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Broadband Speed

Can anyone tell me how to check my broadband speed. Have recently had fibre -optic cabling installed in place of copper and despite BT insistence that it would improve my broadband speed my computer...

FIN3STON

Botanical name please

What is the botinical name for the himalayan poppy

IdontBelieveIt

This won't catch on

will it? just browsing through the channels and saw this plonker on 5 http://www.dailymail....tml?ito=feeds-newsxml Would any male ABers consider having this done?...

frances1958

rte 35

Stuck on a few this week 8a lead in the firstof twenty-nie or more -l-e 28a how to be caught on the wing 10 -u---a---- and 5d its utterly in the extremes if correct i the way you are going 9 -o-e-i-h-...

Steve.5

Smoking stigma .

Just bumped into an old mate of mine who I haven`t seen for years. He seems to have developed a self conscience guilt about smoking outside the pub. He is of the opinion that passers by look on the...

IdontBelieveIt

Chips

What a brilliant invention. have you ever wondered who invented them?...

SwerBan

Daily Telegraph Cryptic 26637 Monday August 22nd 2011

24a - Make one's name as a writer (4) My last one - help - hate these 4 letter solutions! Thanks in advance....

the old mill

Sunday Express crosword.

18d IN TENNIS, A WINNING STROKE HIT OUTSIDE AN OPPONENENT`S REACH. (7-4) (??S??N?-?H??) 2F 22D DUMPLINGS MADE OF Pieces semolina pasta or potato,used to garnish soup or sered alone with G?o?c?i) 23d...

wallykins

telegraph 26636

if 3d is sophism then 1a is T-s-s- most knowing old comedian on street (6) Any help most appreciated

lorus

RTE 35 Monday August 22nd 2011

15/25a Tough luck ! As commiserated from Jerry to Tom (4,6) 1d Poem _____ _____ (5,5) 7d Best drummer to have played with Fab Four (4) 16d Gabriel and Mario, namely rock on sets madly (10 )...

kanewkn

sunday life

15d Gets over lifes burdens(7) ??o?s?s

nanny01

Bare Bones

any help with 2dwn.Dog taking case to yard(5)9ac.Oddly I seem able to take in hairstyle thats possible to get through.(13).Made a complete hash of this today!!!!

nanny01

Bare Bones

I am really foxed today on 2d.dog taking case to yard (5)4d.a spectator I surprised with cinema feature,(2 words)9ac.Oddly I seem able to take in hairstyle that's possible to get through.10ac.Prey...

marg14a

Dm Mon

1d Start climbing over Dukes old military shelter ??S?U?O (7) and 1a In a cnsiderate way, but completely behind time ??O?G??????? (12) - thanks

mossief1965

The Mail on Sunday Cryptic Monday August 22nd 2011

Copying two notes about a monarch (9) M_M_C_I_G Is a ring given to a woman (8) I_A_ _ _L_ Capital song-writer (6) _ _ _L_N Important part of stone hospital (4) _I_H...