12a Any of four book of jewish history , named after a jewish family who freed judaea from seleucid oppresion . m-c-----s . 7d Any passerine bird with highly developed vocal organs and , in most , a...
I'm researching the Birch family from Newcastle-under-Lyme and can find them in the 1881 and 1901 censuses but nothing comes up for any of them in 1891. I can't understand it - does anyone know if the...
I have managed to grow a cucumber on my kitchen windowsill and it's now 35" tall, with one cucumber of 5" and several others growing. It's a case of one of us having to move out of the kitchen - the...
The gardening websites say not to pick rhubarb during its first year. What would happen to the plant if the thought of a rhubarb and ginger crumble made your will-power fail and you did pick some?
18a 6 letters a small strip of fish or chicken coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried _ouj_n also does anyone know the answer to the birthday quiz please?
10a American fellow about to pose (7 letters) ??a???n 3d Castle key cut with a toothed tool (4 letters) R??? (could it be rook?) 23d Stuff about soldiers (admiral included) 4 letters ???M I normally...
Does anyone know where I can buy a wooden fire screen surround (roughly 19" x 14") to put my tapestry in? Readicut used to make one but have discontinued it now.
Does anyone out there do the Sun Exp Skeleton crossword? I'm stuck on two of them: 29a. L - O - M (5). Free love provided in a college repeatedly. 31a. E - N - - - (6) Dodgy starter had (consumed).
I'm over-wintering my geraniums indoors for the first time and they keep producing new leaves. Should I keep removing these leaves until the plants are ready for putting out again ?
10a the english name for Helsinger a city in northeast Denmark(8) 17a a white wine for the rhine valley in germany(8) 31a the technical name fo mother-of-pearl (5) n---e 6d characteristic of a rapid...
I have weighed exactly 9 stone my entire adult life but now, at 61, I have gone up to 10-and-a-half. I'm not eating any differently and can fit into all my clothes so it's a complete mystery to me...
There's couple of donkeys over-wintering from Skeggy in the field behind my house and one of them is continually braying. I don't think the owners (or carers!) will hear it so I wonder if it's not...
I'm stuck on 23d. Fastening devices usually made from round or oval wire (5) N - I - S. Nails would go in but doesn't sound right. Please put me out of my misery.
I'm stuck on my last two. 3a. Number one penned about a monster. (5) - E -S - 23a. Place with central heating, not for nothing! (7) - - - - O - H Thanks in advance.