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Grauniad Prize

One left... SPOILER ALERT. 24 ac Transcribe author's 8 (4) B?A? Author (setter) is Philistine. 8 is Paramour. Beau? Why?...
10:10 Sat 29th Jun 20133 answers, last by geo0939 10:20 Sat 29th Jun 2013
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Guardian 25975

24d,28a Odd bits of invective needed - for this CD, that is (4,7). -o-r, hundred. Four hundred I guess but why? Or is it a reference to a pop group or an Irish ceilidh?...
09:54 Sat 15th Jun 20134 answers, last by stephenj 13:32 Sat 15th Jun 2013
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Guardian 25963

Got all but one though I don't begin to see how some of the clues work and it seems to me that Brummie is pushing at the limits of the legitimate. However: 28a Doctors reckon thousand lost (old money)...
10:21 Sat 01st Jun 20133 answers, last by mikeredguardian 15:29 Sat 01st Jun 2013
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Grauniad 25939

James Bond's superior said what she's doing getting a rise? (9) emb---i-(g)...
10:00 Sat 04th May 20132 answers, last by chelle7272 10:03 Sat 04th May 2013
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Guardian 25891

Show 19 (portent/protein) involving good or bad workmanship. B-D-E Has to be badge I suppose but why and you have bad in the clue....
11:00 Sat 09th Mar 20131 answer, last by Mojo-Jo-Jo 11:02 Sat 09th Mar 2013
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Guardian Prize 25855

Game without front elevation E-(D)-E Assuming first half of 6d is nobody's (but why?)...
12:06 Sat 26th Jan 20133 answers, last by stephenj 23:34 Sat 26th Jan 2013
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Top Right Corner

Game without front elevation E-(D)-E. Assuming first part of 6d is "nobody's" though very odd clue....
11:09 Sat 26th Jan 20132 answers, last by poortony 11:45 Sat 26th Jan 2013
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Guardian Prize

Generous society lacking cobblers. -e-f-e-s. Selfless? But why (unless reference to works of W. Self). Old leader gets round houses -s-r. Must be tsar but why?...
11:04 Sat 12th Jan 20135 answers, last by stephenj 11:20 Sat 12th Jan 2013
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Generous society lacking cobblers -e-f-e-s. Selfless but why (unless reference to works of W. Self)? Old leader gets round houses -s-r. Presumably Tsar but why?...
11:00 Sat 12th Jan 20132 answers, last by Baldric 11:12 Sat 12th Jan 2013
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Guardian 25766

Finished it but can't see rationale of many clues. Why is key clue 25d (Racer, perhaps, briefly exposed following its profile) snake? Ditto 19a (too long to type out) odd job man. 3d sangria but why?...
13:58 Sat 13th Oct 201211 answers, last by Eccles45 16:07 Sat 13th Oct 2012
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Gdn 25754

Prophet discarding most of the bread N-A- (4) Noah, I suppose, but why?...
11:48 Sat 29th Sep 20124 answers, last by Chandamama 11:53 Sat 29th Sep 2012
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Guardian 25670

A red top's spread about Madonna (7). S(?)-0-T-R. Shouter?
13:53 Sat 23rd Jun 20123 answers, last by stephenj 14:10 Sat 23rd Jun 2012
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Guardian 25550

Particularly baffling: I can get what are I am sure are the correct answers to 24 26 27a by elimination, ditto 3 7 and 22d, but no idea why. And is 6 a "How to work with the "foreign"...
10:31 Sat 04th Feb 201222 answers, last by Mysterons 09:25 Wed 08th Feb 2012
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Guardian 25532

Female fish (5). -l-e-. Answer should be dance related. Blues? But why?...
12:08 Sat 14th Jan 20126 answers, last by stephenj 12:43 Sat 14th Jan 2012
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Guardian cryptic 25496

Real toughie today. A priest wore outmoded suit in the past. ----P-E-....
11:00 Sat 03rd Dec 20116 answers, last by sedge47 11:51 Sat 03rd Dec 2011
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Gdn Prize 25490

Do what must be done, slicing ends off butt. (3-3) -o-, e-d. End in both clue and answer? Top end?...
11:49 Sat 26th Nov 20115 answers, last by greencj01 14:35 Sat 26th Nov 2011
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Guardian cryptic 25442

Met man that might have been a crowd. H-R-E Has to horde but why? Anyone baffled by 9 ac might try twitching their mantle blue....
08:28 Sat 01st Oct 20112 answers, last by DoghouseRiley 18:11 Sat 01st Oct 2011
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Guardian prize Sept 24

Artist's taken in hand by a supporter G???N?S? Very short distance by which winger misses header O???...
10:55 Sat 24th Sep 20113 answers, last by stephenj 11:20 Sat 24th Sep 2011
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Why 1 ac?

T-B-G-. Explorer John (the theme is a pop star) heading off to the west on journey to see island. Answer is obvious (only one word fits). But why?
10:38 Sat 03rd Sep 20111 answer, last by roslyn251254 10:39 Sat 03rd Sep 2011
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Guardian 24500

Writer's one among teachers to put another type of 9 [opera] head to tail . (10) -e-s-o-e-s. Has to be pensioners but why?...
09:48 Sat 13th Aug 20114 answers, last by djmelancourt 15:23 Mon 15th Aug 2011

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