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Christmas Wishes

Just wanted to take a moment to wish all my fellow crossword buddies a Very Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year.

stevethepole

Last Of The Times 27030

23d Just over half of white wine in French dish (5) I have S - U - E but lack any inspiration. It could be the heat getting to me or just stupidity! Thank you for any guidance....

Mikejas

Saturday Times Prize Crossword 26934 Saturday January 13Th 2018

8d People ecstatic at first about party removing a PM (9) M?L?O?R?E...

Farrwest

Azed 2336

Raw at Murrayfield, between a couple of showers ( I suspect it is 7 letters). Help appreciated

AHearer

Listener No. 4401: Literal Spling By Waterloo

That was fun -- quite a quick solve, but I liked the idea. The one slight niggle I have is that the literal spling has not been 100% carried out -- unless I've made mistakes in at least two entries....

swarbrules

Azed

So, i've got 24d but, after that I'm stumped. Are there clues in the clues or, are we looking for random words?

novicius

Times 26394

7d book speculates about rise of informal language, mostly American (3,3,4,5)

OlimV

Sunday 15Th Observer Azed 2,267 Misprints

RE: 1D I have the misprint in the Clue Definition as C(C for T)hats what people meet here for and my answer as KGOTLAS Can't parse cryptic "Follow game, backward children" -- any help anywhere?...

AHearer

Listener No 4372: Seldom Seen By Piccadilly

Anything I say will set off yet another argument about easy and hard Listeners, so I'll leave it at thanking Piccadilly for a brief spell of entertainment....

saladdodger

Times 26178

9a Not quite the news thirsty old traveller wanted to hear? (4-4) W?L?I?H well-nigh? 10a Asylums without locks, first to close (6) ?A?E?S havens??...

olichant

Listener 4344: Fast And Loose By Ifor

Not nearly as scary as the preamble suggested, and a really nice sequence of PDMs leading to a satisfying final grid. Thanks Ifor, and I hope everyone here (in the UK, at least) has a nice long...

diogenes44

Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 374 Wednesday January 24Th 2001

Parisian location again accommodating national organisation by market (10) ?o?t?a?t?e.

starone

Three More Irish Ones

Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said, 'Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place...

thumbscrew

Sat Times 25523

18dn. Perhaps Spooner's always immersed in scripture and scratching head?(8) ?E?E?E?D

Jemisa

Midnight...

This man went out with the boys, and told his wife that he'd be home by midnight. At around 3 AM, drunk as a skunk, he headed for home. Just as he got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the hall started...

mlso1

Times 25448

20a Severe cut some announced - S?R?. Last one. Thanks, Lynn

bigdave1954

Times 25311

Stuck on three. 6a On fifth of August a person used to set off s?a?n 24a Possible Russian band leader in America s?s?a 25a Listened in Conference perhaps, powerless, as judge e?r?i?g?d Thanks in...