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Spectator 2413

Have got some of the unclued bishoprics (the better known ones, of course), but my search skills are failing and grateful for a head word to steer me to where i might find the others on Google or in...
17:23 Thu 20th Jun 20197 answers, last by ProfessorMaisie 18:28 Thu 20th Jun 2019
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Tls 1280

14a Outlaw passing oldhome of Granny Phimster (4) E?A? Many tks
19:57 Thu 13th Jun 20194 answers, last by Woodside187 20:09 Thu 13th Jun 2019
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Tls1276

1a A gigantically snotty fellow (6) ?U?G?S and 12a Indian city disenfranchising nurses (6) P?N?H? Gtfl help Tks.
16:49 Mon 20th May 20193 answers, last by Woodside187 17:01 Mon 20th May 2019
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Speccie Too

Also tired of searching, gtfl help with stickmen at 4a ?AK?R?O?A?? and 37a ?OLI?. Many tks (not the most pleasant of puzzles).
11:30 Sat 11th May 20197 answers, last by Woodside187 16:59 Sat 11th May 2019
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Spectator 2404

12a Aristocratic address in heart of family plot and garden (6) MI?A?D If the A is wrong I must have got the unclued 2d wrong as well. Gtfl any help. Tks.
19:19 Fri 19th Apr 20194 answers, last by Woodside187 19:26 Fri 19th Apr 2019
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Tls 1268

12a Bertha tried to smear her new trilby with a bit of lard (4,4) ?I?Y ?A?? Many tks all help....
20:20 Tue 26th Mar 20194 answers, last by Woodside187 20:29 Tue 26th Mar 2019
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Tls 1267

15d White girl's replaced with a German by the High Commioner's successor(6, 3) H?L??? Y?B Many tks....
18:07 Fri 15th Mar 20194 answers, last by Mamyalynne 18:15 Fri 15th Mar 2019
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Tls 1266

Nearly there: 9a Novelist, Gertrude is attending to this girl's style (8) ?T?E???N and 4d Kirk's caretaker who's beheaded Richard's killer (5) E???N Many tks....
18:07 Tue 12th Mar 20194 answers, last by Mamyalynne 18:21 Tue 12th Mar 2019
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Generalist

4d Right-thinking folk (4-8) D???-P?N?A?T? 13a Rarer term for an inhabitant of the Carpathian Mountains region who speaks an East Slavic language (7) R?T?E?? Many tks all help....
18:35 Fri 08th Mar 20193 answers, last by Lie-in King 18:59 Fri 08th Mar 2019
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Times Cryptic 27,252 - A Comment

Found this a very uneven and uninspired effort for a Times prize puzzle. Heavily-laboured clues like 5d and 10a mixed with others that should have been in Times 2, 1d, 20 and 15d for instance.
16:21 Sat 19th Jan 20194 answers, last by funnyjokes 09:52 Tue 05th Mar 2019
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Tls 1258

9a Nancy's the one hugged by a French novelist and poet (8) ???L???E Gtfl help tks....
17:54 Fri 11th Jan 20193 answers, last by Woodside187 17:58 Fri 11th Jan 2019
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Tls 1257

18a Euphoric once mountaineer loses a line but grasps a rocky height (12) ????L?R?I?R? 20d A prince born in 1819, in a short story by Tolstoy (6) ???E?? Many thanks....
09:56 Tue 08th Jan 20194 answers, last by Woodside187 10:25 Tue 08th Jan 2019
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Azed 2,429

25d Blast of air, tornado with no hush inside (5) T??ER Gtfl ideas. Tks.
17:43 Sun 30th Dec 20183 answers, last by Lie-in King 17:53 Sun 30th Dec 2018
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Generalist

jigsaw crossword clue beginning with W. Ice deposit, often confused with hoar frost, formed during cold, clear nights (5,3) W?I?E?E? White something - sea?? Tks for help....
09:56 Tue 18th Dec 20182 answers, last by Woodside187 10:01 Tue 18th Dec 2018
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Polymath 1,000 (One More)

Tks Mamya and danny for earlier answer,references- v helpful. Another exasperating (last) one: 35d Capital of the Mogul empire from 1504 to 1738 (5) ?A?U? Afraid my limited internet search skills...
19:40 Sat 15th Dec 20185 answers, last by Flonska 19:49 Sat 15th Dec 2018
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Polymath 1,000

24a A non-dictionary word overlapping "Peter" in Spanish with a name Jesus gave to Peter (7) ?E?R?C? Assume it starts with Ped. Gtfl help tks....
19:04 Sat 15th Dec 20184 answers, last by dannyk13 19:11 Sat 15th Dec 2018
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New Statesman Christmas Jumbo (Take 2)

Many tks for earlier help, have almost finished after working out some of the other answers as Yalda and Chanukkah. 20d Dorm in chaos - a night without trace of governance (9) ?O?R?N?H? 35a Most of...
21:53 Wed 12th Dec 20184 answers, last by Mamyalynne 22:07 Wed 12th Dec 2018
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New Statesman Christmas Jumbo

Several clues lead to thematic solutions and lack definition. 18d Arrest one after Mass - one boy, local one (5, 2-4) M???D ?N???? 37a What misdirected skill is after, perplexingly (7) no letters yet....
20:53 Wed 12th Dec 201810 answers, last by vetuste_ennemi 21:36 Wed 12th Dec 2018
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Tls 1254

22d Free at last, gasped Blackmore's hero (4) ?I?D Don't know much about this author except for Lorna Doone, so gtfl help. Many tks....
09:39 Sun 09th Dec 20182 answers, last by Woodside187 09:44 Sun 09th Dec 2018
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Spectator 2388

30d Lively tar out of bounds keeping hearts beating strongly (6) ?B?R?? Gtfl help. Tks....
11:41 Sat 08th Dec 20183 answers, last by Woodside187 11:48 Sat 08th Dec 2018

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