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raymond77

GH GK 340 Saturday April 23rd 2011

Scottish custom, especially one with legal force. C?N?U?T?D?
14:39 Sat 23rd Apr 20113 answers, last by raymond77 16:13 Sat 23rd Apr 2011
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barry.m

FT 13,670

Help to finish the last 2 please. 1a: "Left university, getting put straight?" (7) u?e?t?n 11a: "Look back in anger for Bohemian poet?" (5) r?l?e I thought it might be Rilke, but...
22:47 Sun 17th Apr 20115 answers, last by barry.m 11:06 Thu 21st Apr 2011
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drcharliegirl

Independent "i" Crossword 57 Thursday April 14th 2011

Finished the crossword, but stuck on this one... "Art of piano playing" - 5 letters. I have T*T*M The only word that fits is TOTEM. But WHY???!!! Thanks!...
22:51 Thu 14th Apr 20113 answers, last by drcharliegirl 22:53 Thu 14th Apr 2011
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dr b

EV 961, Whither Goest Thou? by Charybdis

Back on the toughie track this week, for me anyway. I spent quite a bit of time convincing myself on several of the wordplays - I knew what the extra letter had to be but couldn't see where it was...
17:37 Sun 03rd Apr 201137 answers, last by AndrewG-S 11:31 Thu 14th Apr 2011
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qwerty7

Daily Telegraph Prize Crossword 26,510 Suturday March 26th 2011

Stuck on 3 clues and they are all interlinked. 17d I agree to receive information twice (4,4) 22a Strange Mank cat causing disturbance (6) 23d You are said to be featured in a short man's picture (5)...
16:59 Mon 28th Mar 20113 answers, last by qwerty7 17:03 Mon 28th Mar 2011
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dr b

EV 959 Hobson's Choice by Jaques

Our run of tough-but-fun EVs continues this week. Lots of well-concealed misprints. I was a bit leery of "not quite as rendered" but it all works out OK. I have to admit that I was so intent...
15:41 Sun 20th Mar 201135 answers, last by novalis 18:38 Sun 27th Mar 2011
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kayakamina

EV 960 - Scandal in Bohemia

The run of difficult EV's came to an end with this offering from Salamanca. One of the quickest grid-fills I can recall, though probably helped by the theme being one of my favourite works. Enjoy your...
08:58 Sun 27th Mar 201126 answers, last by devadolly 10:47 Fri 01st Apr 2011
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mintyman99

Spectator 2007 Saturday March 26th 2011

http://www.spectator....6809318/crossword.pdf...
07:59 Thu 24th Mar 201136 answers, last by mrcroft 07:57 Fri 01st Apr 2011
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1167

Please can anyone help me with 16 down: Australian's to work alone in the sun, turning metal pots (6) I've got the letters as _ OTHA_ Thanks in advance...
10:44 Mon 07th Mar 20115 answers, last by Deadeasy 12:16 Tue 08th Mar 2011
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dr b

EV 956 Ego Problem by Ifor

Very nice puzzle this week - some hard clues and a lot of thematic material crammed into this one. Lots of cold solving for starters, given that more than half the answers are altered in some way....
16:39 Sun 27th Feb 201133 answers, last by Christiana 11:06 Thu 03rd Mar 2011
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Nical

Beelzebub 1095

Last one 10 Across Stylish chamber shut up (4) -osh Bosh, tosh - or something else altogether? Any suggestions, advice would be welcome. Thanks....
18:16 Sun 13th Feb 20113 answers, last by Nical 18:20 Sun 13th Feb 2011
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May-bell-09

Spectator 2000th

11a.weapon always in India(6) ???B?? I thought it might be Bombay but doesnt fit! 19a. Have a bit of an effect and start as an igloo-builder? (3,4,3,) think the last word may be ICE, but cant work out...
17:41 Sun 16th Jan 20118 answers, last by May-bell-09 11:44 Wed 19th Jan 2011
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kayakamina

EV 950 - Resident Jokers by Owzat

A very straightforward grid fill of a standard similar to the Spectator. Only 3 'Jokers' to find and all in Brewer. Not much of a bother really....
11:23 Sun 16th Jan 201117 answers, last by AndrewG-S 12:22 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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janeagain

What links Papua New Guinea, Mozambique, Barbados?

Last question of a quiz
18:24 Sun 02nd Jan 20117 answers, last by methyl 20:29 Sun 02nd Jan 2011
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trux

EV 948 Tradition by Samuel

An excellent start to the year, from a setter who provided the Listener's Xmas puzzle just two weeks ago (Great Expectations) - one has to particularly admire the use of full words in the...
13:09 Sun 02nd Jan 20119 answers, last by copelander 23:35 Sun 02nd Jan 2011
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debarri

guardian 25,197

15 down Insolvent macho male dropped mutually first and disposed of without mischief on its own (4,5;8) Assume 'on its own' = isolated, leaving e-c- o-h-r, which maybe is 'each other'? Why? 22...
23:37 Tue 28th Dec 20106 answers, last by turnerjmw 00:59 Wed 29th Dec 2010
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lamebrain

buying slaves

Can any kind soul help, this is driving me crazy! A man was given £100 to buy 100 slaves Male slaves cost £10.00 each Female slaves cost 50p each Children cost 12 and a half pence each (4...
00:00 Wed 29th Dec 20109 answers, last by lamebrain 10:50 Wed 29th Dec 2010
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dr b

EV 946 Message by Rustic

Good afternoon all. This was certainly a nice challenge. The theme was not surprising but getting to the message took a bit of work - double clues and missing letters! I don't understand the wordplay...
16:33 Sun 19th Dec 201023 answers, last by Jogler 15:27 Thu 23rd Dec 2010
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emperor

Quiz - answer is edible

Capital flight? ( 6, 3, 5 ) Creep around Little Gem ( 6 )...
17:34 Tue 21st Dec 20108 answers, last by douglas9401 20:19 Tue 21st Dec 2010
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Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4117 Great Expectations by Samuel

Not finished yet, but I've got grid B, so I know two things already. There's an awful lot of pretty close to cold solving in Grid A, and I've got to get a bigger print out to have any kind of chance...
00:25 Sat 18th Dec 201086 answers, last by Clamzy 14:58 Thu 30th Dec 2010

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