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Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4998 Sunday March 13Th 2022

We've finished the crossword (we think) but can't parse two of the answers: 6d: Overturned soil packs empty ditches (5) D?M?S. It looks like "DUMPS" and I can see where the "D" and the"S" come from...
18:44 Mon 14th Mar 20223 answers, last by RocW 13:51 Tue 15th Mar 2022
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Detox Foot Patch

I've just received a sample of one of these. The instruction is to attach it to the sole of one foot overnight. In the morning, the patch will have turned black, proving that it has drawn toxins out...
13:25 Mon 21st Feb 20227 answers, last by Atheist 21:15 Tue 22nd Feb 2022
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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1540 Saturday February 5Th 2022

9d: Seek new, unusual lines for organ part. (4,5) I have K?E? S?E?L. Any ideas would be appreciated. It looks like KEEN SWELL or KNEE SWELL but neither of those make sense to me.
13:46 Sun 13th Feb 20224 answers, last by Lie-in King 15:42 Sun 13th Feb 2022
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Anytime Xl-013 Stopwatch

I know it's hardly high-tech but can any kind soul out there tell me how to stop it beeping every hour? All answers gratefully received. It's driving us mad!
13:36 Sun 13th Feb 20223 answers, last by RocW 15:37 Sun 13th Feb 2022
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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1536 Saturday January 8Th 2022

There are no questions in here so I must be oarticularly dumb today. Enlightenment would be gratefully received. 9d: Singer grasping piano composition in class(6). I have T?P?O? 20D:Lesbian character...
12:40 Sat 15th Jan 20224 answers, last by RocW 13:17 Sat 15th Jan 2022
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Saturday Times Prize Crossword Jumbo 1534 Saturday January 1St 2022

16a: Doctor going over Lake Poet's early life (8).I have G?R?H?O?. I'm sure that the answer is "GIRLHOOD" but I have no idea how it works.Any enlightenment would be welcome....
12:33 Mon 03rd Jan 20224 answers, last by RocW 12:50 Mon 03rd Jan 2022
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Private Eye 718

I've managed everything, including the quote, except two crossing answers: 19a:Pull back balls to reveal cheap drink (3-3) and 20d: City used by senator on tour (7). I have ?U?R?? and ??R?N?O...
18:06 Tue 28th Dec 20216 answers, last by Mamyalynne 18:34 Tue 28th Dec 2021
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Re My Earlier Question

Apologies for typo
13:45 Sat 04th Dec 20213 answers, last by Barsel 15:07 Sat 04th Dec 2021
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Sainsburry's On Line (Or Not!)

I have been trying to log on to Sainsbury's on line since 0730 today and have consistently been given a 403 error message saying inter alia that there could be too much traffic for their server to...
13:44 Sat 04th Dec 20213 answers, last by RocW 15:04 Sat 04th Dec 2021
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Dead Birds

We feed the birds in our garden twice a day and they are constantly in the garden. No particularly exciting species, just the usual urban varieties: sparrows, starlings, pigeons, a dove, goldfinches,...
10:52 Mon 11th Oct 20216 answers, last by Chipchopper 07:40 Wed 13th Oct 2021
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Hp Colour Laserjet Cartridges

Some time ago I bought 4 OEM toner cartridges for my HP Colour Lasrjet ProM254dw. i tried to install them this week only to find that the printer refuses to recognise them. it appears that HP...
10:41 Mon 11th Oct 20212 answers, last by chelle7272 13:03 Mon 11th Oct 2021
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Communication With Boots

For the last few days i have been tring to place an order online with Boots. I think they are running their website on a ZX81 because their response time is that of a tortoise on valium. i've tried...
15:31 Mon 04th Oct 202110 answers, last by Hymie 21:00 Mon 04th Oct 2021
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The Week 1276 Saturday September 4Th 2021

2D: Fish and starter of Italian prosciutto twice returned (4-4). Any ideas gratefully received
10:39 Tue 07th Sep 20212 answers, last by RocW 11:21 Tue 07th Sep 2021
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Hudl Downloads

My wife's HUDL keeps telling her that she needs to remove some of her downloads. It's right but neither of us has the vaguest idea how to do it. If we look in her downloads there are lots of them but...
11:51 Sun 11th Jul 20213 answers, last by barry1010 13:09 Sun 11th Jul 2021
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Times Crossword Club

Is anyone else having trouble accessing this site? Since Sunday morning, every time I try to log on i get the 403 error message.
10:00 Tue 15th Jun 2021
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Fennel

Has anyone noticed that fennel does not have any flavour any more? We've bought fennel from just about every supermarket and it has no taste whatsoever. Is it worth growing it yourself?
14:35 Tue 04th May 202118 answers, last by diddlydo 21:47 Thu 06th May 2021
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M&S Daffodils

This probably goes down as stupid question of the year but I am going to ask anyway. Some time during w/c 05/04/2021 my neighbour bought us some daffodils from M&S Imperial Park Bristol. They were...
16:17 Mon 19th Apr 20219 answers, last by Buenchico 16:42 Mon 19th Apr 2021
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Cat Droppings In Garden - Supplementary

Many thanks to everyone who replied to my earlier question. I have put mesh down on the raised beds and it seems to have done the trick. However, when I want to grow plants in the raised beds the mesh...
12:52 Thu 04th Mar 20212 answers, last by TonyV 19:35 Thu 04th Mar 2021
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Cat Droppings In Garden

There was an article in The Times last week talking about having a wormery in which you put dog droppings and the worms turn it into garden compost/plant food. It implied that this could not be used...
18:48 Wed 27th Jan 20218 answers, last by aelmpvw 12:47 Thu 28th Jan 2021
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The Week 1231

Is there some sort of theme going on here? The word "second" appears twice in the answers and five times in the clues. Is Tim Moorey trying to tell us something?...
11:48 Mon 19th Oct 2020

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