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f.t. 12,523

Stuck on last two, 26a. Questions for 27, possibly: ?e?t .(27 is Game). 9d. Clear the wine cellar: ?c?l? (or it just might be ?a?l?, we're still trying to decide whether 10a, Liner nearly given a...
18:44 Fri 03rd Aug 20074 answers, last by Vesper99 19:08 Fri 03rd Aug 2007
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Guardian 24,139.

Would someone please explain the answers to two of yesterday's clues: 14a.Mediaeval cup in auction fetching less than a pound ; Hanap. Now Hanap is a mediaeval cup, but how do we get there? 15d....
22:59 Fri 27th Jul 20073 answers, last by Bogtrotter 22:57 Sat 28th Jul 2007
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f.t. 12,511

I put this on last night, but it seems to have vanished into cyberspace! Stuck on one last clue, and as usual it's a little one; 26d. Trick queen over exploit: ?u?e. We wondered if it was ruse, but...
22:20 Tue 17th Jul 20072 answers, last by mac44 22:24 Tue 17th Jul 2007
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Guardian 24,123

Just got 22a: Novelist runs into road - it's unprecedented. r?c?r?. Thanks for your help.
23:14 Mon 09th Jul 20073 answers, last by arlibop 23:27 Mon 09th Jul 2007
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Private Eye 343

Just one to do, can't get my head round it at all. 12a, Sick of bearing support for a religious a**e: s?e? (the asterisks arem't in the original clue, but I know this site has delicate...
23:14 Thu 05th Jul 20072 answers, last by Bogtrotter 23:23 Thu 05th Jul 2007
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Guardian 24,117

Three-quarters done, but stuck on top l-h corner - if someone can help with 1a, I'll probably get going again! The clue is: Divide the high ground. 9 letters, and the answer will be a bird. Grateful...
23:11 Sat 30th Jun 20073 answers, last by Bogtrotter 23:34 Sat 30th Jun 2007
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Financial Times 12,493

Ground to a halt again! Perhaps a couple of answers will get me going. 16a. Short measure upset author inside capital: ?h???o?? 10d. Dark horse at twenty-to-one causing an upset: ?i?????r?. Thanks for...
22:16 Thu 28th Jun 20073 answers, last by Bogtrotter 22:29 Thu 28th Jun 2007
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New Books magazine

Just two left to do, can anyone help please? In A Kind of Puritan, by Penny Deacon, what bizarre method does the murderer use? In which bestselling mystery is a doddering Oxford professor murdered on...
23:51 Sat 23rd Jun 2007
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f.t. 12,487

Stuck in bottom left-hand corner, need a kick-start! 18d, See through the French porter: ??s? ??? Thanks for any help.
23:48 Thu 21st Jun 20072 answers, last by eddiebun 00:26 Fri 22nd Jun 2007
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Radio Times 25

Help please, stuck on 23a: Short peer let out with philosopher. ?r?s?o?l?
22:44 Wed 13th Jun 20072 answers, last by Bogtrotter 22:54 Wed 13th Jun 2007
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Polymath 400

Just got 9d to do, A Jewish religious and social sect founded in Poland: H?S?D?S?. I thought it might be something to do with Hasidic, but I can't find a form to fit these letters (apart from...
23:21 Sat 09th Jun 20074 answers, last by kettledrum 23:37 Sun 10th Jun 2007
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Guardian 24,093

Thanks for help with the Everyman (I had heard of the actor after all, but I still don't see why that's the answer). Now I'm struggling with Araucaria. 9a Merops is the son of a Welshman with love for...
23:57 Sun 03rd Jun 20072 answers, last by Bogtrotter 23:01 Mon 04th Jun 2007
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Everyman 3166

Stuck on last two, 4a: Fainting quickly seizing wife having gin cocktail ???o?i?g. 5d, Actor in Duck Soup finally brought in after change ??l?e? p?d?e?n. Is it the name of an actor? If so it doesn't...
23:24 Sun 03rd Jun 20072 answers, last by shaneystar2 23:33 Sun 03rd Jun 2007
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Guardian 24,087.

Help please, flummoxed by last two! 19a, Girl has to go over time: b?i???t. 6d, Getting on ain't big, ain't clever: o?t?i?i??. Grateful for any help.
23:43 Mon 28th May 20072 answers, last by Bogtrotter 23:02 Tue 29th May 2007
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f.t.12,462

Help please, stuck on last one, 6d: Winged creatures all over France? Canards! c?a?e?l?e?. Only thing that comes up in the O.E.D. is cyanelle (or nothing at all if I put the final blank on).
23:34 Wed 23rd May 20073 answers, last by Argee2 23:39 Wed 23rd May 2007
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Everyman 3164.

Struggling with the last one, 16d. Almost ring station in capital: ?e?g?a?e. Belgrade fits, but I can't relate it to the rest of the clue. Grateful for any help.
23:34 Tue 22nd May 20071 answer, last by GetOverIt 23:44 Tue 22nd May 2007
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Private Eye 339

Last two got me stumped: 18a, Some time before Piers Morgan type gets the point - "Retire!" ??c?d? 18d, Congress coming from behind as party gets hollow majority ??d?m? All help gratefully received.
22:31 Thu 10th May 20072 answers, last by mac44 22:47 Thu 10th May 2007
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"The Oldie" Giant Genius.

Just one left, 53a: Kind children's fund. I have -i-e, is it nice? Some of the clues in this are in two parts, and you remove two letters from the longer answer to give the one you want, but if "nice"...
23:42 Fri 09th Dec 20051 answer, last by mike b 01:03 Sat 10th Dec 2005
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Polymath 321

The state flower of Wyoming, 7,3. -a-n-e- c--. I can only find Indian Paintbrush, which this clearly isnt! Thanks in advance.
23:11 Sat 03rd Dec 20053 answers, last by Magyar 23:25 Sat 03rd Dec 2005
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B.B.C. Wildlife Christmas crossword.

Just got 23 down left, so I'd be grateful if anyone can help: Map that shows landforms through hatching or use of colour. -e-i-n.
23:09 Tue 29th Nov 20051 answer, last by johnalex 23:16 Tue 29th Nov 2005

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