Just a couple to go: 17a English cricketer who plated for Surrey and England, nicknamed The Master. Is this Hobbs? 47d According to Greek mythology a prince of Troy -A-I-. Many thanks, all, and a...
I have a Hannspree HT11 TV (19", 48.1cm) which has fallen out with its remote control. Thje obvious has been checked - mains supply, batteries in the remote - but although programmes can be...
I love food, but have developed an aversion to that cooked by me. My partner says there's absolutely nothing wrong with what I cook, but I get about a third of the way through eating it and can't face...
40a: Astrologicsl event characterised by a celestial body hiding a smaller one when travelling in front of it. O-C-L- (I think it is either OCCULT, or a derivative of it). 52d: Chinese dynasty...
I couldn't believe this scenario at Tesco the other night. A woman in front of me at the checkout had put all her stuff through, bagged it up and into the (piled high) trolley again. Then she took...
I've come across the word 'spoor' in various wildlife contexts but have never been able to work out whether it means the track or pawprint of an animal, traces of its coat (ie on fences), or its poo....
I have two hens. I know, it's hardly a smallholding, but they've been so delightful that I aim to get more on point of lay in the spring. The two girls are still laying at time of posting, but when...
Isle of Man (where I live) has gone over to digital TV as of 16th July. Am I right in thinking that even the former two terrestrial commercial channels (ITV &C4) have longer commercial breaks, and...
Does anyone know of a way of really, properly removing gravy and red wine stains from clothing? Mucky pup that I am, these are the things I most frequently spill, and find that the proprietory stain...
I've been searching for a crew list of this G class destroyer sunk off Norway in April 1940. Most 'enthusiasts' sites' either don't answer their e-mails, or are interested only in selling images of...
Well, I've solved the puzzle, but I'm blowed if i know who the 'celebrity' pictured is! I take it it's himself on the right of picture E. I know the others are John Travolta and - it was pointed out...