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(Cryptic crossword)
10A Many a hit or a miss? (4) *H*T
I can only think that it's 'SHOT' but I can't see why. Just can't get my head around the clue.
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2D Lady had Rex's car (6) **O**A
(The first letter may be 'R')
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23D Spirit of progress? (4) *U*L
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21A Tunes this cartographer played in amusement park (8) MA*M*K*R I guess that the answer is mapmaker, but I can't see how it fits apart from the obvious link - cartographer=mapmaker. Any help and/or...
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25A Town of a pope? On the contrary (5) **B*N
6D Was completely lost having descended underground (4,4,3,4)
W*N* D*W* T*E ***E
(The first letter of 25A is the thirteenth letter of 6D).
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Hi, I keep getting occasional emails offering a variety of offers. The lastest offers me a chance to win £1000 in vouchers for the store of my choice. At the bottom of the email are the...
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2D Run into old fitting (4) *e*t
7D Thrill 91 in hot season in Paris (6) e*c*t* (Possibly excite, but I can't see the cryptic link).
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(Some of the answers I have got refer to the Diamond Jubilee E.g. street, royal, party, kings etc.) 1A The Queen will also do this (4) *O** 3D More bawdy (6) **S*ER The last letter of answer 1A is the...
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15A. University powerless to produce Nobel Prize winner (5) C*M*S Possibly (Albert) Camus - from CAM University (is there a Cambridge university referred to as just 'CAM'?) + U/S...
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28A It weighs salt? On the contrary (6) ***H*R Thought of 'anchor' - but don't quite see where the 'salt' comes in to it. 23D Female in north *I** (The second letter of 28A is the last letter of 23D)...
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Cheerio to old Leo in party (6-2) *O*D*E-*O I thought it would be 'toodle-oo', but the letters in the apparent anagram (TOOLDLEO) would make it toodle-lo. Does anyone know if Toodle-lo is a phrase?...
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Stuck on two..(my head's not in gear at the moment!) 13A A jolly member (3) A*M (arm? if so, why?) 4D Start working again (6) *E*A** The last letter of 4D is the middle letter of 13A Thanks in...
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12a Colour of wine served with chicken (6,6)
*A*A*Y *E*L*W
'Canary yellow' fits.
I can see the 'yellow' as chicken, but where does the canary fit in to the clue?
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Stuck on two. 10A One is not free to express one's political views (8) ?n???n?e 3D Unfairness in the union (8) i????i?y (The fourth letter in 10A is the third letter of 3D). Thanks in anticipation....
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19A Bathroom in the south of France or primarily in Roman court (10) ***A*O*I*M
16D Complete circuit or may be less (7) R***D*R
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Stuck on one (surprise, surprise!)
16D Put down (6) *E*L*D
Possibly felled, but not too sure.
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11D Newspaper's head office is behind City (4) *C*O
I can only think of Echo (newpaper) HO = Head Office.
Does EC refer to City?
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Stuck on one.
11A Cut recommended intake and perish (3) D*E
I can see perish = die, but I can't see where the 'recommended intake comes in to it.
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18D Gosh, this sultanate could make neighbours angry. (6) *r*n*i
Brunei? but I can't see why.
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How many rivers flow through Sheffield? (The competition gives the clue that it is the same number as the rivers through Rome.)
Tried Googling, but haven't come up with a definitive answer.
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