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Welwyn Hatfield Times 5-11-2014

1a Pop's executors? (5) G?O?? could be GROUP 3d A shade better than the others (4) If 1a = GROUP then this is P??? 8a Die of cold (3-4) I?E-???E If 3d = PALE then this is I?E-?L?E...
19:39 Fri 07th Nov 201412 answers, last by bdavies1508 20:55 Fri 07th Nov 2014
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26d Pale and fresh, though weak up front (4) ?A?E Please explain your answer. It's no good writing just WANE, as we'd be no wiser. Would you believe there are at least 150 different words that match...
19:32 Sat 17th May 20141 answer, last by shaneystar2 19:39 Sat 17th May 2014
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Why Affected?

We've finished the xw but neither we nor our excellent parents nor 15x15 nor this website understand the wordplay in 17A which has been answered elsewhere. 17A One managed to strike base camp (8)...
16:31 Sun 04th May 20144 answers, last by shaneystar2 16:41 Sun 04th May 2014
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Difficult Phrase

Nominally it forms part of an attachment (3-2,5) T?E-?N ?A?E?...
19:46 Wed 02nd Apr 20149 answers, last by TheWinner 21:18 Wed 02nd Apr 2014
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Guardian Xmas

13A Freedom that's tolerated to excess (7) L?C?N?E LICENCE or LICENSE...
20:45 Fri 27th Dec 20133 answers, last by bdavies1508 12:35 Sat 28th Dec 2013
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I Prize Cryptic 16 March

6A No longer circling for all to see when required (2,3) O? C?E Answer ON CUE = when required, but how does the rest of the clue contribute?...
21:38 Sat 16th Mar 20132 answers, last by bdavies1508 21:46 Sat 16th Mar 2013
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I Cryptic Saturday 2 February

9A Preliminary inspection made by engineer on damaged vehicle, say (5) R?C?E Almost certainly RECCE, RE Royal Engineers, but we can't see why CCE (KEE) sounds like a damaged vehicle? Please explain...
21:18 Sat 02nd Feb 20135 answers, last by bibblebub 00:04 Sun 03rd Feb 2013
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I Cryptc Saturday 26 January

23A Tom, a TV host, taken in by scoundrel (6) R???A? 21D The writer turned up, having encountered tourist in Newquay? (5) E???T The 3rd letter of each is the same letter. If 23A = RASCAL, then 21D =...
16:23 Sat 26th Jan 20135 answers, last by emeritus 16:29 Sat 26th Jan 2013
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I Cryptic Saturday 19Th January

4D Incline in fashion that's not right (4) ?E?D With explanation please....
12:31 Sun 20th Jan 20132 answers, last by BigMac 12:31 Sun 20th Jan 2013
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I Cryptic 589 Saturday 29Th

23A Meal with seconds - something to raise the spirits? (6) S?P?E? All we can find is SUPPER but no idea why. PERI (plural PERIS) is a Persian spirit. Please explain your answers....
20:14 Sat 29th Dec 20124 answers, last by glasman 20:19 Sat 29th Dec 2012
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Guardian Xmas Prize Cryptic - When?

Does anyone know which day this will be published this year? Tomorrow, Xmas Eve, or have we missed it?
15:04 Fri 21st Dec 20123 answers, last by bdavies1508 17:15 Fri 21st Dec 2012
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I Cryptic 572

24D Fair upsetting half of supporters (4) ?E?E The letters are from 26A OPEN SKIES (anagram) and 27A FRIENDLESS and are correct It must be FETE but why? Half the supporters will always be upset, the...
15:33 Sat 08th Dec 20129 answers, last by banjo123 15:54 Sat 08th Dec 2012
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i cryptic Saturday 24 November

17D Expert's limited education? (4) ?N?R We'd be grateful for the explanation of an answer. Our only thoughts so far are ENGR and ONER....
17:43 Sat 24th Nov 20121 answer, last by bibblebub 17:45 Sat 24th Nov 2012
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Welwyn Hatfield Times 3 October

Everybody is still struggling with this; perhaps it's a poor question? One may slip and fall into it (7) ?R?O? Possibilities are ERROR, ARGOT, BROOK et al. One can fall into love, poverty, almost...
12:24 Mon 08th Oct 20121 answer, last by sandyRoe 12:27 Mon 08th Oct 2012
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Welwyn Hatfield Times 3 October

One may slip and fall into it (7) ?R?O? Possibilities are ERROR, ARGOT, BROOK et al. One can fall into love, poverty, almost anything. The letters are correct, coming from: Sluggish interchanging =...
12:08 Mon 08th Oct 20121 answer, last by magistra 19:29 Mon 08th Oct 2012
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Welwyn Hatfield Times 3 October

8D Have trouble getting up? (7) ?L?M?E? 17D One may slip and fall into it (5) ?R?O?...
15:42 Fri 05th Oct 20127 answers, last by bdavies1508 22:53 Fri 05th Oct 2012
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i cryptic Saturday

12A Banner headline in Times finally observed in expression of surprise (6) Times is italicised. ?E?S?R We all agree on CENSOR but don't understand headline & observed. CENSOR = Banner COR =...
14:20 Sun 19th Aug 20123 answers, last by bdavies1508 14:27 Sun 19th Aug 2012
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i cryptic Saturday

4D One's enthralled by composer taking the wider view (6) ?O?I?T A MODIST takes the wider view but where is "One's enthralled by composer"? The letters come from OOMPAH, MAGNIFICAT,...
11:38 Sun 19th Aug 20123 answers, last by bdavies1508 11:56 Sun 19th Aug 2012
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iCryptic Saturday 11 August

7D China mostly bent on supporting a sheikdom in Arabia (3,5) A?U ?H?B? It must be ABU DHABI but why?...
18:27 Sat 11th Aug 20122 answers, last by bdavies1508 19:48 Sat 11th Aug 2012
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Local cryptic Welwyn Garden City

If it's ready made, this will get me down! (5) ??A?H It's almost certain that the first letter is R, but neither ROACH nor REACH nor anything else make any sense. Why the exclamation mark?...
21:59 Wed 18th Jul 20128 answers, last by bibblebub 08:19 Thu 19th Jul 2012

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