Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva is renowned for riding through the streets of Coventry naked! What is less known however, is why such a pious woman would do such a thing.
Lady Godgifu, her real name, was married to Leofric, the Earl of Mercia. She was a beautiful woman who cared greatly for the people of Coventry [more…]
Old Vic
Have you seen the clue ‘London theatre, Old …’ and wondered who Old Vic was?
This famous London theatre was originally named The Royal Coburg Theatre when it first opened in 1818 but was renamed the Royal Victoria Theatre in 1833. It soon became known as the Old Vic and the name has stuck.
From 1914-1923 [more…]
Hell-bent
Hell-bent for leather?
Have you ever heard someone say that they are hell-bent on doing something? Did you understand they meant they were very determined, but didn’t really know what the phrase literally means?
This saying has been has been popular since the early 19th century and describes someone who is prepared to go “to the gates of hell” [more…]
Kangaroo court
A kangaroo court is not a legal proceeding in the Australian outback, nor does it involve hopping marsupials.
It refers to a criminal proceeding that is conducted for show, where the defendant is undoubtedly going to be found guilty.
The earliest use of the term was recorded not in Australia as you might expect, but [more…]
Can You Read These Lines?
DERE DAGO
FORTE LORES
INA RO
DEMARNT LORES
DEMAR TRUX
FULA ENSAN
COUSAN DUX
Translation: There they go, forty lorries in a row. Them aren’t lorries, them are trucks, full of hens and cows and ducks.
Wynne Harwood
Blenheim, NZ
First win – finally!
Sincere thanks for the $50 cheque received for my Big Cash entry. What self-funded retiree wouldnt be pleased to receive such a nice surprise in the mail during difficult financial times? This is my first win although I photocopy my entries each month and check the answers when published.
I have been puzzling for several [more…]
Clerihews
Trish Parnell
Thinks shes swell
Shes a thinker
But cant do Stinker
Trish Parnell
Whakatane, NZ
Christines crosswords bring joy to me
I pounce upon them with cries of glee.
But Lovatts Logic do I care
Who gets what, or when or where?
Meg Dillon
Margate, Qld
Oh Ali you are a funny un,
With your cross-words as youre doing um
Cant find the word, so expletives [more…]
Joern Utzon
Danish architect, Joern Utzon, probably one of the most accomplished architects in the world, never saw his finest achievement – the magnificent Sydney Opera House.
Utzon’s submission was selected from amongst 230 others competing in a worldwide competition run by the NSW State Government to design an opera house.
Construction began in 1959 but it soon became [more…]
