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chilternman1

Independent Inquisitor 1498 Sunday July 9Th 2017

I feel like an athlete stumbling with the tape in sight... I've filled in all of the grid but I can't work out the manipulations that arise from missing wordplay letters in 4d and 29d which then mean...
10:07 Wed 12th Jul 20173 answers, last by chilternman1 13:08 Wed 12th Jul 2017
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chilternman1

Inqusitor 1376

I've got the five names and made a suitiable replacement...but I can't see the answer to 42Across: Water sprinkled around front of lectern, almost nothing SE?T?E? Thanks in advance for your help....
09:20 Tue 10th Mar 20152 answers, last by chilternman1 14:52 Tue 10th Mar 2015
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chilternman1

Independent Inquisitor 1369 Saturday January 17Th 2015

19A "Quietly endures first local's yarn". the resulting answer could be any length. It is one of ten clues which require the answer to be a substitution of one word for another. An example could be...
16:54 Mon 19th Jan 20155 answers, last by chilternman1 17:20 Mon 19th Jan 2015
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chilternman1

Spot The Connection The Independent

Any ideas what connects (i) Robinson (ii) Bloomer and (iii) Folsom? Thanks in advance....
16:57 Sat 11th Oct 20146 answers, last by chilternman1 17:10 Sat 11th Oct 2014
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chilternman1

Independent Inquisitor 1348 Saturday August 23Rd 2014

I've broken the back of this puzzle, all lights filled in and six examples found...but please can someone give me a steer to the place where a further example may be found by reversing two unchecked...
15:30 Sun 24th Aug 20147 answers, last by gribble 12:29 Mon 25th Aug 2014
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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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Gregsdad

Inquisitor 1275

Anybody drawn the six lines yet ? Not sure if this is right at all but I used the four terms alluded to in the extra letters, highlighted in the grid - think one is offset - with the diagonals of the...
12:41 Sun 31st Mar 201315 answers, last by Indy-trier 10:14 Mon 01st Apr 2013
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eac2337

Mephisto 2720

6d Run into true eatable in a salad - shelled creatures (12) ??????a????? Having trouble getting started . Any assistance welcome....
10:41 Sun 14th Oct 20123 answers, last by chilternman1 09:15 Mon 15th Oct 2012
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1250

I need a bit of help on two bits of this 13 across: It is found in stale bread removing crust, initially acceptable (4) _RMA I can't find a word to fit this. Also my thematic 14 words I have except...
08:54 Mon 08th Oct 20124 answers, last by Ripper 09:46 Mon 08th Oct 2012
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Neveracrossword

Inquisitor 1247

11 A. Worked as a gardener,getting rid of docks, and kept a path (5) t??ed 16 A. In Scotland,wise woman takes hemp inside hot meal (9) ho????d?e Thanks for any help....
07:40 Sat 15th Sep 201224 answers, last by Neveracrossword 14:41 Mon 17th Sep 2012
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Indy-trier

Inquisitor 1224

I've found all the clued answers and have all the shaded letters (though not sure of the anagram yet). However I'm totally stuck on the eleven letter central unclued answer. It doesn't seem to make...
08:26 Sun 08th Apr 20127 answers, last by Laphria 07:37 Mon 09th Apr 2012
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x_word_fan

INQUISITOR 1222

Almost there - I have the character and only 17d and the intersecting unclued entry to find. Is the A of 23 in 17d? I thought CREEDS for 17d but can't fit that in....
19:27 Sun 25th Mar 201215 answers, last by chilternman1 12:43 Mon 02nd Apr 2012
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chilternman1

Inquisitor 1213

In the Indie Inquisitor 1213 I can't resolve an answer to unnumbered clue "Hitler heartlessly destroyed German state" (5). As with all Inquisitor puzzles deriving the answer is not straight...
13:40 Sun 22nd Jan 201218 answers, last by Indy-trier 10:21 Wed 01st Feb 2012
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haggis58

Independent Inquisitor 1193 Monday September 5th 2011

Anyone in the same position as me? I have completed the grid and identified the orator but cannot see the ten symmetrical letters to remove. Any help?
16:02 Mon 05th Sep 20117 answers, last by haggis58 06:13 Tue 06th Sep 2011

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