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Identity Of A Jack Reacher Novel

Can anyone help me to identify a Jack Reacher novel which is set in the past in which he helps his brother to escape from an U.S. army base where he has been falsely accused of a crime he did nor...
10:44 Mon 30th Jan 20239 answers, last by Vimto 09:42 Tue 31st Jan 2023
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Metallurgists Wanted. The Effect Of Aluminium Cans On A Cast Iron Fire Grate?

I have an open fire in my lounge with a cast iron fire gate in which the fire burns. I noticed some years ago that empty aluminium cans when put on the hot embers of a coal fire degrade, the can,...
10:36 Sun 20th Feb 202216 answers, last by Gizmonster 22:58 Sun 20th Feb 2022
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When Did Preston North End Beat Blackburn Rovers 5-3 At Deepdale.

When I was a young man I recall going to Deepdale to watch Preston North End play Blackburn Rovers. Preston won 5-3. I remember Tom Finney was playing for Preston and Bryan Douglas for Blackburn. Can...
12:59 Thu 27th May 20214 answers, last by piggynose 19:50 Thu 27th May 2021
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Herculis Link Words

Can any kind person give me the link words for this weekends Herculis crosswords please?
09:04 Mon 24th May 20213 answers, last by Vimto 11:24 Mon 24th May 2021
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Herculis Crossword

Could some kind person please give me the four Herculis linkwords from the Giant GK Crossword in the Daily Telegraph of Saturday December 19th.
09:40 Thu 24th Dec 20203 answers, last by Vimto 10:06 Thu 24th Dec 2020
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Herculis Crossword

Could anyone please give the passwords on Saturday's Daily Telegraph (Saturday Sept. 26th) that go with yesterday's Herculis crossword.?...
05:14 Tue 29th Sep 202010 answers, last by dannyk13 08:19 Tue 29th Sep 2020
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An Unknown Dish From Egypt.

A few years ago I took a pleasure cruise on the river Nile through the capital Cairo. In this surprisingly beautiful city from the river we steamed though the heart of it past magnificent old...
09:08 Sun 16th Aug 202024 answers, last by puzzled54 07:43 Thu 20th Aug 2020
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Sherlock Holmes

I have just finished reading "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", a collection of short story pastiches collected and introduced by Richard Lancelyn Green and published by Penguin in 1985. In...
08:14 Fri 03rd Apr 20206 answers, last by johnny.5 04:00 Mon 27th Apr 2020
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Recordings Finishing Before End Of Programme.

I am experiencing a most irritable symptom on my television recordings. When I record a programme, especially sports and snooker is the worst culprit it often occurs that although setting for the...
13:06 Tue 03rd Mar 20205 answers, last by Tuvok 12:45 Wed 04th Mar 2020
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Vocabulary

Can anyone give a word that describes a person who takes delight in not knowing something that most people would know. e.g. First person, "I hear Elvis Presley has died". Second person, "Never heard...
16:05 Thu 09th Jan 20205 answers, last by geevo41 16:23 Thu 09th Jan 2020
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Herculis Crossword

Could some kind person five me the link words from Saturday's Telegraph.(I had them but the CO chucked them out!).
15:07 Mon 23rd Dec 20197 answers, last by pmconnaughton 15:27 Mon 23rd Dec 2019
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Regency Christmas Cards.

Morning all, can anyone help me find old-fashioned "Regency" type Christmas cards with typically an old English Inn scene with young Bucks just back from the hunt with wet dogs, tankards of ale, a...
05:52 Wed 23rd Oct 20194 answers, last by Vimto 03:56 Thu 24th Oct 2019
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Just William.

Can anyone give me the name of the William book and/or the title of the story where William pretends there's a curse on a patch of burnt grass and after successfully enticing his arch enemy Hubert...
08:23 Fri 07th Jun 20195 answers, last by Calibax 09:53 Fri 07th Jun 2019
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Daily Telegraph Prize Crossword Brain Games No. 79 Sunday May 26Th 2019

Could some kind person give me the answer to picture E please.
13:04 Sun 26th May 20196 answers, last by Toorak 14:48 Sun 26th May 2019
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Charity Quiz Sunday April 28Th 2019

The answers are "Way to Travel", Q. O.K. on the park, but not on the high street. (7,3). Q. Once a Roman war machine, then it caught fire (7)....
09:19 Sun 28th Apr 20194 answers, last by fiction-factory 14:51 Sun 28th Apr 2019
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Charity Fun Quiz (Cryptic Or Other)

This saga will go on and on (7). Puffing, grunting, potato carrying monster (7,3) OK on the park, but not on the High street (7) Answers are a mode of transport...
16:03 Thu 04th Apr 20199 answers, last by petland 11:44 Fri 05th Apr 2019
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Crossword Coupon?

I have just finished the Sunday Telegraph General knowledge crossword and thought I might send it in by email. It requests me to send the scanned solution and "coupon". What do they mean by the...
16:17 Sun 17th Feb 20194 answers, last by Vimto 05:09 Mon 18th Feb 2019
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Dt 28839

22d) one old prime minister or another gets a kind of bread (5) G????
09:07 Sat 08th Sep 20184 answers, last by Vimto 09:09 Sat 08th Sep 2018
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Dt 28,833 1.9.2018

DT 28,833 Stuck on three - 15d Pretended to be excited with temperature dropping (9 letters) S_ M_L_ _ _ D. 23a. Former servicemen scrap with soldier over what one should pay (10 letters) E_ _ _B_ _ _...
11:11 Sat 01st Sep 20182 answers, last by Vimto 11:17 Sat 01st Sep 2018
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Character In The Dandy Or Beano.

Who was Who was the character in the Dandy or Beano who was always ill and when he went to the cupboard for some medicine and opened the door all the bottles fell out on top of him?
12:24 Mon 19th Feb 20187 answers, last by spathiphyllum 15:53 Mon 19th Feb 2018

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