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Genius 248

Is anyone else having trouble submitting this crossword? I am clicking submit and not getting the usual message which says that the entry has been submitted successfully. Many thanks.
15:38 Thu 29th Feb 20242 answers, last by Unicorn5 15:53 Thu 29th Feb 2024
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Genius 247

Guardian Genius 247 8 across (normal clue): Somewhat macho? That characterises powerful car (8, 2 words). This is the only one I can't solve. Is it the name of a car I've never heard of, maybe? I... ...
18:19 Thu 18th Jan 20244 answers, last by Unicorn5 10:41 Fri 19th Jan 2024
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Genius 244

I've got a long way with this crossword, but really struggling to fit the answers into the grid. I think some help with the six-letter answers might help: 7 Become excited, with sparkling wine... ...
12:57 Sun 29th Oct 20234 answers, last by Neveracrossword 19:45 Sun 29th Oct 2023
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Private Eye £100 Prize Crossword

Can you enter the Private Eye £100 prize crossword without subscribing? Many thanks.  
16:50 Wed 13th Sep 20235 answers, last by Unicorn5 20:23 Thu 14th Sep 2023
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Genius 243 (Guardian)

Wordplay in each Across clue contians a superfluous letter. I think I have finished this crossword, but cannot parse the following. Any help appreciated. 25A Nasty op trauma that's admitted to... ...
17:14 Wed 13th Sep 20236 answers, last by Unicorn5 19:45 Wed 13th Sep 2023
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Guardian Genius 242

Can anyone help me with parsing the following? I have the solutions (I think), but I have been puzzling over the parsing for days! 7 Calculate that this shortly might be represented by V & A? (7,2). I...
21:33 Sat 26th Aug 20238 answers, last by Unicorn5 16:45 Sun 27th Aug 2023
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Genius 235

Preamble: Wordplay in 15 clues ignores one or a string of contiguous letters. In the filled grid these ignored letters produce eight words with a common theme. I have the theme for this crossword, but...
22:55 Thu 19th Jan 202311 answers, last by Unicorn5 00:46 Sat 21st Jan 2023
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Genius 230

Last one - 1D Chemical element found in borders of Cleveland? (7). I think the answer is CADMIUM but I can't parse. Can anyone help please? Many thanks in advance.
18:00 Fri 05th Aug 20227 answers, last by NorthernAgricola 12:01 Tue 23rd Aug 2022
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Genius 229

Preamble: All definitions are in the wordplay. Can anyone parse this answer for me please? The clue is 5A "Horse and trap the Guardian essentially stabled." I'm pretty sure the answer is "COBWEB", but...
18:35 Sun 10th Jul 20227 answers, last by Unicorn5 21:56 Sun 10th Jul 2022
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Genius 223

Preamble: All other clues consist of two cryptic clues, side by side. The two solutions they generate are to be entered side by side in the grid but cyclically, starting anywhere in the designated...
22:18 Sun 16th Jan 20228 answers, last by Neveracrossword 23:06 Sun 16th Jan 2022
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Genius 222

12A - "Shrink and cut growth having lost hundreds" - I think that the answer is "analyst" (= shrink), but cannot for the life of me work out the cryptic bit. Can anyone help please?...
17:56 Tue 21st Dec 20217 answers, last by Unicorn5 18:30 Tue 21st Dec 2021
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Genius 219

Sorry, one more question - I have OUTWARDLY for the clue "This makes lad wry, superficially." I can see that WARDLY is an anagram of "lad wry", but where does the OUT come from? "THIS" doesn't mean...
13:53 Mon 13th Sep 20214 answers, last by Mamyalynne 14:04 Mon 13th Sep 2021
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Genius 219

I have finished this crossword except for one by which I am completely flummoxed! It's a normal cryptic clue as follows: American president's men associated with dry Watergate fiasco (6) - I have...
09:43 Mon 13th Sep 20214 answers, last by Unicorn5 09:59 Mon 13th Sep 2021
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Genius 218

(See other threads for special instructions.) I think that I've finished this crossword, but have a few things I cannot work out: I cannot parse 2D - Loos maybe are something special in North America....
13:35 Mon 23rd Aug 20213 answers, last by Unicorn5 14:54 Mon 23rd Aug 2021
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Genius 217

I think that I have all the answers but I cannot parse the following: 20A I have CREDOS - how does the "taken to heart by the old" parse for the letters C, E and O? 4D I have ENSNARES - how does the...
12:18 Mon 19th Jul 20216 answers, last by Unicorn5 12:45 Mon 19th Jul 2021
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Genius 216

Stuck on the last clue 17D Climbing mountain in the morning, traversing hot African countries (7). I have the letters A, E, H and R, but have been puzzling over this for days and can't get anywhere!...
12:07 Mon 14th Jun 20214 answers, last by JJ109 12:30 Mon 14th Jun 2021
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Genius 216

Pre-amble: "All clues and solutions are normal. However, before entry in the grid the down solutions must be treated in a way indicated by elements of the across entries." I think that I must be being...
12:49 Fri 11th Jun 20214 answers, last by Unicorn5 13:33 Fri 11th Jun 2021
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Genius 215

Fourteen solutions need to be partially amended before entry into the grid in a consistent manner by undergoing either a hundredfold increase or a hundredfold decrease. Resulting grid entries are not...
13:37 Wed 19th May 20214 answers, last by Unicorn5 13:48 Wed 19th May 2021
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Genius 214

Special instructions In 15 clues the wordplay (or a second definition) leads to a solution after someone has been 8, the definition for which has gone missing but turns up as a solution elsewhere....
17:47 Wed 21st Apr 20215 answers, last by Unicorn5 12:55 Thu 22nd Apr 2021
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Genius 211

Stuck on the last six! I think I have the answers, but I can't parse. 1D Ocean's visor lifted now and again here? (6) C?S?N? Casino? 3D Bills to secure banker from Santander seats (10) P?S?E?I?R?...
17:46 Mon 18th Jan 202113 answers, last by Zackreal 18:26 Mon 08th Feb 2021

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