Greetings Dowel fans!

This month – inspired by the metro crossword writers frequent inclusion of the Dowel in their daily crossword - and absolutely not just a last minute rush to fill space – we are bringing you our first Dowel themed puzzle page. I've not bothered to make it all HTML like, so, its probably best you print it off to complete it. Thats not necessarily a bad thing you probably know you spend too long looking at screens already – its not good for your eyes. There are prizes for anyone who can finish the word scramble. We also have a PSA about our upcoming christmas cards and we pay lip service to our usual features. So here it is, your latest Dowel newsletter. PRAISE THE DOWEL!

Dowel Crossword #1

Across
1) The act of using Dowels to Dowel (8)
4) A magical number – like a Dowel. (3)
5) We ___ one. (3)
6) Small and humble, not to be confused with mountains. (6)
8) The part of the Dowel that goes in the whole first. (3)
9) the part of the mind where the innate instinctive impulses to praise the Dowel is manifest (2)
10) These will save us all. (6)
12) The Dowel is commonly used to train / reward these household animals. (4)
15) In 1962 JFK sent Dowels to this celestial body. (4)
16) Draw two dowels head on, side by side – they look like this (2)
18) It is a short step from the Dowel to this (6)
20) The French may refer to the Dowel as this. (2,5)
21) See 3 Down, second word (3)

RIGHT TO LEFT
11) This one should solve itself (2)
18) True Dowels are all made of this (4), none of that plastic shit.

Down
1) The strongest joint in carpentry. (5)
2) Doras Second Book (1st Word) (7)
3) Common three word phrase, ending in Dowel.(6,3,5) first word. See also 22 across.
7) In a parallel mirror universe – this is how you spell Dowels (6).
11) The Dowel is sensational, it (4)
12) When travelling overseas, you should never leave home without a…. (5)
13) Three Dowels, head on, side by side…(3)
14) If you don’t have a Dowel – some people might call you a... (5)

Dowel Wordscramble #1

We have Dowel members from many different countries around the world - below we have scrambled up the letters for 8 of these countries. Successfully unscamble the answers and you will be left with letters in the circles – these letters form a common three word saying.

Email us the correct common three word saying together with your postage address and you will WIN A DOWEL RELATED PRIZE!

After the break!

Still to come - more Dowel news!

Intermission:

THE DOWEL COMPELS YOU TO LIVE! AND DO WELL!

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

No new members this month. There were three people who should have been members but arent so now I just go about putting Dowels in random peoples purses / pockets / shower trays – is that wrong? I mean what can be wrong with that – people don’t know whats best for them. I urge you all to do the same – it feels good to help people. People need the Dowel in their lives.

THAT'S WEIRD (IS IT?)

CORRECTION

Dowel Birthdays

Last month we discussed your Dowel Birthdays – one of the advantages listed was that people who were born on Dec 24th for example would get their time to shine as their birthday would move away from Christmas. Some people pointed out that under this system Jesus’s birthday would also move. Well, Christmas isnt really about Jesus’s birthday – but whatever, don’t get me started.

NEXT MONTH

Next month is christmas card season so if you have forgotten to send me your updated address details – now is the time to send them in. I’m not one to judge - maybe you forgot about it whilst you were planning a wedding, moving to another country finding a new house to live in or some other pathetic lame ‘excuse’ – do it now reply to this email with your updated details. Also – if you have forgotten to update your details – I am still going to send cards to “the present occupier” at your old address – I mean I have so many Dowels to get rid of. Jamie – as the authority on this type of thing, tell me if that is against any sort of GDPR regulation – I cant see how it could be – and again its the Dowel, why would people mind?

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