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Internet Uploads

What comprises uploads in internet usage? On one day recently my upload usage jumped from my usual, negligible, amount to around 1750 Mb - a lot for me. Uploads do not count in my internet allowance,...
09:55 Sun 24th Jul 20165 answers, last by jocon 10:18 Sun 24th Jul 2016
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Times 26382

12 ac - Crooked servicemen taken in charge - I have "indirect" but cant see why. Help needed....
10:13 Sun 10th Apr 20163 answers, last by scorpiojo 11:13 Sun 10th Apr 2016
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Freesat Hard Disc Records

I have a Humax Freesat box with several hours of programmes recorded on it's hard disc. I am moving to a new address that has no satellite dish connection (as yet) - can I view these recorded items...
03:47 Mon 18th Jan 20163 answers, last by jocon 23:29 Fri 05th Feb 2016
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Logitech Speakers

I recently moved address and am now re-setting up my desktop. I have Logitech 220 2.1 speakers for my PC - the two speakers each have a cable that join to end in one headphone L shaped jack (colour...
03:06 Mon 01st Feb 20168 answers, last by Old_Geezer 19:07 Tue 02nd Feb 2016
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Set Day/date On Wrist Watch

Two queries really - at what time of day does the mechanism start to change the day/date on a watch, and what is the best time to set the actual details? For the past couple of weeks my watch keeps...
12:17 Sat 31st Oct 20154 answers, last by jocon 14:24 Sun 01st Nov 2015
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Daily Telegraph 27857

Cannot get 20dn - "'Pet' teacher in college where the law is taught" - presume it is Leiden (University) but cannot fit that with clue. Help appreciated....
10:29 Mon 20th Jul 20155 answers, last by jocon 10:55 Mon 20th Jul 2015
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Indy On Sunday 1312

Completely stuck - 3d: Landlord, large foreign character interrupting order. (2 6). I have "a? m?r?a?" but must have something wrong - help appreciated....
11:30 Tue 14th Apr 20153 answers, last by jocon 11:40 Tue 14th Apr 2015
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Twins' Birth Records

I have twin ancestors - female, born 1831 in London. Would there be any reference to their twin relationship in parish or other birth records?...
10:57 Tue 07th Apr 20159 answers, last by DJHawkes 12:25 Sat 11th Apr 2015
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Baptism And Marriage

An ancestor was baptised in June 1895 - aged 29 - and married on Christmas Day of the same year. I was puzzled by the adult baptism, but someone suggested that she may have been baptised to allow her...
18:07 Tue 07th Oct 201418 answers, last by Segilla 02:53 Wed 15th Oct 2014
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Mephisto 2791

Stuck on 9d - Corps going across live rails - I have "so?es" - I see the ss bit, but can't fit the rest. Help appreciated....
17:57 Tue 25th Feb 20143 answers, last by scorpiojo 18:43 Tue 25th Feb 2014
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Mephisto 2784

18 ac- "A second short communication - this person's enthralled" (2 words). I have: "no time" - ("stown" for 5d) but cannot fathom the clue - help needed....
13:41 Wed 08th Jan 20142 answers, last by jocon 14:30 Wed 08th Jan 2014
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Sunday Times 4570

struggling with 6 down fruit for sir humphrey,8 and 7 letters.
12:57 Sun 29th Dec 201311 answers, last by jocon 08:57 Mon 30th Dec 2013
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Mephisto 2764

Need help with 6ac - "Bring back pressure in exercise" - I have "?hit ?p". (I hope it's not what I suspect)....
16:48 Tue 20th Aug 20133 answers, last by kayakamina 18:02 Tue 20th Aug 2013
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Mephisto 2757

17 ac - "Aussie on sheep farm surer to work" - I have "royster" (Roy = Aussie) but I don't see how that fits the rest of the clue. Help needed....
20:52 Mon 01st Jul 20133 answers, last by jocon 23:18 Mon 01st Jul 2013
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Audio Recording To Sd Card

I just noticed that there is a Roberts radio with recording to sd card capability. Does anyone know what size/capacity of card would accommodate, say, 2 hours of recording time? I have used cassette...
10:05 Sat 15th Jun 20133 answers, last by jocon 13:01 Sun 16th Jun 2013
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Mephisto 2754

14ac - "A bit of mutton and trifle no longer popular in the East End?" (5) - is it GIGot or JIGot? I prefer jigot, but they both mean the same thing and I can't get the trifle reference. Help needed....
20:34 Wed 12th Jun 20134 answers, last by jocon 10:30 Thu 13th Jun 2013
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Times Saturday

15d Old couple leading people helping process (9) O?E?A?I?N Can only be OPERATION. Could someone explain the parsing, please?
10:29 Sat 25th May 20133 answers, last by jocon 08:23 Mon 27th May 2013
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Times 25484

15d - 'Old couple leading people helping process' - must be 'operation' but doesn't really fit the clue. Clarification needed.
08:02 Mon 27th May 20133 answers, last by emeritus 08:20 Mon 27th May 2013
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Times Jumbo 1034

43d "What some snakes did, being disconcerted?" (7) - I have "A-T-L-D", but something must be wrong. Help needed....
09:13 Mon 06th May 20132 answers, last by jocon 09:36 Mon 06th May 2013
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Cryptic Jumbo 1033

46d - Cricket team captain finally bursting for one win (7). I have "England" but other than the cricket team reference cannot fathom why. Explanation appreciated....
11:08 Mon 29th Apr 20132 answers, last by jocon 11:35 Mon 29th Apr 2013

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