Donate SIGN UP

barnaclebill58

301 to 320 of 349

First Previous 13 14 15 16 17 18 Next Last

Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Ft 15426

7d Mike produces trousers and shoes . Answer must be pumps which as plimsols but where does "mike produces trousers" fit in please? 15a Short day, still short, is getting shorter . Ans must be...
13:40 Sat 17th Dec 20163 answers, last by barnaclebill58 13:44 Sat 17th Dec 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Ft 15420

14d Fleshy bits of Dorothy's aunt start to bounce about , then stop. Answer was given as Em B on point which I had never heard of but have looked up. I'm afraid I can't see where em comes from. Who is...
15:32 Sun 11th Dec 20168 answers, last by donny48 15:37 Sun 11th Dec 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Ft15408

Totally stuck. These should help 9d This writer has confidence in white-haired minister (4,9) ???e ?e?????r? 20a Judge wants criminal beheaded? It's hard to say (3-7) ??? B?????? 28a Dodgy hamstring...
12:44 Sat 26th Nov 20169 answers, last by scorpiojo 13:13 Sat 26th Nov 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Pe587

8a Sun worshipper's object : to enter in the company of spirit. ???i?h 3d Sexist women's *** ways ???a?s Thanks...
21:06 Thu 24th Nov 201614 answers, last by depresion 10:30 Fri 25th Nov 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Metro Tuesday

Haven't managed to get today's paper for the answers. 8a Draw a drink and don't make a hit (4,1,5) P?l? ? ????h . Pull a something? 6d Drink that may not be yours? (3,2,3) ??? o? t?a . Something of...
10:05 Wed 23rd Nov 201612 answers, last by Tilly2 10:53 Wed 23rd Nov 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Metro Tues

23a Craftman who won't get down to serious work? ?o?t?? (six letters) 15d I object to a certain degree ?e?s??? . Censure fits but if correct can't quite get the word play Last letter of 23a is 6th...
11:17 Wed 12th Oct 20163 answers, last by chelle7272 11:20 Wed 12th Oct 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Metro Friday

11a Curses mice at prism. Answer must be imprecations. How does that parse, please?...
07:31 Sun 09th Oct 201611 answers, last by dannyk13 07:41 Sun 09th Oct 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Metro Thursday

5d Be uncertain again about fortress. Ans was "redoubt" -where does the fortress come in please? 19d Pigeon that even nodded. Ans was "Homer" as in homing pigeon but what has even nodded got to do...
07:06 Fri 16th Sep 20164 answers, last by mac44 07:11 Fri 16th Sep 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Ft Saturday

Struggling today. 1a Referee's parting shots for sub, for example (6) 1d Briefly visit Japan? Yes, that'll be dandy (8) 15a State eclipsed by Montana and Vermont combined (4) I can't make anything out...
09:51 Sat 27th Aug 20166 answers, last by scorpiojo 14:22 Sat 27th Aug 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Metro Thurs

9a A number of us scowl. ?o?? 11a House party in a rut perhaps ?u??? 3d Loads for the motor works c?????s Last of 9a is 3rd of 3d and 4th of 11a is 5th of 3d Thanks...
17:59 Thu 18th Aug 20165 answers, last by sandyRoe 18:03 Thu 18th Aug 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Metro Tuesday

Struggling today 6a Near Panama location, one sees the Spanish officer. ?o?o?e? . Looks like colonel but can't see why. el is "the" but how does colon work? 21 Cast for a lively dance . ????g. Fling?...
14:05 Tue 16th Aug 20167 answers, last by dannyk13 14:13 Tue 16th Aug 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Ft 15312

1a China, something stacked behind the dude. c?t?a? No idea if we want a type of porcelain, if china is being used a rhyming slang for mate and whether dude is short for dude ranch or means a geezer....
13:12 Sat 06th Aug 20163 answers, last by Dominique_J 16:43 Sat 06th Aug 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Dm Friday

10a Deep blue repaired clothes , fit for purpose,. Ans has been given as useable =fit for purpose but I can't see how the first four words get you there. Thanks...
18:26 Fri 08th Jul 20162 answers, last by Psybbo 18:29 Fri 08th Jul 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Why Buy Unit Trusts Instead Of Investment Trusts?

I ask given that some commercial property unit trusts have suspended dealing as they cannot meet redemption requests as they can't just turn property into cash instantly. On the other hand if you had...
09:46 Wed 06th Jul 20162 answers, last by Peter Pedant 17:10 Fri 08th Jul 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Dm Thurs

6d Blondin didn't use it in staggering feats over river. Ans must be safety net which is an anagram of feats and then ynet . Where does the ynet come from please?...
21:20 Thu 26th May 20162 answers, last by frugalfred 21:22 Thu 26th May 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Ft 15199

1a The grain, being bad , had a meeting about it. ??l?e? 1d Factory people currently employed.??????c? 12a It's unusual to return right on time. (4) Thought it would be stir -anagram of its or its...
10:06 Mon 28th Mar 201611 answers, last by barnaclebill58 11:42 Mon 28th Mar 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Dm Wed

29a Grow approximately 50 for the first time in grounds. Ans has been given as escalate but without explanation. I can see that approx. 50 gets us the ca l leaving es ate -how do we get that please?...
21:47 Wed 09th Mar 20161 answer, last by scorpiojo 21:49 Wed 09th Mar 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Dm Tues

2d Copes without husband for a long time. Ans has been given as ages but how does that work? I am guessing that he want a word that means copes and we remove the letter H. Hages, ahges, aghes, agehs...
20:47 Tue 01st Mar 20165 answers, last by Captain2 21:10 Tue 01st Mar 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Dm Fri

11a Bill's partner in love? That's a surprise. c?o. Answer was given as coo but who is Bill and who is his partner, please?...
08:50 Sat 06th Feb 20166 answers, last by dannyk13 08:57 Sat 06th Feb 2016
Avatar Image
barnaclebill58

Dm Monday

6d 9 from here in long-running series on TV. Ans has been given as soapbox but how does that work, please? 9 across is declaim but I can't see how that fits in....
22:27 Mon 01st Feb 20163 answers, last by retrocop 22:54 Mon 01st Feb 2016

301 to 320 of 349

First Previous 13 14 15 16 17 18 Next Last