I have just received my entry for the Tube Quiz and was disappointed to have made a couple of errors, namely: 24. No meal ought on any account to include this. I put BURNT OAK 75. Historian heads...
I am still persevering with this Quiz concerning Railway Stations in the London Area. I am afraid that I don't have intimate knowledge of the Capital so Clue No. 99 means little to me. It reads "This...
All Change Open Arms Quiz I have had a copy of this quiz for just over a week and I think I am uncovering some potential inconsistences. Each answer is the name of an underground station arranged in...
I have yet to see convincing answers to the following:
46. Depression in Docklands (9,5)
53. This civic building could do with a bit pf a polish (7,.5)
55. Not a place to go for rest (4,5)...
All answers contain the word HOUSE For example "Hot bird gets the Eucharist" (6) HOUSEL I need help with "Could the US Open be held at this elevated location?" (9) Novelist, columnist and TV writer...
After some time out, I am trying to get back into the swing of EV! In last week's effort, I cannot locate the letter "I" in the (3,5) work or the letter "A" in the (2,7) work! Any help would be...
The following are cryptic clues (of variable quality) to British Rivers: 1. He once protected a Princess (6) 2. The garden of England takes a profit (7) 3. You could find this in a N African city (6)...
Who has started off the New Year in fine style? The AB Honours List should include slaney, winner of the latest Enigmatic Variations Cryptic Crossword 996. I wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New...
Can anyone out there identify the following English County Flags: Flag 1: Three yellow bundles (sheaves?) form an inverted triangle around a vertically raised yellow sword. The background is royal...
“They’re changing guards at Buckingham Palace. King Cliffy’s going to go down with Alice” Alice? Alice? Who the **** is Alice? Still on a Queen/horsey theme, King Cliffyg was...
Last week saw the first round of Racing Tipster, cliffyg, who successfully picked out “Pour Moi” as winner of the Epsom Derby. Our latest regal setter, “King Cliffyg” was one...
Apologies for this slight delay ~ we've had unexpected guests! I must confess that I am not much of a gambler ~ unless I am backing my own skills in a game of cards ~ but when “King...
Last week, cliffyg was clearly relieved to find that he had been pipped at the post by lysander, although both had scored ten points. Unfortunately for him, he was counting his chickens before...
For once, I have put family before this MM Links posting ~ so I am running very late. I hope to return to this posting at 8 o’clock with further details but in the meantime I can disclose that...
To quote the Bard, “Rough winds doth shake the darling buds of May”! For the last week, the only gardening I have been able to do is to stake up the taller plants before they are flattened...
Congratulations to you all for unlocking “Castle Wickedtongue” and claiming a handsome haul of points. For this round, “King Wickedtongue” tried in vain to disguise his theme...
The “merry month of May marches” on and I look forward to a weekend of dry weather to permit me to return to the garden. I am often “helped” by a neighbour’s son,...
The current campaign of “King Wickedtongue” to quit smoking certainly struck many a sympathetic chord with several entrants. For my part, I gave up about 15 years ago with the help of...
I think that I can safely say that tomorrow’s launch by King Wickedtongue should find us back on an even keel. I have last week’s scores entered onto the May Scoreboard ready to add in the...