Happy New Year to all! Why do many newspapers persist in offering dictionaries and other reference books as prizes for crossword puzzles? Can anyone link other regular prizes with publications? Full...
Did anybody listen to any of the Bach Christmas programmes on Radio 3 and if so, what did they think of it? Suspect most of the subscribers to this thread probably prefer modern music, but are there a...
We have 2 rescue cats, Tingha and Tucker and they have been with us for 10 months. For all that time a Steiff soft toy snow leopard has been sitting high up on a chest of drawers in our bedroom. A few...
I'd be interested to know what you puzzlers out there think affects your chances of winning a Crossword Comp. Do you think using black or blue pen makes a difference? What about corrections? Have you...
any help please last two 13a ship had carbon monoxide, a bloomer 7 c?a?t?? can only think ? coaltar. 8d Us Female with foreign money in plenty 6 g?i??? many thanks
My friend is selling a pair of Salvatore Ferragamo shoes on eBay. She is selling them on behalf of a friend who is a UK size 6. The SF shoe has 8.5 stamped inside. A sizing of 8.5...
Our AOL software crashed last week. We have had to instal the AOL 9.0 software again. We have several family members and friends set up on our Buddy list and I chose a Chimes sound as...
when i list an item for sale on ebay and say i accept paypal it also includes my email address. how can i stop this happening as others seem not to give email address out until you have won the bid...
I have a friend here driving me barmy 'cos she can't remember this song! She thinks it's from the 80's, definitely sung by a woman and it's about driving in traffic. She can't remember any...
All the answers are sweets - may be cryptic, anagrams or reflect adverts (old and new) 1. Exotic Jelly 2. Half an aircraft 3. Blur at the edges 4. T.G.I.F. 5. Gun...
I have just tackled the Sat Telegraph Cryptic Birthday Puzzle and would like to check if I have the following answers correct please. 17 ac clue: A DISPLAY OF LIGHTS c?o?s?o?d so I've put CROSSROAD...
I will be making a greetings card that has a spinner element - 2 pennies are used as a sandwich to create the spinner and this spins along a cut out aperture. I have printed out...
My friend has used 2 sayings recently that I'd not heard before. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has heard these expressions and could shed any light on the origin and usages...