OK I give in. I just cannot get 11a - small asteroid less than 1000kn diameter etc. I have m*n*r*l*n*t and Google has no answers that I can get! Any astronomers out there, please?
Found yet another area of total ignorance in my general knowledge! Can anyone tell me what 15a (domino or dice with 3 pips) and 18a completed run of cards in rummy or canasta are please? Please put me...
9d The LAST ONE Code/standard which identifies various symbols to exchange data between different computer systems. So far I have a*c** Thanks for any help.
4d A bishop's diocese in the Greek Orthodox Church. I can see it must end in chy and have e*a* before that. Googling has produced a lot of info about the Church but no special name for a...
I get ever later with these. 15a Component of kaleidoscope *i*r*r 52a Shrubb from rubus genus that attracts butterflies b*a*b*e Any kind help gratefully received
Missed answers on 25/10/08 and just cannot get what the alternative name is for a koala (Australian name) or the valve in the carburretor - both in the down clues. Answers would be very welcome....
Was it just me or was it a stinker this week? I'm struggling with 5 clues 31a fern genus/north american name for dogs tooth violet 35a figure of speech such as heart of gpld ('twas a cliche in my day...
42a Word which may preced bar music and suit. Also I think I must be having a senior moment or there has been a misprint in my DT . . I think 43d should be carpal(s) but it doesn't firtwith Shylock at...
Who are the two women in Rubens' altar piece of the Reception on St Bavo into the Cloister in St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent? Some authorities seem to favour his sisters Begga and Gertrude; others say he...
Patron Saint of Bohemia? Both Ludmilla and Vaclav come up. Are the two women in Rubens' altar piece of St Bavo the saint's sisters Begga and Gertrude or a wife and mistress? Web gives both theories....
