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Dishwashers

Sister wants a dishwasher 'to save all that pan scrubbing'. Told her it doesn't in fact save all that scrubbing, and that you have to do all that scrubbing before putting pots and pans into it, or at...

237SJ

Mary Quant

I went to the Mary Quant exhibition at the V&A today. Her designs were a bit before my time but I remember the daisy emblem on her make up. That got my sister and I trying to remember make up brands...

spathiphyllum

Have You Been #deniedmyvote?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/european-elections-eu-citizens-polling-card-station-vote-a8927016.html...

Cloverjo

Years And Years

Has anyone started watching this new series? I read previews of it and thought sounded good, but having watched about ten minutes of the first episode I’m not so sure. Is it worth continuing with?...

Bigbad

Good Acting.

I often see posts on AB where someone is described as being a good actor/actress. I’m curious as to what you think makes them good. I just think they are doing their job, and I can only think of 3...

gasconne

Azed 2448

AZED nearly finished but have a couple of questions. If 22a is Wheedle, how does this parse? Have no answer for 24a. Any help much appreciated....

racoony

I Cryptic

Please help with 1 down.Clue is: Bird to enjoy bath,marine animals not having left up front.3,7 letters.I have ?E? S?A???W. Any explanation of the parsing would also be appreciated.Many thanks.

neversaydie

Speccie

Any help please for the" stickman" given by ?nt?l?o?at? Exhausted Thanks...

shaneystar2

Guardian Genius

This a crossword where you have to change a letter ending up with a real word. The changers are "men". In this case chess men . I'm stuck on 26a ...........legendary man making a great impression? (7)...

Viridiana

Private Eye Crossword 650

Private Eye 650 Overturning fast car with one shows bottle, maybe. 8 letters ?R???A?E any help or ideas would be appreciated. I am not sure of the letters....

anotheoldgit

Should Fraud Victims Expect A Refund?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6965155/Fraud-victims-NOT-expect-refund-says-RBS-boss.html We are constantly encouraged to use on-line banking, but many are becoming victims of fraud, and the...

pomona

Genius 190

1a Bishop quickly photographs church interior (7) ?C?N??? 10a Name of situation where solutions might be wrongly alcohol-free (6) ?N?R??...

MalcVo

Spectator Entries

How many entries does the magazine receive each week? I accept it must vary greatly due to the range of difficulty depending on the setter but what are the chances of scooping a prize? Or, are we just...

Hopkirk

Food Banks

I've just been to Waitrose. The food bank donation box was filled with Easter eggs. Do they actually want these? Perhaps someone should put some packets of fags in too....

youngmafbog

And He's Off

Go 'Sir' Nigel https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6914049/Farage-vows-fightback-against-establishment-betrayal-Brexit.html...

yellow11

Spec2403

1a acknowledged 500 vatu due 6 ??O??? 5a raptors seek rats chandler set free 8 ???E???? 10a seabird collecting books about one uk fleet?no way! 14,four words ??T??????N???? 19a lass interrupts stock...

ladybirder

If You Care About Our Birds And Wildlife Please Sign This Petition.

Make 'netting' hedgerows to prevent birds from nesting a criminal offence. They need all the help we can give them given the awful decline in the number of birds over the years. Thank you....

DeeLicious

Line Of Duty New Series

From AC12 to PC12 - typical BBC. Also a tediously difficult storyline. What did you think?

-SharonA-

Eu Settlement

For anyone worried about staying here after Brexit, checkout link: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/applying-for-settled-status...

FoxLee2

How Long Does The Inoculation For Mumps Last

I saw an item on This Morning about a 40 years old woman who had contracted mumps while on holiday, presumably from a child at the resort who hadn't been inoculated. She was up in arms about children...

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