19A - Lamb served by a high priest for starters (4) E - I - Faint recollection of some garlic mayo/butter type stuff that we got in Ibiza called Elio or something like that but struggling to find it...
Happy New Year to you all. I'm doing a quiz for a school PTA event shortly and, in addition to reading out questions, I want to give the punters a written quiz to complete as the evening rolls on. I'm...
Can someone please explain 14 down? The perfect plant (3-4). Answer given is ALL GOOD Obviously the perfect bit makes sense but can't find any plant references on Google for ALL GOOD We're confused!
As we advance through life we are 21 yrs old, 34 yrs old, 47 yrs old etc. Often, especially on TV game shows, older people are referred to as being e.g. 85 yrs young (a paradox really as thye are...
Stuck on 2 in top right corner. Tacky tree sap outside (6) T _ A_ _ _ (possibly TRASHY although can't work out the TRY for SAP bit) Axe with small handle (6) _ _ _ L _ E If it helps the middle letter...
Put off eating new mollusc (5) Answer given is SNAIL I cannot work out why. Obviously a snail is a mollusc and possibly the N can be for NEW but other than that, can anyone explain please?
Stuck on a few today. First, 27D - Agree to get a ring (5) C_I_E - looks like CHIME but, other than the ring bit we can't work out where it comes from. Then we're stuck in the top left too. 1D Officer...
Got this mega pop quiz going in work - we've cracked 219 of the 225 clues (cryptic) can anyone help fillthe blanks please? here goes.... 89. Chocolate candy 140. Father's cigarette end (by the way,...
Can anyone tell me why 21 down is CORNET? (if of course I'm right?) Clue: Brass instrument for officer. Obviously it's a brass instrument and CO can do the business for the 'officer' bit of the clue...