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Poem by Alan Sillitoe

I've lost my copy of "Falling out of Love and other poems" by Alan Sillitoe and have been searching in vain for a print-out of the poem concerning the poet's reaction to someone about to...

seekeerz

FAO - The KM Linkers

Here are today's shaded questions for you - 12a "Here's neither bush nor shrub to bear off any weather at all, and another ----- brewing" The Tempest, Act Two, Scene 2 [5] 18a Extremely...

flicrat

Is anyone out there?

Is there any point in answering queries if they were posted a day or two earlier? If there is no response to the answers, does that mean the questioner has lost interest and given up? I wonder if...

woodelf

Emily Bronte

Who has written the best biography of Emily Bronte? Ta Muchly.

SpikieMikie

Capital C or not capital c ? or can some explain comas

In the sentence; "However, the county's industrial heritage, the demographic of the county's population and a long-held reputation for having a thriving night-time economy, can perhaps help explain...

zuzazak

best vinaigrette recipes

my friend has just allowed me to try her special vinaigrette. It is perhaps the best vinaigrette i have ever tasted (very gentle and smooth) but she will not give me the recipe as it has been passed...

azassabi

The Kite Runner

Is The Kite Runner really a great work or its fame was politically motivated as it has been written in line with US policy in Afghanistan?

Branocophile

The tail of the Blackbird

Can blackbirds regrow their tails if they lose them? The poor little fella hopping round our garden this month can fly, but seems to be having problems with steering. Can we hope for improvements as...

Branocophile

Beatles song in a film?

What was the film where four cartoon characters of crows on a telegraph wire with the voices of the Beatles said 'What do you want to do?' 'No What do you want to do....?'

Branocophile

Guardian 24,544

Help with the one left, please. Then I can sleep easy. 10down. "What Aussie swagmen do to obey Jesus' instruction?" (John.5:8) (4,3,6) I have: H_M_ / T_E / _L_E_ Hump the Sleep???? (For 'Take up thy...

Branocophile

Children's Illustrated Books

We're trying to locate a children's picture book from the late 1950s or very early '60s. It's a story of a postman who gets fed up of delivering mail and starts making strawberry ice-cream which is so...

Branocophile

Guardian Cryptic 24,365 Today

Help with last one please 13across 'Token of love interrupting part of service:touching' (6) _ O _ _ _ N And what on earth does RHUMB (answer to 6down) mean? Thanks

Annie K

Sat tel GK

Help please Squid in Mediterranean cookery It's the last one and my search engine has failed. Thanks

Branocophile

Guardian 24349 Paul

Finished and posted but can't see why 17across "Piece of cake pressing black flower is TUBER. Pretty sure the T,B &R are correct. So TUBER, TIBER, TABOR can think of no more!! Thanks if you can...

sambro

barm cake

since when as a barm cake been known as a muffin? I went to a rare visit to the chippy last week and asked for a chip barm cake,i was asked do you mean a chip muffin? no i said, a muffin is a sweet...

oap

Gilbert Harding

Where did Gilbert Harding become Christine Keeler?

Branocophile

Crossword

Guardian 24,338. 2dwn: "A second son for the prophet" (4) I think : L _ O _ If my 1 across and 9 across are right. I know answers come tomorrow but it would be nice to end the day not bothered about...