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Welcome to Title Builder Beta.

This small piece of kit is designed to make building your Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle question more effective. It should make finding your question easier for others and, the easier it is to find, the more likely someone is to answer it!

To build an easy to find question title simply select the paper and quiz, enter the quiz number if relevant and fill in the Publication Date. Once you’re happy click “Build Title” and the information should populate the Title field. Fill in the final required details of your question as you normally would, and click submit.

As this is a Beta we only have a limited number of papers and quizzes listed. If you think your favourite Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle should be listed here don’t hesitate to contact us.

Remember: You do not have to use the title builder - simply enter the title and question as you normally would and click submit!

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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1256 Saturday March 25Th 2017

stevenj | 20:31 Sat 25th Mar 2017 | Crosswords

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Did anyone notice my absence? I did something stupid and the punishment included a month with no crosswords. Really tough! But it is over. Glad to be back.
Can someone explain this answer please? "Defile Conservative, no matter who fails to finish" The only word I can see is "canyon" and I see the c and anyon(e) but what does canyon have to do with defile?
steven

Can Anyone Tell Me Who Is In The Picture Please?

Guardian Prize

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scorpiojo

C(onservative) anyon(e)

defile2
dɪˈfʌɪl/
noun
noun: defile; plural noun: defiles
ˈdiːfʌɪl/
1.
a steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file).
"the twisting track wormed its way up a defile to level ground"

Mamyalynne

I'd better not ask what your misdemeanour was but don't do it again.

scorpiojo

A whole month? Noooooooooo

stevenj

Question Author

Thank you. I didn't know it had that meaning. I was just thinking of spoil . Funny language, English, at times. How could a word have such totally different meanings? Though that's what makes crosswords such fun, I suppose.
I shan't do it again , Mamylynne I can assure you! I was stupid!
steven

stevenj

Question Author

Sorry scorpiojo. I didn't see your second answer until now. Yes, a whole month. In fact it turned out to be five weeks! If nothing else, it showed me how much I like doing crosswords. And how much I missed them. But I don't need to tell you Masters and Mistresses of the great puzzle, do I?

scorpiojo

You don't, Steven :o))

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