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Private Eye 1476

The cover has "Corbyn tries to end anti semitism row" and has a picture of Jez with both hands in the air saying "enough already". I don't get it -can someone please explain the joke. Thanks...
18:56 Thu 09th Aug 20186 answers, last by dance2trance 11:04 Sun 12th Aug 2018
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Dm Friday

1d Runs over northern and southern tack . H/r?e?s. Ans is harness , an item of horse tack, as confirmed by https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1617760.html however I...
10:17 Sat 04th Aug 20184 answers, last by mac44 10:19 Sat 04th Aug 2018
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Metro Thursday

11a Describing one with the understanding of the devil. Ans is cloven hoofed (or hooved) 22a The part of the charge threatening evil . Ans is sinister. I'm stuck with the parsing. I know the devil is...
20:38 Fri 27th Jul 20186 answers, last by Neveracrossword 21:56 Fri 27th Jul 2018
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Dm Wednesday

Been trying to parse this one for the last couple of days and still failing. 13a Tired king wise, I hear seizing English in plot. Ans Bleary eyed. I can get B leary e y ed . So Kingwise is "leary",...
08:50 Sat 21st Jul 20189 answers, last by dannyk13 08:55 Sat 21st Jul 2018
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Metro Thursday

3d It's coarse to have a quarrel. Ans must be rank. Now rank can be coarse as in "his language was rank" but how can rank =quarrel, please?...
19:27 Thu 19th Jul 201811 answers, last by Toorak 19:46 Thu 19th Jul 2018
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Metro 29 June

16d A negative which, if flat, isn't developed. Answer was "denial". I can't parse -in what way would a flat denial not be developed? Thanks...
19:53 Mon 02nd Jul 20185 answers, last by fiction-factory 22:11 Mon 02nd Jul 2018
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Dm Friday

15d Avoid English channel heading North . E?a?e . Must be evade. But how does that parse, please? E + edav written upwards (heading North) doesn't work and e + dave written upwards doesn't work....
16:22 Sun 24th Jun 20184 answers, last by barnaclebill58 16:28 Sun 24th Jun 2018
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Igcse Question In The Sunday Times

LMNP is a quadrilateral. LMN=58 degrees NPL=72 degrees MN=13.7cm NP=4.3cm PL =15.6cm Work out to 3 significant figures angle MLP. Can't see it-presumably the trick is to construct some right angled...
18:53 Sun 17th Jun 20182 answers, last by barnaclebill58 19:10 Sun 17th Jun 2018
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Dm Mon

25a Races against top woman in 16, say, moving fast. ?k?t?e?i?g. 16 is slalom. Skittering fits and and while i can see that to ski =to slalom, I can't see the top woman or where "against top woman"...
07:10 Tue 17th Apr 20181 answer, last by geevo 07:17 Tue 17th Apr 2018
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Ft15809

16d Tough to maintain romance at first, one with an ogress. Answer must be macruran which means belonging to or pertaining to Macrura compromising lobsters and the like. How does the clue parse,...
11:48 Sun 18th Mar 20185 answers, last by Lie-in King 13:30 Sun 18th Mar 2018
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Times 26964

Solved even less that usual so came here to see what had been answered. https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1594161.html gave the answer to 1ac check activity of...
19:23 Sat 17th Feb 20184 answers, last by Toorak 19:35 Sat 17th Feb 2018
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Dm Friday

12d The fuzz make a mistake during play f?u?e. 14a Muslim ascerics very nearly collapsed in courses. Answer must be dervishes which would be der v ish (nearly as in fourish) es . But how does deres...
20:48 Fri 16th Feb 20189 answers, last by Captain2 21:00 Fri 16th Feb 2018
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Hairline Cracks In Grout

Had the tiles above bath regrouted last year. Now there are hairline cracks in the grout between four tiles -needless to say the ones mist likely to get wet. The person who did it isn't responding so...
19:44 Wed 07th Feb 20182 answers, last by Zacs-Master 16:20 Thu 08th Feb 2018
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Eye 618

6a Briefly part of the gang, a denouncer of Blair (2,5) ?n ?h?r? I have no idea what clue is on about....
19:08 Wed 07th Feb 20186 answers, last by Toorak 19:24 Wed 07th Feb 2018
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Dm Mon

4d Provoke 100 to leave clothes with European. e???t? . No idea what clue is on about 9a Research assistants gather support for body. ??a?s?s. Chassis would fit but can't see where research assistants...
22:44 Mon 22nd Jan 20186 answers, last by barnaclebill58 22:52 Mon 22nd Jan 2018
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Metro Monday

21a It's not being a great performer in heavy going. Ans is "mustard" ie star in mud -but how does that fit "It's not being" please? 18d Be of service when a few grow sick. Answer avail. How does...
19:02 Tue 09th Jan 20183 answers, last by Mamyalynne 19:28 Tue 09th Jan 2018
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Dm Wed

Stuck in top rhs. 5a Danger from personnel employed by milk distributor ???e??. No idea what clue is on about. 10a Dash quickly non stop to meet spies. ???c??. Guess it is ???cia but still can't get...
17:53 Wed 03rd Jan 20186 answers, last by robin 21:54 Wed 03rd Jan 2018
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St4779

Last two. 5a Leave work , given push. ?p? ??t . Opt out fits and op is work but can't quite get there. 7d Order parts for old instrument. ??o? . If first letter is o from out in 5a, oboe fits but...
17:11 Sun 31st Dec 20174 answers, last by ubasses 17:14 Sun 31st Dec 2017
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The Great British Brain Workout

It's a book of puzzles. 102 1a Create image to match organisation's social blueprint. Ans is Public relations. How does that parse please?...
23:24 Thu 28th Dec 20174 answers, last by Mamyalynne 23:28 Thu 28th Dec 2017
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Times Xmas Turkey

Last two 1d Every second counts with such a knotty brief s?a??? 12a Net profit finally extracted without limits. ??l?e. 5th letter of 1d is 1st letter of 12a. Would appreciate an explanation. Thanks...
21:41 Mon 25th Dec 20174 answers, last by Neveracrossword 21:47 Mon 25th Dec 2017

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