25 across. Clue: Remainder left inside -- one of 28 here (4). I have ?L?E. I thought ELSE but don't know why. L for left ok. ESE? East south-east? 28 has me puzzled as there is no clue that high. Help...
Can anyone help me with information regarding a horse race that took place at Doncaster in 1982 which was sponsored by Brooke Bond and may have been called "The Brooke Bond Coffee Time Cup"?...
3 down. Clue: Game opening bowler can change with first over (5). I have B?N?O. "Opening bowler" is B which I have. "With first over" is O which I have. "Can change"...
NS&I have just withdrawn their fixed-rate and index-linked certificates from sale. Existing certificates run for 3 or 5 years before they mature when they used to be either cashed or re-invested...
Herculis crossword. 1 down, clue: Chocolate sprinkles used to decorate cakes and confectionery 10). I have: ?E?M?C?L?I. I can only fit VERMICELLI but the answer doesn't fit the question or vice versa....
28 across. Clue: It's impossible to guess why everybody is quiet (6, 2, 6). I have: ?H?R?S ?O ?A???? 21 down. Clue: There was no holding him (7). I have: H?U?I?? If it is HAULIER but I can't really...
23 across. Clue: Container with parrot's snack (6). I have: ???A?E. 17 down. Clue: Claw found in river? Much less (3,5). I have ?E? ??O?E. The second letter of the answer to the first clue is the...
4 down. Clue: One caried in China vessel (4). I have: P?I? (third letter is an I for India). Also: 27 across. Clue Female 2 - duck with a Martian in funny show (9). (The 2, I think refers to 2 down,...
Herculis crossword. I am left with two words to make a link word or phrase. They are "cabbage" and "drop". Is it: "cabbage drop"or"drop cabbage" and one word or...
I have recently acquired a postcard addressed simply to one "Zeff Cheff esq. Ont.". It was posted in Toronto and It is dated Feb. 1911. I have tried to discover where Big Point, Ontario is...
I have a bay tree in my garden, well, a very large shrub which has reached about twenty feet in height. You'd think I need never buy another bayleaf as long as I live. The problem is that the leaves...