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Great fun Quiz 17

1) apart from being famous names of past and present in the world of cinema, what links Warren Beatty, Bette Davis, Jodie Foster, Clark Gable, Robert Redford, Oliver Reed and Peter Sellers ?. 2) CIVIC...

Arabesque

Riddle

Answer has the word fly, flying, wing or wings in it. One way can't the other way can (1,3,4,4,3,1,4,3,3) Many thanks

Meadow Lane

Oxford Times 15 March Cryptic Xword 11down

Clue reads "Change the law" : ?O?P?R?

immoocow

Sunday Express

Las one ! 8d s-e-e--n key used to open locks. Ta

Patch49

Travelling Light

Am I allowed ask for a hint for last week's Listener crossword. So annoying to finish the grid but be unable to find the bit to highlight,! Are the letters in plain view or an anagram?

revelations

cryptic crossword

I love to tangle around with a diplomatic bunch (8 letters)

clivetoll

Telegraph GK 17March

Stuck on 3, if anyone could help, 20A, group of french dialects,23 down US dancer and 45 across,herbal infusion. Many thanks in advance

freebi

girls & boys names in film titles

15) a****** a** c******** = 19) s***** p****** r*** = 20) t** e*** o* l**** m*** = 22) t** i********* o* b**** e***** = 23) t** t**** = 24) y**** w****** = 38) h**** o* t*** = 47) a**** l**** = 50)...

flossom

one syllable country names

Of the 192 member countries in the United Nations, only four comprise one syllable. What are they. any help appreciated.

MacSmith

Araucaria 03/03

Last one - 23D "Opening for pen friend up north" (4) L?P?. It has to be LAPP which is PPAL reversed, but how does that satisfy the "opening" part of the clue? Sorry if I am being more thick than...

Panic Button

If the Yanks think our place names sound strange

Like Loughborough, Edinburgh and Leicester, then how do the explain Kansas and Arkansas?

himandme

Musical Instruments

What did Jack steal from the giant? Lead instrument in the orchestra Is it a musical judge in court

laracroft

Sunday Times 4213

Last one. Going up indeed in a little old aircraft. -a-o-a Looks like "dakota" but can't see why. My brain is addled after a long week at school!!

badboy4life

seven

what is the song at the beginning of the film seven and who is it by?

buck_rabbit

Good or fine?

When someone says "How are you?", which (so as to be gramattically correct) should you answer - "I'm good" or "I'm fine"?

susanwilton

rt9

1d ?s?i? Moving around a prison (5) Just realised I'd missed this one!

curlyperm

steve wright

is it just me (probably)? but does Steve wright bug the hell out of anyone else? too many reasons to go into, talks at the end/begining/middle of records, singing to the lyrics, adding his own...

Plugging Awa

T2 Saturday Jumbo

Have got all except this which looks like 'out at heel' but this is not a phrase I'm familiar with. Maybe it's a localised expression. 15a shabby (3,2,4) Thanks in anticipation.

Jackdan

Couple of cryptic film titles please

18. Nail Italian Dumplings? Oh 29 Half a Prehistoric Baby Likes Both Men and Women 31 The Large Penis Spud 36 The Duplicates Offensive Play 37 Vista is Missing Cheers all

luna-tic

See The Movie Before The Movie

Is it just me or do others find it really annoying when during the pre-movie menu appearing on the screen of a DVD that it shows short clips of the best bits in the actual film? I know it's possible...

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