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Scottish Dictionary?

Is there such a thing as an online or physical dictionary of Scottish slang words, dialectal terms etc as there seems to have been an increase in the use of such words in crosswords, and not just... ...

GlenB

Notice Of Intended Prosecution.

I have received a note from the post office that a letter is being held for me that has not had postage paid and is available for collection on payment of £1.10 I haven't yet called at the post... ...

Bernie

Locale

24a.A real gamble for Inspector Clouseau(4,2,3,4) s??? i? ??? ???? 10a. Burnet, charcoal,ebony(4) no letters 7a. Historic lamour mystery(7)no letters. 13a. Positive discrimination(11)???????t?sm Many...

Radley

Dingbats

"I don't like the mets" This is a dingbat. Thanks for any help....

Techie57

Quiz- Place Name - ‘Ugg - Literally Pronounced The Place Of A Famous Meeting, I Presume (5)

Place of historical or geographical global event ‘Ugg - literally pronounced the place of a famous meeting, I presume (5)...

Bert45

What's A Competition?

After almost every advertising break on 'This Morning' and a couple of other ITV daytime shows, they announce, 'It's competition time!' But it's not a competition.; there is no element of competition...

choux

For Thecorbyloon

I have missed your posts over the last month. I know there has been regular activity on your profile but hope you are ok :)

Canary42

A Smashing Piece Of Artwork - Dogged By Misfortune

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64695059...

ToraToraTora

Ok Today I'm Looking For Songs.....

.....with a word of at least 5 letters from the only fools theme tune, either half. https://genius.com/John-sullivan-only-fools-and-horses-theme-song-lyrics here's a starter;...

Tarser

Warranty On A Boiler

My boiler' warranty expires on the 23rd February 2023. It broke down and leaked in early February. An engineer came out to inspect it on 8th February. It needs some major expensive parts but the...

EEZABLADE32

Resizing Pictures

Can remember a time when it was easy peasy to resize pictures, especially for input to Ebay and Gumtree. Now the function seems to have gone. Is there anyway of doing it on Windows 11? Thx...

Bert45

Are You Watching "Warship"?

I hadn't watched it until tonight. I saw several F-35s taking off. I couldn't help noticing that there was a cover of some sort behind the pilot that was raised during and after take-off. That cover...

nicebloke1

How Many Candles?

I have 3 links of thick sausage to fry, so how many tealight candles would you think I need under the pan, to generate enough heat to cook them. Each candle will burn for between 3/4 hours, but one...

lou210621

Picture Quiz

https://ibb.co/2hxXBHS 9 10 14 Thanks in advance...

William51

Annoying Pop Up Advertisement.

Hello. I have to report an annoying pop up advert that ruins the enjoyment for me. Often on any subject a vertical advert appears on the left hand side of the page. This would normally be bearable but...

DarceyK123

Really Disappointed With Asda

Not done a home delivery from Asda for a while but decided to get one today. Got most of what i needed in the basket which came to £38. A message popped up reminding me that if my shop was over £40 i...

abbeyleigh

What Do I Do About My Shift Next Saturday?

I tried to book next Saturday off to go to the rugby and it got declined so I've checked my rota and been giving an evening shift but don't plan on turning up. What do I do?

john9149

Twitch-Bell

Which insect is sometimes called a twitch-bell?

Spicerack

Mg Converted To Teaspoons.

I looked it up myself but it hardly seems credible. Just double checked how many mg of medicine I should take. It's 50ml not mg. I thought I'd have to take more, maybe a tablespoon or a desert spoon,...

Peter Pedant

Fondling Texting Police ( Met)

Hi Readers amidst all the bad temper on AB - -- everyone seems to have forgotten the met review by Louise Casey which is here...

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