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Sunday Times Cryptic 4618 Sunday November 30Th 2014

12a sponsor's first mentioned for generous gifts(8) is LARGESSE, I think i.e. generous gifts but how does sponsor's first mentioned fit in?
12:07 Mon 01st Dec 20143 answers, last by herbage 12:51 Mon 01st Dec 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4617 Sunday November 23Rd 2014

26a give a little left over by start of year(6) is LEEWAY. Give=leeway, start of year = Y but please parse the rest. 24a The old lady does appeal (8) is CHARISMA, I think. Appeal = charisma, old lady...
12:26 Mon 24th Nov 20143 answers, last by herbage 12:29 Mon 24th Nov 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4616 Sunday November 16Th 2014

8 d) Beer in these tins starts to escape violently (6) is STEINS. Is it "Beer in these" = steins, an anagram of TINS and E. If so, where does the other S come from? 12a leave answer to Boycott and...
12:53 Mon 17th Nov 20145 answers, last by herbage 13:11 Mon 17th Nov 2014
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Private Eye 533 Friday October 31St 2014

12a Boris becoming new leader probably Cameron's argument backing up faster reforms - Sam's initiative (5,5) I have --R-T / -E-R- First years?...
14:57 Wed 05th Nov 20143 answers, last by bibblebub 15:01 Wed 05th Nov 2014
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Private Eye 533 Friday October 31St 2014

15a dissolute Cyclops "head going for a song" (7) -A-Y-S- 23d Labour leader engaged in off-target wit(5) --L--...
14:39 Wed 05th Nov 20145 answers, last by herbage 14:46 Wed 05th Nov 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4614 Sunday November 2Nd 2014

12a Big noise from unknown club in Newcastle is TYCOON, apparently. unknown= Y and club = C? surely Toon is not the pronunciation of a town in the NE?...
11:38 Mon 03rd Nov 20144 answers, last by BlackadderV 17:24 Mon 03rd Nov 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4614 Sunday November 2Nd 2014

25a tough crossword setter oddly enjoying cruise?(8) We are told is LISTENER. Please tell me why...
11:30 Mon 03rd Nov 20145 answers, last by herbage 11:35 Mon 03rd Nov 2014
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Observer Cryptic 3551 Sunday October 26Th 2014

8d telephone engineer circling number(4) is RING. N is number but RIG? 13a Head of precinct extremely upset about Irish detective(6) is POIROT, I think. P=Head of precinct, I or IR = Irish. Is...
16:48 Mon 27th Oct 20142 answers, last by herbage 16:52 Mon 27th Oct 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4613 Sunday October 26Th 2014

12a open jam for russian bread (6) could be ROUBLE but, if so, why? 5a Cool guy, said to be French, touring(7) looks like DISTANT but why? Cool=distant...
19:55 Sun 26th Oct 20144 answers, last by herbage 21:02 Sun 26th Oct 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4612 Sunday October 19Th 2014

10a overdrawn for a time on trip creating a stink(5) is ODOUR. Overdrawn = OD, a time = HOUR? Please parse 2d 1-0 up, caught for 5: cause of serious complaint (1,4) is E COLI Please parse...
12:25 Mon 20th Oct 20144 answers, last by herbage 13:02 Mon 20th Oct 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4611 Sunday October 12Th 2014

25a single parts of a permanently damaged little household?(3-6,6)
16:15 Mon 13th Oct 20142 answers, last by jollyroger66 17:24 Mon 13th Oct 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4608 Sunday September 21St 2014

3d to stand up used to be hard(4) is it WASH? If so, why? used to be=was hard=H 21d Goldfinger demands respect, Richard said(5) looks like AURIC. If so, why please? Gold = au Richard = ric...
16:40 Sun 21st Sep 20144 answers, last by herbage 17:06 Sun 21st Sep 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4602 Sunday August 10Th 2014

17a a copy - it's in subject matter (3,4) is THE SAME. How does "it's in subject matter" fit in please? 20d Make-up - one carries a tiny bit(7) is ANATOMY. one = AN carries A but where is a tiny bit...
11:07 Mon 11th Aug 20146 answers, last by factor-fiction 11:13 Mon 11th Aug 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4602 Sunday August 10Th 2014

11a servant girl occupied time tackling 9 minus 1 (5,8) 1 is DOCILE and 9 is CASH ON DELIVERY if relevant I have F-L-E / -H-N-E-R...
16:29 Sun 10th Aug 20144 answers, last by herbage 16:32 Sun 10th Aug 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4599 Sunday July 20Th 2014

9a Run around academy and trace compound (10) is WOLFRAMITE run around = RA academy= M.I.T. but why WOLF and E please?...
10:19 Tue 22nd Jul 20146 answers, last by herbage 12:55 Mon 28th Jul 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4590 Sunday May 18Th 2014

Could someone please parse 7d writer's charge to keep heading off graduates (9) i.e. columnist and 20d climber eating yellow pasty (5) looks like ivory. Why please? Is this Ivor Richards, the armchair...
11:50 Tue 20th May 20146 answers, last by Mamyalynne 12:20 Tue 20th May 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4587 Sunday April 27Th 2014

12d The second vowel has become "I" (3) is EGO. Could someone please parse it? Also, 24a Not bad, using bow to wrap imaginary cat? is Fair to middling, Tom being the cat and fiddling being " using...
17:07 Sun 27th Apr 20144 answers, last by herbage 17:22 Sun 27th Apr 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4585 Sunday April 13Th 2014

17a Did gag that's despicable wife walking out (7) I have R-T-H-D
10:43 Mon 14th Apr 20142 answers, last by herbage 10:46 Mon 14th Apr 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4581 Sunday March 16Th 2014

14d US financial interests briefly spread into personal money supply (4,6) is WALL STREET but why, "briefly spread into personal money supply"? 17a Criminal's lost in holiday home(5) is VILLA but why...
12:18 Mon 17th Mar 20146 answers, last by herbage 12:25 Mon 17th Mar 2014
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4575 Sunday February 2Nd 2014

5d drug's no use for black singers is BARITONES. Could someone please parse it
14:06 Tue 04th Feb 20143 answers, last by TheFrogman 17:27 Tue 04th Feb 2014

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