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Last one. Dissolute character has short tee-shirt in nylon fabric R?P?T?P. Thanks folks...
13:07 Tue 20th Sep 20113 answers, last by bigdave1954 13:13 Tue 20th Sep 2011
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Bit of a pig this week IMO. Help please on last few: 13a City in France, the one by dangerous bend in road l?i???g 17a Miss road leading to county ??l???? 22a Accounts official got from reserve team...
19:11 Mon 12th Sep 20112 answers, last by bigdave1954 19:47 Mon 12th Sep 2011
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Stuck on a couple. 6d Capsule is prepared by medical superintendent a?c?e?i?s. Presumably an anagram of "capsule is" but can't identify the word! 12d Outspoken English satire c?n?i?e Thanks...
18:32 Sat 27th Aug 20114 answers, last by cupid04 18:37 Sat 27th Aug 2011
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Stuck on the last one. 47a Scene of Italian Tragedy where houses were cursed with plague ?e?o?o. Wondered if it might be Verona, by Mr Shakespeare's play is listed as a comedy not a tragedy. Help...
13:51 Tue 23rd Aug 201110 answers, last by emu777 14:36 Tue 23rd Aug 2011
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Stuck on a couple.. 35a Go along with report newly begun by Henry -u-o-- 31d For that reason I had to include R&D base s---i- Thanks in anticipation...
20:05 Sun 14th Aug 20114 answers, last by bigdave1954 20:08 Sun 14th Aug 2011
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Can anyone help with the last one please? 37d Ordering water endlessly: extinguishing's not hard ?e?u?n?i?g...
21:40 Sun 17th Jul 20113 answers, last by bigdave1954 21:44 Sun 17th Jul 2011
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Last few... 18a As a child, is disturbed by holy embraces b?????l? 2d No way that almost all the fish must be eaten t?e ?e?? ?d?a (presumably "the something idea"?) 37d Ordering water...
21:23 Sun 17th Jul 20115 answers, last by cashier 23:03 Mon 18th Jul 2011
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Last few. 13a Wonderful: a British bird g?e?? ?u? 27a Only lion said to be South African native m?????t 14d The sign to welcome record numbers of visitors here? ??e?e ?a?? 18d Always difficulty...
21:08 Sat 02nd Jul 20116 answers, last by bigdave1954 21:17 Sat 02nd Jul 2011
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Last one. 2d Small number of key employees n?e?e?o? s?a?f Guess the second word is staff, but just can't get the first
18:56 Mon 27th Jun 20113 answers, last by bigdave1954 19:00 Mon 27th Jun 2011
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Rotten puzzle,which I have had no enthusiasm to complete. But now down to last two: 45d, Third-rate not considered failure c?a?h. Is it CRASH? 46a, Plants are things you can draw without practice...
18:53 Sun 12th Jun 20117 answers, last by SwerBan 19:05 Sun 12th Jun 2011
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Last one - help appreciated please. 7 down. Chance for publicity in Stern is very attractive (5,2) p-o-o -p
18:50 Sat 04th Jun 20113 answers, last by bigdave1954 18:52 Sat 04th Jun 2011
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Stuck on a few: 9d Business (old) in fashion in Turkish port t?e?i?o?d 55a Old cookers made a noise - have this cleaner on hand o?a?g? s?i??. Is it orange something? 47d Starting (but not finishing)...
09:13 Sun 08th May 20116 answers, last by bigdave1954 10:02 Sun 08th May 2011
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Last two please. 4d, Uprising amounting to nothing? That's fine. m_s_i_. I can only think of massif but don't get the wordplay. 25a Detailed horse bug as most severe _t_e_e_t. Could it be utterest? If...
20:14 Sat 26th Feb 20115 answers, last by kayakamina 20:25 Sat 26th Feb 2011
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Last one. Student from St Petersburg once with piece of wood for his ruler? p_s_g_a_. Thanks in anticipation...
22:37 Sat 19th Feb 20115 answers, last by bigdave1954 22:40 Sat 19th Feb 2011
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Pig of a puzzle this week but last one. 48d Minister in case turns to get paper ready f-v-r Thanks in anticipation...
20:56 Tue 11th Jan 20113 answers, last by boxtops 20:59 Tue 11th Jan 2011
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Last two: 14a Talk about visiting extremely small island ?o?a?o. Can only think of Tobago but can't see why 24d Spirit Jock's placed on bar d?i?n. "deign" perhaps but again don't see why...
16:53 Sat 27th Nov 20103 answers, last by bibblebub 16:57 Sat 27th Nov 2010
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Stuck on a few. 33ac Ready to change? Change ticket d?y ?e???n 24dn Monarch turning up on boat for marketing operation r?l???c? (think it might be rollback but can't get the wordplay. 6dn Get together...
21:31 Sun 10th Oct 20106 answers, last by Captain2 21:33 Sun 10th Oct 2010
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Just one last little one! 47d Past state brought woe a?o?e. I think it is agone which relates to the past, but not sure where the "woe" comes in. Bigger brains than mine needed please!...
20:40 Sun 12th Sep 20102 answers, last by bigdave1954 20:42 Sun 12th Sep 2010
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Stuck in SE corner. 26a Like the Czar to have topside minced up cold (8) ?e?????c 19d Girl's lukewarm - I'd avoided false move (7) m?s?a?? Is it mistake? but don't understand the wordplay 24d...
17:45 Sat 11th Sep 20107 answers, last by turast 17:55 Tue 12th Oct 2010
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Help please. 18a It's the practice of a robber dressing to conceal equipment (10) ?r???n???e 21a Totally inadequate, or excellent? (4) ?l?? 25a Audibly tolerate Rupert (6) ?r???e 20a Shelter and bed -...
21:43 Wed 08th Sep 20104 answers, last by greyfox 05:12 Thu 09th Sep 2010

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