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Set Day/date On Wrist Watch

Two queries really - at what time of day does the mechanism start to change the day/date on a watch, and what is the best time to set the actual details? For the past couple of weeks my watch keeps...
11:17 Sat 31st Oct 20154 answers, last by jocon 13:24 Sun 01st Nov 2015
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Daily Telegraph 27857

Cannot get 20dn - "'Pet' teacher in college where the law is taught" - presume it is Leiden (University) but cannot fit that with clue. Help appreciated....
09:29 Mon 20th Jul 20155 answers, last by jocon 09:55 Mon 20th Jul 2015
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Indy On Sunday 1312

Completely stuck - 3d: Landlord, large foreign character interrupting order. (2 6). I have "a? m?r?a?" but must have something wrong - help appreciated....
10:30 Tue 14th Apr 20153 answers, last by jocon 10:40 Tue 14th Apr 2015
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Twins' Birth Records

I have twin ancestors - female, born 1831 in London. Would there be any reference to their twin relationship in parish or other birth records?...
09:57 Tue 07th Apr 20159 answers, last by DJHawkes 11:25 Sat 11th Apr 2015
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Baptism And Marriage

An ancestor was baptised in June 1895 - aged 29 - and married on Christmas Day of the same year. I was puzzled by the adult baptism, but someone suggested that she may have been baptised to allow her...
17:07 Tue 07th Oct 201418 answers, last by Segilla 01:53 Wed 15th Oct 2014
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Mephisto 2791

Stuck on 9d - Corps going across live rails - I have "so?es" - I see the ss bit, but can't fit the rest. Help appreciated....
16:57 Tue 25th Feb 20143 answers, last by scorpiojo 17:43 Tue 25th Feb 2014
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Mephisto 2784

18 ac- "A second short communication - this person's enthralled" (2 words). I have: "no time" - ("stown" for 5d) but cannot fathom the clue - help needed....
12:41 Wed 08th Jan 20142 answers, last by jocon 13:30 Wed 08th Jan 2014
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Mephisto 2764

Need help with 6ac - "Bring back pressure in exercise" - I have "?hit ?p". (I hope it's not what I suspect)....
15:48 Tue 20th Aug 20133 answers, last by kayakamina 17:02 Tue 20th Aug 2013
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Mephisto 2757

17 ac - "Aussie on sheep farm surer to work" - I have "royster" (Roy = Aussie) but I don't see how that fits the rest of the clue. Help needed....
19:52 Mon 01st Jul 20133 answers, last by jocon 22:18 Mon 01st Jul 2013
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Audio Recording To Sd Card

I just noticed that there is a Roberts radio with recording to sd card capability. Does anyone know what size/capacity of card would accommodate, say, 2 hours of recording time? I have used cassette...
09:05 Sat 15th Jun 20133 answers, last by jocon 12:01 Sun 16th Jun 2013
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Mephisto 2754

14ac - "A bit of mutton and trifle no longer popular in the East End?" (5) - is it GIGot or JIGot? I prefer jigot, but they both mean the same thing and I can't get the trifle reference. Help needed....
19:34 Wed 12th Jun 20134 answers, last by jocon 09:30 Thu 13th Jun 2013
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Times 25484

15d - 'Old couple leading people helping process' - must be 'operation' but doesn't really fit the clue. Clarification needed.
07:02 Mon 27th May 20133 answers, last by emeritus 07:20 Mon 27th May 2013
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Times Jumbo 1034

43d "What some snakes did, being disconcerted?" (7) - I have "A-T-L-D", but something must be wrong. Help needed....
08:13 Mon 06th May 20132 answers, last by jocon 08:36 Mon 06th May 2013
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Cryptic Jumbo 1033

46d - Cricket team captain finally bursting for one win (7). I have "England" but other than the cricket team reference cannot fathom why. Explanation appreciated....
10:08 Mon 29th Apr 20132 answers, last by jocon 10:35 Mon 29th Apr 2013
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Mephisto 2746

1 down must be "pimp" -"I'm occupying Penny repeatedly" (I'm in pp) but how do you get the definition from that clue?...
18:03 Tue 16th Apr 20133 answers, last by jocon 08:51 Wed 17th Apr 2013
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Query Re Sony System Model Spz90Db

I have an indoor DAB aerial with an F-Type plug - Does anybody know if Sony micro Hi-Fi system SPZ90DB has a compatible F-Type socket? The user guide only shows the aerial connection for their...
16:23 Tue 19th Mar 20132 answers, last by jocon 09:44 Wed 20th Mar 2013
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Beelzebub 1200 Query

I've finished the crossword ok but am at a loss to understand the connection between the cricket theme and "this puzzle" in some of the clues. Can anyone enlighten me?...
11:13 Tue 05th Mar 20133 answers, last by alidoc 23:00 Tue 05th Mar 2013
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Mephisto 2738

Need help with 5d - "Local loaf finally sliced set off tapas item, say" - I have "ma?cheg?" - the only thing I can think of is "march-egg", but I can't find any reference to that, so doesn't seem to...
15:42 Tue 19th Feb 20133 answers, last by Lie-in King 15:56 Tue 19th Feb 2013
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Smart tv and internet

If you have a wired connection between a smart tv and a pc (ethernet via router and modem) do you have to have the computer switched on to access the web content on the tv?
14:00 Sun 18th Nov 20123 answers, last by jocon 14:10 Sun 18th Nov 2012
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beelzebub 1155

Last one has me stumped - 22ac "Composite issue including section on acting" I have ?os?ea. All I can find is "cosmea" and "Postea", neither of which I like. Help needed....
11:29 Mon 23rd Apr 20123 answers, last by jocon 12:16 Mon 23rd Apr 2012

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