Here are todays shaded clues for you - 9a. Transparent material on which Thomas Gainsborough painted a series of landscapes in oils to be viewed by the means of a purpose built candlelit ‘shoebox’....
It’s Friday again . . . but will it be a ‘Good’ one for our weekly quizzers, I wonder? A decent enough start me me anyway, I feel, with FIVE out of seven in the main quiz:...
I have just been informed by a friend and neighbour of Boatys that he had died. He has been in very poor health recently as you all know. I have been in touch with both Boaty and his friends to try...
Good morning everyone - we’re having a wonderful run of gorgeous Autumn weather, but it’s all about to end sometime next week with rain predicted leading into Easter. A pity for those holidaying, but...
Here are todays shaded clues for you - 34a. Plain surface to which ceramic, embroidery etching or paint is applied etc (6) 45a. Pouch sewn into a garment for carrying money etc, (6) 1d. Each of the...
Here we go again! A middling FOUR out of seven for me in the main quiz this week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-61026335 . . . and another FOUR, but this time out of five of course, in the junior...
1d,Leslie protected Edward in the city(5) L-E--?
9a,Enclose area between walls and carpet(8) --R-O-N-?
12a,Wretched state of sire struggling in my clutches(6)?
M-S-R-?
Any help would be great...
Good morning everyone - our beautiful Autumn weather continues, luckily with a lot less windy than we’ve had, it’s a joy to be outside enjoying it, plus I have the added bonus of my daughters company...
. . . or Week 12A if you're superstitious ;-) Can it really be Friday again? Oh well, here we go again then! A reasonable start for me this week, with FIVE out of seven on the main quiz:...
Do men still religiously wash their cars down every Sunday morning.
Then leave them standing highly polished on the drive ,
.......to impress their neighbours ?....
Good morning everyone - and all best wishes to mamya, for a speedy return to the family, you’re missed !! Another lovely Autumn day, though no rain in sight …could we sue the East Coast for pinching...
Here are todays shaded clues for you - 13a Flock of plovers, flight of dragons, or a piece of theatrical scenery etc. (4) 29a. A past or present representative of either Cambridge or Oxford in varsity...
It’s Friday again! (They say that time goes faster when one is older. At the rate that the weeks have been going by for me recently, I’m not just ‘old’ but ‘ancient’!). I struggled to get just THREE...
Good morning everyone - and the lovely weather continues…..I’m sorry for others in this country who are either being washed away or frizzled …..we’ll just be happy to see some ordinary rain :)) As for...
Here are todays shaded clues for you - 13 a. Used for bullion, coins, jewellery and medals, precious metal thought most likely to have been produced in neutron star collisions etc (4) 22a. From the...
Help needed for the last few please, Looking for a word that connects 3 others. No 38, Special, After and Personal 7 Letters and No 40, Weekend, Dance and fast, 5 letters. Probably ridiculously easy...
A pathetic start for me this week! Just TWO out of seven on the main quiz: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60772761 I've got nothing to crow about in the junior quiz either this week! TWO out of five...