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What Were Those Things??

Visiting Ireland several times in the 1970s & 80s, I regularly saw these strange wooden blocks (usually painted white) sitting on peoples' front lawns. Exactly what their purpose was (apart from...

kalahari

Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4653 Sunday August 2Nd 2015

Need some help parsing this one. 17 dn: Most smart new art consumer? (7) N_A_E_T I surmise the answer is "neatest" but how?...

mrr

After receiving some super help last week on a different quiz, I'd thought I'd try again! All help very much appreciated. "Find the familiar word, phrase or saying" 1. Four compass points N E S W as...

mensa133

Crossword In Local Paper

Clue is 'condition'. I have P?e?i?e. Thanks in advance.

shaarshaar

Local Crossword

help please - 37ac) go and join up again (6) ?e?a?r. is it repair? 16d) alcoholic drink quarter first is watery liquid. (5) s?r?m. serum? 19ac) it is more likely he will play (8) ?r?ba?l?. probable or...

SpiritLady

Can Hmrc Seize Your Bank Account Without Notice And Start An Investigation?

OK, situation is ... Ive been seeing this guy for a very short period of time and he tells me last night that HMRC have started an investigation into his business and have put a total block on his...

auntymary

Grastronomy Of Yesteryear

20 neither a dessert or burnt despite its name. 21 drunken fish . 22 jocks are good at tossing these 23 oh, when will the traffic lights do this pudding . Thank any help very gratefull....

auntymary

Gastronomy Of Yesteryear

1 Sticky Pippins. 2 49th state well cooked 2 these gluttons were too fat to gallop thank you...

creamegg

Ind Cryptic 8985 By Monk

Can anyone start me off? I have no clues for any. 1a sees matthew ask a cryptic proverb 5,5,5 26a reckons on fantastic apex with scene in which charges appear 7,8 1d be eccentric to experience it to...

cathgan

Help Please.

Time2 33a Bewitching 10 letters, all I have is E the first letter....

poodledoo

Birds

5) Death Swoop (7) 15)Rich Mans Shoot (6) 17)Billy Casper's Friend(7) 20)Female Dale (7)...

smartgolly

Pitcherwits 31Th July

4d. With a screech, perhaps? (4-2-1-4) S?I? ?? ? ???P 10a. Ferrous alloy, certainly (3-4) F?? S??E...

Janbuck

Double G/h Magpas Quiz

Help please with last 4. First 3 are double G and last one double H. 25 Before gone to seal the deal (5,5) 26 So perfect it's unreal (5,5) 61 Worn as protectors when doing the beds maybe? (9,6) 91 A...

sandwich

Cryptic Crossword

leading seaman's taking pale brown cookie( 8,7)Is it ? biscuit sides with short term driver (8) Help appreciated...

Davemano

Royalty

Apparently Prince Charles was up in the north to open an engineering complex. Shortly before going into the main hall, he approached the chairman and said, "I've got a bit of a problem, I have left my...