An interesting conundrum: 12ac "Such an addition is not fair, after changing sides". Clearly the answer revolves around INCLEMENT/INCREMENT. Crucially the fourth letter is unchecked....
...thrust out my arm this morning to stop the bus; turned out to be the corporation dustcart. The cheeky sod driving it had the nerve to say, "Hop in the back, mate, we're going your way,"...
Have just finished watching the repeat of the first episode of Midsomer Murders with Neil Dudgeon. The opening scene shows DC Jones showing his new boss around the town, including a walk over the...
What a swine today! The theme is nuclear physics (in which we are all well-versed). I am in the unenviable position of being stuck! 9a Clergyman into Creation with clay as result at 16A 25 24 is best...
...to have a laugh on here? My jocular answer to the thread subscribed hereunder was zapped within seconds, as were all further references to it. The only explanation can be that the duty ed/mod is...
Bought some ham off-cuts at B & M bargains, very cheap and tasty. However I have just read the label which states: "Honey Roast pre-sliced Ham". It is the "pre-sliced" which is...
Just noticed in the obituary columns of my local paper the death of Lord Glenamara, quondam Ted Short, Education Minister and deputy leader of the Labour Party under Harold Wilson, at the age of 99....
Paddy and Mick were driving along when they are stopped by the police. When Mick winds down the window the Garda man says, "Excuse me gents, but we're looking for two rapists." Mick winds up...
what the hell! An Arab sheikh gets into a taxi. He asks the driver to turn off the radio, saying, "In my religion it is forbidden to listen to music on the radio, for in the time of the Prophet...
I have been using Firefox but as so many people have been singing the praises of Chrome I have downloaded it. However I have lost the Yahoo toolbar which I had with Firefox and seem unable to download...
I was pleased to see that most places holding referenda have voted against this concept, including Newcastle. I live in the neighbouring borough which has such a mayor. Given that local government is...
Calamity when lover's initial value is halved (8) D?S?R?S? The only two words which will fit are distress and distrust. I favour the former but for the life of me cannot see the wordplay in this one....
The thread running on respect for the police reminded me of this one: A primary school teacher asked her class to write what they knew about policemen. One boy wrote: Coppers iz bazzdads. Shocked at...