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Radio Times 13

8a copper in troublefor grabbing under head of animal PORCUPINE How does this parse, please? just can't see it!
14:09 Tue 26th Mar 20242 answers, last by Acrosticus 14:51 Tue 26th Mar 2024
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Radio Times Prize Crossword 31 Saturday July 29Th 2023

1d togetherness of penultimate brigade
21:08 Sat 29th Jul 20238 answers, last by bobbinwales 15:39 Sun 30th Jul 2023
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Radio Times Prize Crossword 43 Saturday October 20Th 2018

19down
12:26 Sat 20th Oct 20185 answers, last by Acrosticus 12:34 Sat 20th Oct 2018
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Guardian Prize Crossword 27116

1a 4d...
20:45 Sat 11th Feb 201710 answers, last by Acrosticus 21:14 Sat 11th Feb 2017
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Peculiar Araucaria Clue

We have just solved an Araucaria crossword , No 2 in "The Guardian Monkey Puzzles" book The last clue solved was 19d. Clerical cakestand! (6) and the correct answer we arrived at, is CURATE Unusually...
09:35 Wed 26th Aug 20152 answers, last by Acrosticus 09:59 Wed 26th Aug 2015
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flan

Saga Crossword November 2014

Hello - I have had the pleasure and privilege of setting the monthly Saga Prize crossword for the last 17 years under my setter's name of 'Cullen'. Quite apart from the honour, it has been fun...
12:09 Tue 07th Oct 201430 answers, last by flan 15:38 Sun 14th Dec 2014
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Acrosticus

Rt33

17d Unopened spread, it's said (7) _T_E_E_ I have STREWED but can someone parse the clue for me please? I can't place 'unopened'...
14:42 Mon 11th Aug 20145 answers, last by Acrosticus 14:47 Mon 11th Aug 2014
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redglenys

Rt32

sorry still stuck 13d subversive middlemarch rising is out for trouble [9] ?e?i????? 20a embedded level inside trendy top[6]I?l??? inlaid? 22a park ill-used by poseur[5] ?s???...
10:32 Tue 29th Jul 20147 answers, last by Acrosticus 15:06 Tue 29th Jul 2014
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Rt47

7a shell window won't open ?R?E? Is this ORIEL? if so, why, please?...
17:20 Tue 12th Nov 20134 answers, last by Acrosticus 17:24 Tue 12th Nov 2013
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redglenys

Rt31

13d actress nursing in a hotel by mistake [4,6]t???,h????? 24a mostly haphazard learning about english [2,7]?n,?e????? 19d gloomy disclosure found under bomber[5] 16a bungle part of children's...
11:23 Tue 23rd Jul 201318 answers, last by Acrosticus 17:49 Tue 23rd Jul 2013
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Rt26

22a Doctor nearly leaves one city for another. I have NICE but I can't see how this is derived. Assuming this is right, please explain! Thanks!...
11:04 Wed 19th Jun 20135 answers, last by vakayu 11:11 Wed 19th Jun 2013
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Rt16

19d US city that's one day away I have ?U?S? Is this Tulsa? If so, why, please? TIA...
18:02 Tue 09th Apr 20134 answers, last by Wharton 18:07 Tue 09th Apr 2013
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Rt8

4d Professor experienced fall I have -L-M-E- which could be PLUMPED, SLUMPED, or FLUMPED (or something else?:-) Can't make sense of this clue. Please can someone enlighten me as to which and why? Need...
20:14 Tue 12th Feb 20134 answers, last by FrankWood 09:52 Wed 13th Feb 2013
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dave1948

Rt6

last two 4d Hear of stone's ornamental edge (4) ???L 8a Year after language is spoken at noble domain (5) ???H?...
12:12 Tue 29th Jan 201320 answers, last by sandyRoe 14:02 Wed 30th Jan 2013
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Saga Magazine February Friday January 25Th 2013

I've finished it, but there's one clue I don't get. 8d Boar's Head at Eastcheap, say, a subject for drama? DOLLS HOUSE (Ibsen) is obviously the answer to the definition. Doll's = Boar's, I assume...
16:51 Fri 25th Jan 20134 answers, last by mamyalynne 17:10 Fri 25th Jan 2013
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Rt5

5d Press for extra leaders? -R-N I have IRON (simile for Press) but how does the rest of the clue fit? TAI...
13:18 Tue 22nd Jan 20133 answers, last by zoidy275 13:28 Sat 26th Jan 2013
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Saga December 2012

22A Post's uncle bemoaning the sword's endless rapacity A?N?R Need this to complete! Ta in advance...
18:29 Sat 01st Dec 20124 answers, last by Acrosticus 22:37 Sat 01st Dec 2012
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chokkie

RT46

Just a few left today ... 8a arrange for dermal insertion (5) ?r?e? 16a distant body clumsily put in East Midlands river (7) ?e?t?n? 15a house beside cut field (7) ?a?d?c? Many thanks in advance,...
17:33 Tue 06th Nov 20126 answers, last by Acrosticus 17:38 Tue 06th Nov 2012
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Polly37

Saga November 2012

18 across Dodgy character taking up nurses' time and a lot of money (9) S?A?A?E?R All I can get is SHAMATEUR but cannot see why....
09:41 Fri 26th Oct 20124 answers, last by Acrosticus 10:01 Sat 27th Oct 2012
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dozydragon

RT43

2d) opera taken into Scandinavia (5) ?o?c? 4d) a paper to colour up in bits (7) ?s?n?e?...
08:18 Wed 17th Oct 20124 answers, last by Acrosticus 15:20 Thu 18th Oct 2012

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