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Guardian Prize Crossword 27,956 Saturday October 19 2019

Its a Vlad, so I'm not going to waste brain cycles on trying to parse his clues! I'll ask here instead! So I've jammed in words that fit and have the feeling that most of them are correct, which is...
05:56 Sat 19th Oct 201912 answers, last by Orthrus 08:07 Sat 19th Oct 2019
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Guardian Prize Crossword 27,950 Saturday October 12 2019

Not too bad this week. Last two are in, just can't parse them. 4d Brief party outside the Church houses (7) LACONIC = Brief .... and then ...? 14a Over-the-top material fellow observed by playing...
09:08 Sat 12th Oct 20194 answers, last by plutocrat 09:13 Sat 12th Oct 2019
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Guardian Prize Crossword 27,944 Saturday October 5Th 2019

15a Greek character goes by bike — you say this must be changed (8) Last one. I have M?T?N?U? so all I can fit in there is MUTINOUS. MU, greek character, I suppose ... and then? Was lucky enough to...
05:27 Sat 05th Oct 20194 answers, last by Bonefixer1 14:03 Sat 05th Oct 2019
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Guardian Prize Crossword 27,884 Saturday July 27Th 2019

Final two I put in. I can kinda, sorta half-see the parsing, but I'm not happy about it. Can someone clarify ... 26 Blarney Stone finally located next to trees (7) E_E_A H Guess it must be EYELASH,...
07:28 Sat 27th Jul 20195 answers, last by Steinwaychappie 16:51 Sun 28th Jul 2019
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Guardian Prize Crossword 27,782 Saturday March 30Th 2019

Paul is being obscure again this week. Having trouble parsing a few of the longer clues, which I'm reasonably certain are correct. But then the nagging doubt is preventing me from going forward ......
07:14 Sat 30th Mar 20198 answers, last by 25watts 14:02 Sat 30th Mar 2019
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Guardian Prize Crossword 27,758 Saturday March 2Nd 2019

Okey dokey. Its that time of day when I've got a couple of clues left, and I need to move on instead of scouring the internet for help. So I've got ... 2d Against taking game bird on Caribbean island...
07:52 Sat 02nd Mar 20198 answers, last by 1ozzy 08:06 Sat 02nd Mar 2019
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Guardian Prize 27,746. Puck. Feb 16Th,

One left. Everybody in Hackney perhaps needs to instruct youth about love (9) I have _O_C_L_A_ I'm not entirely sure about the L, which comes from Hot water off the south coast, after temperature...
07:10 Sat 16th Feb 20197 answers, last by Fionalpayne 16:54 Sun 17th Feb 2019
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Guardian Prize 27,740. Paul. Feb 9Th,

Not too difficult today! Have one left though Hook perhaps scratching head, incandescent (5) I_A_E Pretty sure the letters are correct. I can think of three words which go in, but none seem to make...
07:16 Sat 09th Feb 20196 answers, last by marilena 08:01 Sat 09th Feb 2019
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Guardian Prize Crossword 27699 Saturday December 22Nd 2018

Haven't enjoyed this one much. The weird way in which 4 of the unthemed clues were given the wrong letter count (but 3 of them weren't!) slowed me down for a while. Anyway, a few left in the middle...
03:12 Sun 23rd Dec 20186 answers, last by vetuste_ennemi 07:02 Sun 23rd Dec 2018
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Guardian Prize 27,651. Oct 27Th. Paul.

Stuffed the words, kicking and screaming into the grid. Have no idea (as usual) about the parsing of some. Any lightbulbs out there? Erect using poles etc, obvious long parts (5,1,4) PITCH A TENT. But...
07:21 Sat 27th Oct 20184 answers, last by plutocrat 04:19 Sun 28th Oct 2018
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Guardian Prize 27,603. Paul

Last two to go in and I can't see them: 22a, 3d One bound to impress seller, if all goes well (2,2,5) I have ?T / ?S / ?O?E? Something to do with ROSES? 25a China from Japan, an inevitability while...
02:41 Sat 01st Sep 20184 answers, last by plutocrat 02:56 Sat 01st Sep 2018
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Guardian Prize Crossword 27519 Saturday May 26Th 2018

Back again. Top of the crossword positively flew in. Then I ground to a halt in the bottom right. I brute-forced a few answers in that seemed right. One remaining clue which has me puzzled, and a few...
06:19 Sat 26th May 201819 answers, last by Mamyalynne 14:14 Tue 29th May 2018
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Guardian Prize. Sat 14Th April. Parsing ....

Well I filled it all in, but really struggling to parse a lot of clues, which I find to be an unsatisfactory conclusion to the crossword. Any lightbulbs out there? ACROSS 9 Primarily Best Mate wins...
02:57 Sun 15th Apr 201811 answers, last by plutocrat 03:56 Sun 15th Apr 2018
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Guardian Prize Crossword 27,435 Saturday February 17Th 2018

Ah Enigmatist, we meet again. And once again you've put me in a bad mood. Having spent an hour jamming words into the grid based on what fitted, rather than understanding any clues (well OK, a couple...
07:09 Sat 17th Feb 201819 answers, last by Toorak 17:02 Sun 18th Feb 2018
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Guardian Prize Crossword 27,411 Saturday January 20Th 2018

Three left. Just staring at them now, so I thought I'd ask in here to put me out of my misery. 22a Where you might be putting healthy food (6) I have I_E_ _ _ . Icebox? Why? 22d. Faces of great,...
06:55 Sat 20th Jan 20187 answers, last by diddlydo 11:53 Sat 20th Jan 2018
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Guardian Prize Crossword 27,250 Saturday July 15Th 2017

Not enjoying this one much. Some unsatisfying answers which fit, but I don't know why! Help appreciated with these ... 24. The 14 man with no piano, instead getting drunk (7) _H_L_E_ ... got all the...
08:08 Sat 15th Jul 201717 answers, last by Davidam 12:28 Sat 15th Jul 2017
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Guardian Prize Crossword 26603 Saturday June 20Th 2015

Last one. Can't figure out the wordplay. 19 Will's offensive sexual organ intruded (9) - e - t - m - n - Figure it must be testimony or testament, but can't figure out why. In fact there were a couple...
06:39 Sun 21st Jun 20156 answers, last by Confounded 08:53 Sun 21st Jun 2015

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