In a street in Treviso, some quotations have been incised into one of the pavements. One is given in Greek, then Italian. It says 'L'aurora dalle dita di rosa: Omero'. It seems to mean something like:...
Can I have some help on these last 2 sets of synonyms? A list of 5 words - change one letter and then all the words will be grouped ie unkind - unwind relay - relax rent - rest base - ease load - loaf...
Anagram 94) Had an implication ( grand national winner & jockeys surname) 101) Which word can precede Dog, Front, Line Mark, Soldier & tiger to make new word or phrase? If anyone can help on the...
The verb 'parpel?ger' appears in Jean de Florette and Manon des sources by Marcel Pagnol, but not in French dictionaries. Apparently it is a word confined to the area around Marsailles, but what does...
Saga very hard this month! Cannot figure out 26a. a beak that's broken quacks few orders ??C?F??? ??U?E?S and is 19a Cedilla? 15d Part of military outfit bars women being involved ??M?????E Thanks
Did any ardent fans of Pride & Prejudice watch this - and if so, what did you think? P&P is one of the all-time classics - wonderful stuff - and I'm always dubious when something like this is given an...
Did Cromwell really commit genocide in Ireland? If he drove tens of thousands of Irish off their land and resettled them in barren Connaught, what was to stop them just coming back again after he had...
Can anyone help me with a Times xword from 1998, please? 1d Dressed in frills. Elizabeth Bennet initially had cold shoulders (7) 18d Gain advantage, having been out to attack (7) 9d Failure to relax,...
When you look at the Big Dipper in the night sky it is made up of seven noticeable stars and sort of looks like a saucepan with a bent handle. My question is, what does each one of those stars consist...
An error may get you down FL??? Priest embraces a bird from Hull and picks a bone with her ??M?R Manoeuvres in ditch for an old soldier behind Japanese lines C???out
1; Which note does an orchestra tune to 2;Mrs Pitman moving slowly 3;What country is completely landlocked within the Republic of South Africa 4;Upset father rages over grass cutter 5;Well known...
Words which sound pretty much the same, but are spelt differently. Last two of two--hundred. a) To revel in something pleasing. A type of ladies undergarment. b) A type of dance. A type of curry.
