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Protein Vaccines Side Effect

Given the admittedly small issue with blood clots from the AZ and Janssen vector vaccines and the newness of MRNA vaccines , that leaves Novavax if it gets approved. That is a protein vaccine like...
10:43 Wed 14th Apr 202117 answers, last by bednobs 16:42 Wed 14th Apr 2021
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Dm Friday

6d Express a view about English sleuth coming in . Ans must be "opine". Apart from the e for english, can't see where the opin comes from . Thanks...
15:07 Fri 02nd Apr 20211 answer, last by Toorak 15:08 Fri 02nd Apr 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Totally baffled as to why the answers are what they are. Trap swan, reportedly a strong swimmer. Ans cobweb . I get the cob =swan but web=strong swimmer? Almost too fantastic a source of French wines...
16:31 Wed 31st Mar 202110 answers, last by emmie 17:03 Wed 31st Mar 2021
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Perfectdraft

This is a system where you can get draught beer at home. The machines are made by Philips but in the UK mainly sold by Beerhawk . However they have been out of stock for sometime presumably in part...
10:00 Wed 24th Mar 20214 answers, last by THECORBYLOON 11:46 Wed 24th Mar 2021
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Sunday Times 4947

8d Making up like Bob and Penny were. Ans must be coinage as one shilling and 1d were -but where how does making up =coinage ?...
20:09 Mon 22nd Mar 20211 answer, last by JimF 20:10 Mon 22nd Mar 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

I would be grateful for the parsing of the following . Begin to lose one's temper . Ans Lead off . I thought it must be that when a metal is tempered, it is covered in lead and in the course of time...
15:32 Thu 11th Mar 20213 answers, last by Lie-in King 16:23 Thu 11th Mar 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Very dispiriting when not only can't you solve them but you can't follow the answers! Please parse:- For that reason part of the army's in reserve . Ans Thereby. I assume re is part of the army but...
20:30 Wed 10th Mar 20219 answers, last by barnaclebill58 21:14 Wed 10th Mar 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Celebration of Victorian age, for reprise in just over ten years? Ans is "diamond jubilee" which fits the bit before the comma but how does the bit after the comma lead to that, please? Have stared at...
16:16 Mon 01st Mar 20219 answers, last by Mamyalynne 16:51 Mon 01st Mar 2021
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Sunday Times 4943

Doing things for an author. Ans was given on here as "Agent nouns" but no explanation was given. An explanation was given on another site as "Wikipedia explains, “In linguistics, an agent noun is a...
11:49 Sun 28th Feb 20212 answers, last by novalis 16:25 Sun 28th Feb 2021
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David Beckham Buying Shares At 1P -Now Worth 14P

The Times reports that he bought shares for £250 000 at 1p each in Cellular Goods at the end of January. They were sold at 5p before an IPO yesterday and are now worth 19p . How come he gets £250 000...
17:53 Sat 27th Feb 202113 answers, last by dance2trance 16:47 Sat 06th Mar 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

I would be grateful for the parsing of this. Drug taking critic brought to book. Ans de quincey. I have found there is a critic called de quincey and I assume the drug is e but I can't see the...
09:48 Thu 25th Feb 20215 answers, last by dannyk13 09:56 Thu 25th Feb 2021
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Stamp Duty Extension

The Times reports "The chancellor has faced pressure to extend the deadline amid concerns that it would create a “cliff-edge”, jeopardising hundreds of thousands of sales." But what happens when you...
12:27 Wed 24th Feb 2021
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Times Big Book Of Crosswords

Corollary of show of regret -fault discussed. Ans is side effect. Effect/affect might account for the fault discussed (I can never remember which is which) but can't see where side comes from. Thanks...
16:10 Mon 22nd Feb 20211 answer, last by donny48 16:26 Mon 22nd Feb 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Please parse this. So-called expert giving king no problem in the long run. Ans Know-all. I can get K and no but can't see the problem in the long run = wall. Thanks...
19:13 Sun 21st Feb 20211 answer, last by Lie-in King 19:15 Sun 21st Feb 2021
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Vaccine Passport

If Lesley has been vaccinated, she can still (apparently ) spread the virus If Miranda has not been vaccinated , she can still spread the virus. In both cases, if they don't have the virus, they can't...
14:44 Fri 19th Feb 202119 answers, last by New Judge 23:52 Sun 21st Feb 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Please parse . "If not well, it may be 4." Ans Oiler . The answer to 4 is shipshape. "If not well" is ill and an oiler is a ship but can't quite get there. Thanks...
19:16 Thu 18th Feb 20212 answers, last by Eagledave 19:19 Thu 18th Feb 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Old record in OT book mentioned patriarch.Ans is Joseph but can't get the record or OT book. Thanks...
16:26 Mon 15th Feb 20215 answers, last by barnaclebill58 16:45 Mon 15th Feb 2021
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Times Big Book Of Crosswords

This a 22d. "Product of the numbers before and the one after." The answer is "four". Is it because the two numbers in the number of the clue are 2 and 2 and 2x2 =4 but regardless where does "and the...
20:16 Tue 02nd Feb 20211 answer, last by TheFrogman 22:19 Tue 02nd Feb 2021
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Times Book Of Cryptic Crosswords

I would be grateful for the parsing of these. Sets competition record , holding a 21 up. Ans Davis Cup (=sets competition). The ans to 21 is "five" = "v" but where does the daiscup come from please?...
18:37 Sun 31st Jan 20215 answers, last by Lie-in King 18:45 Sun 31st Jan 2021
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The Drowning

Loads of promotion for this series Mon-Thurs Channel 5 but isn't it just a rip off of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torn_(TV_series) -how can they get away with this?...
10:50 Sun 31st Jan 202115 answers, last by hellywelly4 23:58 Thu 04th Feb 2021

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