9 across (7) R_T_E_N Rough, loosely-woven dress fabric. 15 across (8) _O_I_I_T Person who gives plain explanatory sermons. 13 down (10) _R_C_O_A_E Management by an official in some English...
Really struggling today. 11 across (7). Like a wildcat, sharpsighted. --N-E-- 28 across. (6). Duplication of printed matter onto chemically treated paper. ---L-- 7 down (6). Hydrocarbon, ninth in the...
This is a normal CD game (i.e. not Game Boy etc) , works fine on one computer (approx 2 years old) but not on the other, which is a couple of years older. Both have Windows XP system. My grandson's...
There are a lot of Heathrow 'meet & greet' (valet parking) companies to be found on the web. In theory the most expensive should be the best (safest?), but this may not necessarily be the case and...
Can anyone tell me which cordless optical mouse is compatible with the Asus notebook using the LINUX system? Plenty are comptible with Microsoft, can't find one specific to Linux. If not cordless,...
I believe I read in a book years ago that one of the reasons for the anomaly between the spelling and pronunciation of this island was because the young 'administrator' posted to the island found no...
Can it really be that, in the present economic climate, with people competing for business, building costs are quoted arbitrarily at ?1,000 per square metre by architects and assorted web sites, no...
I had a Sky dish fitted about 6 months or so ago but just recently, every time the heating comes on, the TV picture breaks up and the sound is strangled or non-existent for the period the boost to the...
Wikipedia says the term 'blanquette' comes from the French word for "white" (blanc), being a ragout (stew) with a white sauce. Other sources say blanquette comes from the french for blanket!? Today we...
