I'm not too sure whether this is the correct forum but it seems the closest I can find. I recently had a new mobile phone from Virgin. At apparently completely random intervals, it gives two double...
13A Capuchin monkey reported to be tailless here. I have ??I. Yes, it's a three letter word and I have no idea. 1D Heard first class marks for grasses. I have A?F?? and the last letter is the first...
Does anyone know whether The Telegraph and The Observer will be publishing special Crosswords on December 23/24/31? The Times and The Sunday Times usually do but I am not sure about the others....
I think I am missing something here. This puzzle has the usual devious clues but 22D reads "Brilliant, receiving silver (1,4)" As I have A?A?E the obvious answer appears to be "AGATE" but this is 5,...
I have two aubergine plants in the greenhouse and they are losing their colour. Instead of being well, aubergine colour, they are going green. They have also been attacked by (probably) snails. Are...
Stuck on three: 13a: Elgar piece - see! - in arrangement for piano. P?L?N?E 29a: Elgar's favourite on violin or clarinet. R?E? It looks like "REED" which figures with "clarinet" but not violin 17d:...
I am completely stumped with th NE corner. 1A: Letters carried by KLM? Yes and no. I have A???A???. The third letter could be P so it could be ALPHABET but if it is I have no idea why. 14A: Group...
I am completely beaten on this one. I have ROTCONERH and the only thing I can make out of it is "HOT CORNER" which, if it is a TV show, is new to me. Any ideas would be gratefull received....
10A A couple of guys and I shot a singer in NY. I have C?A?M?N. The obvious answer would be "CHAPMAN" but why? 14A Short of millions, one retiring star. I have M?N?S. 20A When gulping half of water...
19A: They're high up in their support jobs abroad. I have S?E?P?S and I assume that the answer is "Steppes" but I can't parse it. Any help would be gratefully received....
I am researching some of my ancestors who emigrated to Australia in the 1920's. Does anyone have any idea how long the journey would take, and what third class conditions would be like? I am imagining...
There are 3 Vinyl albums that I had which I would now like to buy as CDs. Can anyone give me any idea if they are avaiable ? The first two, the titles of which escape me, was of (1)Gregorian chant...
We've finished the crossword but there is one clue I cannot parse: 24A: Start of reflection in moment about ashes. The answer is "CINDERS" (The checked letters are C?N?E?S) and I reckon that the "in"...
I am completely stuck with 1D. " Rug's taken up - child tipped over jar." I have seen the reference to "SOIGNEE" as the answer but I can't see what that has to do with anything and the last letter...