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Marginal tax rate

My annual income makes me a high rate (UK) tax payer with a marginal rate of 40%. However I am paying over 50% of my income into a pension fund and as these payments are out of pre-taxed income, I am...
10:59 Wed 05th Nov 20086 answers, last by Skyline D 18:24 Wed 05th Nov 2008
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Telegraph P&O Ferries promotion

Can anyone help please - I need the 3 passwords from the Telegraph over recent weeks to access the P&O Dover-Calais promotion. Thanks
17:19 Thu 31st Jul 20082 answers, last by maxi2 19:47 Thu 31st Jul 2008
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DTGK March 22

Stuck on a couple - 37d should be Rodgers but I have Aurar for 47a and 45a Yellow pigment used by alchemists, also called bronze powder. -O-A-G/-O-- Thanks
12:51 Sat 22nd Mar 20084 answers, last by TessaB 09:54 Sun 23rd Mar 2008
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Milkman gag

A milkman was doing his round one Friday, which was the day that he knocked on doors to collect money. He knocked at the door of one house which was opened by a woman in a scanty negligee. "That'll be...
22:05 Mon 03rd Mar 200811 answers, last by carsonking 01:31 Sat 29th Aug 2009
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Smoked salmon

Any suggestions for an imaginative smoked-salmon based starter please?
13:41 Thu 28th Feb 20087 answers, last by maxi2 23:04 Thu 28th Feb 2008
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Hand of Pork

Just bought a hand of pork from the butchers - does anyone have any suggestions for an imaginative way to cook it for Sunday lunch please? Or should I just roast it? Thanks
11:54 Sat 02nd Feb 20085 answers, last by 3ight8ball 09:14 Wed 06th Feb 2008
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dt gk 8/12/07

Oh dear - I have inspired the wrath of she who must be obeyed. I forgot to list the 4 answers that marry up to tomorrow's DT GK crossword before I posted the completed crossword. Can anyone help...
22:40 Sun 09th Dec 20072 answers, last by maxi2 09:14 Mon 10th Dec 2007
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DT Prize 25,482

Last one - 12a Revolutionary beat included was not attractive RE-U-S-D Thanks
13:02 Sat 08th Dec 20073 answers, last by maxi2 13:05 Sat 08th Dec 2007
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Ahmet Ertegun

Does anyone remember in which year he signed the Rolling Stones to Atlantic records?
22:02 Thu 06th Dec 20072 answers, last by nonomaybe 23:03 Thu 06th Dec 2007
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Marie Celeste

Hello - anyone there?
22:28 Sat 24th Nov 200754 answers, last by seekeerz 00:04 Sun 25th Nov 2007
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Where Was I? S Times

Looks like they have printed this week's answers in today's paper, although they got it right on the website.
13:37 Sun 21st Oct 20071 answer, last by LeoMunro 17:57 Sun 21st Oct 2007
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DT Cryptic 25,422

8d Tall plants will not grow beyond it (4,4) - all I can come up with is "tree line", but why? 19d Refer to short publicity announcement (6) - why would this be advert? Refer to? Thanks
09:59 Sun 30th Sep 20075 answers, last by Grayling 18:45 Sun 30th Sep 2007
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Fishing

A woman goes into Harrods to buy a rod and reel for her grandson's birthday. She doesn't know which one to get, so she just grabs one and goes over to the counter. The Harrods salesman is standing...
09:04 Fri 14th Sep 20074 answers, last by cazzrob 19:31 Tue 18th Sep 2007
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DT Prize 25,362

Last one - 22d - Junction eight, say. (5) C-E-E
10:06 Sat 21st Jul 20072 answers, last by maxi2 10:10 Sat 21st Jul 2007
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Where was I? Sunday Times

Bit of a stinker this week. Anyone got clues 1,2 or 3? I have the rest. Thanks
12:06 Sun 15th Jul 20078 answers, last by cesdlv 20:41 Sun 15th Jul 2007
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Motorway signs

There are various junctions on the motorway network which display signing on the exit slip eg. "use both lanes for Oxford" or wherever. Use both lanes? Surely that means straddling the white line...
22:26 Thu 05th Jul 200711 answers, last by Panic Button 23:20 Mon 09th Jul 2007
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Panyan Pickle

Does anyone remember Maconochie's Panyan Pickle? This was the pickle of my childhood with a great flavour and texture. I haven't seen it for years and have no idea who now owns the brand - but to find...
22:32 Fri 22nd Jun 20078 answers, last by The Prophet 18:48 Sat 23rd Jun 2007
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Freezing bacon

Can I safely freeze bacon? This is butcher's loose dry-cure bacon, not previously frozen. I bought too much!
10:24 Sat 21st Apr 20076 answers, last by cfussa 15:26 Thu 13th Sep 2007
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Contaminated fuel

Does anybody know whether it is just regular unleaded (95RON) that is affected or has the contamination hit the high octane (99RON) stuff as well?
09:17 Thu 01st Mar 20071 answer, last by kwicky 15:36 Thu 01st Mar 2007
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Where was I? Feb11

The hamlet that fits the clue is Garwaldwaterfoot, however that's north of Eskdalemuir where I think the Buddhist temple is. Any ideas please?
10:26 Sun 11th Feb 20072 answers, last by maxi2 10:57 Sun 11th Feb 2007

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