Can anyone please suggest an author to me in the vein of Andrew Garve. His books were quite short and centred on a particular crime plot that had little in the way of frills, no gratuitous violence or...
25 down. Clue: Root to eat with salt and nothing more (4). I have: ?A?O. I thought of SAGO but it is not, I think a herb nor is SAG a salt. I also thought TARO which is a root but TAR for salt is not...
4 down. Clue: Served up very hot container with Mecican food (6). I have: N?C?O? I feel it should be an anagram of HOT and CAN such as NATCHO but it doesn't fit. NACHOT would but can't find this...
I have recently seen a World War II Britisn infrantryman's steel helmet of the traditional design which has a green stripe approx. 1" wide running all the way from the front , over the top , to...
You used to be able to obtain certain varieties Cadbury's Roses chocolates in individally packed bags. My favourite was the milk chocolate hazelnut whirl in the orange wrapper but I haven't seen them...
My car recently had a slow drip oil leak and has caused staining spots to the tarmac of my driveway. Can anyone please give me a remedy for this? I have tried scrubbing with detergent without success.
24 down. Clue: The central section of the thistle Cynara cardunculus (5). I have: C?O?E. I've looked all over for this without success. It could be CLOVE or CHOKE or lots of other words. Help please.
I have posted this question on the crossword topic as well but thought I would ask the real expert music buffs as there seems to be a conflict of opinion with some for one answer and some for the...
17 down. Clue: In an excited way when dealing with notes (7). I have: A?I?A?O. The third letter is an I for India. It has to be AGITATO or ANIMATO but various definitions I have looked at are quite...
I used to love eating corn on the cob by gnawing the cobs with my front teeth; now alas, I have caps on them and I can no longer partake of this pleasure without the very real risk (and expense) of a...
I have often puzzled over the word "Gramercy". I have come across it on numerous occasions usually in the U.S.A. I have stayed in a Gramercy hotel in Washington D.C. and walked in a Gramercy...
Many years ago when I was nowt but a lad my Mother used to buy biscuits which were rectangular and had matchstick representations of sportsmen on them in relief. There were tennis players, athletes,...
52 across, clue: In IT. a word in a string of code which starts the operation of a computer programme (3). I have: R?N. Also 50 down, clue: Medieval guild of merchants (5). I have: H?N?E. Help please.
2 down, clue: Near disaster? Elaborate! (6) I have: ??N?T? Not 100% about the N. I thought ORNATE but why? 4down, clue: Dishearten (4). I have: ??N? Again, not sure about the N. 24 across, clue:...
Would someone with experience of the nomenclature of the terms of cooking fried eggs when ordering them in an American diner please let me in on the secret as I dread the moment when a waiter or more...