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Enigmatic Variations 1424

16 A. English saddle-horse of yore, missing end of halter, rejected part of bridle (7) ??E?LA? NB. There's a misprint in one letter in the definition of some clues, I don't think this one is involved....
12:43 Sun 01st Mar 202015 answers, last by hankir 03:18 Tue 03rd Mar 2020
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Rugby, England V Ireland

Wiffle waffle, wiffle waffle... so that no spoiler appears here....
17:42 Sun 23rd Feb 20204 answers, last by Old_Geezer 18:58 Sun 23rd Feb 2020
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Ev 1421

3 A. Old Olympian swimmer's awfully wise before series - keeping warm (11) W?I???????? 12 A. One that crows get up preposterously with good trick (8) B?G?R??? NB. Several clues contain a misprint in...
15:48 Sun 09th Feb 202010 answers, last by Nical 07:59 Mon 10th Feb 2020
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Enigmatic Variations 1420

This will make sense only to solvers of today's puzzle, as all entries are thematic. 21 D. One painter ingests most of pleasant medication (6) ?EA?AN. I have an entry I can make, one using the beloved...
16:06 Sun 02nd Feb 202012 answers, last by ProfessorMaisie 18:33 Mon 03rd Feb 2020
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Ev 1415

25 A. Set off chasing German U-boat, losing ship (4) W?S? 27 A. Dodgy tabs found in stomach (4) ???M (possibly ??OM) NB. This is a thematic puzzle. Six clues consist of wordplay only, with an...
15:31 Sun 29th Dec 20196 answers, last by Nical 16:07 Sun 29th Dec 2019
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Ev 1414

14 A. A guessing game having flipped over peculiar charms (6) A??sa? 15 A. Rattle's above rail (5) ???pr? NB. Several answers are shorter than the available grid length. In other clues, the wordplay...
16:27 Sun 22nd Dec 20193 answers, last by Nical 20:11 Sun 22nd Dec 2019
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Sunday Telegraph 3032

Just for fun... 7 D. Headache - suffering a little further down (4,2,3,4) PAIN IN THE ???? PS I have the correct answer....
14:23 Sun 01st Dec 201917 answers, last by Mamyalynne 14:45 Sun 01st Dec 2019
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Mephisto 2702

I'm finding this very difficult this week - any help would be appreciated. 23 D. What causes a stink on the Web? (6) ??t??? 20 A. Troy has a queen in Hecuba at last, she's the old ruler's wife (7)...
13:17 Sun 10th Jun 20127 answers, last by kayakamina 15:53 Sun 10th Jun 2012
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Limitations of Netbooks

My sister's fed up with her slow laptop and is thinking of replacing it with a netbook - I now can't remember any of the arguments against netbooks! She doesn't download films or music, doesn't watch...
21:29 Tue 13th Dec 20114 answers, last by beso 14:16 Sat 17th Dec 2011
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Inquisitor 1203

1 D. Old spray in stream? Right! (4) ??a? (Possibly ??ar) 5 D. Irishman getting horse dropping head (4) ??i? This puzzle says 'extra letters created by wordplay in these clues provide a quotation'....
22:32 Sat 12th Nov 201115 answers, last by Indy-trier 11:47 Thu 17th Nov 2011
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Azed 2058

My last one -and I don't know which answer to settle on... 14 A. Wells maybe the sea breaks into, yielding fine gravel (7) hog?in? 'Hoggin' and 'hogging' both mean silted gravel - I was going to put...
15:05 Sun 06th Nov 20112 answers, last by Nical 17:04 Sun 06th Nov 2011
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Inquisitor 1202

Have only a few to get before I can tackle the theme. 36 D. Artist off leash (4) ??l? 37Poet's thoroughly trend (and foxy) (4) ??l? Thanks for any assistance....
13:02 Sat 05th Nov 20116 answers, last by puzzled272 13:08 Sun 06th Nov 2011
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Inquisitor 1201

Anyone doing this? Have hit a slump - any advice,tips would be welcome. 45 A. Partners firstly reject grooms (7) ?ea?t?? 43 A. Mentors' reprimands about mild expletive (6) t?l??? NB - There's a single...
16:37 Sat 29th Oct 201120 answers, last by Indy-trier 20:00 Sun 06th Nov 2011
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Lap[top keyboard

I spilt half a bowl of soup over my laptop and now the characters have gone haywire when I type -spaces appear when i don'[ want them, a 't' comes up as a square bracket. Is this easily repairable?...
16:52 Wed 26th Oct 20117 answers, last by Nical 16:30 Thu 27th Oct 2011
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Inquisitor 1200

I've just started tackling a fiendish looking grid! It's too complicated to explain, so I was hoping for a little bit of help as I've ground to a halt. 43 A. Plant's fruit sliced by kind woman (8)...
15:45 Sat 22nd Oct 201122 answers, last by Wideernie 12:55 Sat 29th Oct 2011
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Independent Cryptic

6 D. Czech Republic to take in South American leader (6) ?h???z 9 A. Blow whistle on pitch? It's over (5,2) ??a?? up...
11:15 Sat 22nd Oct 20119 answers, last by glasman 14:15 Sat 22nd Oct 2011
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Beelzebub 1130

Am going round in circles with 1 Across and 1 Down- 1 A. Start to make mistake? Fine (5) ?o??f 1 D. Fashion news from Sydney: uproar no longer (7) ???b?e? (I thought of 'clobber' but that made 1A look...
13:34 Sun 16th Oct 20117 answers, last by Nical 19:31 Sun 16th Oct 2011
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Times 24978

18 D. Mount flying picket,American style (7) p???s??
09:25 Sat 08th Oct 20112 answers, last by Nical 09:32 Sat 08th Oct 2011
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Independent, Cryptic

Many of the clues/answers are linked to 24 Across - Why a surgeon may be striking (7) I've no letters at all yet, so any help would be very welcome....
12:25 Sun 02nd Oct 20115 answers, last by Nical 12:32 Sun 02nd Oct 2011
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Independent Prize Cryptic

21 A. Having cold turkey's fat wrapping round (6,3) s?r?n? o?t I originally had 'string out' - 'stout'/fat, plus 'ring'/wrapping, but I don't see any link with 'having cold turkey's'....
14:12 Sun 18th Sep 20114 answers, last by Nical 14:21 Sun 18th Sep 2011

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