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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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Spectator Christmas

May-bell-09 | 23:07 Sat 25th Dec 2010 | Crosswords

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Have made progress with help, but still stuck!
Grid B. 8a. I have ?N?R?I?E cannot figure out
9a. I have R?S?E?
17a. ?D?R?E?
and on Grid A I have
G?L??H but cant find clue
A?N???EI ditto
can you help?

stinker

DM Giant 24 Dec

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dr b

17a head of african = A; party = DO, socialist = RED = ADORED, add an N for ADORNED

8a, Universal = U, worship = PRAISE -->UPRAISE = elevate; add an N for UNPRAISE

9a, roll = ROSTER, bit of Oregano = O --> ROOSTER = bird, delete an O for ROSTER

dr b

GALUTH = exile, anag of LAUGHTER - ER (Queen) : 12a

dr b

AGNUS DEI (8a) anag of A SIGN DUE

May-bell-09

Question Author

Thank you so much, such good explanations - quite an educational site this! Still dont quite see why 23D.Maybe Thomas More's ... should be WRITER?

dr b

comparatively sardonic = WRIER, around "the" (T') for WRI(T)ER, More was an example of a writer.

May-bell-09

Question Author

Thank you again Dr.B - so simple- can you run a course on cryptic clue solving? Being over 75 the wheels turn ever more slowly it seems.

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