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MM Links Game 2007 January [Week 1]

New Rule: Select your four predictions so that EACH word has at least four letters and at most eight letters, as if they were to slot into an MM-type Crossword. MM = Michael Mepham (28 Feb 1944 - 17...

lynroo

NSPCC Quiz

1. Which Christian name derives from the Germanic for 'strong ruler'? 2. What does the Italian word opera mean?

ShamrockBlue

Links Game - Keeping MM in our thoughts

Just a one off for anyone having withdrawl symptoms ! These are my own Links so you know where to direct annoyance ! I guess you just have to decide whether they are as benign as they appear. Will...

scotbumpkin

satdtgk 49d

coffle or kafila ?? coffle /"kQf(@)l/ ? n. a line of animals or slaves fastened or driven along together. ? ORIGIN C18: from Arab. kafila 'caravan'.

Adrienne K

DTGK Saturday

Yes it's disappointing and rather dull today, but let's hope it improves. Nevertheless, I'm stuck for 3 answers so if anybody's still out there with Christmas looming, help would be welcome. 13A...

Aquagility

DT GK disaster

Regular ABers see ledinsky's 34a. post above.

ledinsky

dtgk 34 a

they were once jocularly supposed to be bred in the fingers of lazy maidens something worms?? Missed Mr Mepham this morning

LellyDi

quiz

Please help with this quiz question, its driving me mad. What does a man do more than a woman?

Red Rose

Hospce Quiz

Struggling on the following questions. Any help please 1 Is a Corten used for eating, entertainment or praying? 2 Which Philosopher said " It's a wise child that knows his own father" ? 3 to which...

crofter

plastic bags?

It's just occurred to me that a better answer (than DRAINPIPE TROUSERS) might be POLYTHENE TROUSERS? Hope I'm not too late! I know that I am not too late to say to all my AB-pals, that I feel that I...

JoolsTwo

Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year

Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year to all my fellow ABers. I won't be around much till the New Year now, I will try to pop in on Christmas Day to see how you're all doing. Thank you all for your...

gardenknowin

Daily Mail 22/12

Can't believe it ! Stuck for second day running on a 3 letter word ! Did he not get money for The Raven, for example (3) P?E POE wrote The Raven PIE is a magpie or an old currency in india (as is PYE)...

sjprop

Christmas 'Metal' Quiz

all questions/anwers have a metal connection P. = Iron deficiency in blood A.S. = Married the 1951 Miss Sweden C.H. = WW2 fighter pilot with "tin" legs R. = He knew how to make gold...

samuel23

can anyone recall

who the two people were and what all the letters were called in the 'joke' phonetic alphabet . I heard some of this on radio 4 the other day but I can only remember x (eggs) for breakfast, and y (why)...

Drusilla1

British Towns and Cities

Famous for his "Blue Boy" A Careless driver does this to his cars Protection for sea creatures Two plus 2 A novel way to open a door Skull in a rabbits hole Thank you and a happy christmas to you all

MissBoots

'You said it' quiz.

41. Mates in the Mendips, perhaps. 7.2.4.6. 92. The captain, the equator and the Titanic. 4.4.3.6. Also 12. Plastic bags perhaps. 9.8. - anyone other ideas than Drainpipe trousers? Any help...

grizzly bear

Womans Weekly Xmas issue

?100 cash Crossword (cryptic ) People in it get a lot of publicity (9) I thought spotlight but I now have an E as well as a H and I. I haven't got all the letters needed yet either. Thanks in advance...

devadiva

Final party time clues

65-Domestic animal needs computer and numbers to get sweets (5,5) 68-Operatic laws losing half a non drinker to keep still (7,7)Something statues? 71-A last pepper for the table (5,6) 78-Sounds like a...

elderly

Everyman xword 3142

'Mr e' is stuck on these last two, your help would be gratefully received. 9A - Satirical novel now here for editing (7) E?E?H?N 22A - Not all have a high opinion of a learner driver, 19 perhaps (7)...