story about barging an inland waterway in France reminded me just how lovely it is to go to a foreign country where everything is different: the language, the food, the culture. Since the pandemic hit we’ve been travelling around South Africa instead. I’ve been to places I wouldn’t have thought of visiting before, and it’s been a joy: this is a beautiful, fascinating country, and the people are warmer and funnier than anywhere else I’ve ever been. But I think there’s probably a huge benefit in immersing yourself in another country for a while, somewhere where you don’t quite understand the nuances or pick up on all the undercurrents: your mind switches off. As the saying goes, it’s not your circus, not your monkeys – and we…

WINNING LETTER WALKING TO HAPPINESS I can so relate to your editorial in the September/October 2021 edition. For me, too, early-morning walks have become a sanctuary. At the beginning of 2020 I was rather voluptuously corpulent, but happy with the way my life was going. I had big plans for my tourism business. Then the pandemic hit and the rug was pulled out from under me. After that, the depression hit. Predictions were that things wouldn’t be normal until mid-2021 (little did we know). I started to panic, as there was no way I could survive financially until then. I had to sell my car and cancel my medical aid. So I started a personal mission: I ate only two meals a day, breakfast and lunch. My evening end-ulgence was…

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‘My style is simple, timeless and relatable. Simple because I lean towards a casual, sporty look; timeless because I can wear items that I’ve had in my cupboards for the past 10 to 20 years; and relatable because anyone of any age can be comfortable wearing my style.’…

Before the day her mother, Esther, came home to burn her own and her two daughters’ ‘inappropriate’ clothing (men wear pants in the house, not women!) and their makeup and jewellery, Erika was a happy, carefree little girl. ‘I just remember good things,’ she says. It was 1979 and Erika was eight years old, living with her family in a house in Worcester with yellow daisies in the front yard, which her father planted for her mother every time they moved house. She and her two older siblings, Hanna and Chris, spent their days playing, reading and learning. ‘I would walk to school and back, picking surings (sorrel) growing on the side of the road and eating the stems,’ she recalls. ‘My father called me “die familie se kurkproppie” because…

AS lockdown levels are lowered, more people are returning to the office. International trends indicate, however, that many organisations will see a hybrid arrangement of combining in-office days with working from home continuing indefinitely. Forbes suggests most employees would prefer to continue working remotely, which presents some challenges for team leaders. Sustaining company culture and keeping a team productive require continuous communication. Three ways to keep a team functioning as a team when everyone’s at home: • BE PURPOSE-LED Ensure everyone is familiar with the company mission and values. Uncertainty breeds mistrust, so it’s imperative that the team is kept abreast of any strategic changes. Link individual goals to the company’s vision so each person feels like he or she is working towards a higher purpose. • BE OPEN Host…

Why we think she’s brilliant: Barbara focuses on the human stories behind the news. The subjects of her articles are the marginalised who often bear the consequences of the political chicanery and organised crime that investigative journalists chronicle. Two years ago she wrote a piece called ‘The grim life of a Philippi farmworker’. The subtitle read, ‘But farmers say they too are struggling’. It’s the kind of introduction to a story that is emblematic of both GroundUp and Barbara’s practical idealism. In words and pictures, it tells the story of Fransina Sauls, who moved to Cape Town from Riviersonderend with her children about 20 years ago in search of work, and has been working and living on the Bock family’s pig and vegetable farm in the Philippi Horticultural Area for…

‘The waves of violence that South African society has been exposed to… have left deep collective psychological wounds, which must be considered in any attempt to understand what is often termed the “senseless violence” that so dominates contemporary life.’ Why we think she’s brilliant: No matter what she turns her hand to – whether it’s as columnist, satirist, stand-up comic or editor – Marianne is consistently excellent. But mostly because she is an interrogator… of everything her razor-sharp BS detector picks up. It’s the moral imperative that led her, as a child, to question her German father about his role in the Nazi Luftwaffe, why black children were chased off lawns in her childhood South African suburb, and the corrupt viciousness of the apartheid system. It’s also what led her…

