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Not necessarily cryptic .

Die Schwarzwald is a courtyard outside Germany . (5)

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One ditloid .

176 E D C Probably arithmetical .

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34 . What is the name of the American born actress who played the role of Penny Warrender in a 1980's BBC television series . 50 . Which letter comes next in this non arithmetical series E R E G Y X E...

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Body Parts - The Sequel .

17 . Audibly runs away to test a cute part of the thigh (7,8) 28 . Hearty blemish found , in a way , without the security chief (6,2,3) 46 . Appropriately you heard twice , as the Cabinet gets...

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Not The Times crossword .

Get one's just desserts when the drawers come off (7) .

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Is a Puzzlement .

If the first crossword puzzle appeared in The Times back in the year Nineteen hundred and frozen to death , why is the current Daily Telegraph puzzle number 25,500+ whilst The Times is well behind at...

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Two tutus too .

What is significant , although not unique , about the solution to yesterday's Times crossword ? And for something completely different :- Propriety comes before cooking apples (7) .

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A bottle in front o' me .

What links separately :- 1 . A popular singer and her sturdy framework . 2 . A Marx Brothers film and plants lying on the moor . 3 . Done everything possible and not one sober seabird . 4 . A Beatles...

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A frontal lobotomy and blushing crows .

Eight of a kind :- 1. What links the humerus and a communicative rabbit ? 2 . What links a quiet corner and an inquisitive Gordon ? 3 . How Falstaff went from drinking to wenching (5,4,2,6,3) 4 What...

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Arts and farces .

Advice given by the Oxford doctor on seeing the Prime Minister's pregnant wife ( 7 , 4 ) .

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Two for tea .

1 . The reverend doctor's advice to the Prime Minister's wife on falling pregnant ( 7 , 4 ) 2 Which number continues this series 6 , 2 , 5 , 5 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 3 , ?

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So who is the culprit ?

Five boys of different ages 6 to 10 live in adjacent houses numbered 6 to 10 . Each has some sweets in their pocket . There are humbugs , acid drops and jelly beans , numbering 6 to 10 for each of the...

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Miss Ellen E .

1 . What a disaster when the girl entertains a V.I.P. (9) ( Heaven only knows how Private Eye would have clued this .) 2 . Into which supermarket was Charlie Williams going when he was heard to remark...

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One over the eighteen .

In golf fiction ,who founded a home for drunken caddies with money fraudulently won in bets ?

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Nastie question .

What is the longest word you can find using only the letters A E I N S T , the only requirement being that no letter must be used twice .

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Head or foot , it's just the same .

Footballer changes foot ? That's ridiculous . (6)

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It's a dog's life .

For Quizmail picture questions 65 - 71 , does anybody know the distinctive breeds ? All dogs look alike to me - four legs , one wet nose and a smell .

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Cryptic clues .

1 . South west of Picardy , where three quarters of the army was lost ( 8 ) . 2 . Emblem found on the smallest of tails ( 7 ) .

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It's a draw .

With how few straight lines can you draw exactly 100 squares , no fewer , no more ?

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Going down .

Take an English word of 9 different letters . Remove the 4th and 7th letters , leaving the order unchanged , to produce a 7 lettered English word . Now take the 7 lettered word and again remove the...

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Not necessarily cryptic .

One ditloid .

Great Brian Quiz .

Body Parts - The Sequel .

Not The Times crossword .

Is a Puzzlement .

Two tutus too .

A bottle in front o' me .

A frontal lobotomy and blushing crows .

Arts and farces .

Two for tea .

So who is the culprit ?

Miss Ellen E .

One over the eighteen .

Nastie question .

Head or foot , it's just the same .

It's a dog's life .

Cryptic clues .

It's a draw .

Going down .

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