Once again all attention is on Seekeerz. Why? Because this month she is running both the KM and the MM versions of our guessing game. Both start in Q&P tomorrow morning and you have the choice of...
There seems to have been a far higher percentage of southpaws in the Olympics boxing finals than there is of left-handers in the general population.In one , both finalists were southpaws. Do southpaws...
Good morning everyone - another early start but not a day to be gardening here, inspite of a promised fine weekend .. don't you just hate it when the weather turns out nothing like the forecast. Just...
Welcome to week 2 of the MM Links. This is Queen Hatshepsut with you again to pose another set of challenging link words and hopefully another cascade of points for all. You may well wonder at my...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 14a Team GB equestrian who competed at her sixth Olympic Games this year [4] 24a Scottish novelist who wrote Memento Mori, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie etc [5]...
This is your setter for the month and while I go by the name of seekeerz most of the time, my regal nom de plume for August will be Queen Hatshepsut Hatty was a very spunky lady and like most women,...
Good morning everyone - sun's shining but the wind is very brisk and rather lazy with it .... tends to go straight through instead of round, so inside chores today [like playing around on my laptop...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 20a The bushy tail of a red fox [5] 4d The pointed stem of a vegetable, especially asparagus and broccoli [5] 9d Comedienne and actress who was the star of I...
I dont know whether anyone can help, but here we go. 28th september 2011. 3rd time i had used my motorbike that year driving to work, stopped at the petrol staion to check tyre pressures and to fill...
anyone know if i can download all the olympic opening ceremony anywhere, as i missed it Friday night, but really want to watch it. ( or will it be repeated somewhere?)
thanks
Percy....
July's games reach a climax today but I'm afraid the budget doesn't run to holding a closing ceremony. May I first of all remind players that a few months ago we changed the rule to say that any...
This is King John 11 (aka Rockfirdill) here with my 4th (and final) attempt at being the MM setter. I know now how careful one must be with these preambles! All must be triple checked etc. etc. 'cos...
Good morning everyone - sun's shining but way too cold to be out in the garden so I'm off to the kitchen to do some baking ... one way to keep warm !! Four neat little [!!] link words for us, plenty...
Last clue to solve! 11d-act of including a building or monument in a list for legal protection or preservation (8) s?h?d?l?. can only think of schedule but unable to find reference to it. Any help...
Good morning everyone - an early start again, but I figured if I sat and thought any longer I'd change my selections all over again and get myself into a real muddle !! Yes, it's like that with the...
At one time archery was crucial to the defence and protection of England. It was the great long bow that won, among others, the battle of Agincourt .English longbowmen could loose between 6 and 8...
Good morning everyone - damp and dark here so far, but they are promising a sunny afternoon .... mind you I don't believe a word they say anymore, somewhere there may be a sunny afternoon, but I don't...
I'm just about to start up a new business. It's linked to the promotions industry, specifically consumer competitions. My website is almost ready, my stationery has been printed, I'm almost ready to...
right...here's a question for all you abers with lively minds. i have 4 (yes 4!) different contracts with my employer. Contract 1: TAX CODE 839LCUMUL (Monthly Wage: 893.19) Nurse (25,528 p.a.) (PAYE:...