At3 am my brain was still racing. I’d spent all night – well, all year really – feeling useless and wondering how I could use my skills, time or resources to do more good in this messed-up world. I should give Owen some money, my restless brain decided. Owen Chisvo is a beader in my neighbourhood, and such a lovely guy that I once wrote about him for a magazine. He was so proud of the article that he pinned it to the tree he sits under. My words brought new customers to find him, and I glowed with pleasure. But nobody is buying beaded ornaments now. When I pressed some money into Owen’s hand, he said he could buy food and pay his rent in Hillbrow. ‘I’ve been touched…

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Vitamins A and C: Your mama probably encouraged you to eat your carrots because they contained vitamin A, which was good for your eyes – or, as my mother assured me, would help me see in the dark. All nonsense, I now know, but the truth is vitamin A is actually good for the skin around your eyes because it interrupts the breakdown of collagen. It also protects from sun damage and helps fight dehydration. Vitamin C helps your body produce collagen, it’s a good antioxidant and it brightens your skin. Hyaluronic acid: This is a humectant, meaning it helps retain moisture – a constant battle in the fragile skin around our eyes and also as we get older. It helps with repair and maintenance of skin tissue too. Caffeine:…

1 Midsters get DED (dry eye disease), which makes your eyes burn, water and itch. 2 If your eyes water constantly, it’s actually because they’re too dry. They’re trying to lubricate themselves. 3 Using a warm compress on your closed eyes for 10 minutes at night encourages meibomian glands in your top eyelids to release natural oil for your tears, which keeps your eyes more lubricated and comfortable. 4 Women who clean their eye makeup off every day are less likely to have the tiny mites that can live in the eyelash follicle (causing crustiness overnight on eyelids). Clean and rinse your eyelids and lashes daily! 5 The little floaters that sometimes cross your eyes are actually bits of cell debris casting a shadow on your retina. If there are…

Tips Trim the root ends of the onions lightly so the wedges hold together. The lamb can be cooked in the oven: first brown the meat in a large pan, then roast at 200°C for 35 minutes or until cooked as desired. Tip The pumpkin is best roasted just before serving. PORK BELLY WITH CRISP CRACKLING & HERB SALT SERVES 6 PREP + COOKING TIME 3 HOURS 30 MINUTES, PLUS STANDING TIME • 1 tbsp sea salt flakes• 2 tsp finely chopped fresh lemon thyme leaves• 2 tsp finely chopped fresh sage leaves• ½ tsp ground allspice• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper• 2 tsp finely grated blood orange zest• 1.7 kg pork belly, rind unscored• 1 tbsp olive oil 1. Preheat oven to 160°C. Combine salt, herbs, allspice, pepper…

IN the world of word puzzles, the pinnacle of difficulty is the cryptic crossword. A regular crossword can be challenging enough, but cryptics seem impossible at first glance. The clues make no sense at all. Even if you do manage to get a word or two filled in on the grid (maybe you peeked at the answers – which is okay, by the way) it’s likely the clue still won’t make sense to you. I’m here to lift the lid a little on the mysteries of these most perplexing of puzzles. • The first thing to know is that cryptic clues (almost always) contain a regular definition, just as you’d find with a regular crossword. And then there’s some wordplay, which is a little tricky word game – it’s basically…

Van Loveren wines worth R480! Van Loveren Family Vineyards has been making wine for more than 80 years, but only started bottling its wines under its own label in the ’80s. The Retief family, who have farmed the land since 1937, have long been known for their hospitality, and that generosity of spirit and appreciation of a good time comes through in their portfolio of quality wines. Now farmed by third-generation Retief cousins, Van Loveren has strong environmental protocols in place. They’ve set aside 1000 ha for conservation and have started aggressively eradicating alien vegetation. About 30% of the farm’s energy is currently green, and a beautiful biodiversity trail has been created to help educate visitors about the natural biome. THE WINNER’S CASE INCLUDES one bottle each of Van Loveren…

1 Solution on page 183 2 Solution on page 183 3 Solution on page 183 4 Solution on page 183 NB In these puzzles, each letter of the alphabet has been replaced with a number. You need to decide which letter is represented by which number. To start you off, we reveal the codes for a few letters. With these letters filled in throughout the puzzle, you’ll have enough clues to work out words and discover other letters. 5 Solution on page 183 6 Solution on page 183 7 Solution on page 183 8 Solution on page 183…

