The first dingbat features a headstone with the inscription : 'Rest in piece' The second dingbat is a sign post with n,s,e in the appropriate places. However, instead of w there is dwd. Any help...
Just a reminder to fellow ABers, that a new quiz to raise funds for the BBC Children in Need appeal is now available. Full details are on the following link....
And during the third week in the reign of Sir Strix the Bountiful, the famine that had strixen AB-land was deemed to be over and the land flowed with milk and honey! With Round Three of the...
Yes, mes amis, it is Week 3 of the dreaded Sir Strix the Monkey Grinder and there are still a further two more for you to endure. Brickbats have been raining on my head, a concrete overcoat has been...
Half way through the month already and we have had two brilliant weeks for point scoring. Can Kate and yourselves keep this up? Maybe we need a week of trickier links to get a clear leader - but there...
Another week has gone by with very few MM Linkers scoring on both weeks in the reign of Sir Strix the Obscure. As a result, there are several AB-ers on the maximum score of four points with several...
A quiz to raise money for the 'Children in Need' appeal is now available. Following the success of advertising the annual quiz on answerbank for the first time last year (where over ?200 was raised) I...
I have been informed by Kayakamina that there is a programme on BBC 4 tonight at 9pm... How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword...thought some of you might be interested....well those of us who need the...
I`ve won the ?1.500 prize! saw my name as I was cutting the crossword out of the paper just now. NEVER look because I just don`t think I`ll win. good luck to all ABs. and thanks for your help when...
Good morning KM Fans. The waiting is almost over and I anticipate another points-fest for the players. BUT Kate has been known to throw the odd curved ball in the past so best we don't count our...
This second week in the reign of Sir Strix the Artichoke was yet another in which very few entrants were able to fathom out just what makes him tick. As I said Strix is very complex and his preambles...
If my alarm works as intended, I should be posting this before 6:30 am in order to avoid a repeat of last week's double launch. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the gremlins will be favourable at...
Good morning and welcome and, yes, it is I Sir Strix the Artichoke back to tease you for a second week. It may be thought that having been given the privilege of setting the MM Links that the first...
And a famine (of points) fell across LinkLand as the AB-linkers were Strixen by a terrible plague! It was not intentional, but I think that Sir Strix is such a complex individual that it's going to...
Good morning, A bleary eyed gen2 here before crawling into his pit. Just posting this to lay claim to this space. Here is where I hope someone is soon going to post the greyed answers from Kate...
The first week in any reign can be problematical in terms of a paucity of points and this first week of Sir Strix the Stargazer was no exception. As I bring Round One of the competition to a close, I...