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Identity Of A Jack Reacher Novel

Can anyone help me to identify a Jack Reacher novel which is set in the past in which he helps his brother to escape from an U.S. army base where he has been falsely accused of a crime he did nor...
11:44 Mon 30th Jan 20239 answers, last by Vimto 10:42 Tue 31st Jan 2023
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How Do You Improve The Working Of A Swiss Army Penknife?

I have had a Swiss Army penknife for some years and the blades and other tools attached to it are so very difficult to open, very, very stiff. I have tried oil and WD40 without result. It seems the...
16:09 Wed 09th Nov 20223 answers, last by Khandro 16:30 Wed 09th Nov 2022
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Is Tippex Or Altered Corrections Valid For Crossword Entries?

Simply that: when I attempt to solve a crossword I intend to submit for a prize I make a copy, try to solve it using the copy and when I consider it is correct and complete I transfer it on to the...
07:45 Mon 22nd Aug 20225 answers, last by novalis 08:25 Mon 22nd Aug 2022
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Metallurgists Wanted. The Effect Of Aluminium Cans On A Cast Iron Fire Grate?

I have an open fire in my lounge with a cast iron fire gate in which the fire burns. I noticed some years ago that empty aluminium cans when put on the hot embers of a coal fire degrade, the can,...
11:36 Sun 20th Feb 202216 answers, last by Gizmonster 23:58 Sun 20th Feb 2022
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Lease Help Me In Finding A "Drama Documentary" Entitled "The Lcan Anyone Post Honour Of Christopher Jeffries"

Can anyone please help me in finding a "Drama documentary" entitled "The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries". It's about a man in Bristol falsely accused of murdering a young female tenant of his. It...
10:44 Thu 27th Jan 20226 answers, last by Peter Pedant 16:13 Fri 28th Jan 2022
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Where Can I Find Strong Ginger Flavoured Ginger Biscuits?

I have recently tried a packet of Sainsbury's Ginger biscuits and found them fairly bland with none of the "punch" that Ginger biscuits used to have. Can anyone please inform me of where I can obtain...
11:25 Sun 24th Oct 202113 answers, last by jennyjoan 18:14 Wed 27th Oct 2021
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When Did Preston North End Beat Blackburn Rovers 5-3 At Deepdale.

When I was a young man I recall going to Deepdale to watch Preston North End play Blackburn Rovers. Preston won 5-3. I remember Tom Finney was playing for Preston and Bryan Douglas for Blackburn. Can...
13:59 Thu 27th May 20214 answers, last by piggynose 20:50 Thu 27th May 2021
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Herculis Link Words

Can any kind person give me the link words for this weekends Herculis crosswords please?
10:04 Mon 24th May 20213 answers, last by Vimto 12:24 Mon 24th May 2021
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Jig Weasels.

When I was young and I was likely to be late for anything my Mother used to say to me; "come on and jig weasels." It meant I had to hurry up. Does anyone know where this expression originated?...
10:22 Sat 24th Apr 20212 answers, last by Canary42 12:06 Sat 24th Apr 2021
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Herculis Crossword

Could some kind person please give me the four Herculis linkwords from the Giant GK Crossword in the Daily Telegraph of Saturday December 19th.
10:40 Thu 24th Dec 20203 answers, last by Vimto 11:06 Thu 24th Dec 2020
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Herculis Crossword

Could anyone please give the passwords on Saturday's Daily Telegraph (Saturday Sept. 26th) that go with yesterday's Herculis crossword.?...
06:14 Tue 29th Sep 202010 answers, last by dannyk13 09:19 Tue 29th Sep 2020
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Herculis Code Words

Could anyone please give the passwords on yesterday's Daily Telegraph (Saturday Sept. 5th) that go with tomorrow's Monday Herculis crossword.? I didn't receive my copy owing to some "issues" at some...
08:59 Sun 06th Sep 20201 answer, last by Anneyelland 10:20 Sun 06th Sep 2020
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An Unknown Dish From Egypt.

A few years ago I took a pleasure cruise on the river Nile through the capital Cairo. In this surprisingly beautiful city from the river we steamed though the heart of it past magnificent old...
10:08 Sun 16th Aug 202024 answers, last by puzzled54 08:43 Thu 20th Aug 2020
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Puzzle Question!

I've been asked this: "True or false - There is a cashpoint on every street in Leicester." Maybe cryptic or other. Anyone any ideas....
17:49 Tue 23rd Jun 20205 answers, last by bookbinder 18:26 Tue 23rd Jun 2020
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How Does One Acquire The Nickname "Camel"?

A lady of means has told me that she gained the nickname "camel" when a young girl at boarding school and has challenged me to attempt to work just why she should have become so known. I realise this...
05:22 Thu 18th Jun 202020 answers, last by Tilly2 16:14 Sun 21st Jun 2020
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Sherlock Holmes

I have just finished reading "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", a collection of short story pastiches collected and introduced by Richard Lancelyn Green and published by Penguin in 1985. In...
09:14 Fri 03rd Apr 20206 answers, last by johnny.5 05:00 Mon 27th Apr 2020
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Recordings Finishing Before End Of Programme.

I am experiencing a most irritable symptom on my television recordings. When I record a programme, especially sports and snooker is the worst culprit it often occurs that although setting for the...
14:06 Tue 03rd Mar 20205 answers, last by Tuvok 13:45 Wed 04th Mar 2020
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A Question Of Grammar.

Is the phrase "a whim of the moment" a valid remark or is it tautology? Please advise....
07:26 Fri 10th Jan 20204 answers, last by dannyk13 09:24 Fri 10th Jan 2020
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Vocabulary

Can anyone give a word that describes a person who takes delight in not knowing something that most people would know. e.g. First person, "I hear Elvis Presley has died". Second person, "Never heard...
17:05 Thu 09th Jan 20205 answers, last by geevo41 17:23 Thu 09th Jan 2020

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