These super-comfy boots saved me in winter, and I’m still wearing them in summer. The cleated soles are much more flexible than they look, and the leather is beautifully soft. Entirely local, they’re made to order. Go to freestylesa.co.za – the whole range is gorgeous. Chef Mynhardt’s legendary annual Christmas cake Every year, Chef Mynhardt Joubert bakes the best Christmas cake you’ll ever eat. Based on an heirloom recipe that he’s also very willing to share, his Festive Fruitcake Charity Drive is sponsored by KWV, Moir’s, Montagu, President and Sasko, and is now in its sixth year. This time the proceeds go to Butterfly House in the Drakenstein area and Helpende Handjies in Montagu: both run feeding schemes for children. Order a 2 kg cake (R450) from mynhardt.co.za or WhatsApp…

Making tasty, healthy meals at home became so easier with the arrival of the airfryer about 10 years ago. Now, with a Philips Essential XL Connected airfryer and the Philips NutriU app, you can prepare a delicious meal mainly from the comfort of your couch! Just choose a recipe on the app, based on your ingredients, the prep time, the meal type, and your taste and diet, and send it to the airfryer. Then you can relax and monitor the progress of your meal on your cellphone. The app will guide you every step of the way so you can prepare dishes that you and your family love every day. Fry. Bake. Grill. Roast. Reheat. And now Connected! The NutriU app is available on Google Play and the App Store.…

Thameenah Saint DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR AND DESIGNER-STYLIST ‘I would define my aesthetic as bold, effortless and modern. For me, your style is how you present yourself to the world. Especially today, when human contact is so quick, style is an instant language.’…

Thameena Saint What is the biggest misconception when it comes to modest fashion? Everyone has their own idea of what modest fashion means, but one of the main misconceptions I find is that Muslim women wearing hijab are being oppressed or forced to dress modestly, which is most certainly not the case, I can assure you. We choose how we want to dress. Any brands that you think do modest fashion really well? Wow, this is a tough one. Nowadays almost every brand out there caters for the modest-fashion market. They’ve seen that it’s a billion-dollar industry, so they’ve all adapted accordingly. Where do you buy most of your wardrobe favourites? When it comes to my personal items, I design and make 90% of them. ‘Nowadays almost every brand out…

START-UP COSTS: ‘My family invested in the business to help me get it off the ground. It cost about R80 000 to start Amanda-Jayne Candles.’ TURNOVER: ‘At the end of 2020, we closed the year on R1.7 million turnover, and we’re aiming for close to R3 million this year. I also have three full-time employees now, after starting out solo.’ What started as a garage project has evolved into a wildly successful business venture for Amanda Cumming. Inspired by her love of heavenly aromas, Amanda started selling small-batch handmade candles at boutiques in Cape Town. These days, her candles are stocked by more than 100 shops worldwide. When did you decide to ditch the nine-to-five? I was working in the advertising industry when I fell pregnant with my first child.…

Pauli van Wyk INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST AT SCORPIO, DAILY MAVERICK Why we think she’s brilliant: For her story on the SARS ‘rogue unit’, for tracing the money from the VBS Mutual Bank fraud to the EFF, and for pursuing dubious dealings at Insure Group Managers. The back story: Pauli first started investigating the SARS state capture story in 2014. To recap: Johann van Loggerenberg was head of the hugely successful High-Risk Investigations Unit at SARS, and he was known to have sufficient evidence on illicit cigarette smuggling to turn the industry on its head. The companies implicated ranged from international players like British American Tobacco (BAT) and Phillip Morris, to smaller, seemingly independent local companies like Carnilinx and Gold Leaf. But the rogueunit narrative, in which the State Security Agency (SSA)…

‘At the heart of SA’s past is the violent dispossession of black people. This puts land, access to land and all its contingent consequences, such as access to intergenerational wealth and the ability to set up and have a home of your own, at the heart of the real politics of SA. Without a resolution here, there can be no justice and therefore no resolution of the SA problem.’ Why we think she’s brilliant: She has a deep historical knowledge of the South African political landscape and its players, and a profound disdain for the platitudes that creep into the political debate. There’s hardly an award she hasn’t won, but that’s a reflection of her aptitude for impeccable research and intelligent consideration. Carol’s is an outspoken, sobering and thoughtful voice…

