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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.

Remember: You do not have to use the title builder - simply enter the title and question as you normally would and click submit!

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daily mail prize cryptic 3 jan

masonbm | 14:23 Thu 04th Jan 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles

7 Answers

1. "Ride across harbour to kiss enigmatic
monument" (6)
S?H???

2."Swimmer gets trodden on" (4)
?O??

3. "Flat, under-strength side gathers energy
and time" (8)
?E???E?T

Can anyone help please?

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gen2

2 sole

gen2

3 tenement (ten men + E + T)

JMR27

sphinx
sole

Dingoeater

1. SPHINX (spin across h (harbour) x (to kiss)

2. SOLE

3. TENEMENT (TEN MEN plus E (Energy) and T (Time)

masonbm

Question Author

Thanks for such speedy replies!

dr john

I wonder how the setter justifies harbour as an indicator for h? It isn't an abbreviation in any dictionary I've ever seen.

masonbm

Question Author

Dr John - I agree and I've often noticed with Daily Mail prize cryptics that the first letter of a word is used as an abbreviation. You just have to get used to the setter's little ways, I suppose.

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