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...
Finished, I think. 23a Type of furniture leg dancers leap (8) C - B - I - L - I think it's CABRIOLE, but can't see the word play. 23d Gets away from ducks, perhaps? - L - D - S I can only think of...
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...
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...
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...
Unusually stuck on a few this morning .... 1a speed leafstalk absorbs it (8) ????r?t? 28a see old tree doctor (6) e??e? 29a episcopal dignity does not rreach end of large church (8) ???h?d?a 2d fired...
1 across, clue: Lost no time carrying rubbish to be dumped (8). I have: ???A?P?D, 2 down, clue: Footprints we produce, with a smile (5,4). I have ??O?S ?E?T. If 1 across is SCRAPPED then 2 down starts...
Many years ago I read a science fiction short story which was set on the planet Mercury and have forgotten the title and author and would like to read it again. The story was about a spaceship which...
How can one access the AnswerBank to see if there any answers to a question one has posted without having to go back to the site and finding ones original question?
How can one access the AnswerBank to see if there any answers to a question one has posted without having to go back to the site and finding ones original question? Answers used to be sent to my email...
1986 uk government treid to ban retired civil servants autobiography, need name of book. The government said it was economical with the truth. I've been Googling for ages with no joy!
Thanks...
All the answers are either carols or Christmas songs.
e.g. AIAM (4,2,1,6) ans. Away in a manger.
1). LFT (6,3,4)
2).FLB (4,6,5)
3). WCWBIB (4,6,3,4,2,9)
Help please....