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Speccie 2539

I can see how the missing letters work with the included lights but no idea how this relates to the title unless this just needs an L inserting. meantime on the clued lights Is 16A a hidden word in...
16:35 Sat 22nd Jan 20229 answers, last by johnpiper 18:03 Sat 22nd Jan 2022
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Spectator 2538 Not 2535

I thought that i had finished this but have got stuck on 2 of the uncluded lights. I cannot find a place name to fit 25D where i have ?LE?D? nor 19d where i have one that is close but doesnt end in O....
13:31 Sun 16th Jan 202212 answers, last by ProfessorMaisie 19:56 Sun 16th Jan 2022
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Spectator 2537

13 D Dance like a sponge, or like another invertebrate (12) 41A Supports posh girl almost being enthralled by unlikely types? (10) 27A Experimental style i practise (9) 43A School mums in a spin after...
17:10 Fri 07th Jan 202222 answers, last by novalis 20:08 Sat 08th Jan 2022
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Spectator Christmas Crossword-Dectet

Well this is a humdinger of a crossword and i am making steady progress but am stymied by a few of what i think are conventional clues and am missing the name of the instrumentalist and the second...
09:16 Sun 19th Dec 202113 answers, last by johnpiper 12:17 Wed 22nd Dec 2021
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Spectator 2536

Im struggling on sw corner although i have two sets of unclued lights and the connection! And the hidden link word. So can anyone help please onbremaining clues Unclued 2D (4) PEN? 32a piggy uncovered...
21:31 Sat 11th Dec 202119 answers, last by johnpiper 15:36 Sat 18th Dec 2021
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Spectator 2535

9 A potential difficulties from awkward Moscow and far North (10, three words) 10 D warning of threat from Mislaid Cyprus-US air-letter (13 two words)...
10:21 Sun 05th Dec 20211 answer, last by Neveracrossword 10:22 Sun 05th Dec 2021
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Spectator 2530

A sim-ler puzzle but still three unsolved 9A fool has tiny potion of brains (5) D?E?? 5D breast beater ? (5) H??r? 45D pleasant sunday afternoon climbing poplar (3) A?P Thank you...
20:47 Fri 29th Oct 20217 answers, last by Mamyalynne 20:53 Fri 29th Oct 2021
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Spectator 2529

Almost there but not quite 27D Spenser's favour when larger than life cricketer changes his top (7) I have ?S?r?c? I guess Ostrich but why? 29A Small changes for a European banking system once(7)...
17:17 Fri 22nd Oct 20215 answers, last by Neveracrossword 17:31 Fri 22nd Oct 2021
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Spectator 2527

Struggling to answer 31dMight former pm shut up (5) So i think its MAYS? Presumably SH is shut up? That gives me 39 acrOss as ?AH?SHIP but i cant see an answer to this clue that unclued light where...
08:41 Sun 10th Oct 20215 answers, last by johnpiper 10:15 Sun 10th Oct 2021
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Spectator 2527

Good afternoon. Firstly there are 6 unclued lights that are anagrams of the protagonist of the title. I have some conventional clued lights still to fathom All help gratefully received. 41D Might...
13:58 Sat 09th Oct 20213 answers, last by ProfessorMaisie 14:15 Sat 09th Oct 2021
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Spectator 2525 Prime Times

Depressingly struggling to finish this rather fiendish puzzle. Could anyone please give me a hint re 5 down where i have for the 7 letter word ?ILE??I 17 down: Tracked vehicles about to be clamped by...
16:27 Fri 24th Sep 202121 answers, last by ProfessorMaisie 23:19 Fri 24th Sep 2021
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Spectator Crossword 2524

and finally Only mound richa man sits on (6) I have N?B?UE many thanks...
18:45 Fri 17th Sep 20214 answers, last by johnpiper 19:18 Fri 17th Sep 2021
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Spectator 2524

well this one is well beyond my pay grade and its infuriating me I have the honest servant and the source of the quotation struggling with 5 down evern though some other strings have alluded to it 5D...
18:21 Fri 17th Sep 20217 answers, last by Neveracrossword 18:42 Fri 17th Sep 2021
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Spectator No 2522Va Trifle

Relatively easy this week but stuck on 3 clued lights Shortly stagger in animal enclosue [3]. ?EE CAntonese boat people one featured in Japanese verse [6] ?ANKIA A HOOD INADEQUATE FOR DEPATCH-BOAT [5]...
21:57 Fri 03rd Sep 20218 answers, last by johnpiper 22:32 Fri 03rd Sep 2021
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Spectator 2521

Struggled through. Have all clues and unclued lights and the question posed but now not sure where or what to shade?!
09:15 Sat 28th Aug 202115 answers, last by Neveracrossword 12:04 Sat 28th Aug 2021
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Spectator 2521

24 D Fellow lacking fourpence is out without a coat (8 two words) I have ?n?u?r?o item in bag ??ing (5) why would this be Thing maybe it isnt? 12 D African house-no lifts ?e?yan (6) kenyan but why? 17...
16:13 Fri 27th Aug 202110 answers, last by roslyn251254 22:14 Fri 27th Aug 2021
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Spectator 2520

Timber tree cut apart (6) S?NDE? I think its SUNDER but not sure why...
14:24 Fri 20th Aug 20213 answers, last by Farrwest 14:30 Fri 20th Aug 2021
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Spectator 2519

Found this rather tough and badly explained in rubric. But have made progress. So any help v gratefully received. Work unit holds possible link with Black Forest menace (7,hyphened) I have ER???N?...
13:11 Sat 14th Aug 20212 answers, last by roslyn251254 13:13 Sat 14th Aug 2021
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Spectator 2516 Childish Vocabulary

I am almost there...having found the title of the work and the nouns but am stick in SE corner.... 41 A Most lavish plants are deadheaded in fort (6) Although we have to lose 1 letter to put reusltant...
16:44 Fri 23rd Jul 20213 answers, last by johnpiper 16:51 Fri 23rd Jul 2021
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Spectator 2515

I cant see how 9d links to any of the three shortened versions of the name? Can someone please put me out of my misery. Nor the link between 14a and 34a where presumably the second word is hammer?
11:59 Sat 17th Jul 20214 answers, last by johnpiper 14:30 Sat 17th Jul 2021

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