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Daily Telegraph General Knowledge (GK) 33 across Saturday May 5th 2012

Collective name of around 60 species of plants including love-lies-bleeding ;also a reddish-purple colour

RTE 18 Wednesday May 2nd 2012

6d turning a hero up in endless exultation (8) 23d they come about as rapid eye movement initially dilates (6) 27a nurses go crazy for them (8)...

dempsey

Crusader

3a modest quiet dame worried about countenance (10) 6d infiltrators part with feature (5,6) Thanks...

PDW1964

Times Jumbo Cryptic 977

Can anyone help please? 44a Feebler joke that is the last thing listener wants ?U?I?? 45d What dog has turned up decorated lawn? ??C?E Thanks...

peanut247

mos prize today

31d fifth born of the mitford sisters middle name valkyrie ?g???

jadzia49

cryptic herald

1)Mum packs a shirt to change into (6) m?t???.is it matrix? 2)So-called dual alternatives within the aberrant trait (7) ??t????...

brokenwing

DM14223

14d agree with ref. Roughly about number allowed to roam at will 4-5 F?E? R?N??...

hideaway

dm friday

5a 6 letters distinguished old archbishop is back - -g-a- 15d 5 letters weird location for eagle's nest, some say. Is it eerie or eyrie? I never can tell with these some say answers. 7a 5 letters...

Ric0

DT 26851 Cryptic

2d) Gardeners keeping quiet as optimistic folk? (6) H_P_R_ 13a) Pieces of artwork at a higher level that one is invited to see? _T_H_L_S...

joko

Funny Common misconceptions...any good ones?

i know a great number of people who believe skimmed milk is actually just normal milk but watered down...that the carton is half water half milk - despite the name... this is apparently a pretty...

dempsey

Crusader

Can you help? 26a Broad gem variety holds key to lack of money. (9) 16d Macedonian figur often after a brandy. (9) Thanks...

Tubbycoates

Hi all, I use QBasic to mess around on. However, when I put a window up for it, it won't maximise, so whenI write a program I can only see about 20 lines. I've tried the width command and a few screen...

katy4

crossword

10D Skirlie ingredient (7) A?T?E?L 43D STUDY OF POISONS(10) T??I?OLOGY 37D NEAR-SIGHTEDNESS (6) ?Y??I? Many thanks for any help to finish this crossword, Katy4...

Proximus

Local Quiz

All answers are types of fruit 1. Strange art tool should use more adhesive (7) 2. Word used by actors to create background noise (7) Thanks in advance...

ruffey

RSPB Tree Quiz Tuesday April 17th 2012

1) Confusing for our ancestors 6 6 2)Fruit from the Hebrides 8 3)Not that old joke again 8 4)Lovely golden rain 8...

jimmywhiskers

Times Sat. 14 April Jumbo 975 Cryptic

I have answers for the last two but cannot understand the reasoning . 55A. A caller that's overlooked is holding a flyer (7) ??I?T?R . 49D. Antelope from China one old woman kept (6) ?M???A . If the...