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Private Eye 662

Groan! All done, except this: 3d) Car fitted with a TV? Male habit (6). I have C?A?A?, and can't see past CHADAR, but I can't fully parse it. Grrrrr. Au secours, mes braves, SVP....
10:22 Fri 18th Oct 20196 answers, last by dafyddapgwilym 10:42 Fri 18th Oct 2019
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Tls

Grrr. It's that time again. Sailed through the rest, and have come to the usual grinding halt with this one last clue which has me utterly stumped. 8down) Beauty's budding offspring (5) I have L?N?Y...
08:11 Fri 19th Jul 201923 answers, last by IainGrace 18:08 Wed 24th Jul 2019
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Private Eye 655

One day, one day... Stuck fast on last one: 1ac) Maybe Sandi Toksvig takes local name (6) I have D?P?N?....
15:55 Wed 10th Jul 20194 answers, last by BelperBoy 00:15 Wed 17th Jul 2019
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Tls 1281

2d) Women, Greek, with one eye, terminally aged (6). I have G?A?A?, and (as always) am stuck on this last little meanie......
09:21 Fri 21st Jun 20193 answers, last by Mamyalynne 10:01 Fri 21st Jun 2019
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Tls 1279

Stuck on last one. Just for a change... 23d) Ending of epistle that's key (3) I seem to have E?C, and am flummoxed....
15:37 Thu 06th Jun 20195 answers, last by Lie-in King 15:46 Thu 06th Jun 2019
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Tls 1278

Last one, as always, perplexing me: 19d) One European writer of a number not fully supporting 'Leave'. (7) I have ?O?T?E, and presume it's GOETHE, with GO = Leave, but as to the rest? An anagram of...
15:31 Thu 30th May 20192 answers, last by dafyddapgwilym 15:35 Thu 30th May 2019
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Everyman

Another very slightly odd one this week, I thought. Or rather, think, as I still can't parse 13ac) Final half of bowling, champ's losing heart a lot (4,4) I have ?E?Y,?U?H, and it looks like being...
13:01 Sun 26th May 20194 answers, last by Lie-in King 13:07 Sun 26th May 2019
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Tls 1277

Done, but just really still niggled by 1ac) Cubist I wounded at fight where Florentine’s to be found? (7,3) It’s BISCUIT (anag) and, I suppose, ROW (fight), and a florentine is indeed a bikky, but...
05:39 Fri 24th May 20192 answers, last by dafyddapgwilym 05:43 Fri 24th May 2019
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Tls 1275

Could some really kind person out thereplease just put me out of my misery by parsing 7d) Nothing in Franzen's volume is idle (6) I have L?I?E? and it has to be LOITER as in the verb, idle, and O is...
14:29 Sun 12th May 20196 answers, last by highbury57 16:29 Sun 12th May 2019
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Tls 1275

Good grief, but this one has been thorny! I am now reluctantly prepared to concede defeat with 10ac) Senator and heretic in some classical verse (8) for which I seem to have ?E?A?I?E? I can only see...
08:41 Sun 12th May 20192 answers, last by dafyddapgwilym 08:47 Sun 12th May 2019
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New Statesman

Stumped by this beauty (the overall theme hangs around Pete Seeger, incidentally): 17d) Openings of completely original, folksy guitar parts for "Little Boxes" (8) I have ?O???E?S, although I suspect...
08:45 Sat 04th May 20193 answers, last by JJ109 08:48 Sat 04th May 2019
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Tls 1271

Just discovered this one abandoned unfinished, and would appreciate closure with - 4d) Name for a character in Bleak House rather than Marysde Conde's Tree of Life (6,5) I have L?G?R?,V?T?E and 5d)...
08:46 Sun 28th Apr 20195 answers, last by dafyddapgwilym 08:56 Sun 28th Apr 2019
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Tls

Sod's Law: almost done, but utterly baffled by the very first clue - 1ac) Little Elizabeth's are shortly to reach Bishop about writer Angela (6). Anyone?...
20:46 Thu 25th Apr 20193 answers, last by Mamyalynne 20:51 Thu 25th Apr 2019
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New Statesman

NS 444. Loving these crosswords, but/and finding this one tough.Help!! 1ac) Establishment producing fine cocktails (4,4) 13d) Expert putting forward article, enthusiastic about port (9)...
06:09 Mon 15th Apr 201923 answers, last by scorpiojo 07:50 Tue 16th Apr 2019
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Guardian Prize

Not a question, but just to say: thoroughly enjoyed this. Nice one, Philistine! (And it must surely be time to make the prize more alluring, Grauniad?)...
14:07 Sat 06th Apr 20192 answers, last by JJ109 14:09 Sat 06th Apr 2019
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Private Eye 648

There's always one. I just can't crack this last poxy clue: 12) Unconventional dresser with fixed box (2,3) I seem to have T?,S?T, so it looks like TO SET (tv set, fine) but how to parse the rest, if...
08:56 Thu 04th Apr 20192 answers, last by dafyddapgwilym 08:59 Thu 04th Apr 2019
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Tls 1269

Please help me with this last one: I really need to go out and get some of this sunshine... 9ac) North Indian city district mostly surrounded by mountains (7) I have B?N?R?S....
11:07 Fri 29th Mar 20193 answers, last by JJ109 11:14 Fri 29th Mar 2019
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Tls1267

3D) Misbehaving, a deputy lays on wine in ancient drama (4-7,4) I have H?C?-T?E?D?Y,?L?Y, and assume it’s HOCK-TUESDAY PLAY, but I’d love someone to fully parse it for me....
18:57 Fri 15th Mar 20192 answers, last by dafyddapgwilym 19:21 Fri 15th Mar 2019
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Tls 1266

As usual, it’s the little ones: 13ac) Commodore’s prime location for seafaring work (4) O?O? And 20ac) Parade soldier’s left side in a book (4) ?A?E. Au secours, mes braves, svp......
21:59 Thu 07th Mar 20198 answers, last by Mamyalynne 22:15 Thu 07th Mar 2019
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Tls 1265

I am stumped by NW corner. Mostly by 10ac) Infection girl got from playful Welsh captain (8). I have ???E?L?N, and can only see MAGELLAN. I still can’t see the parsing for PEDALLER, either......
19:57 Sat 02nd Mar 20197 answers, last by Mamyalynne 20:06 Sat 02nd Mar 2019

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