Hi Flonska. Disappointingly straightforward today, had solved it not long after my first coffee - I certainly wasn't stumped! Was hoping for something trickier to help me keep my mind off my car:...
Afternoon, Flonska. Yes, this week's puzzle took me pretty much till now to solve. Think I've been all round England (for a while I thought the mineral was Blue John), and I was even in Scotland for a...
Received an email today purporting to come from HM Revenue and Customs, saying 'your tax refund will be processed soon', with a long reference number. I'm not due any tax refund and didn't open it,...
The Daily Mail's latest competition is called the Great British Treasure Hunt, but so far we've had 19 locations, but only one in Scotland and one in Wales. Come on Daily Mail, get a map out and...
Jeremy Vine (on Radio 2 at midday today) is about to discuss the revelation of the salaries of the top earners at the BBC. I wonder how on earth he will justify the reported £700,000 he receives...
Anyone else think there's a mistake in the clue for 22a: 'Plant stem, soil, ground, earth' ? The answer is definitely MISTLETOE, but that's not an anagram of STEM and SOIL plus E for earth, which is...
Having read a lot of good things about this series, when I saw that it was finally being shown (tonight, onMore4) on terrestrial television, I thought I'd give it a go. After a slow start, it perked...
As Sinn Fein don't take their seats, are they entitled to their salary/pensions, and, if so, do they take them? And as they don't take their seats, why do people bother to vote for them, as they then...
Just noticed that Captain2 has given nearly 35,000 answers on AB - but has asked NO questions! Seriously impressive, but there must be something you'd like to know? :)
In the past three weeks I've had two emails purporting to come from Amazon, confirming my subscription to Amazon Prime for £179, with a link to cancel. I have not taken out such a subscription (or...
Now Parliament has been dissolved and there are no longer any MPs, only candidates, does that mean those who were MPs now have no salary, or do they continue to be paid till June 8th?
Anyone still buying a newspaper on a weekday? I know it's cheaper if you subscribe (which they desperately want you to do), but now The Times and Telegraph are both £1.60 and The Guardian an...
