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Duvet & Electric Blanket

We prefer to a duvet rather than blankets, but are thinking of an electric blanket to take the initial chill off the bed. Which is the best way? Under or over blanket? Not keen on removing blanket...
11:45 Thu 04th Dec 201410 answers, last by ac123 11:30 Fri 20th Feb 2015
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St Gk 1112 Am I Reading This Right?

The clue for 10d reads "A pretending to be another person (9)" which does not read correctly. The only solution I can find that might fit is "impostery"!...
10:49 Sun 16th Mar 20142 answers, last by AndyAS 14:48 Sun 16th Mar 2014
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When Is Hit Wicket Out?

Watching a match the other day & it got me thinking about hit wicket: a) Batsman plays a shot but treads on his wicket - obviously out. b) Ball goes through to keeper who shies at the stumps, batsman...
12:45 Mon 09th Dec 20134 answers, last by FredPuli43 14:36 Mon 09th Dec 2013
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Advice Please

I have a Kindle which is great for reading in normal daylight, however it is not so good in artificial light & it annoys my wife when I have the bedside lamp on & she is trying to sleep. She has a...
12:56 Sat 30th Nov 20133 answers, last by woofas 09:43 Sat 07th Dec 2013
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St Gk 1087

Last one! 14a South African antelope (6) I have I?y?l? surely should be Impala but 5d is Ylang Ylang. What is wrong?
10:07 Sun 22nd Sep 20131 answer, last by trixilator 10:11 Sun 22nd Sep 2013
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Building Society Cheques

I am about to sell my car & I have asked for a Building Society Cheque or Banker's Draft payable to me. I understood that this method was a guarantee of payment clearance but now am not so sure?...
11:15 Sun 25th Aug 20135 answers, last by Peter Pedant 20:37 Sun 25th Aug 2013
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Sun Tel Gk 1082

If 5d is Anglo Saxon & 6d is Storksbill, what on earth is 12a o?k Informal word for boor or lout?...
09:02 Sun 18th Aug 20134 answers, last by dannyk13 09:06 Sun 18th Aug 2013
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Sunday Telegraph General Knowledge (GK) 1041 Sunday November 4th 2012

25a Depending on the circumstances: ?a ?h? n?s? m?y ?e Cannot believe that I cannot see this one!!
10:25 Sun 04th Nov 20127 answers, last by dannyk13 10:52 Sun 04th Nov 2012
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Shandy

My wife claims to have been sent as a child in Birmingham to an outdoor for a "stick & three" which she believes was a shandy! A new one on me! Any ideas???...
11:08 Mon 30th Jan 20121 answer, last by Old_Geezer 12:12 Mon 30th Jan 2012
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Whiter than white?

My wife has just bought a deodorant which claims "invisible white marks". If they are invisible, how do we know that they are white???
12:36 Sat 21st Jan 20125 answers, last by LisnaGoss 13:26 Tue 16th Oct 2012
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The Wright Stuff

What has happened to The Wright Stuff & The Wright Stuff Extra? It is still on the schedules but has not been shown this week.
09:09 Thu 11th Aug 20114 answers, last by netibiza 14:16 Thu 11th Aug 2011
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ST GK 977

Not easy this week! 3d Swedish city, thought Malmo but have M?L?E Is 10a Telegram right? 21a Word for scraping noise ?c?o?? 22d Intellectually pretentious ??e?d...
09:49 Sun 07th Aug 20113 answers, last by singed-cat 09:51 Sun 07th Aug 2011
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A Real Brain Teaser

I came across this puzzle in a 1951 Meccano magazine - aimed at young lads, and have been struggling to crack it for a few days. It is a long multiplication in code: XYZA mult by BC equals XYZA (times...
10:23 Mon 30th May 20113 answers, last by woofas 10:37 Mon 30th May 2011
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Alum supplies

I am looking for some Alum for general use around the house - fixing dye colours. Any ideas on general suppliers, ie any that do not charge a bomb for postage?
15:42 Mon 23rd May 20111 answer, last by buildersmate 20:38 Mon 23rd May 2011
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ST GK965

3d Unit for measuring volumetric rate of flow c?m?c I thought it was litres/sec!
10:06 Sun 15th May 20112 answers, last by Lie-in King 10:07 Sun 15th May 2011
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ST GK 957

3d Restrain by means of an hibitory writ(7) I have i?j?n?t but cannot come up with a word.
10:43 Sun 20th Mar 20112 answers, last by factor30 10:45 Sun 20th Mar 2011
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ST GK No 951

21a ?o?a?i one from NE African country? Looks like Sudani, but this would make Mason Jar wrong!
10:46 Sun 06th Feb 20114 answers, last by woofas 10:59 Sun 06th Feb 2011
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Wrong side of a rainbow?

All my life, I have always seen a rainbow on my other side relative to the sun - if the sun was in the west, the rainbow in the east. The other morning with the sun low in the eastern sky, the...
12:38 Wed 08th Dec 20101 answer, last by heathfield 17:24 Wed 08th Dec 2010
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Well I'll go to Stoke

This was a favourite expression of my mother when something surprised her. Anyone else heard this or can suggest the origin? My mother grew up in Lichfield if that has any bearing.
11:10 Thu 09th Sep 20105 answers, last by fredpuli47 20:26 Fri 10th Sep 2010
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Sun Tel GK919

Last one. 24d Evil demon in Arabian mythology (5) A?R?T...
09:58 Sun 27th Jun 20103 answers, last by Colin_L 10:03 Sun 27th Jun 2010

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