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Saturday Times Listener Crossword 4459 Shock Therapy. Finished But .....!

I think I have actually completed 4459 Shock Therapy, a Listener crossword which people on this forum think is anything more than a total doddle, so I am chuffed. However, I am struggling to match all...
07:22 Wed 19th Jul 20172 answers, last by laptoplou 09:28 Wed 19th Jul 2017
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Just One Measly Letter To Go!

I think I have everything apart from one letter! Would anyone be able to tell me the first letter of 25 down? Clearly a vowel unless I have some other error, but nothing seems to give a 'real' word....
19:10 Tue 04th Jul 201714 answers, last by Peter Pedant 11:01 Wed 05th Jul 2017
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Listener 4452 By Nud ( One Missing Letter)

I am delighted to have got to this stage ( I am aware it is Tuesday) but I just cannot fathom 37 across. Who are these SA elders ? South Aftrican tribal leaders? Salvation army officers? Nayhow I...
12:13 Tue 30th May 20173 answers, last by laptoplou 14:02 Tue 30th May 2017
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For Once I Have Completed The Listener, But Just One Query 16 Ac

I am pretty new at the Listener and so was delighted to complete this week's crossword, even if it took me until Tues night! I still do not understand 16 across however, though I have all the letters...
16:37 Wed 05th Apr 20171 answer, last by Mysterons 21:29 Wed 19th Apr 2017
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Saturday Times 973 Saturday April 7th 2012

52across Like Holmes with dancing men, a flaunter of etiquette My last clue and I assume it is code breaker but I do not understand the reasoning and am not happy till I do. It might make more sense...
15:32 Mon 09th Apr 20124 answers, last by lorryloader 22:38 Tue 10th Apr 2012
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times jumbo cryptic 972

I have finished all but two Clue is 'As poet I note short attention spans' i have H - I - E for 49 d and am guessing Heine But I don't understand why Also 40 across 'Not small ease inti blue sort of...
19:33 Sat 31st Mar 20127 answers, last by shooty 20:07 Sat 31st Mar 2012
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Saturday Times Jumbo 963 cryptic 19ac

19ac see book containing colllection of anecdotes - the french library book is that I assume the answer is loanable (see -lo, the french -le) but cannot understand the reference to book containing...
18:07 Sun 29th Jan 20121 answer, last by Lie-in King 18:10 Sun 29th Jan 2012
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Times Jumbo 953 Cryptic

I have completed the crossword with the exception of 38 ac. 'Replace kid for each son getting taken in' I have S _ P _R_ E_E and assume it must be supersede = replace but cannot understand why...
12:47 Sun 27th Nov 20115 answers, last by turast 05:56 Mon 28th Nov 2011
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Times Jumbo cryptic 844

Anyone have any idea about 49 across : Fawn a colour grass shows I have B - O - N / - O - E All I can think of is Brown Tone or Blown Rose but neither makes sense to me...
22:59 Sun 22nd Nov 20093 answers, last by doogied 21:54 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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Times jumbo cryptic 825 21ac

Crack up about leaders of this physics course. Is it HOTPOT? If so why??
19:35 Mon 20th Jul 20091 answer, last by dxhound2003 19:48 Mon 20th Jul 2009
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Times Jumbo 824 cryptic

39 ac My last clue I have L - a - e / - o but dont know if it is LEAVE TO or LEASE TO Any one explain??
10:19 Tue 14th Jul 20093 answers, last by laptoplou 10:42 Tue 14th Jul 2009
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times jumbo 815 cryptic

Can anyone explain why 53 across is zodiac? I have z - d -a -
17:21 Sun 17th May 20094 answers, last by Harry-Wragg 17:28 Sun 17th May 2009
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times jumbo cryptic 815

53 across my last remaining clue Why is this zodiac? I have z- d-a - I assume it must be zodiac but have no idea why this fits ' some of its members run into neach other in libraries'
12:44 Sun 17th May 20094 answers, last by shaz68 21:19 Sun 17th May 2009

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