24a Polianthes tuberosa which, in the language of flowers, signifies “the pleasure of love” (3,8,2,3,5) – Is it “The mistress of the night”? 25d Upholding the principle of equality among...
Can you please tell me who is the actress that appears in a clip between the BBC correspondent, Lizo Mzimba, and Daniel Craig, in the “behind-the-scenes” countdown footage that precedes the BBC...
Can anyone explain what is meant here please? "Suppose the numbers of spiders and flies make the total number of legs equal to 144, and suppose that if the number of flies were changed to the number...
Received from the Deputy Editor:- "My name is Nathan Joyce and I’m the Deputy Editor of Whitaker’s Almanack. In case you have already purchased (or intend to purchase) our 2013...
9a RAPHAEL; 4d OXGANG. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (April 6 or March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520), better known simply as Raphael; The carucate was sub-divided into oxgangs based on the area a...
Across 31 French analytical chemist who proposed the law of definite proportions in the 18th century (6) ?R?U?T 48 An ornamental carved groove or a small graphic symbol (5) ?L?P? Down 2 Irish scholar...
10a "A lot of money to Greece, finally -- much of it's channelled through German banks" (5) -----------iF RHINE, PLEASE EXPLAIN. "GREECE FINALLY" IS "E"; I DON'T SEE HOW...
Is anyone else curious as to how "Robr" manages to solve DT crosswords in less time than it would take the average person to just fill in the answers, let alone solve the clues first....
Herculis 12a "According to the gospel of Luke, the patron saint of fortune tellers and prophets." ?G?B?S. (Green, Bridle path, clariSsa). If the answer is AGABUS, can you please give me...