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Metro Mom

13a Mainly level side. Ans is eleven which is a football side. I can see that even is level but where does the extra el come from, please? 21a Ran up to row south and ended in straits. Ans is narrows...
07:29 Tue 10th Mar 20202 answers, last by barmy 12:58 Tue 10th Mar 2020
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Sunday Times 4893

2s One being short of training is a firing offence. a?s??. I think answer is arson but I can't see the cryptic.
18:36 Sun 08th Mar 20202 answers, last by Nical 18:37 Sun 08th Mar 2020
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Dm Thurs

23d Assembled clothes cupboard to sell. Ans is market which is to sell but how does the cryptic work, please?...
19:20 Fri 06th Mar 20206 answers, last by Neveracrossword 19:32 Fri 06th Mar 2020
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Dm Last Tues

23d It's painful -extremely in the past .S?r?. Must be sore. If extremely = so then how does re = in the past , please?...
12:57 Mon 02nd Mar 20202 answers, last by Nical 13:02 Mon 02nd Mar 2020
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Sunday Times 4892

I guessed that 9a Doorman's voice after calling in advance" might be commissionaire and that 3d "Spill pickle ? More flimsy sandwiches" might be lamplighter. I came on here hoping that someone would...
15:11 Sun 01st Mar 20204 answers, last by Nical 15:25 Sun 01st Mar 2020
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Private Eye 1516

I don't understand a couple of cartooms. 1.Forgotten moments in music history. The cartoon has a younger man in an old folks home with the caption "What the hell was (was in bold) Thom doing here"...
18:16 Wed 19th Feb 20203 answers, last by brainiac 22:59 Wed 19th Feb 2020
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Telegraph £2.50

I thought it referenced some interesting articles today on the front page regarding the reshuffle then I noticed it was £2.50. I'm not going to claim that £2.50 is going to bankrupt me but I thought...
18:38 Fri 14th Feb 202011 answers, last by Old_Geezer 10:08 Sat 15th Feb 2020
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Dm Monday

Part of UK avoids insignificant meat. v?a?. Obviously veal but I just cant see what part of the UK and what means insignificant that we have to remove....
20:07 Mon 10th Feb 20201 answer, last by cashier 20:09 Mon 10th Feb 2020
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Sunday Times 4889

6a Was revolver 9 inches in length? ???? No idea what clue is on about 3d Failure to hold down good job in insurance. l?s? a?j??e?. Looks like loss adjuster . I can see loser and just but how does sad...
16:39 Sun 09th Feb 20206 answers, last by Nical 09:38 Wed 12th Feb 2020
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Mail Thurs

25d Philosopher's climbing mountain top nonstop. Ans must be plato. I can see that alp upside down is alp. How is top without a p nonstop please?...
18:26 Thu 30th Jan 20201 answer, last by Toorak 18:31 Thu 30th Jan 2020
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Stout, Porter And Mild Not Tasting Of Chocolate Or Coffee

I was in Austria recently and had some excellent dunkle bier. I usually drink pale/golden ales in the UK apart from the odd pint of Guinness so thought I would give stout, porters and mild a go. I...
12:50 Mon 27th Jan 202012 answers, last by fourteen85 17:57 Mon 27th Jan 2020
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Times 27570

3d Film that's European and British in equal parts. T?e ?i?d?. 6d Just leave a barrel between tablets. E?u?t?b?e. Must be equitable =just.. Quit is leave and I can see that able is part of tablets but...
10:23 Sun 26th Jan 20204 answers, last by Pete65 10:36 Sun 26th Jan 2020
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Dm Tues

I don't think I can recall a harder one. I'm not yet half way through. Today's Telegraph was much harder 1d Pause to relax on entering swimming pool with Anglicans. Ans has been given as breathing...
14:05 Tue 21st Jan 202018 answers, last by brainiac 22:55 Tue 21st Jan 2020
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Sunday Times

Having filled in the rhs quite quickly, I have barely got anything in the lhs. These may kickstart me -I have no idea what they are on about 14a Got tip of foot in door at first.?a???m?d 25a My house...
17:15 Sun 19th Jan 20204 answers, last by barnaclebill58 17:22 Sun 19th Jan 2020
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Dm Tues

24a Secure dress. l?n? u?. Second work is obviously up but is first word line or link and if so why, please?...
14:44 Tue 14th Jan 20205 answers, last by MargoTester 15:15 Tue 14th Jan 2020
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Metro Mon

1d Shrill little people in good health but fishy. Ans has to be shrimps . I guess imps are little people but where do we get shr to mean good health please?...
11:24 Mon 06th Jan 20201 answer, last by dannyk13 11:27 Mon 06th Jan 2020
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Eye 667

21a Fun for kids (anagram of obscene etc lay) b?y?n?e ?a?t?e. Assuming I have the answers to other clues correct, the missing six letters are ecclos. The two words are first or second names of famous...
19:17 Sat 28th Dec 20191 answer, last by Toorak 19:18 Sat 28th Dec 2019
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Metro Thurs

6d Where atmospheric changes are recorded while we're using her mirror. Ans must be "weather glass" . I can get the "her glass" bit leaving "weat" but can't see how to get that part. Thanks...
17:52 Thu 05th Dec 20191 answer, last by ubasses 17:57 Thu 05th Dec 2019
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Metro Mon

10a Looks like somebody has hidden a bomb among the meat in a Chinese restaurant. C?o?s?i?k. Answer is obviously chopstick but cant see how that parses. In particular where is the bomb and where are...
10:20 Mon 25th Nov 20194 answers, last by Janetrohear 10:34 Mon 25th Nov 2019
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Dm Tues

4d Inspector General abandons duty making a sacrifice. ?b?a?i?n. I have no idea who the I G is nor what duty is being abandoned. Tax duty? Job duty?...
15:56 Tue 19th Nov 20194 answers, last by barnaclebill58 16:03 Tue 19th Nov 2019

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