I'm stuck for 19 down. A plant body consequently takes in everything. 7 letters. I've got T?A?L?S. I'm doubtful about the S. I reckon it's ALL in the middle for everything but I can't find a plant...
19dn "Petrifying female is extraordinarily honest." I have ?T?E?? and think it's ATHENA but don't know why. Could it be an anagram of HONEST? 1ac "Settle when dad's eaten a meal" I think it's REPAST,...
This will be my last thread that I start on this game before handing the reins and abacus back to seekeerz for December's game. It will also be the last time I have to get up so early on such a cold...
During this fifth and final week in the reign of Sir Strix the Mongrel, the bountiful harvest of points came to an end and a great famine fell across AB-land. There was truly much Reeling About as...
(1D) T _ I _ T _ _ E (9 letters) Meloncholy setters: is that possible? (13D) _ _ N _ L _ A _ E (4,5 two words) Wartime provision by America met all needs the east demanded Thanks for any help you can...
It is Week 5 of Sir Strix the Mongrel as I totter to the finish post, exhausted by you all guessing my links Despite that I am still determined to finish. Again last week far too many of you were on...
27d (last one) 4 letters t?e? Historical allowance of 4 lb on every 104 lb purchased, to allow for spillage and waste. 36d Painting technique of applying pigment very thickly.' so that brush marks are...
This is where it all draws to a close. Either MrsE will stamp her supremacy on this game or someone will prove they are at least her equal. One way or another the scoreboard for November and gen2's...
We are coming to the end of the 5-week reign of Sir Strix and what a reign it has been. It has been a roller coaster ride for point scoring, but eventually the scoreboard is now looking quite healthy....
7ac Stinking nightshade (7) (??r?a??) 10ac Kind of sand which can be brushed into lawn holes to keep them open.(3) (d??) 6d Rectangular brick used to surface drives and paths.(6)(p?v?o?) 7d...
1) "Loaf" for the Royal Academy? (5) (2) Sounds as if Philip said this to Elizabeth on her accession. (8) (3) Shortened mother adds to all. (5) (4) The bird is a cook you see. (6) (5) My French...
Nervous reaction in a seasonal sportsman when conditions become more difficult. (8) Evidence of bad cold when it's Zero between priest and saint. (5) _ _O _ _ . Make a note to me and the little...
25d Formerly, a Michaelmas or autumn fair at which servants and farmhands were hired (3) I have M ? P 23d Blank space to be filled in by a letter in a crossword grid (5) I have L ? G ? T I thought it...