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Spectator 2415

34ac: Regular couple of chaps (6). I have ?ATLEN, and take it that the second chap is LEN, but other than that, I'm stumped. I'd be grateful for some help.
17:17 Mon 08th Jul 20193 answers, last by Neveracrossword 14:39 Fri 12th Jul 2019
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Mephisto 3000

14ac: Close search, mostly during breaks (5). I have FIN*S, which suggests 'close' as the definition of FINIS, but I cannot parse the wordplay. I'd be grateful for comments.
15:49 Tue 27th Feb 20182 answers, last by Speravi 15:53 Tue 27th Feb 2018
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Mephisto 2985

25 down: What could be Bristol City is forgotten promptly (6). With some confidence I have t?te?y, which would rule out ‘timely’, but I can’t see the wordplay in any case. I’d be grateful for...
19:38 Sun 12th Nov 20175 answers, last by Neveracrossword 19:43 Sun 12th Nov 2017
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Saturday Times The Listener 4421 Friday October 21St 2016

Not too taxing this week. Once the narrator had been guessed, I also guessed the theme. The two groups of cells are found easily - no prolonged grid-staring, thankfully. I have a feeling that the work...
20:38 Fri 21st Oct 20163 answers, last by AHearer 08:21 Sat 22nd Oct 2016
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Listener 4324 Off We Go By Phi

Thoroughly enjoyable with quite a few rewarding PDMs and a red herring. I had to spend some time finding and matching all the letters to be removed (bit of OCD). The title raised a smile when that P...
22:10 Fri 12th Dec 20141 answer, last by sunny-dave 11:04 Sat 13th Dec 2014
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Eye 522

Do a Dacre over clean-up aid? (4). I have ??D?. Any suggestions,please?
20:32 Wed 04th Jun 20143 answers, last by Speravi 21:32 Wed 04th Jun 2014
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Mephisto 2701

5 across: Filled up container with good oil? Only half (6). I have PA*G*U and would be most grateful for help on this.
11:14 Mon 04th Jun 20121 answer, last by Wharton 11:17 Mon 04th Jun 2012
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EV 992

Quite straightforward this week, but no less enjoyable for that. One small error, I think, in that we need the second and last letters from one of the 'extra' words, rather than the second and fourth....
17:19 Sun 06th Nov 201115 answers, last by devadolly 18:27 Tue 08th Nov 2011
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EV 976 Wind by Kcit

Greetings N & Cers. I have a completed grid together with the hint to the thematic words from the surplus letters, but not those words themselves. Despite not having the thematic words, I have the...
17:28 Sun 17th Jul 20117 answers, last by AndrewG-S 14:09 Mon 18th Jul 2011
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Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 926 Sunday August 1st 2010

This week Loda has given us a splendid, jewel-like offering, in my view. It may be a cliche, but the theme is something which is truly "much loved": the very name raises a smile of...
16:24 Sun 01st Aug 201013 answers, last by DocHH 16:25 Mon 02nd Aug 2010
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Independent Inquisitor 1136 Saturday July 24th 2010

I have the five letters, and I believe that I have the resulting word: I don't have the perimeter, although the rest of the grid is filled. Deducing 18 missing letters out of 48 from a single word...
16:14 Sun 25th Jul 201020 answers, last by RossR 11:55 Tue 27th Jul 2010
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Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 923 Sunday July 11th 2010

Greetings to all N & Cers. Quite a gentle workout this week. It may sound a bit daunting, but is easier than it first appears - and is entertaining. My way in was to get 38d (a familiar word for...
13:54 Sun 11th Jul 20107 answers, last by novalis 20:03 Thu 15th Jul 2010
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EV 922 Works by Oxymoron

I know that this composer is a bete noire for some of us, but this particular offering is accessible: do have a go at it, it's very rewarding. There's some delightful cluing, amusing in parts - and...
15:11 Sun 04th Jul 201026 answers, last by Christiana 23:15 Fri 09th Jul 2010
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TLS 810

"His work was a dead secret (7)" I have A-K-A-D I don't usually get very far with the TLS, but this is my last unsolved clue. I'm aware of the Wilkie Collins novel, but either name would...
19:46 Sat 21st Nov 20094 answers, last by Speravi 22:36 Sat 21st Nov 2009
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Inquisitor 137 No Yens by Schadenfreude

Congratulations to anyone who has finished this. It's tough, much more difficult than anything the Listener series has had to offer this year. I have six entries to make, with 22ac being the most...
13:41 Sun 09th Aug 200924 answers, last by nigel2 21:18 Wed 12th Aug 2009
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EV 873 Capital Reasons by Raich

Greetings to all EV N & Cers. Raich has given us a gentle workout this week (and is also the composer of yesterday's equally benign Listener). Just a couple of comments: firstly, I wish I had taken...
14:30 Sun 26th Jul 200928 answers, last by Christiana 23:51 Sat 01st Aug 2009
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Listener Crossword 4036: Base Jog by Brimstone

This week's offering is one of the quarterly numerical puzzles, Base Jog by Brimstone. Good luck!
21:35 Fri 29th May 200934 answers, last by cruciverbali 13:12 Wed 10th Jun 2009
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Listener Crossword 4030: Requisite Knowledge by Elfman

Greetings to all. I was fortunate in having some free time this evening to enjoy this excellent offering from Elfman. Some excellent &lit clues here, I thought. When I recognised the verse, I had to...
23:50 Fri 17th Apr 200926 answers, last by Apache4D 01:38 Tue 21st Apr 2009

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