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Financial Times Christmas competition 2011

Stuck on the last few: 2011 was one of the busiest years ever for movie sequels. Which film ends with a character discovering someone he feared dead “is alive”, thus opening the way for...

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FT Christmas

The answers to this crossword are in alphabetical order (all 26 letters), There is a theme to some of them and I think I have found that this is Film Titles. My question is - Bugs lie around (2,5)...

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FT 13831

17d Trees with resident birds (8) ?W?L?O?S Lokks as if it is SWALLOWS but can someone explain why?...

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FT 13777

13a Taken-for.granted opponent may have got into the ride a short distance (5-5)

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FT 13753

15a Watch us turn right to cover weapon (12) S???????A?C?

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FT 13753

4a Southern religious group includes Greek character that says he did the carving (8) ?C?L?S??

Nical

Times Jumbo 934 Cryptic

45 A. Resistance blocking rise after membership fee set at lower level? (8) s?b?r?u? I came up with 'suberous' (because it has 'subs'/membership fee) but I don't see how it fits in with the clue....

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FT Polymath 612

9d The fox (7) R?S?A?D Thought it should be Reynard bu 12a is - Producing eggs that develop and hatch after leaving the female (9) OVIPARIOUS which seems correct....

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FT 13730

24d Right country for Latin (5) ??P??

NW3Nutter

13,729 FT

6d Symposium presented by a Greek character in 10 (5-2) Not sure if they mean the clue 10 or ten ten!! ????H/?? If clue ten the answer was vingt et un. and 4a Play in backyard with left foot(6)...

Bordeaux

7d A part receiving entries from many hands initially ? 7 a?m?o?e IS this armhole , could explain Please. 26a Snap decision getting people together ? 5-4 p???o ???? 23d precise thing done by former...

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Times 2 883

42d Absence of key or mode (9) U?O?A?I??

parr1

FT 13,635

24dn: Writer Kipling never expected to meet (5) t???n 28ac: Reserve having to practise while the others go out (9) r???r?a?? 21dn: One's getting in support to carry on the fight (6) ??s???...

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FT 13620

28a Egyptian king, stupid losing head, vassal reported back (7) O?Y?A???A?

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fT 13623

2d Female squeezing you into oven to be cooked, the plan (9) M?N?E?E?E

buncrana

Polymath 592

Struggling with 2 and not sure of 1 - any help welcomed. 13a Aftertaste (5,4) A _ R _ S _ O _ T 6d worn out (7) E _ U _ S _ E For 33a Activity that may be played on board ship (4,4) I have DECK GAME....

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