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First question - Is there a blog for "i" crosswords? 4d - Strangeness in short lyric song with no middle section(6) I have o?d?t? - I presume it's ODDITY - but why? 21d - Take attention from circular...
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Nearly finished but don't understand the wordplay for 3 of them:- 1d - One river or another going South in direction of another going North (7) - I have POTOMAC 8d - Directions for writing as found in...
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Last one: 25a: Must be MONKEY but cannot see why. All help appreciated.
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Help needed with my last two, please. Thanks in advance, as usual!! 14a - Attach atom, more or less, for a bit of a lark, say (6) P?N?O? 6d - A part of circle that's central? Yes and no (3) A?C 6d...
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8d - Hull City ref fixed a match for money(6,5)
Anagram of "Hull City ref"
The answer is "Filthy Lucre".........
.......but why "..a match......
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8 & 27 Pursue high-level information leak? (2,2,3,3,3,3,2,3,5)
I shouldn't ask...... as I have no checkers - but I'm intrigued by the enumeration....
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Anyone know today's Daily Telegraph Quickie Pun?
1a - Buchan
7a - Barring
There's a pun in there somewhere1...
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Last 2 in - I've got the solutions (I think) but not the wordplay. 7d - Handcuff gives couple obstruction (8) BRACELET 13a - Great brain - mine familiarly enjoyed acquiring bit of erudition (7)...
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23d - Could be crook series is cut short before end of episode (6)
s?r?n?
Thanks in advance...
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21d - Exercises involving 50 and 60 per cent of Asian opponents (3,3) ?a? c?i - must be Tai Chi - but why? 20d - Artist from Glasgow area bringing up the rear should take tips from Gainsborough (3,4)...
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Help would be very much appreciated for my last one....
16d - Again run in behind others (8)
?e?r?e?t - unless I've got the checkers wrong. Thanks in advance!!...
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14d - What makes bane inane in hollow place? (5)
I think it's "Basin" but I have no idea why! Thanks in advance!...
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1d - Transported by Tube, does one have 3.14 legs? (5)
p???h...
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A bit late...my last one!
14a -Having power in two-wheeler cleaned up (6)
M?P??D - I think.
Thanks in anticipation....
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How does Google store all the information?
Where does Google store all the information?...
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16a - Fish appearing in various ports was rare (6-6)
???R?T- ??????
Rapidly giving up the will to live on this one! (The whole puzzle - not this clue in particular!)...
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13a - By implication resists women with fateful influence? (5,7)
W?I?D ???????
Thanks in anticipation!...
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Increased visibility achieved through this item in satirical magazine (8) ?
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3d In dominant position throughout ambassadorship? (4) ?t?p
22d Threaten to produce overflow in computer (6) l?p?o?
I think the solutions are ATOP and LAPTOP, but have little idea why....
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4d - Last resort for Jack (4)
s?l?
I presume it's SALT but have no idea why....
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