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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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Sir Lancelot Spoiler

pomlazka | 22:19 Tue 25th Dec 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles

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11a OBSCURELY [old boy=OB +, 'S +, dog=CUR] -- but how do you arrive at the 'ELY' element?

25a INSPECTOR [IN +, gamble=SPEC +, rubbish=ROT reversed] -- have used back, bet, and play for gamble in other cryptic crosswords but never before come across 'SPEC'

zygote

cryptic

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THECORBYLOON

If you do something "on spec" you take a chance or gamble, in the hope of success, "spec" being short for "speculation" and it's been around since the eighteenth century.

pomlazka

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ok. Thanks, Corbyloon.

THECORBYLOON

What was the clue for 11?

pomlazka

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Make old boy's dog see in a far from clear way (9)

JMR27

a see is a bishop's office or a cathedral city - Ely

pomlazka

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Ah, I see (pun intended).

Belated thanks, JMR27.

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