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AMartinP

Azed 2,347

"Dutiful," suggesting French ranker? (5): Piou*. It can only be "pious" (can't it?), but can anybody, please, explain the "French ranker" bit...
17:05 Sun 24th Feb 20193 answers, last by AMartinP 17:15 Sun 24th Feb 2019
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AMartinP

Ft 16,099

21a) Expense leaves them without margin (4): c*s*. "Cost," I assume, but I've no idea why. Can anybody explain, please?...
19:09 Sat 23rd Feb 20194 answers, last by AMartinP 19:45 Sat 23rd Feb 2019
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AMartinP

Azed 2,433

33a: House-husband, British painter known for his nudes (5): *et*y. Hetty is all I can manage. 28d: Offensive term, including L for lout (4): *lo*. No idea about this one. Any help gratefully...
17:07 Sun 27th Jan 20193 answers, last by AMartinP 17:21 Sun 27th Jan 2019
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AMartinP

Grauniad Prize

2d: last one, but I'm not sure all the rest are correct......Jubilate starting Mass in church (6). What a struggle this one was!
11:43 Sun 23rd Dec 20183 answers, last by JJ109 11:46 Sun 23rd Dec 2018
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AMartinP

Azed 2,418

9d: Worthless stuff, this? It's garb that never dates (7): age?es?. I can only think that it's "ageless", which fits the definition, but what's the rest??...
15:05 Sun 14th Oct 20183 answers, last by AMartinP 15:15 Sun 14th Oct 2018
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AMartinP

Azed 2,417

I'm completely flummoxed by this puzzle; I can't even get the only "normal" clue, which is 1a: Greetings to those who are excited about how remaining clue answers are distributed? Can anybody, please,...
16:08 Sun 07th Oct 20182 answers, last by AMartinP 16:13 Sun 07th Oct 2018
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AMartinP

Guardian Prize 27,615

22a: Ladies and. gentlemen in Florence possibly missing New York, a US city. I have *u*c*l*o*a. I can't find any cities, US or otherwise to fit that. Any ideas, please?
11:21 Sat 15th Sep 20183 answers, last by Lie-in King 11:34 Sat 15th Sep 2018
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AMartinP

Guardian Prize 27,597

I'm having trouble parsing 57a: Call from middle of foyer by 45: o*e*. This could be oyez/oyes. I can see the "oye" being middle of foyer, but not much else. Any help gratefully received. Thank...
16:59 Sat 25th Aug 20184 answers, last by Lie-in King 17:05 Sat 25th Aug 2018
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AMartinP

Guardian Prize 27,573

4d: Drink draught up, guzzling juice: r*o*a. Rioja: draught up = air (reversed). How does oj (or jo) become juice?
12:24 Sat 28th Jul 20186 answers, last by gouldman 17:40 Sun 29th Jul 2018
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AMartinP

Ft Cryptic & Polymath

Has anybody succeeded in finding today's online FT puzzles (cryptic & Polymath)? If so, could you please give me a clue (preferably not cryptic) as to where I might find them (other than "at your...
11:37 Sat 28th Jul 20185 answers, last by Mamyalynne 20:28 Sat 28th Jul 2018
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AMartinP

Azed 2,404

8d: Basic food for soldiers identified by rank: ro*t*; 14a: Peacock's name (not the first) for duck: **ve. Any help gratefully received.
14:39 Sun 08th Jul 20185 answers, last by AMartinP 15:15 Sun 08th Jul 2018
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Private Eye 628

21d: Half nuts, this leader. H*t*e*. I can only think of "Hitler", but I've no idea why. Can anybody help, please?...
12:24 Wed 27th Jun 20182 answers, last by AMartinP 12:32 Wed 27th Jun 2018
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AMartinP

Azed 2,399

4d: Pile? Team could be set up with this: ama?s. Amass? To pile up, yes, but can anybody, please, explain the rest?
13:08 Sun 03rd Jun 201819 answers, last by JJ109 14:38 Sun 03rd Jun 2018
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AMartinP

Azed 2,397

One more - 34a: No-score draw, one supposes? It doesn't involve many players. None*. It must be "nonet", I suppose??...
17:19 Mon 21st May 20184 answers, last by ProfessorMaisie 17:43 Mon 21st May 2018
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AMartinP

Azed 2,397

What a grind! Can anybody please help with my last two? 2d: Healthy? Wrong, reverse of ideal form of illiteracy: h*le*ia; 20d: Old within newer rock in Ireland and removed possibly - little left:...
17:01 Mon 21st May 20186 answers, last by AMartinP 17:10 Mon 21st May 2018
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Farrwest

Azed 2397

As once before, the print instruction in the online version doesn't work. Anyone got a solution to this?
11:24 Sun 20th May 20182 answers, last by AMartinP 11:53 Sun 20th May 2018
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AMartinP

Polymath 968

To take advantage of free travel or entertainment:?I?. Just can't get this one. Any offers?
11:04 Sat 05th May 20184 answers, last by AMartinP 11:08 Sat 05th May 2018
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AMartinP

Polymath 964

Global computer security security company: m*a*e*.
10:08 Sat 07th Apr 20183 answers, last by AMartinP 10:13 Sat 07th Apr 2018
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AMartinP

Guardian Genius 176

Stumped by 1d: Old plucker, one treating a chicken? (5). This is one where "nine", or "ix" must be subtracted from the full answer before entering it into the grid. It's got me well and truly stumped....
19:37 Thu 08th Feb 20184 answers, last by AMartinP 19:49 Thu 08th Feb 2018
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Polymath 955

I seem to have a clash between 13a ("The wentletrap genus" = seasnail) and 8d ("A Maori leader or chief" = rangatira): the two clash in the grid. Can anybody enlighten me, please?...
11:43 Sat 03rd Feb 201810 answers, last by AMartinP 12:00 Sat 03rd Feb 2018

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