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Azed2374

help please 12a tear manufactured with lie?once the opposite thereof 7 R?A??I? 14a attendant offloading minis to peddle 5 T??N? 15a polymath of yore,one attending college in european capital 8...

AMartinP

Azed 2,374 29D

Stuck on 29d: Where trawler is heading back when it's replaced line: haa*. Haaf? Haak? Haar? Probably the first, but I've no inkling why. Can anybody help, please?

Dickiedot

Telegraph Cryptic Prize No 474

1d Book's title may be in this or on sheet (4,4) gold leaf ? 8a gloomy seaman on board again (6) morose ? 23d A short cut in neighbourhood (4) area?

yellow11

help please 28d judicial decision,mostly deeadly when woman's involved 5 ??A?? 22d former vacation,not something you'd find in oxford's vocabulary?7 ????O?? 10d deliveries,costings worked out,number...

depresion

Azed 2367

Last few. 1 across First, clear, carrying old rider imposingly? (7) GES???? 4D. Muscovite maybe again exploits energy being twicw cut (4) ?U?? 7D Former reduction, one introduced in food (8) ALA??ENT....

pomona

Ev 1301

There may be a misprint in the defn. Fine area of sand dunes surrounded by desert. (7) {starts with a letter near the end of the alphabet} Tense Tories working with Austria for base (6) {starts with A...

foxspur

Mephisto

33ac These provide fruit full of salt (7) I have SEA?ED? the second E could be wrong. 21dn Court succeeded with headphones and 3D images (2,5) I have ?T S?ANS 1ac Nick Clegg's mean thousand for Macron...

Farrwest

Speccie 2331

I can't get the unclued light at 43 across. I suspect it's the pural name of a tree . Letters are T?P?R?AR?S. Help appreciated. Thanks

SirFrancisDrake

The Week 1076

"American president once first to love lady (6)" I have A_A_E_ and am thinking AN(ABE)L ? Any thoughts? Thanks....

xcutter

Explanation Please

Clue in local paper recently. Paddle noisily in wonder (3) The answer given next day was awe. I can see awe = wonder but what's the connection with paddling noisily?...

TioMateo

The Week 1074

3 Queries today:- 1) "If B was Brown and C was Cameron....oh dear!" (6) D----- 2) "Model married unhappily" (7) A-M-R-R The word play and the checked letters shown make it obvious that the answer is...

saladdodger

Inquisitor 1509

12a Barrister claiming first-class robing room due to fate (6) ....Clotho is a fate but I can't fit it to the clue? 13a Sons dash back after church for cosy chat (7) 8d Studied at one time in icy...

doctordolittle

Mephistopheles 2968

Can someone please explain why 'leaders are so preoccupied cycling round after setback' is BOSSES?

saladdodger

Azed 2,353

30a One's getting to be so in the old place (6) ??ONED

pomona

Azed 2353

25d gradual decay? It makes law defunct (5) ?A?TE

AB Editor

Solving Cryptic Crosswords - Helpful Articles

Hi all! I’d like to be able to give people a bit more help with crosswords and create a few sort of how-to articles to help out people who may be new to solving cryptic crosswords, to make a bit of...

casualacad

Mephisto Crossword

although a fan of st cryptic crosswords I have never attempted a mephisto. looking at last week's mephisto answers there are words I've never heard of and I wonder if there is a differentway to...

davey b

Wee Stinker

Stag parlour ?N?G

Ripper

Inquisitor 1466

Am I over-complicating the end? I've filled in the grid, have the three unclued entries and know the 'theme'. But, "The three unclued entries will guide the solver to five clues, close viewing of...