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Ripper

Inquisitor 1362

Just need help on the last two: 21 across (letter not in wordplay is L) Mad Irish descendant of Cambridge sophomore (6) L?C?ED 23 across (one letter not in wordplay) Stringed instruments spahees...
11:48 Sun 30th Nov 20149 answers, last by Kobnut 09:39 Mon 01st Dec 2014
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1358

I've enjoyed this one, and (amazingly) finished it. I've got the letters I need 'to do something with' but am unsure whether to highlight them or erase them. I need help! Thanks in advance...
14:14 Sun 02nd Nov 20145 answers, last by boreas 11:57 Mon 03rd Nov 2014
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leo9

Sunday Times 4614

Struggling on last two: 15d Soldier encountered crossing river with English monarch (9 letters) I have m-s-e-e--. 26a Guy regularly booing band (6 letters) --b-o-. Thank you in anticipation.
13:43 Sun 02nd Nov 20147 answers, last by CrikeyMoses 22:02 Sun 02nd Nov 2014
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1357

I'm stumped! 18 down:Sediment's beginning to rise in river around current position (4) there is an extra letter in the wordplay which is 'E' SI_E Now I come to the end 'the cause & effect' = 37 cells....
10:14 Tue 28th Oct 20146 answers, last by Gregsdad 21:06 Thu 30th Oct 2014
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alidoc

Poem

Years ago on radio 4 women's hour they read " poem to an aborted child" I have never been able to find more information on this, does anyone have any more details that would allow me to track it down....
09:58 Tue 14th Oct 20143 answers, last by alidoc 17:35 Thu 30th Oct 2014
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Gregsdad

Inquisitor 1355

I've been off for a few weeks so this is first Inquisitor for a while so finding the end-game a bit of a struggle. I have the 36-letter observation and I think I know the 3-word phrase - something...
12:05 Wed 15th Oct 20147 answers, last by Indy-trier 23:47 Thu 16th Oct 2014
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boreas

Inuisitor 1355

Any hints on 7D? "A record? I've got it outside" (5)...
15:45 Sat 11th Oct 201411 answers, last by Neveracrossword 13:15 Sun 12th Oct 2014
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litchic

Do You Think You Would Read This?

I have been writing a story and just wondered if anyone would read the first little bit and tell me what they think? “Time to get up Ladies” The voice woke me with a start and I groaned into my...
20:29 Mon 06th Oct 201422 answers, last by woofgang 11:57 Sun 12th Oct 2014
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Indy-trier

Inquisitor 1354

Am I alone in not liking this puzzle? I have completely solved it but I found it sort of untidy for some reason!
07:18 Wed 08th Oct 20141 answer, last by boreas 12:28 Wed 08th Oct 2014
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ferinlay

Crusader, Monday 6Th.

Crusader Monday 6th. 6d.9 letters T???I?E?T Money has no trouble getting feeble spice. 7d. 6 letters A???I? Weaving material into new aria, getting very loud. 8d. 6 letters T???G? and 11a. 7 letters...
13:06 Tue 07th Oct 20145 answers, last by ferinlay 13:41 Tue 07th Oct 2014
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boreas

Inquisitor 1349

Struggling with last two entries. Second entry in Row E, which I think is clued from: 'in short etc.' Second entry in Row I, which I think is clued from:' filling up to etc.' Nudges gratefully...
10:19 Tue 02nd Sep 201410 answers, last by boreas 17:07 Tue 09th Sep 2014
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boreas

Inquisitor 1350

Any hints on the parsing of the answer to 22A?
20:51 Sat 06th Sep 20146 answers, last by boreas 21:30 Sat 06th Sep 2014
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Kobnut

Inquisitor 1348

does anyone agree that the bar between the fifth and sixth letters of 5 down is wrong ?...
10:51 Sat 23rd Aug 20142 answers, last by Indy-trier 07:15 Mon 25th Aug 2014
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1347

I 'thought' I'd got the right drama, but as I can't find any of the characters in the grid, I'm now begining to doubt my idea! Without giving too much away is the drama T by GDM ? If not can someone...
13:51 Sun 17th Aug 201423 answers, last by RossR 12:41 Sat 23rd Aug 2014
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x_word_fan

Inquisitor 1347

I have a completed grid and the octagon but cannot see the characters?...
08:30 Sun 17th Aug 20143 answers, last by boreas 10:46 Sun 17th Aug 2014
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boreas

Inquisitor 1345

Any hints on 10A? "Before short Jewish festival, billet oddly prepared Indian food." (Each clue contains either wordplay yielding an extra or missing letter or a single letter misprint in the...
20:01 Sat 02nd Aug 20146 answers, last by boreas 20:25 Sat 02nd Aug 2014
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boreas

Inquisitor 1344

Done it, but have no idea how the answer to 20a is arrived at - or how it yields the additional letter. (I got the entry/additional letter only because they couldn't be anything else.) Would love an...
23:12 Sun 27th Jul 20146 answers, last by PuzledBadger 18:41 Mon 28th Jul 2014
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Indy-trier

Inquisitor 1343

Where is everybody?? Having completed the last few Inquisitors quite quickly I logged on here to see if anyone needed help. Clearly everyone had done the same as there wasn't a single entry! However,...
08:40 Tue 22nd Jul 201434 answers, last by boondoggle 18:17 Fri 25th Jul 2014
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mrcroft

Inquisitor 1338

I think I now have the hidden seventh assuming it is FIVE - a right to left downward diagonal of six letters. But having trouble with two remaining three letter words. Menial worker leaves Thailand...
10:31 Thu 19th Jun 20142 answers, last by boreas 21:35 Thu 19th Jun 2014
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murraymints

Happy Valley

Wow !
20:59 Tue 03rd Jun 201430 answers, last by lozzer50 21:07 Wed 04th Jun 2014

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