11a: Wind arrangement of flowers and greenery with energy at the end. 7 letters. w?e???e
14a: Check authority. 7 letters. c??????
21a: Fit to have drink after so much French. 7 letters. t??????...
Hello again! I got the first four questions wrong in the main quiz this week but I then recovered a bit, giving me a total score of THREE out of seven: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65844555 A less...
Answers are, or sound like, body parts. These one have me stymied! 1. Extravagance 2. Nelson’s Uniform 3. Ships 4. Good for sticking 5. Return 6. Misspelt African Carnivore 7. Before she was married...
when i had a silver car in the earlyish 2000s, it seemed to me that the majority of cars were that colour. now i have a white car, it seems to be again, that the majority of cars seem to be white....
Good morning everyone - shaping up to be a nice weekend here, quite mild in fact, T shirts are the go, ….of course it won’t last, thunderstorms later in the week - what fun !! Busy set of links, lots...
Here we go again folks . . . A decent start for me this week, with SIX out of seven in the main quiz: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65778215 'Near perfect' in the kids' quiz too. FOUR out of five:...
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/01/kitty-confidential-13-secret-signals-all-cat-owners-need-to-know-from-a-quivering-tail-to-aeroplane-ears...
Good morning everyone - from a dreary looking Monday morning, wet and uninspiring ….if I had any sense I’d have stayed put ….luckily (?) I don’t so here I am, typing away and being glad I don’t have...
Here are today’s shaded clues for you- 12a Word for a baked, fired or sundried building block of clay, a loaf of bread, or a red or deep terracotta colour. (5) 15a. Old-fashioned word for a dance or...
Hello again! [NB: There’s a BONUS QUIZ down below this week!] A fairly standard ‘middling’ start for me this week, with FOUR out of seven in the main quiz: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65707850...
We had chicken curry which we brought with us, frozen. With veetee rice and peshwari naan. Followed by a magnum and a thin slice of all bran cake, buttered. Preceded by a few G&Ts, and followed by an...
Is it acceptable for people to ask for help with prize crosswords? If they can't solve a clue, don't you think they should refrain from entering? Surely any prize should go to someone who can actually...
Good morning everyone - a damp start to the day, but the sun is trying to break through, maybe a nice afternoon coming my way …hopefully !! And hopefully a nice batch of links to round out the month -...
There is a Holly tree in my garden that has been there at least since 1987 but has never produced a single berry. It needs a male tree for pollination but I don't know of one nearby... Why has it...
Good morning everyone - the sun’s shining but it’s not what I’d call warm out there - in fact downright chilly in fact !! The furries came out for a short while with me, but very quickly decided it...
Here are today’s shaded clues for you - 38a. Sodden soul with some 30 names in Sussex including slob, and stodgy. (3) 49a. A practical or helpful hint etc. (3) 16d. A fascicle of axions synonymous...
Good evening, all! Not too bad a start for me this week, with a score of FIVE out of seven in the main quiz: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65619712 A near-perfect score of FOUR out of five in the...