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dt 25,918

11dn Be finished on time at lower level (7) ?E?E?T? Looks like it should be BENEATH but can't see the word play?
10:46 Sat 02nd May 20093 answers, last by Beatrice35 10:51 Sat 02nd May 2009
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Shell Settlement

I dutifully sent off my papers for the Shell SEC Settlement sometime last year - a real pain, and haven't heard a peep since. According to the documentation payments (if you qualified) would be made...
13:45 Mon 20th Apr 2009
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Indie 7010

Stuck on 6dn & 15ac. 6dn As many as six x-ray screens "jumping" (6-3) T?E?T? ??E Tweny-one fits but can't see why. 15ac Artist, irrational, decapitated lead man. (5) ??E?? Last letter of 15ac is the...
02:12 Sun 05th Apr 20093 answers, last by puzzled272 08:49 Sun 05th Apr 2009
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Indy 6998

28ac Cover for front seat (6) D?C?I? Possibly DECEIT (cover, front, pretence, deceit, loosely synonyms) but can't really make it fit the clue. Any suggestions please.
12:29 Sat 21st Mar 20092 answers, last by puzzled272 12:45 Sat 21st Mar 2009
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Inquisitor 115

Just started to look at this. Am I missing something in the preamble, or will it become plain when I've solved enough clues? A number of answers seem too long for grid entry; so far I've spotted 4dn,...
11:32 Sun 08th Mar 20092 answers, last by puzzled272 13:11 Sun 08th Mar 2009
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Independent 6980

Last one, I hope. 17ac. Knock off quickly - and so rest? (4) ?D?Y
18:56 Sun 01st Mar 20094 answers, last by puzzled272 19:46 Sun 01st Mar 2009
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Inquisitor

Looks like there's a bar missing in 13ac. but this destroys symmetry?
18:09 Sat 14th Feb 20099 answers, last by Rollo 11:29 Mon 16th Feb 2009
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Independent 6956

24dn Inn in Waterloo district frequented by big guns (5) S?R?I Could be SERAI(=inn) but why the rest? Any help most welcome.
16:09 Sat 31st Jan 20098 answers, last by Cookiepuss 22:24 Sun 01st Feb 2009
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independent 6950

10ac. Gloriosus carrying you to Hadrian's old trading centre (7) ??L?T?S. 1dn. Maybe visiting Douglas Humphries was my fame (5) I???N Completely lost on these two. Any help most welcome.
17:58 Sat 24th Jan 20095 answers, last by JMR27 18:15 Sat 24th Jan 2009
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indy crossword

24dn Stand around, having a gap after call (5) S?O?T Can only think of SHOUT(=call) but can offer no other reason. Any ideas, please?
14:20 Sat 10th Jan 20093 answers, last by puzzled272 15:29 Sat 10th Jan 2009
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Independent 6771

21dn. Are first of readers put out by finish of Harry Potter? (6) ?E?D?Y Any help would be much appreciated.
16:16 Sat 28th Jun 20083 answers, last by kayakamina 16:38 Sat 28th Jun 2008
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Inquisitor 78

Completely stumped on this. I've answers (hopefully correct) to all unstarred clues and have 10 of the 11 letters for the speakers name. Also have 2 of the five starred clues but have too few ideas of...
17:04 Sun 22nd Jun 20085 answers, last by puzzled272 18:31 Sun 22nd Jun 2008
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Broadband questions

I have received, yet again, a letter from BT encouraging me to switch from my current dial-up connection to broadband. I note that BT describes broadband as 'always on' -- this I'm afraid is a BIG...
14:28 Fri 13th Jun 20085 answers, last by pug100 14:49 Fri 13th Jun 2008
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Eye Crossword

I'm probably missing the blindingly obvious but here goes: 2dn. Unpleasant, being the source of an obnoxious leak (6) S?O??? (I think the 5th letter is T but that might be erroneous information). Any...
14:08 Thu 29th May 20086 answers, last by johnalex 19:29 Thu 29th May 2008
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Inquisitor 65

1dn. Rosamund or I net this possibly in Romney site (4) EM?S The preamble says that each clue has an extra word which here, I'm fairly certain, is Rosamund. A search gives many hits for Mitt Romney...
00:11 Mon 24th Mar 20084 answers, last by puzzled272 13:01 Mon 24th Mar 2008
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Cryptic clue

Latin translation in traditional rhythmic pattern (5) ITAL? Looks like it should be ITALA (a translation of Bible into Latin based on Old Latin version), but what is the significance of latter half of...
10:24 Tue 11th Mar 20082 answers, last by puzzled272 12:06 Tue 11th Mar 2008
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Indy 6669

25dn. It may turn mountain road into path (4) L?S? I'm clueless; any help would be much appreciated.
23:57 Sun 02nd Mar 20084 answers, last by puzzled272 08:57 Mon 03rd Mar 2008
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Sat Indy

Stuck on two. 13ac. Determine the level without seeing what's inside (4) ?A?L 23ac. Things originally hidden in extra bits - many of them (4) B?T?
14:44 Mon 18th Feb 20085 answers, last by Tichfield 16:39 Mon 18th Feb 2008
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Indy 6651

21ac Roue can hold this state back in two ways (6) ?E?A?A Perhaps KERALA or NEVADA ? But why precisely, if either? KERALA has rake(roue) in there somewhere. Any help most welcome.
13:00 Tue 12th Feb 200810 answers, last by MatydaLover 13:37 Tue 12th Feb 2008
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Inquisitor 59

27ac. A setter and hack gathered (7) Letters (speculative) AM?S??D ; looks like it must be AMASSED, but why? Amassed=gathered; hack=ed? but where does setter come in? This clue should be 'straight'...
12:35 Mon 11th Feb 20084 answers, last by mad max 13:44 Sun 17th Feb 2008

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