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A Real Brain Teaser

I came across this puzzle in a 1951 Meccano magazine - aimed at young lads, and have been struggling to crack it for a few days. It is a long multiplication in code: XYZA mult by BC equals XYZA (times...
11:23 Mon 30th May 20113 answers, last by woofas 11:37 Mon 30th May 2011
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woofas

ST GK No 951

21a ?o?a?i one from NE African country? Looks like Sudani, but this would make Mason Jar wrong!
11:46 Sun 06th Feb 20114 answers, last by woofas 11:59 Sun 06th Feb 2011
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chokkie

Sun Tel GK 926

Looks as though I am just about to completely mess this up, would appreciate some help, please.... 27a make orbuild a nest (6) ??d?f? 1d embrace especially in a greeting in Central and South America...
08:58 Sun 15th Aug 201013 answers, last by EGTB 10:26 Sun 15th Aug 2010
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zylaphone

Sun Tel GK922

8a Small piece of cloth with person's title on (8) Many thanks...
10:33 Sun 18th Jul 20103 answers, last by zylaphone 10:37 Sun 18th Jul 2010
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singed-cat

STel GK 901

21a Having refinements or superior qualities (2,4) ?E?E?E Many thanks. Might be French phrase?...
11:25 Sun 21st Feb 20104 answers, last by singed-cat 11:34 Sun 21st Feb 2010
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MrPahoehoe

Raw bacon

So I was in France the other week and my good sense may have deserted me. I'd been buying ham for a couple of days, to make sandwiches and was slightly confused by not speaking the language. Anyhow,...
17:56 Tue 19th Jan 201012 answers, last by pastafreak 22:10 Tue 19th Jan 2010
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woofas

Divorced v Widowed?

We have a divorced friend who was refused permission to re-marry in church. If her ex-husband had died before application, would she have still been considered to be divorced or would the church have...
13:16 Fri 08th Jan 201025 answers, last by dothawkes31 14:14 Sat 09th Jan 2010
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swedeheart

hep?

Okay so this is a very odd question but I need the information, so... I'm trying to identify an interjection typically used by... erm... acrobats...? at the moment they've successfully accomplished...
15:47 Fri 26th Jun 200925 answers, last by swedeheart 13:28 Mon 29th Jun 2009
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woofas

st gk859

21d Something of considerable dimensions (5) s-z-r. I thought super but 25a must be abuzz. Help!
12:17 Sun 03rd May 20098 answers, last by Prescott 21:34 Sun 03rd May 2009
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JRB

st gk 853

The grid for this puzzle has some mistakes in it (is this a clever way to defeat the credit crunch by printing prize crosswords which cannot be answered??) for 12a read 11a there is no 11d and 12d,...
10:43 Sun 22nd Mar 20097 answers, last by sincnoel 13:24 Sun 22nd Mar 2009
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woofas

st 852

15d b?l? t?? c?t Undertake leading part in hazardous enterprise?
11:41 Sun 15th Mar 20094 answers, last by woofas 11:47 Sun 15th Mar 2009
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woofas

Believed but not proven

What is word that means that something is generally believed but is not proven? I came up with apocryphal - but I believe there is another word in more common use.
11:36 Wed 11th Mar 20095 answers, last by baitress 13:30 Wed 11th Mar 2009
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woofas

Sun Tel 851

Stuck on three - can't believe that I am the only one who cannot solve these! 9a Filled with stereotyped phrases 6-6 11a Scottish law, yielded obedience 10 22d Combining form indicating medical care 7
11:50 Sun 08th Mar 200911 answers, last by Escutcheon 21:02 Thu 12th Mar 2009
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woofas

British Gas Bills

I have recently changed over to BG Click 6 & opted for paperless billing (my bit to help the planet). They sent me an email to say that my bills were available to view. When I went to the website, I...
11:48 Thu 26th Feb 20093 answers, last by 4candles 11:37 Sat 28th Feb 2009
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woofas

British Gas Bills

I have recently changed over to BG Click 6 & opted for paperless billing (my bit to help the planet). They sent me an email to say that my bills were available to view. When I went to the website, I...
11:37 Thu 26th Feb 20092 answers, last by woofas 18:13 Fri 27th Feb 2009
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woofas

Vehicle Registration 2010

What will be the format for registrations in 2010 - AA010AAA & AA015AAA?
11:30 Sat 14th Feb 20093 answers, last by sddsddean 15:24 Sat 14th Feb 2009
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woofas

Sky+ & Telephone

I have noticed that sometimes during a call I get a signal burst which sounds like someone dialling on my line. After tracking it down, I discovered that the culprit seems to be my Sky+ box as...
17:03 Wed 19th Nov 20085 answers, last by GSer 12:37 Thu 27th Nov 2008
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08012006

Telegraph GK 837

27a The open ocean (3-3) * i *-sea I only know it as the "high seas"
10:44 Sun 23rd Nov 20085 answers, last by sincnoel 13:53 Sun 23rd Nov 2008
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leigh47

sayings.

What is the correct word that describes a saying such as: A cow is an animal with 4 legs, therefore an animal with 4 legs is a cow.
13:22 Mon 22nd Sep 20086 answers, last by leigh47 11:30 Thu 25th Sep 2008
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charlotte86

What do you call a bread roll?

Hi. I am doing an essay at university on the different words which are used to refer to a bread roll? I'm from Lancashire and I call them teacakes. What does everybody else call them?
17:12 Mon 07th Jan 200826 answers, last by lankeela 19:17 Wed 16th Jan 2008

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