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Tls 1419

24d) An arrangement of lights in the theatre, or here (4) I have ?R?D. Is it Grid? Why??...

Groan. Two last beasties. 20ac) No Oscar for English bandleader with musical routine in rep (6,6) I have G?R?L?, S?A? E? : looks like Gerald something. And 26d) Girl's name in literary short stories....

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Tls 1411

Two last wee beasties: 14ac) Some of A Few Good Men in a court (3). I have A?T and presume it's Act, but why? Because it's a play? And 20ac) Short stories in Kanarese (3). Again, I have A?A, and guess...

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Tls 1410

Stuck fast on last one: 11ac) They murdered grooms and butchered attendants (8). I can't get away from Macbeth, but have ?A?A?D?S. Grrr......

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Last one: 11d) Is it possible in the future to get Talos's fee for naval correspondent? (7,5) I have ?I?L?A?, P?I?E. Looks like William Price? Who he?? Baffled......

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New Statesman Christmas Crossword

Is it impossible to complete? Because there are only two 12 letter answers and only two 13 letter answers, I don't see how I can have gone wildly wrong, but I am left with a lot of 8 letter and 6...

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Tls 1404

Last little beastie: 23d) Twosomes lacking energy upset Tony Burg, perhaps (4) I have: ?T?D. Guessing DATES, as in dates 'upset' with no E, but why??...

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Tls 1402

1d) Scott's Cavalier hero's threat about English verse (7). I have P???R?L and am baffled....

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Tls 1395

Here we are again. Sigh. Last one; head done in... 8d) “This is something very precious I left behind” confessed to god. (8) I have S?N?R?I? and all I can see is SINORNIS. Help, please!...

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Tls 1393

9ac) Mountain pass with waterfalls - they produce one (7). I have C?L?I?S. Presumably COL, but the rest is a mystery......

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Tls 1391

Stumped: 10ac) Maybe promotion that surprises me (4) I have E? A?. Is it EGAD? I dunno......

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Tls 1383

Groan. Stuck fast on this final clue: 26ac) Theatrical tale including Arthur's apparently fatal leap after tragic daughter passes on. (2,8). I have ?T, ?R?D?I?S....

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Tls 1379

Last one: 19ac) A nurse who cares for a Sikh in hospital stories (4). I have ?A?A. I'm sure it's blindingly obvious, but.....

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Tls 1374

Last one: 16d) Milliner’s new name, oddly Italian (9) I have M?N?A?I?I, and I’m baffled......

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Tls 1372

Help needed with, er, closure: 12d) Shift for one cat in shirt needing work (10) I have A?T?C?R?S?, and it looks like an anagram of cat in shirt = Antichrist, but how is that “Shift for one”?? And...

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