‘There are things that are bigger than the announcements of today, and we see the consequences much later.’ Why we think she’s brilliant: For her book Balance of Power, which chronicles the end of the Jacob Zuma years and the genesis of Cyril Ramaphosa’s rise to the presidency. Her theory is that the events of that time would in many ways determine the trajectory and ultimate impact of Ramaphosa’s presidency. SMWX’s Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh commented on how everywhere he and his team went during the elections, there she was. She says conversations she considered random at the time turned out to provide valuable insights to what was to come. Cyril Ramaphosa’s return to politics was actually engineered by the very man who five years later would vehemently oppose his ascendance to…

GETTING THERE: Air France offers direct flights from Johannesburg to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. From the airport it’s a three-hour rail journey to Jarnac. airfrance.co.za; trainline.eu VISAS: South African passport-holders require a Schengen visa to visit France. za.ambafrance.org COSTS: Rental varies according to the size, age and comfort of the boat, as well as region and season. Rentals start from as little as R2 000 per night, and early-booking discounts of up to 25% are offered for advance reservations. CONTACT: Call 021 200 1838 or visit leboat.co.za Four more boating experience 1 CANAL DU MIDI, FRANCE: Shaded by thousands of plane trees, this engineering marvel runs for 240 km through southern France, with aqueducts, bridges, locks and a tunnel, making for a memorable voyage. 2 LAKELAND DISTRICT, NETHERLANDS: Discover the…

Looking at an illustrious career that spans three decades, it would be fair to say Julianne Moore has ‘made it’ in the acting world. Yet for her it’s just been about doing what she loves. ‘If you’re lucky to find something that interests you and to be able to pursue it, that’s fantastic. That’s what you want. That’s a measure of success, if you’re doing something that you really enjoy – and then you manage to get paid, because that’s not a given.’ It was a simple love of telling stories that led her to acting. ‘When I was kid, I liked to read. I was pretty good at school, but I wasn’t athletically inclined. I had no hobbies. So I ended up trying out for the school play with…

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The past 18 months have been tough for many people. Lockdown restrictions leading to reduced income have taken a harsh toll. We’ve all tightened our belts and cut our expenses to the bare minimum, but many of us still find ourselves in hot water. Enquiries about debt counselling have skyrocketed this year, but even before Covid-19 many South Africans were deep in debt. According to DebtBusters’ Q4 2020 Debt Index, some South Africans are spending a staggering 60% of their income every month repaying debt. And now, on top of everything else, we’re coming up for Christmas, which can be extremely expensive. At this time of year it’s particularly easy to fall for special offers, which are usually accompanied by offers to buy on account or in instalments. It’s a…

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The way you do your makeup should change from time to time, because your face is changing all the time. If you’re still applying your liner and lipstick the same way you did when you were 26, it’s time to try something new! We asked makeup artist extraordinaire Reneé de Wit to show us exactly how to do two beautifully classic looks – one for day and one for night. The best bit? She used her own lovely face as a canvas: it always seems so much harder to wield a brush or a pencil on yourself, and now we can see exactly how to do it. Day look Evening look GET the look!…

The Booker Prize is awarded to the best novel of the year written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland, so you could call it a big deal. For Karen Jennings, who is also busy completing her doctorate in English at the University of Johannesburg, writing is how she makes sense of herself and the world she comes from. Every book I write is an experiment, or an attempt to understand my place in the balance of things,’ she says. ‘As a white South African and African, I’m constantly grappling with my place on the continent I call home. There’s no denying that our history is rooted in violence and exploitation, so I’m very much trying, through my writing, to understand the role my ancestors played in…

