When did we adopt Nan instead of Gran? My partner is quite touchy about it, she prefers to be called Nan or Nanny instead of Gran or Granny, and if anyone calls her Gran she hates it, she said it... ...
I am trying to get the car mechanic who repaired the leaking radiator on my car and fitted a new hose and water pump to send me his invoice plus copies of the receipts for the pump and hose. I... ...
Is it acceptable for people to ask for help with prize crosswords? If they can't solve a clue, don't you think they should refrain from entering? Surely any prize should go to someone who can actually...
I am trying to recall the title of a book I remember reading as a boy. It was set in a public school and I think the main character's name was Teddy. There was definitely a boy in it nicknamed "The...
I have a sports competition where each player has to play 5 matches against different opponents. I have 14 players which means a total of 35 matches (I think). So I need a list of 35 unique random...
Two weeks ago today, I overstayed in a supermarket car park. I didnt get a ticket but I don't know and didn't notice whether there was an ANPR system in place. If there was do you think I would have...
Today my GP referred me for a knee X-Ray. The hospital staff said he will have the results in three weeks. Why so long? I'd have thought that these days it could be e-mailed almost immediately.
For the last week I have not been able to stop thinking about a girl I used to know. We had a brief relationship in 1974 when we were teenagers and I adored her with the intensity which is only...
15A - Greene's eponymous ruler (9) I have ?L?H?N?U?
18A - Albert's man, his fate creating Christmas work for China (9) I have ?I???E?O?
16D - Gothic stepdame in unseemly rush (8) I have ???M?E?E...
If I employ a self-employed tradesman to do some work at height on my house (gable end above the height of the upper windows - about 20-30 feet up) and he uses a ladder instead of scaffolding, would I...
I have been inside a relationship with same girl for around 10months now and she's a smoker. I ask her to prevent smoking 8 weeks ago and she or he stopped. But she recently acquired the bad habit...
It's that time again. The last one has vanished from the latest posts. So I'll begin a new one. You just follow the last lyric or song as near as you can. Enjoy yourselves and play nice. Cupid 04.xx...
stuck on 2 today unusally - 20 down - makes show up on stage - No pressure! COMES ?? and 20 Across cry about welcoming less than desirable types ???N?E?R?S The second letter depends on the last letter...