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Welcome to Title Builder Beta.

This small piece of kit is designed to make building your Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle question more effective. It should make finding your question easier for others and, the easier it is to find, the more likely someone is to answer it!

To build an easy to find question title simply select the paper and quiz, enter the quiz number if relevant and fill in the Publication Date. Once you’re happy click “Build Title” and the information should populate the Title field. Fill in the final required details of your question as you normally would, and click submit.

As this is a Beta we only have a limited number of papers and quizzes listed. If you think your favourite Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle should be listed here don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 978 Saturday May 5th 2012

RocW | 11:27 Mon 07th May 2012 | Quizzes & Puzzles

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We've completed it but still don't understand the wordplay om a few. Any explanations would be gratefully received. 27D Pick book up that's about origin of Romulus and Remus character. BRER WOLF ? 51D Girl's choice of starters from trolley have approval THYRA ? 49D Still popular, banker, after dispensing with capital INERT ? 38A Irresponsible to travel to gorge without paying GOOD FOR NOTHING ? Many thanks in advance

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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 978 Saturday May 5th 2012

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bulliver

51d Thora - 't' 'h' or 'r'

shooty

popular = in + Cert = banker (sure thing in betting) - C(apital)
INERT= Still

Lie-in King

27d Brer wolf - 'flower' (pick, as best, cream, etc) + b(ook) (up, about) R(omulus)
51d Thora - 'T, H or A' - choice of starters from T(rolley) H(ave) (or) A(pproval)
49d In-(c)ert
38a Good-for-nothing - 'go' (travel) + 'OD' (overdose; gorge) + 'for nothing' (without paying)

RocW

Question Author

That makes my "DUMMY" answer for 54A wrong. Not a thing associated with silent film. Now D?M?O Any ideas?

Lie-in King

54a Dumb-o

shooty

travel = go + gorge = O(ver) D(ose) + without paying = for nothing
Irresponsible = GOOD FOR NOTHING

gazzawazza

Dumbo

RocW

Question Author

Many thanks to all

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