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Help on last two please. 24a Received one in careful English, as diplomat does N?G?T?A?? Could it be negotiate? but I don't see the wordplay. 16d Scrooge, say, before the Mercy Seat ?I?E???E Thanks in...
15:16 Sun 15th Jul 20121 answer, last by Lie-in King 15:21 Sun 15th Jul 2012
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Struggling! 14a figure skater's triple axel tackled up front ?t?t 25a Vehicle the gendarmes would have come to seize ??u?/b?/??u? 26a in very high latitude, what forms large item going overhead...
20:40 Sun 01st Jul 20124 answers, last by mariapatqa 14:22 Fri 06th Jul 2012
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Last one... 27d An epithet to puncture immediately a?/a/?l?n?e Looks like "at a glance" but can't see why! Thanks in anticipation...
21:44 Mon 25th Jun 20125 answers, last by bigdave1954 21:46 Mon 25th Jun 2012
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Last one. Help please... 43d Puzzle, say, is where in the middle to make ship bigger ?u?b?i?e Thanks in anticipation...
21:33 Mon 11th Jun 20121 answer, last by Calibax 21:35 Mon 11th Jun 2012
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Last 3, help please. 1a Freshwater fish seen on river trip R?D? could be rudd but don't get the wordplay 24a Short joke is going round about girl ??S?I?A 20d Emperor imprisoning king in outskirts of...
20:57 Sun 13th May 201211 answers, last by shooty 21:03 Sun 13th May 2012
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Last two, help please. 4d As convert to Catholicism, perhaps, training for bar E?C?P? 42a Inferred leading pressman should tour capitals ?d?c?d...
16:51 Wed 09th May 20123 answers, last by HowardKennitby 16:54 Wed 09th May 2012
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Last one, and I know it will be obvious, but I am stumped. 8d, One with an image of Darwin's sound character ?e?n?r Thanks in anticipation...
19:15 Sun 06th May 20123 answers, last by boxtops 19:21 Sun 06th May 2012
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Last few. 30a Woody plants Welshman found on Mars P?A?? ?R?E? 22d He and I are two live wires E?E???T? 43a What one sees in many a church class - first hint of excitement about parable C?E?E?T?R?...
18:24 Thu 03rd May 20121 answer, last by imagcq 18:28 Thu 03rd May 2012
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Last one. 35a Space travellers take in vast area, moving with speed of light (7, 4) c?r?v?n ?i?e Is it a trekkie type answer?
18:30 Tue 27th Mar 20124 answers, last by imagcq 19:31 Tue 27th Mar 2012
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Last one. 18d. Little fellow in top band c?a?l?t Thanks....
20:49 Tue 14th Feb 20124 answers, last by peashaq 20:51 Tue 14th Feb 2012
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Help on last one please. 24a Source of light opening in the black s-l-e-t Can it be solvent? If so I don't get the wordplay Thanks...
21:40 Tue 07th Feb 20122 answers, last by Zhukov 21:44 Tue 07th Feb 2012
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Last 2, help please. 34a Question focusing on monks' raison d'etre ?o??? o? order 20d Looking up, I see a new pupil e?o?i?? Thanks folks...
20:06 Thu 19th Jan 20124 answers, last by mazie 20:16 Thu 19th Jan 2012
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Last two. 25a Endless neglect leads to row - one gets more bad tempered S?I?T?E? 48d Tips for field of conflict L?S?S...
10:18 Sun 11th Dec 20112 answers, last by bigdave1954 10:20 Sun 11th Dec 2011
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last one. 28a Place of settlement's got quiet approval: it's not a mess ?a? s?a?i?n. Second word must be station (anagram of "its not a") but can't figure out the first from the wordplay
09:28 Fri 18th Nov 20112 answers, last by bigdave1954 09:33 Fri 18th Nov 2011
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Last one: 9a Northern town struggling a great deal ?a?r?c?t?n
21:14 Sat 12th Nov 20112 answers, last by bigdave1954 21:16 Sat 12th Nov 2011
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Last one. I broke one on the roof that's more difficult to handle (8) ?i?d?i?r I can only think of kindlier, but can't get the wordplay...
17:31 Sun 30th Oct 20113 answers, last by bigdave1954 17:34 Sun 30th Oct 2011
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Last one. 48d, Burdened with one as passenger, prepared to take off ?a?i?d Thanks...
18:54 Tue 11th Oct 20113 answers, last by bigdave1954 19:01 Tue 11th Oct 2011
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Last few. 23a Distraught harpist couldn't play such an instrument u?s?r???. Can't be "unstrung" can it? 19d In Spain, the cap mostly gets raised to dignify e???b?e. Can't be...
21:51 Wed 05th Oct 20117 answers, last by ladyalex 21:59 Wed 05th Oct 2011
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Last two. 14d Curse despicable sort that's taken over country t?r???i?n 20a Ruler departs from African country, replaced by military officer s?l??? Thanks...
18:00 Sat 01st Oct 20114 answers, last by bibblebub 18:04 Sat 01st Oct 2011
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Last one.. 9a Travelling with an unknown couple, lots ready for foreign trip ?l?t?s Thanks in anticipation...
21:05 Sun 25th Sep 20113 answers, last by bibblebub 21:20 Sun 25th Sep 2011

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