I have two anagrams to solve in "IN THE HOUSE" to give two household products. The first is GIN + MEN + ROT which I think gives "REMINGTON" but I am stuck on the second HEM (edge of cloth) + IRE...
I am stuck on the Ugly Bug Ball (page 41 of Oxford Prize Puzzles issue 108) The question is "Undesirable Panto Character which from my workings is "ARIZELLA" but a search hasn't revealed any such...
I am all at sea (pun!) with 29 down "Academic proofer stumbling around ship". The answer is of 9 letters and I have ?A??E??O?. I think "Barge" must come into but then I cannot make anything of the...
Take a Break Issue 10 October 2016. The question is "a TV reality show suggested by the friendly winged monster with a placard to the left-hand side." The initials DD are mentioned. Any suggestion...
Cash Prize Puzzles 104, on page 3, shows a National Emblem of a country consisting of crossed swords (Scimitars) under a palm tree. It is, I think, Saudi Arabia, but there are only eight circles...
Cash Prize Puzzle Issue 99. Any suggestions regarding the answer to The Calling would be gratefully received. It will a TV Detective Show. I have either ENLM ot ONLM depending upon on whether you...
The object is to find a French Commisionaire and I have JULEYS MAIGRET. The "MAIGRET" is correct but I've always thought the first name was "Jules" without the "Y". Is this a mistake? From the...
The clue to 7 down is "Lawnmower manufacturer had a reputation as a menace". The "had" suggests to me that it may be one no longer current. I have ?E?N?S. Any thoughts would be most welcome....
I am all at sea on 46 across -
"Cake is thanks to expresso-maker"
I have - ?A?I?U? which I think are correct.
Any suggestion would be much appreciated...
I am stuck on 12 down. The clue is "Turn one over to replace a car from Coventry (1,3,4). I have A ?E? L?A?. Any suggestions would be much appreciated....
I am stuck on 33 down - Blackberry Drupes. I have A?I?I (assuming that the answer to 43 across - "Requests" - is INVITES. Any suggestions would be much appreciated....
3 down is, I think, "OREGANO" but I cannot see why. Any suggestions - or a correction if I am wrong, would be much appreciated. The clue is "Herb with duck and wild ass makes a comeback" and the...
Does anyone know if the office supply (paper, etc.) Neat Idead is still trading? Have they changed their name? - I cannot find them and would like some more blank inkjet printable labels like the ones...
Any suggestion for 2 down would be much appreciated. The clue is "Usually flat-bottomed small boat or barge" (4) and I have T?O?. The T come from the answer to 1 across - another name for the koala -...
17 across is the name of someone (presumably someone who became a motor car mamufacturer himself) who in 1906/07 sold baby Peugeots and Delages under his own name. I have ?R?S?E?L but cannot think who...
I am stuck on 12 across "Spilling into quarts, iced tea, it’s not generally liked" (8,5) I have ?c?u?r?d?r?t?. Also on 15 across "Roll, British one, colour not right" (7) I have ?r?o?h?. Any...
I ought to know this, but I cannot think of the answer to 16 across - "A slap-up outing to European city." It is of 7 letters and I have ?P?S?L?. Help would be appreciated!...