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Welcome to Title Builder Beta.

This small piece of kit is designed to make building your Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle question more effective. It should make finding your question easier for others and, the easier it is to find, the more likely someone is to answer it!

To build an easy to find question title simply select the paper and quiz, enter the quiz number if relevant and fill in the Publication Date. Once you’re happy click “Build Title” and the information should populate the Title field. Fill in the final required details of your question as you normally would, and click submit.

As this is a Beta we only have a limited number of papers and quizzes listed. If you think your favourite Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle should be listed here don’t hesitate to contact us.

Remember: You do not have to use the title builder - simply enter the title and question as you normally would and click submit!

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Lovatts 134 Stinker

Ripper | 09:39 Mon 26th Apr 2021 | Crosswords

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55 down: Weavers tool (4) R?E?
Thanks in advance

Phoenix Magazine

Herculis 12,886

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elliemay1

sley?

elliemay1

//sley
/sleɪ/
noun
a tool used in weaving to force the weft into place.
Definitions from Oxford Languages//

Ripper

Question Author

In that case I have 6across wrong - Reservoir intake zone C??C????T I've put catchment
Help!

emeritus

What clue gives you the R ?

aelmpvw

surely 55d and 6a don't cross?

emmie

perhaps thats 5 down not 55

Ripper

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Sorry, brain wasn't working!
I meant to say 53across: Particle accelerator C?C?O??ON = cyclotron
?

aelmpvw

cyclotron looks good to me

Ripper

Question Author

If cyclotron is right then 55 down is R?E?
Oh dear!

emmie

reed, part of a weaving tool

Calibax

REED
A weaver's appliance for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft (Chambers)

emmie

The reed is the part in the beater that the warp threads go through. A reed is part of a weaving loom, and resembles a comb. It is used to separate and space the warp threads, to guide the shuttle 's motion across the loom, and to push the weft threads into place.

Ripper

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Thank you SO much! It was driving me crazy.

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