To all the Friday night quiz people . . . . . . and all the people who attempt the crosswords I set . . . . . . and all the cat lovers here . . . . . . and all the people who take my friendly jibes in...
Does anyone else here buy a Christmas present for themself? I've got one of these, waiting to be opened tomorrow morning: https://tinyurl.com/y74ynuqt At least, I hope that's what's in the box. If the...
Good morning everyone - no i haven't run off and forgotten to post the start of our game ....in fact I've been in two minds whether to wait or go ahead ....the link words are very seasonal etc, but...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 48a Celestial body symbolised at the top of a Christmas tree [4] 124a 'Sparkly' weather condition occurring on an ice day, or the poet who wrote Stopping by...
Good morning everyone - very strange weather here ....we were promised a hot weekend and getting to 37 by Monday ....it's done a complete back flip and done to 27 and falling ....I think we're going...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 37a. A comet's luminous stream of gases and dust - up to 600 million miles long etc. (4) 4d. Word used to describe the red colouration in a piece of opal. (4)...
Good morning everyone - grey and windy here today after quite a warm one yesterday ....Summer is sneaking up on us, at least the week ahead looks reasonable.... And the links are likewise ...well I...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 12a Legumes such as haricot, borlotti, kidney and butter [5] 42a Distance covered by an arrow, the tail of a dart, a series of steps or hurdles or a flock of...
Good morning everyone - quite warm and a bit muggy outside, and still recovering from 39 yesterday ....Summer isn't sneaking up on us, it's hitting us right between the eyes ....luckily so far, it's...
I thought that I might be heading for a maximum score this week until I got the 6th question wrong (and then the 7th one too). So that's a FIVE for me - on what seems like a fairly easy week though....
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 38a - of Grantham, title of Robert Crawley in Downton Abbey [4] 59a Traditional colour of UK pillar and telephone boxes, London buses and tunics worn by the...
Good morning everyone - just a bit tipsy turvy here ....one minute it's going to be 37, then it's back to 26 and thunderstorms !! One minute we're in a six-day intense lockdown and the place has gone...
2. The Classical Academy has acquired a Class C address, 192.168.1.0. The academy needs to create subnets to provide low level security and broadcast control on the LAN. It is not necessary to supply...
There are a few easy questions there this week. (I doubt that many people will get the Christmas tree question wrong. It seems to have been covered in all of the media!). However there are a few...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 52a Rock that shares its key element, carbon, with diamonds [4] 6d Parliamentary seat, two sword lengths, from the opposition [5] 34d Traditional colour of...
Good morning everyone - lovely sunny day here, but warming up to 34 tomorrow :(( Not hanging around for too long though and we may get some clearing showers when the change goes through ...fingers...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 36a any of a series of musical symbols whose solmisation derives from the Latin hymn Ut queant laxis [4] 43a Two facing pages in a newspaper, or a layout of...