I was listening to Radio four this morning as I couldnt pick up anything else where I was working and I am glad my customer wasent in the same room. The program was about the life of a salesman....
Looking up Wimbledon on wikipedia and next to the Men's Draw it says 128S/128Q/64D. Next to the Women's Draw it says 128S/96Q/64D. Anyone know what the letters stand for? I know 128 players are in the...
Struggling with a few. Q21 which of our common garden vegetables was originally imported from France as an ornamental plant? Q36 which is the title link between pop group Pink Floyd and Kenneth...
4) This group likes butter and preserve 21) Give answer 6 a spin (Bob Marley and the Wailers) 38) Cape 55) Earth 65) Small Budweisers ! Any help with these ones please. Have to post my quiz off today....
Place in Greenland, not Germany? That would be silly! (8) E_L_N_E_ Kind of thinking it's an anagram of Greenland without either the G or the D which IS a place in Germany, but not joy so far!
Kitchen item, say, by diner consuming good bit of bread (3,6) Pretty certain it's EGG BEATER, but why? I am assuming diner is EATER, good is one of the Gs, so how does GBE mean bit of bread?
OK, "Mr Ward". (5). All I can come up with is PARRY, which makes sense with the "ward" bit of the clue (especially as that's the straight clue as well!), but I don't see the Mr connection. Anyone?
Not been able to get the Guardian for the answers to yesterday's cryptic. Please help with answers to 1a Slip back into the gun room (6) 5a They don't believe in free speech (4,4) H_C_ _ _ R _ 13a...
Does anyone have any idea what the problem is with the Telegraph on-line crosswords today, presuming it's not "me"? I make connection, then get the message "The server at www.telegraph.co.uk is taking...
I have been asked to compile a quiz for my children's school, which is celebrating it's 50th Anniversary this year. All the questions/answers need to be related to 50. They can be cryptic, general...
Opening verse has a line along the lines "I don't mean to patronise you", then chorus as I remember goes "I love you". Very vague I know, but does anyone have any idea what the song is?
3d is still effective when one detains the innocent 5,4?????/??OG 31a having checked in,rush around ?E?N?D 23a went off in good order again 8 starts with r 24d being inclined to remove the beginning...