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Congress-water

In Chapter 26 from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Mark Twain uses the expression "Congress-water". The context of the dialogue in which it occurs is humorous and I am not...

barbaraP1962

its christmas

q1 travel and dance in circles q2 obe:mbe:cbe q3 vanity-it destroys q4 reddish purple dessert q5 parse it q6 old fashioned jailer loses his direction...

grandmaruth

local quiz of occupations

Someone with a husky cough, perhaps?

Verbix

slightly foxed

I don't know this literary magazine though others may. A friend has sent the following clue from the crossword: Festus, the fat officer from Ulster, I hear? Eight letters: -E-R-M-N Merryman,...

bigwavedave

Grocer's first lady becoming thinner (7)

S _ A _ S _ R I know I am going to kick myself when I get the answer to this one. I have a feeling I can't see the wood for the trees....

DavidLC

Does anybody remember a desert war film shown as part of a double bill with Midnight Cowboy in Newcastle in 1969 cannot remember the name: all I can think of a pair of jeeps with with large calibre...

mind-doc

dt1/4quick

help with british slang for 13ac takeaway..6 the web is no help..carry out but it doesn't fit...a yank on a learning curve..thank!

lorus

RTE 2 Wednesday January 4th 2012

4d Would a Taoiseach do to complete a clue (4)

tadoran

sunday business post new year bumper xword

Hi stuck on a few glad of any help. 1d what's poetically temporal may give two germicides a hint (5 6 7) t?m?? ?i??e? c?a?i?? 56a one finds serious fish near Monaghan (6) ?o?u?n 6a one's pal in class...

finesse54

query on answer

Can anyone explain how gold is part of clue. i thought it was au. symbol

finesse54

Crossword question

More generous hearts manipulated like clay 7 and 5

Moil

Messenger cryptic

Arrangment of flowerbeds by associate not using nitrogen about to be completed 8 ( ?????r?e. ) The quality of being short and to the point (9) T?????E?S...

guilliebrougues

Missions quiz. 10 famous people, 10 types of tools and 10 famous people

I have still to get 3 famous people 1 famous battle and one type of tool from the 8 questions i asked .can anyone please help. I will repeat the questions again as i have said previously they are not...

chub

saga Tuesday January 3rd 2012

17down Band of criminals overcoming pride and nerves 9 letters _ _ _ _ L _ o _ s...

Nasus

Scotland on Sunday

16down. Part of 20 giving work to journalist. ?P ?D. The answer to 20 is PAPER if thats a help...

Grandma_Yiddo

Dt quick

If 5d is amiable what the heck is 9a Solid I?R? Clue for 5d is Friendly. Sorry I'm all over the place,just spent 3hrs on M60,M62 and M6

Donald Duck

RT2

7a/ road backs on to sea channels (5) ?e?i? 18d/ Heath grabs front of tractor engine (5) ?o?o?...

mikey4444

ST 4466

Last few 13d...Took steps to provide noisy entertainment....S??-?A???D 25a....Slaughter horse and worry about it....??R?A?E...

subez

wildflower quiz

Common name of a british wildflower Chord i play wrongly follows, though in advance of the usual time and looking suitably enraged. Common in shady places in spring(5.6) begins with E I have more than...

rob1295

Car 94 Monte Carlo 1964

I have a car badge from car 94 in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally, can you tell me what sort of car it was and who drove it plse ?

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