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Private Eye Eye Crossword 697 Wednesday March 3Rd 2021

Hi, last one left, 15 down: "Unhealthy agenda - Labour ends in folly (10)". I have I-S-N-T-R-. I can only come up with "insanitary", but can't see how that parses with "unhealthy" as the definition....
21:28 Wed 03rd Mar 20218 answers, last by SealionSteve 15:19 Thu 04th Mar 2021
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Radio Times Christmas 2018 Prize Crossword

41a Pass off breakdown as slight mistake. I have L?P?E so I am assuming that the answer is LAPSE - but can somebody please explain the parsing (or correct my assumption) please? Thanks.
14:19 Wed 19th Dec 20185 answers, last by Mamyalynne 14:24 Wed 19th Dec 2018
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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1315 - Help Parsing 41D Please!

Hi. 41d Snide suggestions about gas, possibly, price finally going up." I have "Spiteful" as the only word I can think of which fits *P*T*F*L. So "snide" can be taken as the definition, "spit" is...
09:34 Thu 05th Apr 20184 answers, last by SealionSteve 10:13 Thu 05th Apr 2018
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Times Jumbo Cryptic 1313 53A

Can someone please help me with parsing 53a "South of Cameroon, an African country (5)". I have S - D - N so assuming those are correct I suppose it's "Sudan". But why? Thanks....
09:49 Wed 21st Mar 20188 answers, last by Neveracrossword 23:10 Sat 24th Mar 2018
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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1274 Saturday July 8Th 2017

44a "Presidents go in car, otherwise walk on this for safety" seems to be pointing to "Pedestrian crossing". Is it me, or is there one "s" short to make the anagram? Maybe I am missing a clever bit of...
09:48 Wed 12th Jul 20171 answer, last by dannyk13 09:53 Wed 12th Jul 2017
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Guardian Prize Crossword Saturday December 24Th 2016

Did the actual grid (as opposed to a list of the answers) for the alphabetical jigsaw on Christmas Eve (with a theme of "popular beat combos") ever get published on the Guardian website? I couldn't...
15:01 Mon 09th Jan 20175 answers, last by SealionSteve 18:37 Mon 09th Jan 2017
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Parsing Times Jumbo 1237

Hi - as usual theses days I have a couple I just can't parse: 54a Information that's included about onion (a vegetable) 5,4. I have "green bean", and can see that "vegetable" -or maybe "a vegetable"...
11:35 Sat 03rd Dec 20167 answers, last by SealionSteve 12:25 Sat 03rd Dec 2016
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Times Jumbo Cryptic 1236 Parsing 13A

13a Setting apart English chap for first time in base (11). I had s*g*e*a*i*n so I thought the answer was "segregation". So "setting apart" is the definition, "English" is E and Chap is greg, That...
11:40 Wed 23rd Nov 201616 answers, last by dannyk13 12:08 Wed 23rd Nov 2016
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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1221 Saturday August 6Th 2016

I think I have the answers to these but as I can not parse them, I am not sure: 20a Long distance traveller in immense rush to reach railway: it could be nip and tuck! (8,7). I have "cosmetic...
18:17 Wed 17th Aug 20169 answers, last by SealionSteve 08:10 Thu 18th Aug 2016
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Times Jumbo Cryptic 1220 Parsing 54A And 38D

Struggling more than usual this week - my NE corner is something of a desertat the moment! There are two elsewhere which I think I have got but can't see the parsing... 54a Symbolic books reflecting...
10:01 Thu 11th Aug 20167 answers, last by SealionSteve 10:06 Thu 11th Aug 2016
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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1218 Saturday July 23Rd 2016

There is one I can't parse - 29a "Strengthen holy city lacking an eastern mode of power sharing? (4-7)". The answer I have is "high-tension". I can see that high-tension cables are a "mode of power...
19:56 Mon 25th Jul 20163 answers, last by SealionSteve 20:08 Mon 25th Jul 2016
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Jumbo 1218 Cryptic 40Ac

40 Anglerfish gets one visibly amazed. I have G-P-R so I imagine it is "gaper", which makes sense, looking at some species! However, I can't find gaper as an anglefish in Chambers nor online so...
11:45 Mon 25th Jul 20163 answers, last by scorpiojo 11:52 Mon 25th Jul 2016

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