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Herald Sport - Gymnastic Giants (Allegedly)

Having trouble finding 3 of the 'Gymnastic Giants'; the Herald uses a loose definition of such hyperbole. 30A -R-E-S (6) 8D S-E-E-S (7) (Stevens?) 14D -I-Y-A- (7) Any assistance from the more supple...
16:52 Sun 16th Jun 20131 answer, last by Cruciverbalist 16:57 Thu 27th Jun 2013
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Herald Sport - Gymnasts

Two 'gymnastic giants' needed to finish Herald Sport crossword: S-A-K - -A-O- (that's 5-5, hyphenated) -O-D-R (6) Brain cells have done a few somersaults and cartwheels, but so far have drawn blanks....
01:48 Sun 31st Mar 20131 answer, last by Cruciverbalist 18:43 Tue 02nd Apr 2013
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Herald Sport - Swimmer

Last one - a 'spectacular swimmer' (6) -A-G-S Badges? Cadges? Haggis? Am I getting warm?...
18:43 Mon 18th Mar 20136 answers, last by vakayu 19:05 Mon 18th Mar 2013
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Herald Wee Stinker

Last one - 1D Subtle accomplice (4) F-C- Could it be FACE?...
21:05 Mon 04th Feb 201311 answers, last by writesbad 21:57 Mon 04th Feb 2013
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Herald Sport - Spectacular Swimmer

One to go - a 'spectacular swimmer' (6) T-L-E- Any ideas, please?...
20:13 Sun 13th Jan 20138 answers, last by quizbuff 00:34 Mon 14th Jan 2013
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Wee Stinker - last three

Stuck on 3 clues today: 12A. Centre gets the nod (6) I - S - - - 13D. Fancy! Like a Routemaster? (6) - - - - E - (the first letter is the 5th of 12A 17A. Hot water for shave (6) - - - A - E (the...
00:03 Tue 27th Nov 20127 answers, last by douglas9401 00:09 Tue 27th Nov 2012
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Herald Sport - Swimmer

Looking for just one more 'spectacular swimmer' to finish; (6) B-C-A- Any ideas, please? The word 'spectacular' is perhaps used more for alliterative purposes than a measure of achievement....
13:48 Sun 11th Nov 20122 answers, last by ArranBrown 13:54 Sun 11th Nov 2012
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Scotsman Factfinder

Last one: 24D Wet or dank (5) M-D-D any bright ideas, please?
00:06 Wed 05th Sep 20124 answers, last by ArranBrown 00:09 Wed 05th Sep 2012
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Wee Stinker - last one

29A It's to school (4) -T-A Any ideas, folks?...
21:22 Mon 13th Aug 201211 answers, last by haggshacker 10:06 Tue 14th Aug 2012
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BBC Bitter Chocolate Cake recipe - problems

I'm having trouble with the first in the 'Have Your Cake' recipes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ourcake_recipes.shtml I used 85% chocolate and got a very greasy mixture which oozed oil while cooking, and...
21:49 Mon 25th Jun 20122 answers, last by ArranBrown 22:36 Mon 25th Jun 2012
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Wee stinker - last one

Stuck on 18A - Fallacy (6) I-O-ON Is it connected with the Greeks and philosophy?...
14:53 Wed 13th Jun 20125 answers, last by dannyk13 14:58 Wed 13th Jun 2012
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Herald GK 399

Having problems with top right hand corner: 7D Money or profit gained (5) B-N- - 13A Quality of being attractive (6) -P- - -L 7D looks like BONUS but that makes 13A -P-S-L. The obvious answer to 13A...
11:57 Wed 13th Jun 20126 answers, last by Brenden 12:02 Wed 13th Jun 2012
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Herald Sport

1A. Last competitor (4,6) B-C- --R-E- I'm assuming it is BACK something. First letter of second word is also first letter of golfer (5) --D-E. Any assistance gratefully received....
10:31 Tue 08th May 20128 answers, last by Zhukov 10:45 Tue 08th May 2012
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Wee Stinker - last one

12A One under bar (6) U-L-S- Any ideas, please?...
17:07 Tue 20th Mar 20124 answers, last by ArranBrown 17:18 Tue 20th Mar 2012
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Wee Stinker

Last one - Pip ship's ships (6). I have -E-N-P, having answered 'TRAMP' to 24A ***'s scent. Is that wrong?
20:59 Mon 19th Dec 20116 answers, last by ArranBrown 22:07 Mon 19th Dec 2011
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Wee Stinker

Hmm - three tricky ones left this week: 4D. Ape here (2,4) I- R-C- Is it 'In Rock' (as in Gibraltar)? 21A. Shades of 13 (3) B-- The answer to 13 is 'Sunshine' as in panda. 18D. This Tina Turner's 16...
20:58 Mon 12th Dec 201110 answers, last by ArranBrown 20:26 Mon 19th Dec 2011
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Last one

10A Troublesome or objectionable people (8) -C-N-E-S Is it SCUNGERS?...
14:08 Sun 04th Dec 20115 answers, last by ArranBrown 14:22 Sun 04th Dec 2011
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The Herald - Wee Stinker - Part 2

OK - now I have another last one. 5A State case H-E-D. Flummoxed!
11:33 Tue 29th Nov 20115 answers, last by haggshacker 12:59 Tue 29th Nov 2011
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herald - wee stinker

Last one: 5D Sandra's car (7) I have S-L-M-N. Only thing that will fit is Solomon. Possibly because I don't have a TV, the only 'Sandra' I can think of is the Liver Bird! Any bright ideas, folks?
10:45 Tue 29th Nov 20116 answers, last by janbee 11:48 Tue 29th Nov 2011
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Wee Stinker - last two

Up against a brick wall with 18A and 17D. 18A Telescope tracks (6) S - A - - -. I've seen STAIRS suggested, but can't see how that works - I was wondering about STARRY. 17D Top one of 18 above (6) - -...
22:19 Mon 22nd Aug 20113 answers, last by Calibax 22:40 Mon 22nd Aug 2011

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