Am I the only person in the country to be 100% hacked off at hearing the word "OLYMPICS" in just about every sentence uttered by broadcasters - and even people in the street? I may be called...
Got to admit defeat today - stuck on four - probably got something wrong somewhere! 1a. Small worm or insect larva. (8) I have ?E?M?C?L?. 27a. Frame, often with a clear protective front, for...
Am not sure of one - 10a Soluble red pigment of the feathers of some arboreal African birds. (7) T?R?C?N. I have put TURACON. If this is not right please tell me the correct answer. Thank you in...
My wife has separated egg white from the yolk, only to find what appears to be blood in the egg white. Is this safe to use or did she do the right thing by disposing of the whole lot?
Must be getting senile in my old age - stuck on two again. 36d Greenish amphibole silicate mineral which is one of the recognised forms of asbestos. (10) I have ?C?I?O?I?E. 58a. Term for something...
Stuck on three - probably got something wrong. Help please. 9a In biology, the omission of sexual fusion in reproduction (8) I have A?O??X?? . I thought it might be ABORTION but I think 7d is EXETER....
When I was in school in the early 1940's, I am almost certain that I was taught that one million was one thousand multiplied by one thousand, and that one billion was one million multiplied by one...
Stuck on one - whatever the answer is I have definitely never heard of it! 3d Children's game in which places are continually being changed. (4,2 3,6). I have ?U?S ?N ?H? C?RNE? Probably...
I have a little Satnav It sits there in my car A Satnav is a driver's friend It tells you where you are I have a little Satnav For almost all my life It does more than the normal one My Satnav is my...
I am doing a bird quiz trying to work out the name of a bird from a cryptic clue and I am stuck on two - would appreciate any help. 1. A streaker in the snow. 2. Look for it in heaven.
Stuck on three - disgusting! 23a A type of website in which content may be added or modified by members of the general public. (4) ?I?I. 47a Historically, a tract of land considered to be royal...
Stuck on one - 8d Of an economist who advocated a measure of public control within capitalism. (9) I have ?E?N?S??N. I SHOULD be able to suss this out but I must be getting old!
I must be getting senile in my old age - stuck on one which I SHOULD be able to suss out. 8d Of an economist who advocated a measure of public control within capitalism.(9) I have ?E?N?S??N. Many...
