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Dm Thurs

23d Assembled clothes cupboard to sell. Ans is market which is to sell but how does the cryptic work, please?...
20:20 Fri 06th Mar 20206 answers, last by Neveracrossword 20:32 Fri 06th Mar 2020
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Dm Last Tues

23d It's painful -extremely in the past .S?r?. Must be sore. If extremely = so then how does re = in the past , please?...
13:57 Mon 02nd Mar 20202 answers, last by Nical 14:02 Mon 02nd Mar 2020
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Sunday Times 4892

I guessed that 9a Doorman's voice after calling in advance" might be commissionaire and that 3d "Spill pickle ? More flimsy sandwiches" might be lamplighter. I came on here hoping that someone would...
16:11 Sun 01st Mar 20204 answers, last by Nical 16:25 Sun 01st Mar 2020
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Private Eye 1516

I don't understand a couple of cartooms. 1.Forgotten moments in music history. The cartoon has a younger man in an old folks home with the caption "What the hell was (was in bold) Thom doing here"...
19:16 Wed 19th Feb 20203 answers, last by brainiac 23:59 Wed 19th Feb 2020
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Telegraph £2.50

I thought it referenced some interesting articles today on the front page regarding the reshuffle then I noticed it was £2.50. I'm not going to claim that £2.50 is going to bankrupt me but I thought...
19:38 Fri 14th Feb 202011 answers, last by Old_Geezer 11:08 Sat 15th Feb 2020
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Dm Monday

Part of UK avoids insignificant meat. v?a?. Obviously veal but I just cant see what part of the UK and what means insignificant that we have to remove....
21:07 Mon 10th Feb 20201 answer, last by cashier 21:09 Mon 10th Feb 2020
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Sunday Times 4889

6a Was revolver 9 inches in length? ???? No idea what clue is on about 3d Failure to hold down good job in insurance. l?s? a?j??e?. Looks like loss adjuster . I can see loser and just but how does sad...
17:39 Sun 09th Feb 20206 answers, last by Nical 10:38 Wed 12th Feb 2020
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Mail Thurs

25d Philosopher's climbing mountain top nonstop. Ans must be plato. I can see that alp upside down is alp. How is top without a p nonstop please?...
19:26 Thu 30th Jan 20201 answer, last by Toorak 19:31 Thu 30th Jan 2020
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Stout, Porter And Mild Not Tasting Of Chocolate Or Coffee

I was in Austria recently and had some excellent dunkle bier. I usually drink pale/golden ales in the UK apart from the odd pint of Guinness so thought I would give stout, porters and mild a go. I...
13:50 Mon 27th Jan 202012 answers, last by fourteen85 18:57 Mon 27th Jan 2020
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Times 27570

3d Film that's European and British in equal parts. T?e ?i?d?. 6d Just leave a barrel between tablets. E?u?t?b?e. Must be equitable =just.. Quit is leave and I can see that able is part of tablets but...
11:23 Sun 26th Jan 20204 answers, last by Pete65 11:36 Sun 26th Jan 2020
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Dm Tues

I don't think I can recall a harder one. I'm not yet half way through. Today's Telegraph was much harder 1d Pause to relax on entering swimming pool with Anglicans. Ans has been given as breathing...
15:05 Tue 21st Jan 202018 answers, last by brainiac 23:55 Tue 21st Jan 2020
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Sunday Times

Having filled in the rhs quite quickly, I have barely got anything in the lhs. These may kickstart me -I have no idea what they are on about 14a Got tip of foot in door at first.?a???m?d 25a My house...
18:15 Sun 19th Jan 20204 answers, last by barnaclebill58 18:22 Sun 19th Jan 2020
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Dm Tues

24a Secure dress. l?n? u?. Second work is obviously up but is first word line or link and if so why, please?...
15:44 Tue 14th Jan 20205 answers, last by MargoTester 16:15 Tue 14th Jan 2020
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Metro Mon

1d Shrill little people in good health but fishy. Ans has to be shrimps . I guess imps are little people but where do we get shr to mean good health please?...
12:24 Mon 06th Jan 20201 answer, last by dannyk13 12:27 Mon 06th Jan 2020
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Eye 667

21a Fun for kids (anagram of obscene etc lay) b?y?n?e ?a?t?e. Assuming I have the answers to other clues correct, the missing six letters are ecclos. The two words are first or second names of famous...
20:17 Sat 28th Dec 20191 answer, last by Toorak 20:18 Sat 28th Dec 2019
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Metro Thurs

6d Where atmospheric changes are recorded while we're using her mirror. Ans must be "weather glass" . I can get the "her glass" bit leaving "weat" but can't see how to get that part. Thanks...
18:52 Thu 05th Dec 20191 answer, last by ubasses 18:57 Thu 05th Dec 2019
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Metro Mon

10a Looks like somebody has hidden a bomb among the meat in a Chinese restaurant. C?o?s?i?k. Answer is obviously chopstick but cant see how that parses. In particular where is the bomb and where are...
11:20 Mon 25th Nov 20194 answers, last by Janetrohear 11:34 Mon 25th Nov 2019
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Dm Tues

4d Inspector General abandons duty making a sacrifice. ?b?a?i?n. I have no idea who the I G is nor what duty is being abandoned. Tax duty? Job duty?...
16:56 Tue 19th Nov 20194 answers, last by barnaclebill58 17:03 Tue 19th Nov 2019
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Dm Fri

15d Take on new part ending on top . e?r?l. Must be enrol but how does it parse please?...
19:42 Fri 15th Nov 20192 answers, last by Captain2 19:44 Fri 15th Nov 2019
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Metro Wed

1d Bloaters make another seafood without change. Ans must be lobster which is an anagram of bloaters minus the a. What is the instruction that tells us to disregard the a from the anagram fodder...
13:54 Thu 24th Oct 20193 answers, last by retrocop 14:09 Thu 24th Oct 2019

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