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Younger characters from Dickens

Looking for some Dickens characters - not the usual ones, but some of his younger ones. They are suggested but no numbers are given of the letters. 1. The boy who eloped and ran off to get married at...
22:56 Sat 16th Oct 20104 answers, last by Ticknall19 19:20 Sun 17th Oct 2010
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GK Crossword

Have I gone wrong somewhere on 38D? Clue is A light-hearted medley of several well-known medleys (9) I have ?u?d?i?e? u from skull; d from dines; i from schilling and e from noble. Any help...
14:33 Sat 16th Oct 20105 answers, last by grandmaB 15:39 Mon 18th Oct 2010
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Local Quiz

T V connections. I am looking for the following persons, who appeared on TV, and I have to supply his/her real name, via the TV persona. Question 1: A Chief Inspector who liked to cook? Question 2: He...
23:19 Fri 15th Oct 20106 answers, last by Ticknall19 15:10 Fri 22nd Oct 2010
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Picture Quiz

Does anyone know of a site where you can post black and white pictures of parts of everyday objects taken from (very) odd angles? Ticknall19...
23:11 Fri 15th Oct 2010
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Local Quiz

Gardening Question. The following is a cryptic style question and I have no idea. Question: Name the flower - a car filled with a herb? The number of letters is not given. Any help will be greatly...
23:09 Fri 15th Oct 20103 answers, last by Ticknall19 15:11 Fri 22nd Oct 2010
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Time Out 63

Am having trouble answering the following: needed to complete the grid. 1) Inputs data to a computer (5,2) I have r?a?s ?n Any help will be greatly appreciated. ticknall19...
15:16 Wed 04th Aug 20102 answers, last by Ticknall19 15:19 Wed 04th Aug 2010
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Local X-Word

Straight-forward x-word looking for nine-letter words as a rule, but these may be split as, for example, 2/7; 3/6; 4/5 or vice versa. The setter does not give you the breakdown.... !. Culpable due to...
09:20 Wed 28th Jul 20102 answers, last by Ticknall19 08:08 Sun 01st Aug 2010
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Local Ditloids

I am looking for two of these to complete a local quiz. Any help would be appreciated. a) 49 B in the N L b) 123 S C I am also concerned about his one: 7 C of the R. Is it 7 colours of the rainbow, or...
20:58 Sat 03rd Jul 20108 answers, last by Ticknall19 13:21 Mon 05th Jul 2010
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Local Ditloids

20:51 Sat 03rd Jul 20101 answer, last by patricia53 20:53 Sat 03rd Jul 2010
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Saturday's Telegraph GK

25d...... Did Pooh & Piglet go round a spaniel? The letters I have fit but never having read the books - poor education perhaps, I don't know. Any help will be appreciated. The question arises...
13:50 Sat 03rd Apr 20103 answers, last by Ticknall19 16:20 Sat 03rd Apr 2010
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Quick Prize C rossword

Need one to finish off, but try as I have - no luck Have a) accredits (9) for 'grants authority; b) star signs (4,5) for divisions of the zodiac; c) in off (2,3) for white in the pocket, and d)...
10:00 Tue 02nd Mar 20101 answer, last by mazie 10:04 Tue 02nd Mar 2010
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Yours X-word Quick Clues

Stuck a bit in right-hand corner...... 1. Humility (5) 2. Explanation (7) [Have ?????n? - is it account?] 3. Mythical creature (7) [Have ?????i? - is it griffin or gremlin?] 4. Part of body (4) (If...
11:07 Mon 01st Mar 20103 answers, last by Ticknall19 10:02 Tue 02nd Mar 2010
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Local Quiz - Pastimes, Hobbies or Games

Currently trying a quiz that involves cryptic suggestions that lead to either Pastimes, Hobbies or Games. Examples: The French are angry (8) - Lacrosse. I am stuck on the following and would...
10:36 Sat 30th Jan 20105 answers, last by Ticknall19 13:21 Sat 30th Jan 2010
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"Along the Road" (a local quiz about cities and towns in Britain)

The following 'cryptic' clues all relate to towns or cities in Britain. There are no given number of letter to the answer, but the first letter of the answer is given. I have tried to solve but now...
14:08 Fri 01st Jan 20104 answers, last by Ticknall19 13:23 Mon 11th Jan 2010
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Saturday's £500 Telegraph

First of all - Merry Christmas to all ABers: Stuck with a few, so any help appreciated: 1. Hot wine drink (5) Is this negus? 2. Unfastened (5) Have e?o?e. Have I gone wrong somewhere? 3. Caption (5)...
11:04 Fri 25th Dec 20092 answers, last by Ticknall19 11:26 Fri 25th Dec 2009
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A very mixed bag

"First Names" The following all point to a word that ends in a boys or girls name, e.g. A type of squeeze box = concertina = Tina. 1. Great wickedness 2. Initial, original "A type of...
11:50 Fri 04th Dec 20096 answers, last by Ticknall19 11:21 Sat 12th Dec 2009
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Chocs and Sweets galore.......

The answers all relate to sweets or chocolates old and new: You were so successful with the previous ones, and I have now exhausted my 'little grey cells' (with apologies to Hercule Poirot) that I am...
11:40 Tue 01st Dec 20097 answers, last by Ticknall19 16:52 Thu 03rd Dec 2009
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Chocolate or Sweets - Old and New

Example = Woobbly Infant (5,4) = Jelly Baby. I am looking for the following: 1. Sweet Nothins (5) 2. Nine, ten eleven (5, 5) 3. For being good children (6) 4. City Transport (6,6) 5. A Television...
10:29 Mon 30th Nov 200911 answers, last by grasscarp 12:08 Mon 30th Nov 2009
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It's a Dickens of a problem!

Can anyone out there help me with the first names of: 1) Mr Bumble the Beadle 2) Miss Havisham: jilted on her wedding day. 3) Mr Barkis: he was willin' I've tried various sites without any joy, but I...
12:11 Wed 25th Nov 20095 answers, last by Tallulah! 13:35 Thu 26th Nov 2009
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A "Merry Dance" Quiz

I posted this over a week ago, and hope ABers don't mind me re-doing it, as I perhaps didn't explain myself very well. The clues are cryptic - the answers are dances. Number of letter not given. An...
11:12 Sat 21st Nov 20091 answer, last by swannbaker 11:25 Sat 21st Nov 2009

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