OOPS, SORRY 20D OBJECTIONABLE the trouble is the editor has made several mistakes and I am trying to guess the missing bits. The answer Petty is really helpful so now I need a 4 letter word and have...
19d Defensive tower (7) - - S - - - - 27a Accept, submit to (5 ) S - - - E 10a Sounds like a soap opera in this Fife town - with a wee sorceress (5) - E - E - Many thanks as always for your help...
In the fifth and final week in the reign of “Queen Christiana”, the “Cheerful One” was true to her word, in that significantly more points were awarded to the successful...
Clue of the week
Maiden cheated? That's by no means rare! (8) O???????
Puzzling out this clue is just distracting me from the waffle about shaded squares- can anyone explain more simply? Pleeease!...
Greetings once again from Queen Christiana, the (not quite so) Cheerful One. Where were the bountiful distribution of points to all and sundry last week? Where were the smiles from happy and...
Good morning everyone, from a very warm down-under. We're getting a short sharp reminder of what is waiting just over the horizon and as per normal, I'm already clearing out the freezer, in...
Good Evening AB Linkers, everywhere! Tomorrow will bring the last round in the October Links Games. As far the MM Links are concerned, scoring has been somewhat limited and the setter, Queen...
Good morning everyone - sorry if I'm a bit late with this, still trying to get a handle on the time difference and the site has been down for ages - makes things a little tricky, but we battle on...
For the fourth week in the row, the launch of the challenge of “Queen Christiana the Cheerful” went smoothly, as we learned how she found herself teaching English in a School on the Isle...
Good morning everyone from what is becoming a rather damp afternoon down here in Oz, though we've finally had some lovely Spring weather just lately - it's breaking us in gently before the really hot...
Hello again from Queen Christiana, the Cheerful One. To continue the ‘saga’; in due course, along came husband, three sons and an obstinate English bull terrier called Basher. That was in...
Good Evening AB Linkers, everywhere! The last three weeks have been very similar in the total number of points scored and the recipients thereof! The game is now poised in a critical stage with...
I have been asked by the Chairman of the Clayton-le-Woods RNLI Committee to help distribute copies of their latest Quiz to raise funds in support of the RNLI. The Quiz consists of 60 questions in...
All are anagrams related to fire. Please help.
5. BBCOUTLIMES
9. DRCNNYAIEI
12. THRONEPIYCSC
20. OOGNNFAALITRC
23. MECDRAAOLNN (2 WORDS)
Thank you in advance...
Good morning everyone - and thank you Elspeth, for the kind thoughts. I have to go in tomorrow for a swine flu shot and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will have no nasty reactions - but better...
As expected by now, the launch of the challenge for the third week in the reign of “Queen Christiana the Cheerful” was despatched with customary expertise. The saga behind Her Cheerfulness...