ACROSS 1. Avoidance 5. More disgusting 9. Aged photo tone 12. General pardon 16. Seize (throne) 17. Escaped, … the coop 18. Carved into 20. Refereed 22. Quips 23. Valuables 24. Stringed instrument 26. Insignia (ring) 27. Leg bone 28. Renovation 31. Stoneworker 32. Dehydration symptom 34. Las Vegas state 36. Chinese meal, yum … 37. Adoration 40. Fertility method (1,1,1) 42. Explorer, … Polo 43. Correctional 45. Overly precise 47. Receded 49. Value 50. Files 52. Religious cults 54. Fact 55. Gibberish, double … 56. Note well, … bene 58. Prelude 59. Imitate 60. Slow down! 61. Cat’s lives 62. Subside 63. Elementary particle 64. Birthplace of St Francis 67. Carnival 68. Bothers 69. Slated 72. Invite 74. Financial hardship 78. Falsehood 79. Veneration 80. In vogue, … mode…

CLOSING DATE: 16 DECEMBER 2021 EIGHT DAYS IN JULY by Qaanitah Hunter, Faziel Singh and Jeff Wicks News24’s top journalists were on the scene to cover the eight days of looting and violence in KZN and Gauteng following Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment. With this book they explore all the factors that played a role. VEGGIELICIOUS by Mokgadi Itsweng This debut cookbook celebrates the garden and its seasonal bounty with easy, affordable and delicious recipes. Mokgadi uses ingredients like sorghum and millet and lots of spices to create fabulous dishes.…

I’ve never been much of a fan of shopping unless it’s in foreign supermarkets, which is actually more snooping than shopping. I’ve found some pretty excellent things in those supermarkets over the years: a snake in a bottle of wine, sweet-potato-flavoured Kit Kat, powdered ice cream, Bimbo bread and pork penis kebabs. I love the shoppers too: just going about their daily lives, moseying down the aisles looking for dishwashing liquid before picking up a few scorpion kebabs for supper. Everyone ignores everyone else, and nobody tries to sell you anything. In other words, it’s the perfect shopping experience. As we’ve all had to, I have started shopping online. And it works: the goods really do arrive, which I find quite miraculous. Although I should mention that I am married…

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Local souvenirs I am a big believer in bringing home mementoes whenever we go away somewhere, just to extend the experience for a bit. This time, it was no more than a day trip to Babylonstoren, but I finally managed to track down their apothecary-style shop (that farm is big) and came home loaded with loot. Having tried all the scents, I would have to say that the orange blossom range is my favourite by far, especially now that summer is on its way. The hand and body wash is nourishing, lathers nicely and that scent… The delicate white flowers of the orange tree bloom and their zesty-sweet fragrance instantly conjures up warm summer days. The range also features soap, room spray, a candle, a diffuser, and a hand and…

‘Comfort and expressiveness are important to me. My outfit is determined by my mood, but I’m also playful. I don’t take myself too seriously when it comes to clothes – I love looking good!’…

‘Breaking news needs to be treated with a huge dose of salt. I think more and more we are realising how huge a monster state capture is.’ Why we think she’s brilliant: For her brave and critical investigations into gangsterism in the Western Cape and across South Africa, despite several death threats and warnings that she was being ‘watched’. For documenting and elucidating her findings in The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s Deadly Nightclub Battles, and her latest book, To the Wolves: How Traitor Cops Crafted South Africa’s Underworld. She strongly feels that as citizens we need to understand the depth and reach of state capture. Caryn is perhaps especially brave because many of the people she writes about have no fear of the rule of law, nor any need to…

‘The underworld didn’t go away after Krecjir went to prison. There are still very dominant kingpins and cliques… The difference is they don’t necessarily want the publicity.’ Why we think she’s brilliant: Because of her uncompromising effort to try to tell the whole story, including the human story, and to let the facts speak for themselves – whether it’s about a mobster like Radovan Krecjir, a state-capture mastermind in the country of his birth, or the low-hanging fruit like the assassins who killed Brett Kebble in an orchestrated suicide. In her interviews Mandy displays a general likeability that may explain why, as an investigative journalist, she could get so close to many of the notoriously secretive kingpins of organised crime, and why they were so ready to spill their guts…

‘When Gift of the Givers announced they were on their way to fix things, I can’t be the only one who wished for the hundredth time that we could just chuck the keys to the Union Buildings to Imtiaz Sooliman and be done with it.’ Why we think she’s brilliant: She’s funny, sharp, whip smart and opinionated, and she can be withering in her criticism, all of which make for a gifted columnist. It takes a real understanding of the issues to be able to write a column, and it takes an even more profound appreciation of the interconnectedness of things to make it pointedly funny too. In her 18 July 2021 column, ‘Please don’t talk to me about Mandela right now’, the tone was decidedly sombre. The country had…

