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The Week 1217

1) Two guys overlooking first-class collector's items (10) ?I?T?R?A?A 2) Out of skirts, most excellent Spanish lady? (4) ?N?S 3) Mercedes skid: team's on the edge (4-4) S?D?- S?I? It's obviously...
16:20 Thu 16th Jul 20204 answers, last by Mamyalynne 16:40 Thu 16th Jul 2020
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The Times 27714

1) Heating engineer to show surprise with power cut? A lot getting cut off (6) G?S?A? All I can think of is GASMAN, which I suppose could be a heating engineer, but I can't make any sense of the rest...
19:09 Mon 13th Jul 20203 answers, last by Jackdaw33 19:13 Mon 13th Jul 2020
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The Times 27700

1) Great German workers' party nevertheless to be sold short (9) B?E???V?N. Possibly, the fifth letter is H, if the crossing clue "Endless things for tiller to do in in London area" (4) is SOHO, being...
19:23 Tue 30th Jun 202013 answers, last by TioMateo 18:06 Wed 01st Jul 2020
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The Week 1214

1) Match announcement heard in bars (5) B?N?S 2) Beauty proves the rule? Not entirely (6) E?T?E? Presumably this is ESTHER, being contained within (not entirely) "proves the rule". But I don't think...
18:28 Wed 24th Jun 20203 answers, last by TioMateo 18:52 Wed 24th Jun 2020
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The Oldie 389

Counts topless spectacles across South America (8) ?E?S?S?S
16:37 Wed 24th Jun 20202 answers, last by Mamyalynne 16:41 Wed 24th Jun 2020
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The Week 1213

Just one clue where I have the answer but don't understand the parsing of the wordplay :- 1) Greek island is attached to kind of fried pastry (6) ?A?O?A. Definition = fried pastry (samosa), Greek...
11:58 Sat 20th Jun 20207 answers, last by aelmpvw 12:27 Sat 20th Jun 2020
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The Week 1212

Work at home, temporarily? (7,4) L?????? B???
11:31 Tue 09th Jun 20207 answers, last by Woodside187 15:42 Tue 09th Jun 2020
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The Oldie 388

1) Topping characteristic American dish with curry (5) R?I?? 2) This may be left or right of centre, say (6) ?S???E 3) Train for film once in America? (4,5) I?O? H?R?E It looks as if it has to be IRON...
22:24 Fri 29th May 20203 answers, last by Mamyalynne 22:32 Fri 29th May 2020
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The Times 27101

1) Declining to scrap scripture period (6) ?E?A?E 2) Stop remarking on very short dress? (5) S?I?T 3) One that shines as member of large Kent family? (6) ?E?U?N The definition would suggest SEQUIN,...
15:05 Tue 12th May 202010 answers, last by TioMateo 17:26 Tue 12th May 2020
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The Times 27427

"Perhaps US door guard has missed second approach" (8) E?T?Y?A? This has me completely baffled. I can get started parsing the wordplay fairly easily :- (S)entry followed by ?A?, and "approach" would...
14:31 Sun 26th Apr 202014 answers, last by TioMateo 18:21 Sun 26th Apr 2020
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The Week 1206

Clue of the Week (Previously appearing in the Telegraph Toughie, Elgar) :- One takes a turn for the better (8,5) R??????? W????
15:32 Sat 25th Apr 20205 answers, last by kettledrum 15:33 Sat 25th Apr 2020
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The Week 1205

1) Tree of heaven originally Laotian (7) ?I?A?T? 2) Odd fish in dam as before (6) ?E?R?O...
18:30 Fri 24th Apr 20204 answers, last by Mamyalynne 18:39 Fri 24th Apr 2020
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The Week 1204

The clue of The Week, as always, first appeared in another publication - this time in The Observer, Everyman :- When topless man announced? (3,5, first letter H) = H?? ????? (W)hen topless obviously =...
19:05 Sun 12th Apr 20203 answers, last by Toorak 19:13 Sun 12th Apr 2020
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The Week 1202

Clue of the week (previously in The Guardian, Tramp) :- Dad going out with hat, worn jeans and old jumper (8,7) J??????? E??????
23:01 Fri 27th Mar 20203 answers, last by Captain2 23:06 Fri 27th Mar 2020
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The Week 1198

Space on flight - Newark internally still working (5,4) S?A?R?E?L It looks as if if it has to be STAIRWELL, which is conceivably "space on flight", but what on earth is the parsing of the second part...
13:23 Tue 03rd Mar 20201 answer, last by Lie-in King 13:31 Tue 03rd Mar 2020
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The Times 27078

Boro' making big strides towards success? (4,3,6) H?L? T?E ?A?T?E It can't really be anything other than HALF THE BATTLE which fits fine with big strides towards success. But how does Boro' make...
14:10 Tue 21st Jan 20203 answers, last by dannyk13 14:15 Tue 21st Jan 2020
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Times24147

Heads or tails, possibly (6) ?O?N?S Hi again eliiemay1. I can see how POINTS are Heads, but don't get why they are tails. Have you, or anybody else, got any further suggestions?...
14:18 Mon 20th Jan 20203 answers, last by geevo41 14:34 Mon 20th Jan 2020
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The Times 24147 And 26916

1) Help for witness still partly assembled (8) P?O???I? 2) Heads or Tails, possibly (6) ???N?S 3) Don't employ several solicitors to pursue argument to the end (4,2,3) H?V? I? O?T The answer has to be...
12:05 Mon 20th Jan 202010 answers, last by TioMateo 12:21 Mon 20th Jan 2020
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The Week 1185

Clue of the week (previously appearing in The Times) :- Sentiment for those who perished on Scott's last journey (4)
14:19 Fri 22nd Nov 20192 answers, last by geevo41 14:48 Fri 22nd Nov 2019
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The Times 27489

Fortify, across the pond, a private thoroughfare (4) ?I?D
00:28 Thu 24th Oct 20192 answers, last by Lie-in King 00:30 Thu 24th Oct 2019

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