Does anyone remember him " the wonderous Notts & England batsman" ? I seem to remember him always having trouble with his trousers etc. In his new excellent book; 'Cricketing Lives', (Reaktion Books)...
used a a five letter solution to a crossword clue 'outcast' as in an edition of 'Life and Work', the protest coming from the CEO of the Leprosy Mission in Scotland, she saying that she was 'somewhat...
A most impressive puzzle, thanks Sabre! Spotting the theme was enjoyable, but then the proper challenge began! It's not my specialist subject, but after a little research they fell one by one, leaving...
Probably the toughest numeric we've had for a while, so thanks for the challenge, Zag! Very difficult to get a foothold, but I liked the use of symmetry across the clues. I have three clues yielding...
Andrew Marr, ( £360,000-a-year Marxist!) host of BBC One's Sunday morning politics show, says he is thinking of leaving the BBC because the new Director General wants news staff to be more neutral in...
Have seen this in one of the online groups im in.... What has the most alcohol/is the worst for you - 3 x 750ml bottles of white wine 11% proof OR 1 x 375 l bottle of vodka 40% proof?? I say the vodka...
I've turned my back garden into a bird-friendly site, and above it there is a telephone wire to adjacent houses. It interests me to watch birds perch on the wire to suss out the garden before...
No thread started according to my search. More straightforward than last week's puzzle -- but that wouldn't be difficult. I thought the clues were quite easy and the first name is clear enough. The...
