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Ft 15123

1a Character created by Boz-weightless like Uriah Heep. ????l?. Mr Google tells me that Boz was another name for Charles Dickens and that Uriah Heep was a character in David Copperfield but no idea...
12:27 Mon 28th Dec 20157 answers, last by barnaclebill58 12:39 Mon 28th Dec 2015
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Dm Thursday

5d Old jacket's wetter in the middle. d?u?|?t. Answer must be doublet which is indeed an old jacket but how does the "wetter in the middle" work, please?...
16:54 Fri 25th Dec 20153 answers, last by dannyk13 17:04 Fri 25th Dec 2015
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Credit Card Fees From 9 December 2015

I have to make a payment to a business no later that 16 December. At present it charges 2% if I pay by credit card. http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/jul/27/cap-on-card-fees-retailers suggests...
08:22 Sun 22nd Nov 20157 answers, last by SirOracle 13:00 Mon 23rd Nov 2015
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Eye 558

4d Like Jordan's explosive impact round North Brussels. Ans must be pneumatic being an anagram of impact around n eu. But why is pneumatic like Jordan's? Is it rhyming slang?...
08:11 Sun 18th Oct 20156 answers, last by barnaclebill58 09:48 Sun 18th Oct 2015
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Petrol 4Wd Manual Suv

I have trawled through all the cars on the market but I just can't find a petrol 4WD (doesn't have to be permanent) SUV with manual transmission. The reason for wanting petrol is that I understand...
10:10 Sun 06th Sep 201512 answers, last by Captain2 17:45 Sun 06th Sep 2015
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Ft 15028

2d Cuckoo impersonating a dog. b?r?i?u. I'm sure those letters are correct but nothing seems to fit. Thanks...
10:50 Sat 05th Sep 20151 answer, last by dannyk13 10:50 Sat 05th Sep 2015
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Sunday Times 4655

Have words with British judge about term of sentence. ?e?t?e. Answer was given as berate but without explanation. I can get berate = have words with - b =british, term =era but where does te come from...
18:21 Sun 16th Aug 20151 answer, last by scorpiojo 18:22 Sun 16th Aug 2015
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Sunday Times 4655

6a Help Nancy and Jack first . ?b?? -looks like abet but if so who are Nancy and Jack , please -and unless very obvious, how does that get abet? Seems really hard today...
12:07 Sun 16th Aug 201511 answers, last by scorpiojo 13:18 Sun 16th Aug 2015
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Ft15010

11a Superhero, doffing cap, reprimands vagrant. S?i?e? M?n. Answer must be spider man but what is word play , please?...
07:02 Sat 15th Aug 20153 answers, last by barnaclebill58 07:15 Sat 15th Aug 2015
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Viz 248

Clean one . "Deviant Mr Edmondson's spreads" . Ans has to be "perverts" but what is word play, please?...
07:13 Sat 08th Aug 20153 answers, last by bibblebub 07:20 Sat 08th Aug 2015
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Dm Tues

19a Editor's instructions to leave boxes on road. ?t?e?t. Obviously easy as no one else has asked but can't get it. Thanks...
05:36 Wed 10th Jun 20152 answers, last by bibblebub 05:39 Wed 10th Jun 2015
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Child Benefit And Gift Aid

Child benefit is tapered away once gross income is over £50000 but certain deductions are allowed from that gross income. One deduction is pension contributions. Suppose my gross income is £55000...
08:01 Thu 28th May 20151 answer, last by fiction-factory 08:04 Thu 28th May 2015
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Everyman 3578

Getting nowhere with this today -is it just me? The answer to 3d "Novelist's plan involving group on river and volcano mostly written up" was given as Charlotte Bronte. I've spent 15mins trying to...
10:27 Sun 03rd May 20153 answers, last by barnaclebill58 10:37 Sun 03rd May 2015
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Viz 245

One of the non rude ones .30/31 Ecstasy tablets, doubly nuts! ?o?k?r? ?on?k?r? . Is it bonkers bonkers, conkers bonkers, bonkers conkers or conkers conkers ?...
12:42 Sat 02nd May 20151 answer, last by JustNotCricket 13:18 Sat 02nd May 2015
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Ft Sat 14920

Is this printing out normally for you from http://www.ft.com/life-arts/crossword ? Unlike the previous ones it looks strange when I open it and it prints at about half size . I've opened other PDFs...
07:34 Sat 02nd May 20151 answer, last by iminoz 07:39 Sat 02nd May 2015
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Dm Wed

1a Bypass urban road ,say, and you'll get abuse. Answer given as "mistreat" but I can't see why . Bypass might be mis but I can't see the treat bit . Thanks ....
19:33 Wed 29th Apr 20156 answers, last by sandyRoe 20:02 Wed 29th Apr 2015
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Dm Tues

4d Coin's copper core. Ans must be twopence but what is wordplay, please?...
19:30 Tue 28th Apr 20151 answer, last by novalis 19:33 Tue 28th Apr 2015
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Dm Mon

24a Pine , and what it may do in the wind. Ans was given as sigh . If you pine for something you long for it so how does pine =sigh and where does "what it may do in the wind" fit in , please? 20d...
16:35 Mon 27th Apr 20154 answers, last by elliemay1 16:48 Mon 27th Apr 2015
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Dm Monday

8d Unpredictable Rolling Stone away from home. Ans must be erratic = unpredictable but how does word play work, please?...
21:02 Mon 15th Dec 20142 answers, last by frugalfred 21:07 Mon 15th Dec 2014
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Dm Wed

26d Sign of fever or cold mostly. c?u?h -might be cough though fevers don't give you a cough. Please explain whatever the correct answer is. Thanks...
20:31 Wed 10th Dec 20144 answers, last by cockatiel 00:14 Thu 11th Dec 2014

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