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The Week 1243

1) Heard what a DJ does for bits of tack (9) N?S???N?? 2) Beer cans beginning to bother expert (4) ???E 3) Nuts for trumpeters? (4) C?B?...
12:21 Thu 21st Jan 20216 answers, last by aelmpvw 12:25 Thu 21st Jan 2021
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TioMateo

The Times 27852

3 niggles on parsing :- 1) Bacon's partner the man in question plans to sort of paint (8) ?G?S?E?L = EGGSHELL. But how does LL equate to "in question plans to"? 2) Orange's so long to perish when...
17:29 Thu 14th Jan 20214 answers, last by Neveracrossword 17:38 Thu 14th Jan 2021
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The Times 27846

Two from a month ago :- 1) One clothed in a nudist camp has words with vile men stripped down (7) T?X?I?E The answer is, unsurprisingly, TEXTILE, but I do not understand either the definition or the...
12:21 Thu 14th Jan 20214 answers, last by brainiac 12:43 Thu 14th Jan 2021
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The Week 1242

Term for ball over Becker's head? (3) L?B. Okay, so it has to be LOB but, if O = over and B = Becker's head, where does L come from?
19:28 Wed 13th Jan 20214 answers, last by HawkCrossword 21:32 Wed 13th Jan 2021
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The Times 27246

An oldie from January 2019 :- Legend in game, but not going down a treat in Milan? (6) ?E?A?O The answer is, apparently, GELATO - which, I suppose, could be "going down a treat in Milan" - but I can't...
17:15 Thu 07th Jan 20215 answers, last by Lie-in King 17:20 Thu 07th Jan 2021
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The Times 27240

Two queries from an old unfinished puzzle of 2 years ago :- 1) Review total jazzman not using small piano (7,2) The answer is SUMMING UP which takes care of the definition (review), but could somebody...
19:21 Mon 28th Dec 20209 answers, last by bobbinwales 21:35 Mon 28th Dec 2020
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The Times 27858

Goodness, I have struggled more with this puzzle than I can remember in a long time. Final clue :- River or bay -- or at least sound (5) R?O?E I thought it might be RHONE, as in sounding like rowan,...
17:49 Mon 28th Dec 20201 answer, last by Mamyalynne 17:53 Mon 28th Dec 2020
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The Times 27858

1) A neighbour to a Queenslander, maybe, briefly making comeback (6) ?N???? 2) China do it -- then we start to trade differently (9) T???T???? (the first T might be wrong) 3) Very quietly coming up...
16:27 Mon 28th Dec 202011 answers, last by Mamyalynne 16:37 Mon 28th Dec 2020
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The Week 1240

1) African teacher's assistant holding pen (6) ?S?A 2) CotW :- Mondeo car in America has built-in music player (7) O??????...
22:48 Sat 26th Dec 20203 answers, last by TioMateo 22:50 Sat 26th Dec 2020
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The Times 27234

1) Legendary ruler getting racket on ball (4) ?D?N 2) Old-fashioned sweetheart's somewhere in France (2,4) ?E ?A?S Why is it LE MANS?...
18:58 Thu 24th Dec 20203 answers, last by aelmpvw 19:01 Thu 24th Dec 2020
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The Week 1241

1) Harry's chum spinning tale before and afterwards (5,2) L?T?R ?N. The definition would appear to be "afterwards" and the answer is surely LATER ON, but how/why does RON = Harry's chum? 2) Commune in...
17:22 Thu 24th Dec 202010 answers, last by TioMateo 18:12 Thu 24th Dec 2020
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The Times 27198

1) It's potentially the right attitude (4) S?D? The answer, apparently, is SIDE, but I don't understand why. 2) Kind old man returned theatre member's programme (5,5) ?R?E? P?P?R. I understand the...
14:35 Fri 18th Dec 20202 answers, last by dannyk13 14:40 Fri 18th Dec 2020
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The Week 1239

Clue of the Week (originally in The Times Quick Cryptic, Joker) :- Aims often broken? (9) ?????????
00:14 Thu 17th Dec 20201 answer, last by Mamyalynne 00:17 Thu 17th Dec 2020
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The Times 27168

Legendary prince's abilities, missing the crossbar. (5) P?R?S The answer is PARIS and whilst I understand that as the son of Priam, king of Troy, I can't fathom the wordplay of "abilities missing the...
13:53 Sun 13th Dec 20201 answer, last by Mamyalynne 13:55 Sun 13th Dec 2020
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The Times 27156

Manager in old country club, once (4) E?E? I know that the answer is EXEC (Manager), but can someone please explain the rest of the clue.
19:07 Fri 11th Dec 20202 answers, last by cashier 19:10 Fri 11th Dec 2020
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The Times27839

Case: it involves singular person on the fiddle? (15) I?S?R?M?N?A?I?T It's obviously INSTRUMENTALIST ("person on the fiddle"), but can somebody please parse the rest of the clue....
12:51 Sat 05th Dec 20203 answers, last by pixie374 12:54 Sat 05th Dec 2020
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TioMateo

The Times 27825

Final clue from a couple of weeks ago :- Full of goodness, cook tripe (8) F?U?M?R? The only word that fits which makes some sort of sense is FLUMMERY ("a pudding made from the husks of oats" plus...
13:28 Thu 03rd Dec 20205 answers, last by dannyk13 13:31 Thu 03rd Dec 2020
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The Times 27834

1) Best in Team, Miguel's the personal bookkeeper! (9,5) ??C?R?I?G ????? 2) Hastily try to see where Joshua is falling short (8) ???????E 3)Tabloid's web version, maybe, shielding bishop : that...
09:54 Mon 30th Nov 20207 answers, last by ichkeria 10:08 Mon 30th Nov 2020
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The Times 27832

Well, at least I'm up to today's Times. Just one query :- Record of two sides getting under twenty? (10) ?C?R?S?E?T It surely has to be SCORESHEET. Definition = Record, twenty = score, but why does...
19:21 Thu 26th Nov 20201 answer, last by writesbad 20:18 Thu 26th Nov 2020
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The Times 27829

Just two niggly parsing issues :- By now cryptid must be finally dismissed (3) Y?T. It's not exactly rocket science to arrive at YET(for By now as the definition), but the wordplay....? I've no idea...
11:09 Thu 26th Nov 20207 answers, last by Mamyalynne 13:22 Thu 26th Nov 2020

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