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18a Chemist back on track in West London area (10). I have M?R?L?D?N?E (maybe). I have only been able to sit down with this crossword this evening, but is it much harder than usual, or just my...
21:12 Sat 03rd Jul 20106 answers, last by MarkRae 21:24 Sat 03rd Jul 2010
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20d A mistake about ring left at the end (7). A?O?I?H. I can only think of 'abolish', but can't see the wordplay!
18:03 Sat 26th Jun 20105 answers, last by crockshard 18:08 Sat 26th Jun 2010
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Local quiz - a plant, flower, shrub or tree

Last few to go! 'Oriental hot beverage'. 'Rather foppish male' (Dandelion? Lad's Love?). 'It's a materialistic girls dream to' (Lady's bedstraw?)....
11:26 Fri 18th Jun 201017 answers, last by grasscarp 10:48 Sat 19th Jun 2010
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Local Quiz - a plant, flower, shrub or tree

(Eg 'a prickly wine' = hollyhock). So what is 'Once was the universal household decoration'?
10:45 Fri 18th Jun 20102 answers, last by crockshard 11:20 Fri 18th Jun 2010
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17a Place for filming golfer meeting obstacle on course (7) E?H?R?E
11:12 Sun 13th Jun 20102 answers, last by crockshard 11:16 Sun 13th Jun 2010
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40a Rampager's name largely connected with city (6) ?A?T?R .
15:08 Sat 12th Jun 20105 answers, last by crockshard 15:18 Sat 12th Jun 2010
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Sunday Times Mephisto 2597 Sunday June 6th 2010

Last letter: 24d Cap on Baptist church? Not half (5). ?ERET. Must be 'beret', but how is 'eret' half a church?
14:46 Sun 06th Jun 20102 answers, last by crockshard 15:34 Sun 06th Jun 2010
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Finished, but don't understand 23d: Stars the French lap up. Must be 'lepus', but why?
14:15 Sun 30th May 20105 answers, last by crockshard 14:18 Sun 30th May 2010
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Can someone please explain to me 32a? (A little set cry of grief fills Pericles, for example). 'Diorama' is a little set, but I don't understand the rest!
11:42 Mon 24th May 20102 answers, last by crockshard 11:50 Mon 24th May 2010
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33d Film showing end of Olympian run (T?E ?O?E? ?U?H). I thought it was 'The Gold Rush', but now doesn't fit with 47a. And 48d Defensive blunder by inexpert player is character forming (A?H?M).
11:31 Sun 16th May 20105 answers, last by bibblebub 11:36 Sun 16th May 2010
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27d National union man is on expenses mounting cases ?N?S?S. Is it 'enosis' (Greek union)? Or 'onuses'?...
18:42 Sat 15th May 20104 answers, last by bibblebub 18:45 Sat 15th May 2010
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23a Demos we should fear at the present time? ?R?E?S
18:26 Sat 15th May 20102 answers, last by crockshard 18:34 Sat 15th May 2010
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19a Card game my granny passes about . 'Cooncan' is a card game, but what has my granny to do with it, please?
13:27 Sat 15th May 20104 answers, last by crockshard 13:36 Sat 15th May 2010
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15:58 Sun 02nd May 20101 answer, last by cruciverbali 17:21 Sun 02nd May 2010
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22a Hairy pair of investigators getting their ends away (5) D?C?Y. Must be 'dicey (=hairy)', but why? CID + eYEs, but why pair?...
21:18 Wed 28th Apr 20103 answers, last by bibblebub 21:24 Wed 28th Apr 2010
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19d Curt historian picked up peaceful woman - a real pickup (7) ?IV?NER. Livener? (historian Levi, but whence the REN?).. Diviner? (DI, peaceful woman?)..... And 20a Conjecture informally about fare?...
16:44 Sun 11th Apr 20107 answers, last by crockshard 17:05 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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7d Either half of hardback (5) S?E?N.
15:30 Sat 03rd Apr 20103 answers, last by crockshard 15:35 Sat 03rd Apr 2010
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!a Sky will do play-off and cricket finals (4) L?F?. I have 'lift' (= sky), but do not fully understand the clue...
16:43 Sat 20th Mar 20104 answers, last by sainty 18:29 Sat 20th Mar 2010
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29a In poor spirits having to leave Irish county for fishing port (4). W?C?
14:39 Sat 20th Mar 20102 answers, last by crockshard 14:42 Sat 20th Mar 2010
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54a Oars used by sailors going back across a stretch of river (7) N???O?E, and 51d Under attack in the end, knight raised weapon (4) ???S. Any ideas?
13:11 Sat 06th Mar 20102 answers, last by crockshard 13:15 Sat 06th Mar 2010

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