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Equity Release

Has anybody on AB gone through with equity release? There are plenty of websites about it, and I know there are two main ways to do it, but I've read many negative articles in many newspapers that...
00:02 Wed 04th Mar 202023 answers, last by alavahalf 13:30 Wed 04th Mar 2020
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Private Eye 671

6d Head is safer with full protection from this (7) Answer seems to be PARAPET, but I can't see any wordplay - is it just a description of what a parapet is?...
12:18 Wed 19th Feb 202012 answers, last by Telescoper 12:05 Wed 26th Feb 2020
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Where Was I?

What a shame. Since Sean Newsom took over setting this puzzle, he has ruined it with his oh-so-obvious clues, usually in the form of puns, which are totally unnecessary as the clues are meant to be in...
13:27 Sun 16th Feb 2020
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Caroline Flack - Confirmed

I think an earlier thread was pulled, but, sadly, her death has been confirmed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news...
19:21 Sat 15th Feb 202064 answers, last by TheDevil 16:21 Thu 20th Feb 2020
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Epic Browser

Chris, having seen your recommendation of Epic as a browser, I've tried to download it, but I have pressed 'Download now' twice now, all I get is a box in the bottom-left of my screen which says...
00:17 Sun 09th Feb 20205 answers, last by CrapAtCryptics 12:24 Sun 09th Feb 2020
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Shakespeare And Hathaway

Anyone else feel that the latest series so far is rather laboured and has lost its spark? Seems to be struggling to find decent storylines, too, though the camp assistant is just as annoying as...
23:45 Wed 05th Feb 20203 answers, last by Vicasso 10:22 Thu 06th Feb 2020
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Very Strange Indeed

There is exactly the same clue in today's Times prize crossword, and Telegraph prize crossword: Set to transmit commercial in Brazilian city (5) Doesn't feel like the same setter - the Times, as...
18:33 Sat 18th Jan 20203 answers, last by Spoffy 18:46 Sat 18th Jan 2020
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No Gong For Farage

Nada for poor Nige, but Ian Duncan Smith gets a knighthood, and Elton a Companion of Honour
23:42 Fri 27th Dec 201942 answers, last by THELOONYCORBYN 10:27 Sun 29th Dec 2019
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A Christmas Carol

Looked great (where were those locations?), well-directed, but what a pathetic, woeful script. I think all the praise for Peaky Blinders has gone to Steven Knight's head, and he thinks he can improve...
23:44 Sun 22nd Dec 201945 answers, last by islasmum 13:41 Thu 02nd Jan 2020
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Cats

I haven't been to the cinema for many years, but the reviews for the new film of Cats have been SO bad, I'm thinking of seeing for myself. It can't be that bad can it? Well, from the trailer I've seen...
00:32 Fri 20th Dec 201923 answers, last by hereIam 19:14 Fri 20th Dec 2019
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Detectorists

Does anyone else think that sentences of 10 and 8 years is excessive for stealing ancient coins? People get less than that for manslaughter or rape...
14:25 Fri 22nd Nov 201921 answers, last by davebro 06:44 Mon 25th Nov 2019
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Openoffice Underlining

I'm proofreading a long document and the person I'm doing it for would like to see the changes I make in red. Is there a way to underline changes after I've made them (which would be easier), or make...
23:55 Thu 07th Nov 20192 answers, last by brainiac 00:38 Fri 08th Nov 2019
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P P I Compensation

On the last day before claims were disallowed (28th August) I filled out the form on the website of the bank I had my mortgage with, on the offchance I had had PPI that I didn't know about. I have...
13:25 Sun 03rd Nov 20192 answers, last by brainiac 23:19 Sun 03rd Nov 2019
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Strictly Surprise

After a very lacklustre Halloween Special (why wasn't Bruno in fancy dress?), I sure wasn't expecting [i]that[i] couple to be voted out....!...
14:45 Sun 27th Oct 201931 answers, last by emmie 07:10 Mon 28th Oct 2019
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Hotmail/abp

Any ideas why ABP has suddenly stopped fully working on my Hotmail (large banner down right-hand side), but OK everywhere else?
23:28 Tue 22nd Oct 20195 answers, last by douglas9401 23:53 Tue 22nd Oct 2019
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Times 27,480

Seem to be lots of people needing help this morning, and I have one to add: Chap needing transport periodically when on breaks (6) The answer is JOHNNY but I've searched in vain for a parse....
12:17 Sat 12th Oct 20196 answers, last by Neveracrossword 13:15 Sat 12th Oct 2019
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Emmerdale Plot Holes

There are often plot holes in Emmerdale. The latest couple are what did Kerry and Amy do with the hard drive they trashed when they broke in to the Sharma factory; and what did Nate do with the stolen...
12:47 Fri 04th Oct 20194 answers, last by chelle7272 13:27 Fri 04th Oct 2019
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Private Eye 661

17a Boris colleague? Pack up (5) From what I have it has to be Truss, as in Lyn Truss - but truss doesn't really mean 'pack up'. Duff clue?...
13:15 Wed 02nd Oct 20193 answers, last by brainiac 13:21 Wed 02nd Oct 2019
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Better Things

Anyone else been watching this unusual, quirky series? Loved the ending of tonight's final episode of the season - would never have seen that coming! Well worth catching up with this if you haven't...
22:53 Wed 18th Sep 20193 answers, last by hc4361 08:16 Thu 19th Sep 2019
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Ppi Claim Deadline

The deadline for lodging a claim for PPI misselling is tomorrow, and having heard Martin Lewis on the radio today saying that just sending a query counts as starting a claim, I've just filled out a...
23:32 Wed 28th Aug 201912 answers, last by -SharonA- 10:35 Thu 29th Aug 2019

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