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Guardian 25849

Very warn keeping distance almost very cold being instructive (9) A???L?T?C Any ideas?...

pont bihan

Guardian Prize 25849 Saturday January 19Th 2013

13d Pray church leader with bible to give us another look

catsrcool

Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic Saturday January 19Th 2013

2dn One to slip over the road, collecting a bin (7) ??S?A?? 3dn . Apply soft soap to internally frothy cup (5) ??T?E BATHE ? 19dn . Surfer enjoying a cruise? (7) ??L???R 45ac . Hair over shell-like...

catsrcool

Guardian Prize

21&24 Dessert cooked by tramp last month (4,4) ?L?M ?A?T PLUM TART ? 1ac Very warm keeping distance, almost very cold being instructive (9) A???L?T?C...

catsrcool

Daily Telegraph Toughie Friday January 18Th 2013

5ac Was woozy pedestrian briefly stuck in Slough? (7) SWAMPED ? 9ac Rose fruit in soft drink? I'm grateful for party snack (9) ????O?A?? 22ac Parisian from Tours gets placed in rowing (7) D?????E 26ac...

Jaycee47

Help! Snowed In!

Any way I can get a copy of D. Mail Prize Crossword on line?

catsrcool

Daily Telegraph Toughie Thursday January 17Th 2013

Finished but can't parse these: 10dn The Pimalene? He's a fanciful character (3,2,3,4) = MAN IN THE MOON 27ac The Popaleak? That's the pick of the bunch (5,2,3,5) = JEWEL IN THE CROWN

catsrcool

Daily Telegraph Toughie Tuesday January 15Th 2013

15dn He's got confounded ball through! (5) DA?ON DAMON unless the O is wrong ? 21dn If you sniff it, will it sniff back? (3,4) ?O? ?O?E DOG ROSE?

catsrcool

Daily Telegraph Toughie Tuesday January 15Th 2013

10ac Microphone should be used for this coaxing? (7,4) ?A?K?N? ???? TALKING OVER ? 32ac Keep canoodling, being very close (4,3,4) ???? ?N? ???? 12dn When tennis play begins in prison (7,4) ???????...

catsrcool

Guardian Prize

23dn &24ac Modern revolution grips Bahrain, internationally hated leaders getting ousted all over the place (4,6) ???B S????? 20ac Spin round gradually at first, following someone in restaurant,...

catsrcool

Daily Telegraph Toughie Friday January 11Th 2013

4ac Posh -- initially confused by intuitive style (8) C???L?S? CHINLESS ? 20dn Strokes cap one has thus placed on head (6) S?L??? SOLACE ?

kayakamina

Araucaria - Sad News

The brilliant Guardian setter has used his crossword today to announce that he terminal cancer. I have been wrestling with his puzzles for years and he has given me a great deal of enjoyment (and...

catsrcool

Daily Telegraph Toughie Thursday January 10Th 2013

Last one 27ac I named sea, wild sea, huge, but not hot (6) ?E?E?S

crisgal

Is "mouschi" Rude?

II know it's German for puss, but is it rude or offensive?

catsrcool

Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic Saturday January 5Th 2013

27ac See bird drop seed over garden feature (7) S?A?L?? SWALLOW ?

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Guardian Prize

6ac Strong river in 2 (6) ?O?U?? 13ac Fundamentalist belief of Zionist, sadly beheaded in colour (11) ?R???I?N?S? CREATIONISM ?

catsrcool

Daily Telegraph Toughie Friday January 4Th 2013

21ac Classical leading man that finishes off screen 'eart-throb (4) N?R? can't parse these: 1ac Singer wrong to stick with a cunning comeback? (7) = SINATRA 18ac Politician at front of House,...