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Equitable Las

Hi y'all Is there anyone out there who has received a terminal bonus on a maturing life assurance policy from the Equitable? I cannot find any information about how much I am likely to receive in 22...
22:36 Wed 16th Jan 20136 answers, last by buildersmate 20:49 Fri 18th Jan 2013
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Sat DT £500 Prize Xword

Is is me, or is 6D a bit of a trick? A four letter word, O-U- should not be a challenge to a crossword fan like me! Am I the only one, or is this like the elephant in the room? Any great minds out...
17:12 Sat 25th Aug 20124 answers, last by paulthewall 17:33 Sat 25th Aug 2012
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Loading CDs onto my Apple ITunes account

I really can't be the only person in the Word experiencing this, but Apple don't seem to recognise that there are CDs of which they have never heard, and which are rare. I seem to have a lot of them....
15:56 Thu 16th Feb 2012
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26D & 36A Daily Telegraph GK

Am I the only person who is suffering in my own silence about these two clues which do not seem to fit together? I am confident that Charlie Parker play the saxophone, and that the Roman goddess of...
21:09 Sat 04th Feb 20128 answers, last by shooty 21:32 Sat 04th Feb 2012
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SatTel GK Prize Problems

In yesterday's DTGK Prize crossword, is there a mistake? 12d should be Gustav (Graves) from Die another Day, and 27A should be Oloroso, so the first O is therefore made to be an A from Gustav, not...
20:38 Sun 25th Dec 20112 answers, last by paulthewall 20:53 Sun 25th Dec 2011
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Saturday DTGK 1D & 11A

Is it just me, or has KM got it wrong? I have Rood for 1D and Sloane for 11A...and I can't change them? Am I missing something, or do I need new specs? Sloane fits in with Banyan and Rood with DDay. I...
20:37 Sat 01st Oct 20115 answers, last by DrFilth 10:32 Sun 02nd Oct 2011
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Heyerdahl and...sitar...with treadle

Is this 52A/54A/48D enigma as simple as it isn't, or have I lost the plot completely? Heyerdahl really does not have the T of sitar in it, does it? I'm starting to question my own ability to...
16:54 Sat 30th Jul 20114 answers, last by paulthewall 17:04 Sat 30th Jul 2011
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Saturday Telegraph GK

Am I the only stupid person doing the Telegraph Xword today? No-one else seems to have had a problem with 11D which is undoubtedly MOZZARELLA not tying in with NEVADA 23A with capital Carson City. Is...
16:44 Sat 18th Jun 20113 answers, last by paulthewall 16:49 Sat 18th Jun 2011
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DeWalt carry cases

I have a DeWalt 25003K SDS drill, and I would like to find a carry case to suit it. When I bought it, Screwfix were not selling the drill in a carry case, so it came "naked". Does anyone out...
18:29 Sun 06th Mar 20112 answers, last by AlBags 22:12 Sun 06th Mar 2011
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Daily Telegraph Prize Crossword Saturday October 23rd 2010

plagioclase feldspar
19:27 Sun 24th Oct 20102 answers, last by paulthewall 19:38 Sun 24th Oct 2010
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Daily Telegraph General Knowledge (GK) Saturday October 16th 2010

aaaagh The wrong date has appeared. It should read 16/10, not 17/10...anyway, its's 14A...surely not DEARIE?...
19:14 Sun 17th Oct 20108 answers, last by alexanderd 20:17 Sun 17th Oct 2010
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Daily Telegraph General Knowledge (GK) Sunday October 17th 2010

film director whom retains strict control
19:11 Sun 17th Oct 20103 answers, last by glasman 19:15 Sun 17th Oct 2010
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iTunes synchronisation

I loaded about 130 CDs onto my iPod Touch and I am delighted with what I have done...for a non-technical person. However, while I was bathing in glory, the Hard Drive of our laptop went belly up and...
20:36 Sat 12th Jun 20104 answers, last by Milvus 08:37 Sun 13th Jun 2010
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the enigma of the switch to digital photography

Hi all techno experts I have a Pentax SV SLR camera (about 40 years old but working perfectly...with superb results), and a selection of lenses from 28mm through to 200mm focal length, as well as a...
15:39 Sat 16th Jan 20102 answers, last by rojash 16:51 Sat 16th Jan 2010
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begonias and geraniums

I have some begonias in pots inthe garden, which are presently in flower. The leaves have started to turn yellow at the edges and there is a white dusty covering on the surface of the leaves. The...
11:18 Thu 06th Aug 2009
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Sat Tel GK

Where are all the correspondents normally on this channel on a Saturday evening? The telly is not THAT good apart from Grand Designs. Is there anyone out there with complementary knowledge to mine?
21:06 Sat 28th Feb 20091 answer, last by cruciverbali 11:31 Sun 01st Mar 2009
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tyrepill...you have such knowledge!

What kind of fantastic reference library do you access? Where on earth do manage to find out such obscure answers? Are you the original Mr Memory Man???
18:53 Sat 11th Oct 200821 answers, last by Tallulah! 09:47 Sun 12th Oct 2008
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dtgk 43d

I was a long way from being born in the 20s to 40s and my parents are long gone; is there anyone out there who can help withthe skull cap worn by schoolboys inthat era?
10:42 Sun 14th Sep 20081 answer, last by tyrepill 10:42 Sun 14th Sep 2008
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DT 16a 21d

What is this medical condition caused by swelling of the brain or inflamation of the sinus? We are all out of gk here! Are there any doctors reading this? Our books dont seem to cover mexican plants,...
21:55 Sat 13th Sep 20082 answers, last by Lie-in King 21:57 Sat 13th Sep 2008
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That irritating little @

Is there a name for the sign which everyone uses in their email address, the @ ? There must be one; the noun for the & is an ampersand, so what of the @ ?
19:21 Sat 12th Jul 20089 answers, last by dundurn 14:33 Mon 14th Jul 2008

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