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daily record big one

50d Slight amount (5) S?A?E Consensus seems to be shade. Does anyone else think ambiguity is deliberate, to encourage use of their Helpline? Incidentally, 50d is not one of the five down answers on...
13:50 Wed 13th Jan 20102 answers, last by strathspey 14:49 Wed 13th Jan 2010
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D/Record prize crossword: do you agree?

1a Earth C?A?B?R. Replies seem to suggest CLABBER, which can mean mud as well as, more commonly, curdled milk. My point is: Why does the compiler not make the clue "Mud" (instead of...
00:27 Sun 10th Jan 20102 answers, last by BilSuth 01:35 Sun 10th Jan 2010
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RT51 9d Air force cutbacks? (13)

DEcompression (previously answered) is a familiar word. Is there a case for REcompression, which is to counter the effects of decompression? Not the best clue of all time. I don't like a clue in...
13:37 Wed 09th Dec 20092 answers, last by BilSuth 15:31 Wed 09th Dec 2009
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Daily Record Tuesday Xwords

Does anyone else notice how rarely it is that the winner comes from one of the cities? Do you think they have a spread-it-around policy to attract entries from the towns and villages, or do you...
20:04 Tue 08th Dec 20096 answers, last by BilSuth 22:24 Tue 08th Dec 2009
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S/E skeleton 20a Book on DNA, part of it revised (7) GE-E-I-

Genesis stands out, but genetic possible?
14:39 Mon 30th Nov 20095 answers, last by BilSuth 15:58 Mon 30th Nov 2009
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Express Crusader

Profit made in London and New York (7, 5) Capital gains (presumably) But Washington DC is US capital, not New York. Are mistakes fairly common? Or is New York (somehow) a legitimate element in clue?
18:38 Mon 02nd Mar 2009
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Express Crusader

Profit made in London and New York (7, 5) Capital gains (presumably) But Washington DC is US capital, not New York. Are mistakes fairly common? Or is New York (somehow) a legitimate element in clue?
18:38 Mon 02nd Mar 2009
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Express Crusader

Profit made in London and New York (7, 5) Capital gains (presumably) But Washington DC is US capital, not New York. Are mistakes fairly common? Or is New York (somehow) a legitimate element in clue?
18:38 Mon 02nd Mar 20092 answers, last by BilSuth 18:59 Mon 02nd Mar 2009
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exp skeleton

11a Series about Henry, a killer (5) C?A?P 20a Brandy and stuff, put another way (4) ?A?A Compired seems to have ambivalent clue for every letter of answer!
16:55 Tue 20th Jan 20093 answers, last by BilSuth 17:37 Tue 20th Jan 2009
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s/e skeleton crossword

14a Hammer a follower put away BE?T Is it Beat? Belt? why?
15:08 Wed 07th Jan 20095 answers, last by BilSuth 20:39 Wed 07th Jan 2009
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S/E Skeleton

Flyer from Sweden closing 12 (4) ?B?? Fruit and duck starter consumed (4) ?A?E (Pate? Why?) After all, ladies dropped food! (5) P???A T.I.A.
15:13 Mon 15th Dec 20088 answers, last by BilSuth 17:36 Mon 15th Dec 2008
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rt47

1d Join queen on the cross (5) ?n?e? and probably ?N?ER (ER for queen) Why would it be ENTER?
23:17 Fri 14th Nov 20082 answers, last by BilSuth 23:22 Fri 14th Nov 2008
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mos 1351 13a

13a African language akin to Zulu... A search suggests this should properly be Swati rather than Swazi. I quote: Swati (siSwati in the language itself; isiSwazi in Zulu) is a Bantu language of the...
22:13 Tue 16th Sep 20082 answers, last by starmack 00:21 Wed 17th Sep 2008
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s/express skeleton

I'm not used to this crossword/compiler. Are these right? 7d asset 10a sardine 11a melissa 16a atom 24d toga
00:29 Wed 20th Aug 20084 answers, last by BilSuth 20:28 Wed 20th Aug 2008
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Prize crosswords: what are your chances of winning?

It will depend on the circulation and degree of difficulty. I'd like to know how many entries they get on average for: 1 Radio Times, 2 Mail on Sunday (?1500), and 3 Scottish Daily Record (?500,...
19:44 Wed 30th Jul 20083 answers, last by carpedeum 22:10 Fri 01st Aug 2008
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daily record

6 letters Arthur ------ , thriller writer. h-i-e- The 3 given letters are solid and multi-checked.
14:32 Wed 30th Jul 20082 answers, last by BilSuth 15:03 Wed 30th Jul 2008
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charred lampshades

Any sparks out there? Whats best way to avoid table lamp shade getting charred? Can I try smaller bulb, so its further away from shade, or does it need to be lower wattage?
21:08 Tue 22nd Apr 20082 answers, last by BilSuth 23:10 Tue 22nd Apr 2008

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