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Answers To Cryptic Clues

I'm probably slow to catch up with these things but I had no idea that if you enter a cryptic clue in a search engine you get the answer. I knew you could do this with the - so called - quick...

emmie

More Labout Pledges

this one should be of interest to women who have missed out on Pensions. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50534118...

tamaris

Of professional beggars on your streets. In the SE we are inundated. The police know about them but don't seem to be doing anything about it. They are dropped off in the morning and picked up again at...

Jamjar74

Sunday Express Skeleton

10a. Bread a cook cut after zest (7) 14a. Sound vessel finally on the way (4) 15a. Plant a lily keeping an edge unpruned (9) 8d. Prophet given mission set apart (9) Many thanks...

Malachite

Smashed Car Window, Nothing Stolen 11Pm

Why would someone do this? I live in a suburb of SW London and someone has just smashed in the driver's side front window of my car for no apparent reason. I heard a car alarm going off, looked out of...

Barsel

Where Do You Get Things Valued?

I need to raise a bit of money ( possibly £400) to give to someone for a private procedure that you can't get on the NHS. I was wondering if there might be something I could sell and I remembered I...

pastafreak

I Need Advice!!

I've recieved a notice from my building management company regarding the awarding of a contract for repair work to be carried out. I only glanced at it when I received it several days ago. Closer...

Prudie

Street Homeless & Rubbish

About 4pm I walked down my local high street and noticed the various usual homeless in doorways with their dogs. One particular woman, about 60, sat huddled in coats/blankets and 2 obligatory staffies...

laracroft

3 Down

son still muses on mundane old edifices, including a lighthouse 5,7,2,3,5 Is this in some way an anagram?!...

smurfchops

Ache Under Left Ribs

Only when I sit on the sofa so my body is slightly bent! At the back and bottom inside my left ribs. Also I was told years ago that I have a floating rib on that side, at the front, which is where...

Bobbisox1

Corbyn ‘Live’ At Loughborough On Sky News

Regaling the power of the Unions, what he'll do to companies like Amazon ? All sounds very plausible but doesn’t he realise Maggie smashed the unions? They have no power anymore...

Bobbisox1

Was Going To Go Out With Friends For The Afternoon As We Usually Do Each Saturday But It’S Throwing It Down Here

What’s your weather like where you are ?...

Cryptical

Alphapuzzle

These looks go to another level,say.

Bigbad

Broadband Speed

I currently have a 22 megathingy (sorry, don't know the proper word) broadband speed, and found out yesterday that when I move house soon, my speed will be between 1 and 3. I currently have BT TV, but...

ordbrae

Prize Crossword

4 A Go on about head of root vegetable (6) ?????t 12 A Crude stuff written in biro? no really! (4,3)??????e 14 A Bar upturned in beer, like a ploughed field (6) ??a?l? 16 A Rodent with an ailment...

Deskdiary

On A Scale Of 1 To 10, With 10 Being The Worst, How Dangerous Is Mcdonnell?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7714229/Labour-reveals-Winter-Discontent-strike-plan-paralyse-Britain.html Labour supporters, please please explain me why you feel this dangerous man would be...

Bobbisox1