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Mephisto

I won a prize for submitting the 2665! I am not gloating, because it is a huge lottery when you submit any completed grids each week. Sometimes I have to ask you kindly respondents for...
19:49 Sun 09th Oct 20118 answers, last by crockshard 20:31 Sun 09th Oct 2011
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crockshard

The Week 768

Unsure about 15d and 13a: 13a There could be a PC to repair one leaving IT after repair. V?G?I?L?A?N?E. 15d Leaves sympathetic companion. ??A. Could be 'vigilante' and 'tea', or 'vigilance' and 'cha'...
19:24 Fri 30th Sep 20114 answers, last by crockshard 19:31 Fri 30th Sep 2011
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Mephisto

Is 8d (Refuse move on board lacking head for heights) marc(h)?
18:37 Sun 25th Sep 20113 answers, last by crockshard 18:39 Sun 25th Sep 2011
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crockshard

Mephisto

Lacking last few letters and want to go out - need to finish it! 7d will help: Very defensive Africaans ring up for the greens. R?A?GS....
18:17 Sun 25th Sep 20112 answers, last by crockshard 18:23 Sun 25th Sep 2011
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crockshard

The Week 765

Tim Moorey doesn't usually make mistakes, but I'm not sure about this one.10a 'Article written for the Courier?' would suggest 'letter', making the crossed letters in 6d T?T?S. Clue for 6d is 'Italian...
16:02 Mon 12th Sep 20114 answers, last by crockshard 16:13 Mon 12th Sep 2011
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Georgia05

Sunday Times Mephisto Sunday September 4th 2011

Really not enjoying this at all!!! One journalist succeeded with those supporting the hawks.(10) All ican thinkis astringent!! Thousand Island dressing only half creamed for hotel managers(8 Two...
16:58 Sun 04th Sep 20117 answers, last by Georgia05 17:14 Sun 04th Sep 2011
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Georgia05

Sunday Times Mephisto Sunday September 4th 2011

Palestrina's arrangement on a medieval instrument(10) Is this Psaletrian? A Weak part is dreadful for an oldie(6)...
15:49 Sun 04th Sep 20115 answers, last by Lie-in King 15:58 Sun 04th Sep 2011
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Misstoddler

ST 4448

25A He drove fast to get small girl back (5) s.n.a I'm assuming it's "santa" but why? At least this is my last one, I've really struggled today with this one!...
11:39 Sun 28th Aug 201110 answers, last by boxtops 12:50 Sun 28th Aug 2011
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pilotsteve

Sunday Times 4447 (Posted earlier)

24A Term for "theater" introduced by blue comic before bit of skirt really oozing "it"? I have BURLESQUE but can't see the wordplay, can some kind soul help me?... Lie-In King's...
14:47 Sun 21st Aug 201111 answers, last by Paradigm 12:13 Tue 23rd Aug 2011
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crockshard

Mephisto

Would like an opinion on my final letter: 12a Burns cut? Not hard on Scots ultimately. SEAR?. 'Sears' or 'seare'?
15:53 Sun 14th Aug 20117 answers, last by Lie-in King 16:00 Sun 14th Aug 2011
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Mephisto

Have completed it, but don't understand 15a: Plant community trio participating in festival once. 'Alterne' is a plant community, but whence the rest of the clue?
14:34 Sun 07th Aug 20112 answers, last by crockshard 14:39 Sun 07th Aug 2011
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Georgia05

Saturday Times Prize Crossword Saturday August 6th 2011

Government department is involved in new railway(8)
10:19 Sat 06th Aug 20113 answers, last by Georgia05 10:20 Sat 06th Aug 2011
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turast

Answerbank crossword prize winner

Please don't send hate mail, but Sunday Telegraph "Enigmatic Variations 976", and Sunday Times "Mephisto 2656" prizes won in the same week is a bit rich even for me! Apologies to...
09:41 Sat 06th Aug 201119 answers, last by Aquagility 11:29 Fri 23rd Oct 2015
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crockshard

Times cryptic 934

13a Odds and ends from pile we've thrown over vegetables. N?E?S. I assume 'neeps', and the e and p are the ends of pile thrown over, but don't get the rest of the wordplay.
14:41 Sat 16th Jul 20112 answers, last by crockshard 14:57 Sat 16th Jul 2011
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For Kayakamina....

I have to tell you I think I must be in love with you ... (intellectually speaking!). I dreamed I met you last night, and was totally tongue-tied! Probably a combination of my awe of you (you helped...
20:03 Wed 13th Jul 20117 answers, last by crockshard 12:37 Thu 14th Jul 2011
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Mephisto

Not sure about 14a: Once the lowest of low on earth. LE?GE. Have 'leage.'. Final E comes from 9d: Moved very quickly, keeping Sierra out of view. I have 'tore'.
18:51 Sun 10th Jul 20114 answers, last by MarMatMal 19:02 Sun 10th Jul 2011
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crockshard

ST 4441

8d Garden feature stood out in leaves. S?E?. I suppose it is 'shed', but can someone please explain the word-play?
11:51 Sun 10th Jul 20112 answers, last by crockshard 11:54 Sun 10th Jul 2011
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crockshard

WI 37

This is an otherwise simple cryptic crossword that only takes as long as it takes to write the answers in the grid. But I am stumped by 16a (this is not the Mephisto!): Play at getting in bed (3,4). I...
23:11 Mon 04th Jul 20115 answers, last by crockshard 23:44 Mon 04th Jul 2011
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Obscurantist

Times 24,891 02/07/11 16d

16d - Mild illness reduces appetite for these? (4, 4) _O_D _U_S Last one to go and it's driving me nuts, which could be the second word....
20:21 Sat 02nd Jul 20117 answers, last by gramc 02:28 Mon 05th Sep 2011
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crockshard

Times 24,885

22a Call to back price rise. ?P?I?G. Must be spring, but how does 'sp' = price?
15:16 Sat 25th Jun 20113 answers, last by rich47 15:21 Sat 25th Jun 2011

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