While browsing eBay I found a listing (several listings in fact) for batches of un-franked postage stamps - from letters that have been through the postal system but have no visible cancellation sign...
This man went out with the boys, and told his wife that he'd be home by midnight. At around 3 AM, drunk as a skunk, he headed for home. Just as he got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the hall started...
My mind was wandering this morning and this thought popped in to my head for no apparent reason, so thought I'd see if anyone had an answer, just out of curiosity.
Cofirmation please. 2 down: Part of a violin, guitar etc that bears the fingerboard (4) N?C? (is it as easy as "neck") 19 across: Prophetic book of the old testament foretelling the...
33A) Red, berry-like fruit of a perennial flowering plant, used in syrup (7) R _ S _ H _ P
39A) A shade of deep blue close to purple (5) AZURE?
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hi everyone I am stuck on two this week. 1a italian musical direction: (to be played very fast) 6 letters: a??s?o 35d thick brown salty paste made from femented soya beans, used in Japanese cookery...
14 d first ot the 12 minor prophetic books of the Old Testament, attributed to the son of Beer. 5 letters. ?o??a 18d English playwright whose latest work is 2012's People. 2 words 4,7 ??a? ?e??e?t...
Where does the expression 'he's toast' come from? Is it recent? Toast is edible, though it is but bread heated and browned; it has its uses, so what is the idea behind the expression?
8a Doc ?????? pulp character in stories by lester dent 14a Device used to push the projectile up to the gunpowder in early firearms ?????? 17a David ?g?e? Stiers who played Winchester in MASH on TV...
