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The Week 1333

CotW :- Top-ranked player inspiring great admiration? Laver, perhaps (7) (Originally in The Daily Telegraph)
18:17 Wed 19th Oct 20224 answers, last by Blubster 18:21 Wed 19th Oct 2022
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TioMateo

The Week 1330

Thanks mainly to the Postal Strikes, I didn't receive this puzzle in time to submit it. Having tackled it, my only problem is with parsing 11 Dn: Deer, for example, rush around (4) ?O?S. It looks as...
18:37 Sun 09th Oct 20222 answers, last by TioMateo 19:02 Sun 09th Oct 2022
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The Times 28404

Just one parsing query :- 4Dn Letter from relative seized by crook and wino (9) C?N?O?A?T. I think it has to be CONSONANT (Letter) being SON (relative) inside CON (crook) and ANT (wino???). What on...
15:07 Wed 28th Sep 20221 answer, last by Captain2 15:09 Wed 28th Sep 2022
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Mos Prize Crossword Of Sun 18Th Sept

I don't think it affects the No of I's (I have 16 like everybody else), but I cannot solve 16 Dn :- Device with the ability to attract one object to another from a distance (7,4) T?A?T?R ?E?M
16:16 Fri 23rd Sep 20223 answers, last by TioMateo 16:58 Fri 23rd Sep 2022
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The Week 1328

CotW :- One of the sides at Old Trafford (9) T???????? (Originally in The Times).
16:00 Fri 16th Sep 20222 answers, last by TioMateo 16:14 Fri 16th Sep 2022
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The Week 1328

Upright piano in part of India forgotten (8) ?O?L?O?T
19:48 Wed 14th Sep 20222 answers, last by Toorak 19:50 Wed 14th Sep 2022
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The Times 28370

Another parsing difficulty whilst on holiday :- Plant found in March maybe, hidden in grass (8) ?A?J?R?M. Well, it looks like it has to be MARJORAM (Plant) but, apart from MAR being March, I don't get...
19:08 Sat 27th Aug 20224 answers, last by elliemay1 19:12 Sat 27th Aug 2022
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The Times 28373

Was doing this on holiday, but got stuck on one :- Republic once putting an extra bar on fuel? (4) ?I?E. Is it EIRE? If so, why?. If not, what?
16:56 Sat 27th Aug 20228 answers, last by klazomaniac 18:01 Sat 27th Aug 2022
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The Times 28374

Fake email going round, ensnaring humble folk with promise of vast inheritance? (4) M?E?
10:55 Sun 21st Aug 20224 answers, last by cashier 10:57 Sun 21st Aug 2022
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The Times 28368

Drunk as a skunk perhaps draped round looker? (3-4) P?E ?Y?D. It looks like PIE-EYED (drunk), with EYE as the looker, but why/how does "a skunk perhaps" = PIE D?...
19:17 Sun 14th Aug 20224 answers, last by Lie-in King 00:11 Mon 15th Aug 2022
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The Oldie 416

Attitude adopted by jet-set hostesses (5) ????S Explicit mostly about old church organ part (7) ?????E? Impressive thing put up to protect rise of iron bonds (4,5) R??? K???S Girl from hospital...
14:27 Sat 13th Aug 20229 answers, last by TioMateo 15:56 Sat 13th Aug 2022
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The Week 1324

Musical tenor quits? Could be me (3,7) ??? S?E?E?? Time for new ranges in garb for members (5) ??A?S Moderation ending after clubs turned out (6) E???N? Safety features broadcast a great deal (3,4)...
12:24 Sat 13th Aug 20221 answer, last by Lie-in King 12:27 Sat 13th Aug 2022
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The Week 1323

27Ac :- House paper offers stock in great demand (3,5) ?O? I???E 18Dn :- Figures going around about Russian religious teacher (7) S?A?E?? CotW :- Truly mixed-up, mother and father (4,3,5) originally...
14:07 Wed 10th Aug 20224 answers, last by davebro 14:15 Wed 10th Aug 2022
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The Times 28362

I have, I believe, all the answers, but I don't understand the wordplay/parsing in 3 of them :- 26Ac :- Weight on novelist demanding in the extreme (8) S???N?S?. Looks like STERNEST (very demanding)....
12:13 Tue 09th Aug 20224 answers, last by goodgoalie 12:17 Tue 09th Aug 2022
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The Times 28356

I'm finding this puzzle surprisingly difficult. Maybe the heat has addled my powers of cerebration. 18Ac Lady who's breaking rule (4,4) ???? S??? 18Dn Learner among US draughtsmen with no tips...
11:06 Wed 03rd Aug 202213 answers, last by Pete65 12:27 Wed 03rd Aug 2022
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The Week 1322

11 Ac :- Dud? Roger almost! (5) M?O?E. Why is it MOORE? 25Ac :- Animal sound coming from low church (5) M?O?H. It looks like MOO (low) + CH (church) = MOOCH, but why is MOOCH an "Animal sound"? CotW...
19:23 Fri 29th Jul 202213 answers, last by klazomaniac 16:07 Sat 30th Jul 2022
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The Times 28350

5Ac :- Concerned with recent delivery of gas the least bit short (8) ?????T?L 2Dn :- In extremis, alcoholic has drunk cola up in resort (8) A??????? 5Dn :- Lay claim to occupy no French island with...
18:56 Sun 24th Jul 20229 answers, last by Neveracrossword 19:12 Sun 24th Jul 2022
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The Week 1319

1A/c :- Tons in bags? (6) ?T???S 3Dn :- Hack on the record one caught with false reasoning (9) ??O?L?G?C CotW :- August, and I'm ready for holiday snap (8) I???????...
21:02 Sun 10th Jul 20225 answers, last by cashier 21:06 Sun 10th Jul 2022
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The Times 28332

Last one :- 10 Ac :- Painter incorporating three-foot lines on board (8) ?A?Y?R?S. It would seem to be LANYARDS ("lines on board") but, whilst "three-foot" = either YARD or Y, I cannot understand why...
19:58 Wed 06th Jul 20222 answers, last by cashier 20:01 Wed 06th Jul 2022
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The Times 28332

1Ac :- Preferring Abba's first number greatly reduced? (5,3,1,4) ????? ??? ? ?O?? 1Dn :- Tree expert's data on each felled trunk is ultimately lost (11) ????????I??. I'm pretty sure it will end in in...
17:04 Wed 06th Jul 20224 answers, last by Captain2 17:08 Wed 06th Jul 2022

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