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gillie3431

Independent Inquisitor 1305 Saturday October 26Th 2013

I have [after a struggle] filled in the grid. Half of the "extra" letters I am unable to figure out. Can someone please help me by giving me a hint as to what I am looking for as regards the "few"...
08:42 Thu 31st Oct 20132 answers, last by gillie3431 12:35 Thu 31st Oct 2013
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1305

I've filled in the grid (and spotted many references to the milestone) I've got the rhetorical question. But now I'm completely stuck! "each of four answers describes a pair of others etc....." I've...
13:15 Sun 27th Oct 201344 answers, last by Ornis 12:08 Wed 30th Oct 2013
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boreas

Inquisitor 1305

I think I have the four pairs but can't do anything with them. Is it anything to do with drinking?...
13:32 Sat 26th Oct 20137 answers, last by Neveracrossword 18:04 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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gillie3431

Independent Inquisitor 1304 Saturday October 19Th 2013

Can someone help me please. I have filled in the grid but I am having a problem finding the extra letters. I know the first word to be "Geordie". Can someone give me the second [8 letter] word please....
10:56 Wed 23rd Oct 20133 answers, last by boreas 11:52 Wed 23rd Oct 2013
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x_word_fan

Inquisitor 1304

Anyone else done this yet - fairly straightforward but I can only see 5 of the 6 links - wondered if there was an error in column 10 as 3 of 4 letters that would be correct are there. Thanks...
10:27 Sat 19th Oct 201312 answers, last by boreas 00:27 Sun 20th Oct 2013
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boreas

Inquisitor 1304

I have filled in grid highlighting etc. But I am trying to find the extra letters 'a' and 'c' which I think are in either 6, 16 or 17 Down. ( I have the answers but don't get the wordplay.) Any help...
12:42 Sat 19th Oct 20134 answers, last by boreas 16:07 Sat 19th Oct 2013
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Indy-trier

Inquisitor 1303

I've totally finished this enjoyable puzzle but, as usual, am unsure if I've made a mistake on the last little bit! I've found the 4 clues with the shared definition and my pairs of letters definitely...
08:31 Wed 16th Oct 20134 answers, last by Indy-trier 21:31 Wed 16th Oct 2013
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1303

I'm stuck! I've got the grid filled in apart from 2 letters in 22 down. I've got (i think) the shared thematic definition. But I'm having trouble with the 'pairs of letters' I've got pairs for most...
15:25 Mon 14th Oct 20138 answers, last by boreas 01:13 Wed 16th Oct 2013
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boreas

Inquisitor 1302

I have filled in the grid but struggling to find the coded location. Is it anything to do with the first letter of 12D?...
14:19 Sat 05th Oct 201332 answers, last by boreas 16:00 Sun 13th Oct 2013
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1302

PLease could someone help (and explain the wordplay) of: 19 across: Electroplated one hard silvery metal about section of shell (11 with extra word) is it episternal? 35 across:One poet's untold...
15:46 Mon 07th Oct 20134 answers, last by Ripper 08:16 Tue 08th Oct 2013
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1301

Please can some kind person help me with two clues & explain the wordplay: 18 across Base makes this clue literally about height (6) _I_MU_ 8 down: Glossy magazine mostly about a Frankish tribe (5)...
09:33 Wed 02nd Oct 20136 answers, last by Ripper 12:10 Wed 02nd Oct 2013
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Neveracrossword

Inquisitor 1301

I found this to be much more straightforward than last week and have finished all of it, including the changes and highlighting. I have one little niggle, though - are we left with real words after...
18:13 Sat 28th Sep 201313 answers, last by rabet 20:22 Mon 30th Sep 2013
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boreas

Inquisitor 1300

Finished this excellent puzzle but have a bit of a problem with 39 across, which seems to yield an 'e' that doesn't belong to the sequence of missing letters. Any help please?...
15:08 Sat 21st Sep 20137 answers, last by voulezvous 19:34 Mon 23rd Sep 2013
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MOFRFO

Poem By Charlie Mullan

HI ALL, my 92yr old mother started this poem from her childhood and can't remember it all. I'd love to get it for her. Any directions would be greatly appreciated - have tried googling it but no joy....
14:06 Thu 19th Sep 20134 answers, last by MOFRFO 16:10 Fri 20th Sep 2013
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Indy-trier

Inquisitor 1299

Well, I've found the theme, the 2 words under the grid, and most of the thematic entries and associations but I'm still stumped by the long highlighted word on the extreme right. Does it really end in...
09:05 Thu 19th Sep 20133 answers, last by Indy-trier 06:53 Fri 20th Sep 2013
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mrcroft

Inquisitor 1299

Well I've completed the grid so have all eleven unclued answers . I get the three great fire of London associations but how the other five fit in I'm clueless, the preamble is gobbledegook. What is...
15:27 Sun 15th Sep 201314 answers, last by crosswhit99 16:19 Tue 24th Sep 2013
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boreas

Inquisitor 1299

Nearly there . . or maybe nowhere near. Are the associations of the 'six others' to do with the progress of the 'relevant event'?...
21:24 Sat 14th Sep 20135 answers, last by boreas 10:36 Sun 15th Sep 2013
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Neveracrossword

Inquisitor 1298

Having finished this off and done the highlighting, I've just realised I don't really understand the last line of the preamble ' More appropriately than usual, The Chambers Dictionary (2011) is...
10:36 Sat 07th Sep 201324 answers, last by Ripper 14:58 Mon 09th Sep 2013
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Neveracrossword

Inquisitor 1297

I'm halfway through this, but finding it tough. 1 A. I reflexively drink with second brownie? (7) in????? (Not 100% sure of the 'i') 26 A. Old locations for stars from Tinseltown (3) ?n? The preamble...
10:53 Sat 31st Aug 201323 answers, last by Deadeasy 16:00 Thu 05th Sep 2013
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boreas

Inquisitor 1296

19A? I have the answer - and the letter it yields - but don't get how the clue works. Any help please?...
13:25 Sat 24th Aug 201310 answers, last by boreas 00:39 Tue 27th Aug 2013

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