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The Times april 1962

Not doing very well this week!!! 15d Security man in the National Gallery (9) 19d Rotund philanthropist in a green jacket? (7) 10ac She gets to New York at speed (5) N - - - - 13ac Gives out like...
17:52 Thu 13th Dec 20074 answers, last by LottieAnne 21:19 Thu 13th Dec 2007
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The Times January 1963

Still stuck on a few. 5ac the minimum of money for a Buckinghamshire saint (6) 2nd letter t 21ac Kind of name (7) c - e - e - - 7d Miss Rome is among the stars (5) - - r - o 8d Sol is first seen with...
19:30 Sat 08th Dec 20079 answers, last by swannbaker 00:05 Sun 09th Dec 2007
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The Times January 1963

21ac Kind of name (7) 23ac Lords and ladies stir a bird (4-5) 25ac Tea by which he might be got fatally tight (5) 26ac Peter to be principal boy? (5) 27ac State of one who is weary of Burns's women?...
21:49 Tue 04th Dec 20078 answers, last by LottieAnne 17:54 Thu 06th Dec 2007
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The Times June 1965

Have made some progress but still a few to go. Can anyone help? 13ac The punishment that fits a major crime? (9) - - p - - - - - e (Poss.begins with s) 24ac Is the peach their favourite fruit? (9) t -...
22:21 Fri 23rd Nov 200713 answers, last by LottieAnne 16:37 Sun 25th Nov 2007
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the times June 1965

I can't even start this one! 1ac It could give a fair amount of pleasure - or pain (10) 3rd letter = i 9th = c 14ac Buttons swallows a bit of food with hesitation (9) 8th letter = g 24ac Is the peach...
13:14 Thu 22nd Nov 20075 answers, last by swannbaker 17:52 Thu 22nd Nov 2007
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The Times October 1966

23ac An incarnation (6) 2nd letter poss. v 27ac What a row it makes in London and anywhere (9) - - o - l - - - - (not certain about the l ) 28ac What the potter did for haute couture? (7,5) - e - - -...
17:03 Thu 15th Nov 20077 answers, last by LottieAnne 21:32 Sat 17th Nov 2007
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The Times June 1967

Thanks to those who helped before I am now down to the last one. 16d Inspector Alexander on the old railway (3-6) a - e / - o-n-r
22:27 Fri 09th Nov 20073 answers, last by LottieAnne 22:44 Fri 09th Nov 2007
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The Times June 1967

I have been doing well on my own recently but this puzzle has me stumped. 24ac Look a gift horse in the mouth as a donor might? (10) - - - t-i - - - - 30ac It's no good, the net return in this (6) - e...
17:17 Thu 08th Nov 20074 answers, last by swannbaker 19:09 Thu 08th Nov 2007
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The Times July 1969

1ac Go one better than just having skill, Brown! (10) 4 blanks b - l - t - 1d The heart of the matter (4) - - r - 13ac He is in a rare state, this hospital founder (6) - a - e - e 28ac In France the...
22:18 Fri 26th Oct 20078 answers, last by joto 15:46 Sat 27th Oct 2007
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The Times January 23rd 1970

25ac A fortiori one cannot serve these ships (5-7) I know the answer is Three- Masters but I cannot find the word 'fortiori' anywhere. Does anyone k now its meaning or origin, please? 24ac Did this...
19:44 Sun 30th Sep 20073 answers, last by LottieAnne 22:57 Sun 30th Sep 2007
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The Times August 1971

I have been working on this for three weeks but just cannot finish it. Can anyone help, please? 10 ac Loves to devour a volume, mouldy though it is (5) - - o - o 12 ac What backers of horses must...
23:10 Thu 27th Sep 20074 answers, last by LottieAnne 17:05 Fri 28th Sep 2007
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The Times August 1971

This was a Championship Competition Crossword and I am getting nowhere with it. Can anyone help please? 9ac End of martinet confounded by egg-head (9) 14ac His houses are heavenly (10) 22ac Old as...
12:55 Sat 15th Sep 20078 answers, last by slaney 22:15 Sat 15th Sep 2007
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The Times February 1972

4d Game birds obstruct the hunter (3,3,5) f - - / - - - / g - e- e. Last word looks like geese 12ac It must the 24 (9) - - c - s - a - -- The answer to 24 is Ready (Clue: The cash in hand?) Thanks for...
18:53 Fri 07th Sep 20079 answers, last by LottieAnne 22:23 Mon 10th Sep 2007
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The Times Februaqry 1972

8d Lear's daughter had one on a string (8) e - - - - - s - 20d 'That unhoped ______ , That men call age' (Brooke) (6) 7d Prepare to send the economic balloon up? (7) i - - - - - e Any suggestions...
23:01 Wed 05th Sep 20074 answers, last by grasscarp 00:44 Thu 06th Sep 2007
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The Times March 1973

2d Short, short, long - the sound of Anna on the ski trail (8) 1st letter A 3d Dim, but dogged (8) 1st letter S 4d Apt description of Mycroff Holmes (9) 1st letter D (Detective perhaps?) 10ac False...
18:46 Thu 30th Aug 20075 answers, last by slaney 23:08 Thu 30th Aug 2007
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The Times June 1975

Thanks for help yesterday. Still 2 to go. 1d Out of the question for a Scotsman at this time! (4) n - - -. (This may refer to something topical at the time!) 9ac Deliveries to bodies of men which...
16:51 Sat 18th Aug 20077 answers, last by swannbaker 18:29 Sat 18th Aug 2007
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The Times June 1975

I'm back! Having managed t he last three on my own I'm really stuck on this one and would welcome some help. 1ac Bloomer calls for, I trust, a revision in numbers (10) 5th letter poss. e 9ac...
16:43 Thu 16th Aug 20077 answers, last by LottieAnne 17:43 Sun 19th Aug 2007
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The Times July 1978

6d Gilbert's Lord Chancellor, crossing Salisbury Plain (7) b - c - i - - ( I am not certain about the 'b') 18d Record one volume in shortened form (7) 3rd letter i 19d In stitches in the theatre,...
19:46 Fri 20th Jul 20075 answers, last by LottieAnne 21:48 Sat 21st Jul 2007
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The Times 25 July 1978

1ac Advance a theory in favour of sterling (8) 8ac In clubland it's handy for Paddy (10) 10ac Whereby surveyors kept Pa from Poppins country (5-5, 4) No letters as I just cannot get started on this...
22:18 Tue 17th Jul 20075 answers, last by LottieAnne 14:32 Wed 18th Jul 2007
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Times 1980

21ac Caesar's father not right in the head (4) p - - e Pate perhaps, but why? 22d Buildings for break down trucks (6) - - - e - s ( the 1st letter of this word is also the 3rd letter of 21ac) All...
23:36 Sat 07th Jul 20077 answers, last by kayakamina 23:56 Sat 07th Jul 2007

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