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17d Turn blue, finally - not so yellow? (9) S?I?E?E?S Can anyone justify "spineless"? TIA
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Two clues, the answers for which I'd love an explanation. 10a Corn transported from tropic island (5) C?P?I Looks like it should be Capri, but why? It's not an anagram of tropic with the "t" from...
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Here is this week's puzzle. Any clues as to what to do with 7d?
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Last one - explanation needed. 24d A capital investment (5) T?A?A Tiara - taken from Tirana? No idea - help appreciated. TIA
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Having problems with the FT this week.... 11d Conductor in spite of being briefly captured by rebel (7) Assuming other answers correct, letters are: ?A?T?D? TIA.
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Have a real blind spot to these... 6d Film (U) matinee excited old lady inside (6,4) Assuming all other answers are correct, the letters I have are: A?N?I?M?M? 12a Impudent talk about male in flat (4)...
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and current Daily Telegraph columnist Brian Moore set 1a in this morning's Telegraph Crossword No 25,542? For those who might have missed this gem: Best of French achievement (6)
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Here is the link to Eye Crossword 358 by Cyclops in case you have not yet seen it.
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14a This young woman's rejection makes man angry (6) ?A?S?L Any thoughts? Has me stumped.
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18a Anxiety is brought by question in parliament (8) D?S?U?E? Looks like disquiet, which is anxiety, but where does parliament fit in?
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Could someone please explain some clues to me? I have the answers - partly because some have already been answered on AB - but am at a loss to explain them. I really must buy a Chambers... 4a. Where...
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Hm, Will I get through this or is Dumpynose expecting it to get through me? This week's offering is Prunes!
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I am still not completely comfortable with this puzzle - just don't 'get' the compiler's mindset, I think. So, any clues to assist with the following, please? 6d Has more tenants than escape hatches...
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Tomorrow is the one-month anniversary of the last Editor's Blog. I will bake a cake - full fat, chocolate, Smarties on the top - if someone else will get the card. After all the struggles with the...
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I have (finally) completed the puzzle and managed to fill in the two grids. But.... can anyone explain what is meant by "Correct versions of each grid contain top-line indications of which set of...
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Now available on the interweb, this one is truly Heaven-Sent by Columba. Best of luck, everyone.
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Well, I did not win the Christmas special, so on with this one, which is now available in hard copy but not yet on the website. Good luck, everyone.
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Right, then, I've done the perimeter and most of the crossword, but am really struggling in the south west corner. Can anyone kindly offer further hints or clues (PLEASE -NOT THE ANSWERS at this...
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Discuss. Inside mishap: Yen, we pray (5,3,4)
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Just to let you know, if you are not already aware, that the new Private Eye magazine (physical form) is now out, including a ?250 prize crossword, but it is not yet available online. Deadline is 4...
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