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Herald Cryptic

5a picked up missing lead to get connected ???i?? 10a doctor's person operating on cat ???s?? 12a to see foreign range is rare treat ???r?? 6d detail appearing also in research 4,4 ???? ??t? 8d period...

ronreid

All Answers Start With F & R

1) not out of a factory. 2) if not pitched it could be this. 3) chocolate from a pyramid 4) Scottish television journalist. Thanks for any help

tollview

It Begins With G

It may be wee, but this horse is sturdy

Penguin123

Macmillan Quiz 2016

Hi am stuck on the last few and all of the answers are animals 26. A car (6) 31. Country (6) 44. Moon diamond a feline (7,3) 45. IT could be a bad .... Day? (4) 56. Second World War plane (8) 61. Land...

henlowgirl

30 Down

Last one emptiness of mind _a_u_t_

Bubster

Place In Britain

Not sure if it's an anagram but any help much appreciated. River of Pigs (6.8)...

Marijn

Fao Sqad

Hello Sqad, please could you tell me what "pleasant lady" means when it is written on the letter from the consultant to the GP. I am aware that doctors use code between each other, and wondered what...

Dominique_J

Ft 15330

I think I've finished this, but should be grateful for some explanations / clarifications.. 4 For a start, swimming pool's not so very clean. SPOTLESS - I get the SP, but where does the OTLESS come...

Novice73

Inquisitor 1452

Hi I'm stuck at the end- have the grid filled but can't make head nor tail of message and therefore what letters to add to the 2 unfinished answers. Please put me out of my misery. Thanks...

mikecork

Men Cryptic

Last one but still struggling!! Clue: Be anxious about offer for salt(7£ I have: s-r-i-e...

anaxcrosswords

Vibrating Lips

No, no, no - it's nothing like that. I'm looking for a word (as a crossword setter I should have it but I honestly have no idea). There's a sound made when you blow air through your lips and they...

mra1

Tls1139

To my astonishment I have nearly finished this one - at first glance my mind was totally blank - however I am stuck on the last for interlinked clues as follows:- 17 down Competent Australian novelist...

dave1948

Herald

5d Jew, with support being key, drugs, pathetic French aristo(8) ???D???? 14d Learning about vessel Pope goes on to Nova Scotia (7) ??S???? 7d Nice good boy's hot, on top of Number's location (7)...

pomona

Club Monthly 20191

24d Ancient heavens spread evenly across Rio Grande (4) ?G?D could be aged ...defn ancient ... or egad defn ancient "heavens" but can't see the wordplay?...

oxburgh2

River Quiz C/d 8Th Sept

Part four 46 well known rivers of UK and world Have 8 in first row, 5 in 2nd, 6 in 3rd, 5 next, 6, 4, 3, 3, 1 and 3 in last total of 44 cannot see anymore!!!!!!! Has any one got 46?...

ceilog

Fg

Cunning owner's second mowing (5) R?W?N rewon? Ta

slimseeker

Pensychnant Gardeners Question Time Quiz C/d 30Th Sept

help needed please with last few. all answers related to gardens no 1 it all started at an ashton under lyne pub (3.4.4,6,4) no 2 ... and the pub was? (made equally famous by the fivepenny piece)...

smurf

Stoney Middleton Childhood Characters C/d 23 Sept

all answers are characters from childhood storys and rhymes 8 "brilliant" pace -mr farah has the right(6 10) 14 builders have hat initially in large plant before small iron ingots(5 6 4) 47 don't hit...

boy21

Keiths

24 down vomited in scots (6) _ s _ k _ d 29down village near st Andrews ? craigs (5) b _ e _ o...

highbury57

Tls

Very sad to hear about the death of Tantalus(Donald Yerrill) the main setter of TLS crosswords.He was 92 so had a good run!Composing almost to the end. A couple of teasers this week which has a...

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