•She was born Julie Anne Smith, but when she registered with the National Guild every variation of her name was already in use, so she combined her two first names and assumed her father’s middle name as her surname. •She lives with her family in Greenwich Village, New York, and describes it as ‘pretty perfect’: ‘You just walk, walk, walk, and it feels like a small town, because it kind of is.’ •A relatively late bloomer, Julianne didn’t learn to drive until she was 27, appeared in her first feature film at 30, and started her family at 37. •She still holds on to life lessons from her parents, including her mother’s philosophy for a happy life: ‘You need love and work to be happy.’ Additionally, Julianne says, the work…

GirlCode girlcode.co.za The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here, and the founder and CEO of GirlCode is making sure that women aren’t left behind. When Zandile started her career as a coder seven years ago, she couldn’t help but notice that there weren’t many women – let alone many other black women – in the tech space. Zandile knew women wanted to be in this space, so, with the help of her manager at the time, she held her first female-only hackathon. It was a huge success – and GirlCode was born. ‘The GirlCode hackathon became an annual event, attracting more and more women each year – mostly university students who were studying towards an IT-related degree.’ Pre-Covid, the NPO grew to host the largest annual all-women hackathon, with more than…

‘You don’t need a lot of experience in the kitchen to make these recipes, because I sure don’t!’ says Chantal Lascaris of her fourth cookbook. Inspired by the lively tapas bars and pintxos bars in the coastal city of San Sebastián, Spain, she knew she wanted to bring this vibrant, flavour-fuelled way of eating back to South Africa. ‘I thought it was such a wonderful way for people to come together and share food – everyone gets such joy out of it. I took traditional Spanish dishes and gave them a unique South African twist because I wanted to be sure that all the ingredients were readily available.’ The concept behind Chantal’s series of All Sorts cookery books – which includes Salads, Healthy Dishes, One-Dish Wonders and now Tapas –…

Look out for our annual roundup of the best bubblies in our January/February 2022 edition – in store just in time for Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve!…

ACROSS 1. Triumphant 6. Lamest (excuse) 10. Transported moonshine 15. Takes short sleep 18. Barn dance 19. Crane operators 20. Duo 22. X in tenpin bowling 23. Subtleties of meaning 24. Broken-limb support 25. Dietary fibre, … bran 26. Hoodoo 28. Diner 30. Computer modifying key 31. Freight 32. Monty Python comic, … Idle 33. Infrequent 34. Antagonise 35. Office reminder 37. … & papa 39. Bar account 40. Log vessel 42. Listening organs 45. Held up 48. Medium-length skirt 49. As well 50. Credit facilitators 53. Tyrannosaurus … 54. Constructed 56. Strongboxes 59. Involved tales 61. Bawl 62. In place, in … 63. Prickly husk 64. Almond or pecan 65. Football squad 66. The 3rd W of WWW 68. Oblong-shaped 69. LA suburb, … Air 70. Presses charges 71.…

ACROSS 1. Military gestures 5. Duck’s mate 9. Overshadow 12. Have faith 16. Errand 17. Gnat-like fly 18. Dishonest 20. Gulp 22. Romanced 23. Footwear manufacturer 24. Surpass in auction 26. Adjacent to 27. Float on current 28. Races of people 31. Capture 32. Designate 34. Gazes fixedly 36. Clear toothpaste 37. Autonomous 40. Scamp 42. Outlaw, … James 43. Fable writer 45. Directed towards 47. Detested 49. Goatee 50. Delivers (goods) 52. Proportion 54. Ventured 55. Fathers 56. Troy actor, … Bana 58. Mild and pleasant 59. Covered (in) 60. Worker’s income 61. Scottish skirt 62. Labours (of train) 63. Grape variety, Pinot … 64. Cut into 67. Ostrich relatives 68. Oh dear! 69. Shellfish 72. Snivel 74. Pomp 78. Be in arrears 79. Egg cells 80. Tennis shot…