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agsurfer

Saturday Times Cryptic 26346

14d Overcome by sleep briefly, stop being most lively (9) S-A-K-E-T 5d Something helpful brought round for inexperienced person (4) N-0- 23d Show one musical from the 1950s (4) -I-I 15a Short cut...
10:49 Sat 27th Feb 20168 answers, last by dannyk13 13:38 Sat 27th Feb 2016
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Dominique_J

Ft 15163

12. Where to find quick fix (4) 2. Group that takes many minutes talking shop (9)...
17:39 Sat 13th Feb 201615 answers, last by barnaclebill58 19:05 Sat 13th Feb 2016
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barnaclebill58

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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barnaclebill58

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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barnaclebill58

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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oldham1

Ft Cryptic

Scarborough head sustained arrest (4,3) r-n-/n-b On which cheat may have a bit left maybe (4) --d- Desperately keen that friend keeps tool (5,3) ---e-/k--...
07:28 Sun 22nd Nov 20158 answers, last by scorpiojo 09:14 Sun 22nd Nov 2015
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barnaclebill58

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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barnaclebill58

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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barnaclebill58

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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Libbo

St 4655

Strike breaker is im prisoned for raising principles 6 letters Slip covering one 4 letters Any ideas please...
11:39 Sun 16th Aug 20159 answers, last by lezah 19:04 Mon 17th Aug 2015
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agsurfer

Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4655

One wrong - suspect 10a What’s meant to be funny about 19s? (4) (19d = banana)...
10:55 Sun 16th Aug 20158 answers, last by pilotsteve 15:25 Sun 16th Aug 2015
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barnaclebill58

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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barnaclebill58

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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barnaclebill58

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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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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barnaclebill58

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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rogersbean

Everyman

13d artificial distortion of alien in film(10) 22d set compass and wander(5) 24a second during final round in game(6) 26a porter for instance carrying in language(6)
10:29 Sun 19th Apr 20155 answers, last by rogersbean 10:42 Sun 19th Apr 2015
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JackAubrey

Ft 14867

All done bar 13a: "Sailor miles away, prophet assumes (8). I have ?e?f?n?r; pretty confident of the letters, although the N could also be D....
16:57 Sat 28th Feb 20157 answers, last by JackAubrey 15:30 Sun 01st Mar 2015
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HenHen

Ft 14825

Stuck on a lot. All help appreciated 5ac - drive off and break speed limit, short of time (6) - ?????L 10ac - article in Times mostly full of Hindu texts (7) - ????R?C 12ac - beat the top five in the...
20:11 Sat 10th Jan 20157 answers, last by barnaclebill58 21:01 Sat 10th Jan 2015
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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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