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Sunday Times 4321

11a Guy's rubbish (5) C?A?F. Must be chaff, but where does guy come from?

crockshard

Private Eye 387

Can't fathom the last one: 12a Ex-political commentator chappie nuts for our selection of boobs (12) ?O?E?A?B?L?S

Hairyanne

Saga Crossword (March)

20 down (6) ???L?N Fruit - pay when you get it and nothing back 21 across (9) ??R???V?O French overplay kinky love Many thanks to anyone who can help

dj_tanktop

hello mephisto champs. i'd really appreciate any help (and explanations) with last three. 26dn success when identifying poison (4) _ _ A S 28ac minor ecstasy involved, following impressive invocations...

crockshard

Mephisto 2533

Calling Lie-In-King, Kayakamina (sp?) and all of you Old Faithfuls with brains more astute than mine! Have done 4 clues and come to a standstill. Need a leg-up to get going on it again tomorrow. Maybe...

crockshard

Times Jumbo 803

Finished it, but not sure about 4d Poet cut verse out of volume one (4) O?I?. I assume it is the poet OVID, but could be OMIT, because I don't understand the clue!

crockshard

Times 24,164 (Wed.)

I hate not finishing a crossword, but could not get Wenesday's 22d :Girl rather late rising (5) N?T?A.....

dj_tanktop

mephisto 2531

33ac song and dance in line, one that is german (7) C _ _ _ _ D _ cadende? i can't find it but it fits. and one i have nothing at all on but will help with lots of others: 9dn canaries were once so...

sbrown1450

lovatts stinker no.61. 263 across

water wheel with buckets. -o-ia

sbrown1450

lovatts stinker no61. 231 across

melodic. --r-c

crockshard

Times 24,161

Have completed this, but don't understand how some clues work, so I may be wrong! ie 17d During computer game, scrape up cash at last for spirits (8) ?E?A?H?M. Have 'seraphim' but could be 'teraphim'...

crockshard

Mephisto 2530

Stuck on last two: 4d Lecturer omitted insignificant terms (7) F?OT??G...A footing is a summary, but where does 'lecturer' come from? 15a Fish seen by a sloth (5) PER??...Probably 'perai' (pirhana),...

foxspur

Mephisto

OK I surrender 15ac Piece work went back in Scottish zinc, loosely (7) I have T??EN?G 17ac Char's language beginning to naff off (5) I have ?OG?E Is it TOGUE (tongue without n)? 6d Early supper, poor,...

crockshard

mephisto 2528

I think I have finished this, but would value some reassurance on a couple of the clues!...7d Blue grass finally cut (4) SA?E - SAXE blue, but where does the cut grass come from? And 25d must be ETON...

crockshard

Private Eye 384

Normally I just have a laugh with this crossword - this one is making me tear my hair out! 5d/11a (pseudo-name used in The Eye) :'Arty sister meets "Big Boy" with yen to spill beans...

crockshard