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Coronation By Chalicea

Good afternoon, an interesting workout so far with Chalicea’s “Coronation”! I’m stuck on the following for which I would appreciate some answers or hints. Many thanks in advance!...

emcee

Listener 4761 Outside The Box By Arcadia

Another enjoyable puzzle. It wasn't as daunting as the preamble initially suggested. There was a good mix of clue difficulty -- some very straightforward, others "Sabre-esque". I particularly liked...

wolf63

Wolf Versus The Smoke Alarm

I have managed to set the screaming banshee on my kitchen ceiling off again. I don't think that it likes my toaster. I have moved the toaster and it still scrreamed. The flat has high ceilings and it...

gulliver1

Boris Regrets

Boris now says his big regret was not getting to know the 109 new Tory MPs from his 2019 election win, he should have made the effort to get to know them better and stop them from doing anything...

sandyRoe

Two Way Family Favourites

Who remembers listening to this radio programme at noon on a Sunday? Messages were passed from servicemen in British Honduras, Hong Kong, Akrotiri, to families back home. Any other overseas...

ToraToraTora

Just Had My Emergency Alert........

.....anyone else?

barney15c

How Many Mp's Are Currently Sitting As Independants As A Result Of Losing The Whip?

Been a few lately

pastafreak

Guess What The Postie Delivered...

A Dominoes pizza flyer...that's it! Why do they have to deliver trash mail (for trash food)...what a waste of time for them....

webbo3

Diane Abbott Has Whip Removed.

Anti-Semitic Labour party, I thought this had stopped. https://news.sky.com/story/diane-abbott-accused-of-hateful-antisemitism-after-suggesting-jews-do-not-face-racism-12864141...

emcee

Listener 4760 Queen By Rebel

A superb, challenging puzzle; one which was difficult to walk away from. Clues were generally excellent (I thought 22 was a tad weak), a nice PDM and a novel endgame. Many thanks, Rebel. Well done!...

kuiperbelt

This Is Not An Exam Question And I Think I Know The Answer!!

A rope 120 metres long can be formed into any shape so long as the 2 ends are touching. Find the maximum area that can be enclosed by the shape.

mushroom25

Should Manchester's Football Clubs Ditch The Ship?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/19/abandon-ship-does-this-symbol-of-slavery-shame-manchester-and-its-football-clubs although probably not visibly racist, are the badges of the big...

Gromit

National Emergency Mobile Alert

I understand I should soon expect a nuisance call from the Government. I need my phone to be constantly switch on. Would setting my VPN to North Korea avoid the call ?...

ToraToraTora

Should The Grenfell Disaster Be Dramatised?

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64624839 https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/bbc-refuses-cancel-drama-series-26534133 ...what do we think?...

youngmafbog

Looks Like Old Bill Scotland Are Not Letting This Go

Now the SNP treasurer has had his collar felt. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11984801/SNP-treasurer-Colin-Beattie-arrested-probe-party-finances-Nicola-Sturgeon-leader.html...

barry1010

Does This Sentence Make Sense?

Not that sentence, this one I've just read in the DM "Between 2011 and 2018 - when they both attended Dale Winton's funeral - neither Little Britain star were seen in public together." The report is...

choux

The B B C Are Joking?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11976973/Top-BBC-presenters-including-Huw-Edwards-Sophie-Raworth-redundancy-letters.html Why not lose The highly paid MOTD presenter?!...

ynnafymmi

Grand National

The hooray-henry scum of the earth disrupting the Peoples Race.Should the mumsies and popsies of these aerosols demand their little poppets get a life or get a real job?

10ClarionSt

Mobile Phone Alert.

Can you imagine what it will be like if there is a PL match in progress when the alert is sounded? 50,000 phones going off all at once!