Two big let-downs from the beeb over the weekend. Saturday - moved the series finale of Robin Hood to BBC2 so BBC1 could continue with coverage of Andy Murray at Wimbledon - thank God for BBC iPlayer....
15d - A name around trade union followed by a learner? It's the truth A?T?A?I?E All I can see is ACTUALISE but it doesn't make sense. Answer and explanation would be appreciated. Big Daves DT blog...
An old lady just dropped dead in front of me at the supermarket checkout. Felt sorry for her as she'd just bought a Bag For Life! The other day I was at the cash machine and a little old lady asked me...
I got offered a brand new 42" Plasma telly the other day for only ?25. One snag, the volume control was a bit iffy. Had to take it though - at that price I can't turn it down!
Paddy & Murphy come across a girl whose bike has a flat tyre. Murphy leaves Paddy to help her and goes on his way. A few minutes later, Paddy passes Murphy on the girl's bike. "What the hell...
Joe Royle gets into his office for his first day at his new job as Oldham manager. Going through his post he finds a huge electricity bill for Goodison Park. Straight away he calls Bill Kenwright, the...
Last one for todays puzzle and it's wrecking my head. 3D Feels for devoted couples (6). I've got ?I?I?S and can only think of PITIES for 'Feels for' but cannot make out the devoted couples bit other...
10A Ends in tears initially, then troubles (5) T?I?S Messing around with TOILS and , more likely, TRIES but cannot really justify either. Anyone please shed light on answer and explanation?? Cheers
A woman didn't come home one night. Next morning she tells her husband she'd slept over at a friend's house. Husband calls her 10 best friends ? none of them know anything about it! Man didn't come...
4d Those who lose control in rows may catch it (4) C?A? Grateful for explanation too please. I'm not 100% sure about the A but it seems reasonable (Bound to go on the wagon = Buckboard) Thanks
Top left corner causing trouble today. 1d Tea party (8) ??N?I?H? - I assume that's BUNFIGHT 1a Squandered (4) B?E? - if the B from bunfight is correct. I can only think of BLED for 1a but in DT...
Stuck on 3 today. 26a Alert doughboy gets stuck into the drink (5) A?I?E I'm thinking 'alive' for alert but can't work the clue other than ale for drink but where does the 'iv' come from 17d I get...
Anyone know what the song is that's played over the current BBC Christmas promo ad (the one with the bits of Doctor Who in it)?. Sounds a bit like Badly Drawn Boy to me. Thanks
10A Client, one making jokes heartlessly (6) P?N??? 7D Bay, perhaps, blocked by another boat (4) ???B The middle of the ??? in the two above are the same letter. 19D Noted dancer mentioned a part of...
Probably gonna kick myself for this but I'm stuck on the last one... 15a Drop of sherry left for trifle (5) S?O?T Please explain answer. I'm thinking of SPORT S from sherry + PORT (left) but it's a...
4d is causing me grief. 4d They offer a rise in charges, trapping millions (5) R?M?S I think it's RAMPS as they rise and rams could = charges but where does the P come from? Is it some entry for...
Struggling with 1A & 1D. 1A This young woman's rejection makes man angry (6) ??M?E? 1D Preliminary race neither quick nor decisive (8) ??A?H?A? Needless to say, they share the same first letter. I'm...
I'm doing a quiz for the school again on Friday and would like to keep to the same format as my previous effort in January. I did 40 questions in 2 lots of 20 with the running order (category wise)for...
Arrrgh - as soon as I saw all those clues referring to 23, I just knew I'd run into a wall in solving it. It's like someone has put a big mental block in the way. Come on gang - please help me out...