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Observer Cryptic Sunday 10th Dec

1across. I have s+c+. The clue reads 'Rifle fire'. Has anyone any idea on this? Completed the crossword except for this one. Is there anyone out there who has an answer? Thought it might be 'sack' but...

sarumite

Tel GK/Herculis Links Game : Results

The herculis link words for our December (Week 2) challenge are now available, and are available via the undermentioned link where you will find them on page 4. Details have been forwarded to crofter...

andrea-lou

phrases or sayings

could anybody help with these? the clues are the initial letters of phrases or sayings that each contain a creature/animal reptile etc 1) ATCF 2) ASITG 3) TSTBTCB 4) TCW 5) MDAL 6) ASAAM 7) PTCATP 8)...

Vimto

Herculis crossword: Monday December 11th. 2006

14 down : Viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brachish warm waters (4-6). I have: ?I?E / ?E?R?R.

sarumite

Tel GK/Herculis Links Game : December Week 2

Yes it's already week 2 of the December links game, where it is hoped (and expected) that entries will achieve higher scores than those notched up in week 1, when the recondite pairing "Journal...

marycroft

Salisbury Cathedral Quiz.

C Opera. 5.Who described Wagner as the twilight that was mistaken for the dawn. 14. What do Peter Warlock and the former Tory MP for Henley-on-Thames have in common. I would like to finish the first...

juliely

Colours

Cryptic clues to. 15. Christmas tree minus toothpaste. (4) 30. Tracy and Sharon will help you (4) 33. Much art reuses old canvas (10) 35. Aluminium phosphate (9) I have found several answers for this...

Misty P

Local Cryptic Xmas Quiz

Have been puzzling over this local Christmas quiz for a couple of weeks & last few are really bugging me. All answers are associated with Christmas. There are no clues as to the number of letters. 1....

jemo

Little Red Riding Hood

What is Little Red Riding Hoods real name and what was she bringin to her grandmother?

puddycat

late 1940's book title - long shot!

My mother remembers reading a book whilst at school late 1940's but can't remember the title. Not much info to go on but the info I have got is - some children are on a houseboat and we think they are...

cruciverbals

the spectator

thankyou Kettledrum and Ulysees for yopur recent reply. I have finished last weeks .Found the bushman :san" in a now defunct reference book. I have won a prize three times for the Spectator. Won AZED...

the nomad

year quiz

i.e. 1926=h.h.d.ans.harry houdini died 1801=r.f.p.t.f.s., 1808=e.o.p.b., 1809=a.w.c.d.o.w., 1812=b.g.p.f.t., 1818=f.h.w.t.w.t.s.n.h.n., 1820=t.i.a.,1829=s.a.i.b.i.,1834=c.b.i.t.p.o.t.a.e.,...

sutherambler

Times 671

One deducted from 0.0001% occupies you, following deficit in book (3,4,2,3,5)

rosles

monthly guardian

would love some help with bits of sport with nameless attractive fellow writhing (7) ?h????? where one studies newspaper's report of state allowing no dissent (6) sauce with a little bit of bread in...

juill

Quiz

Anyone any ideas on this, the answer must be to do with clothes - Slips in France - ooh la la (8 letters) Many thanks

Billy_Bonka

Various

1-Rule of parts of England before 1066 ??N?L?W 2-Agent to counteract venom ANTIV?N?N 3-Imagined ?O?R?I?T?N? 4-Don Quixote's squire ??N??? / P???A 5-Barrier built on beach ??O??? 6-Unofficial advisory...

Replay

Christmas movies initials quiz

Name the movie from the first letter of each word in the title (eg ACC = A Christmas Carol). I have 3 left from 50 and am stumped. They are: BR, FJC, and SA? I suspect the last one might be an error...

1lindyb

Local quiz - cryptic.

Can any body come up with the UK & Eire place name for the following cryptic clues: 1. Poet & Economist 2. A place of safety with a prince. 3. It floats and seals. 4. Dear, a measure of weight...

Fulham

Times 2

doughnut shape 5 letters _ _ r_ s (?) leaving no track 9 letters _ _ a _ e_e_ _

NatashaR

FT Polymath373

21a use of words in a sense opposite to literal one AND 24a the daisy. If Gothamite is right for simpleton, then I have t-t-p-r-s-s for the first and m-a-s-a-l for the second.

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