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Rainbow Quiz (Aka Local Crossword) Closing Date In Eleven Weeks Time!

This quiz has only just come out and closing date is a long time in the future. If you do not want to ruin your own enjoyment, if you are doing it yourself, then please move on and don't scroll down....
09:24 Thu 09th Sep 202174 answers, last by Maxymax464 08:37 Fri 01st Oct 2021
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Genius 217 - Last Two

30a Extreme cycling to herald with waves (4) UN _ E (The U is not included in the wordplay) 32a United a failing church body turning square (4.2) E _ E _ /UP (the second E and the P are not included...
16:26 Tue 06th Jul 20215 answers, last by donny48 16:32 Tue 06th Jul 2021
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Genius 216 - Last One

8a Succeeded to stop France and others being joyous (6) _ E _ T _ L Although this is a crossword where some answers need manipulating, this one is a straight cryptic clue. I have an answer for it, but...
09:03 Tue 08th Jun 20213 answers, last by JJ109 09:08 Tue 08th Jun 2021
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Incentives To Get Covid Vaccinations

A lot of the rural population of Thailand believe in karma and whatever will be will be, and many don't think it is important to get vaccinated. If it is their time to die, it's their time, nothing...
12:09 Fri 21st May 202119 answers, last by piggynose 18:21 Fri 21st May 2021
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Azed 2551 - Spoonerisms Parsing Help Please For My Last 3

Eight across and eight down clues lead in their definitions to Spoonerisms of the correct answers to be entered. Subsidiary indications in these clues lead to the correct answers themselves. In the...
12:16 Sun 02nd May 202111 answers, last by ProfessorMaisie 16:52 Mon 03rd May 2021
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Guardian 28332

Groom takes look around capital (7) C _ L _ M _ O It has to be Colombo! The only way that I can parse it though is assuming that there is a misprint on the on-line version and "groom" has been...
08:37 Sat 02nd Jan 20217 answers, last by Neveracrossword 16:15 Mon 04th Jan 2021
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Azed 2533

I have hit a brick wall with this one! 10a Once exhausted in mood line retreats (7) TO _ OR _ E 30d Souse as of old was barking (not quite all there) (4) BA _ E 31a St Andrews student from Italy in...
14:16 Sun 27th Dec 202015 answers, last by JJ109 23:40 Sun 27th Dec 2020
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Guardian Genius 210 - Last 2

My last two. However, one of these is a straight clue, and the other needs to be manipulated for grid entry. Therefore whichever one is the latter, please ignore the letters I quote as these will not...
08:42 Tue 08th Dec 20207 answers, last by JJ109 08:59 Tue 08th Dec 2020
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Genius 209

Last of the book titles here by whimsically named authors. All the clues consist only of wordplay. The book title is "Ivor Rose/Sore Beachbum" and the author is (5,8) The clue (only wordplay, no...
13:37 Thu 05th Nov 20207 answers, last by JJ109 13:45 Thu 05th Nov 2020
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Azed 2424 (Last Two)

1d Mixed bevvies, only half taken up? What’s the point? (4) C _ _ P Cusp ?? but why? 11a Polish, like one of my lovers, might one suppose? (4) _ AN _ Sand?? but why? In addition, the third letter of...
04:20 Sun 25th Oct 202010 answers, last by emmie 07:15 Sun 25th Oct 2020
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Azed Last Few And Parsing Help Please

There is a completely blank grid today with no bars, no clue numbers and no number of letters for the answers.However because I have solved the rest and got them in the grid, I can safely say that the...
10:51 Sun 11th Oct 20207 answers, last by JJ109 11:21 Sun 11th Oct 2020
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Genius (Last One)

19. Turn over Bishop for Pawn being trap (5) The actual grid entry includes an additional letter N that is inserted somewhere in the above answer to form another legitimate word usually nothing to do...
00:34 Wed 07th Oct 20203 answers, last by shoota 00:45 Wed 07th Oct 2020
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Guardian Genius 206 - Last Two

All solutions are defined normally, but the wordplay in each clue leads to a solution where two letters require an elementary (periodic table symbols of elements) substitution before entry in the...
11:52 Mon 03rd Aug 20208 answers, last by klazomaniac 12:14 Mon 03rd Aug 2020
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Guardian Genius 205

There are two thematic elements to this crossword, but I am pretty sure this question belongs to neither theme. It is just a straight cryptic clue. 14d Systems for dialogue: "painting = money" in...
10:53 Tue 07th Jul 20209 answers, last by Unicorn5 19:55 Sat 18th Jul 2020
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Azed 2507 - Last Two (Probably)

31a. Passage in book cut before point with page twice removed. (5) LO _ US Presumably Locus or lotus, but why? 26d Greek conflict with East in historical past (5)A _ _ NE AGONE = archaic "past" and I...
05:50 Sun 28th Jun 20204 answers, last by JJ109 06:17 Sun 28th Jun 2020
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Guardian Genius 204 - Last One

9d Eminent scientist moves from one place to another (4) _ R _ S There is a special clause! Definitions in all clues are normal, but you must count on a knowledge of French and German (as well as...
13:05 Sun 07th Jun 20202 answers, last by JJ109 13:15 Sun 07th Jun 2020
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Guardian Genius 203

I have finished the crossword and am sorting out the endgame. Each of the themed answers are associated with two different letters, I have eliminated 22 letters of the alphabet and I am left with IMX...
07:03 Wed 06th May 20207 answers, last by Neveracrossword 07:23 Wed 06th May 2020
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Guardian Genius 203 - Last One (Probably)

10a Fantasy Film (6,2) _ E _ U _ N / _ O This is a themed crossword and 12 clues consist of a definition with the wordplay of a different clue altogether. Therefore "fantasy film" is only the...
13:22 Tue 05th May 20207 answers, last by JJ109 13:30 Tue 05th May 2020
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Guardian Maskerade

46a Score sent back — was not a piece (8) N O C T U _ N _ (The OCT is thematic and is undefined) The answer looks obvious, but can someone please parse it! Many thanks...
15:54 Sat 11th Apr 20206 answers, last by Lie-in King 16:00 Sat 11th Apr 2020
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Guardian 28105 = Last Two

Although this is a themed crossword the two that I am stuck on are straight clues and there is no need to worry about the theme! 62d Emperor ran away from Italian city (4) _ T _ O I assume this is...
07:15 Sat 11th Apr 202011 answers, last by Stingers 10:09 Tue 14th Apr 2020

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