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EV 1005

In my opinion one of the hardest for a while - tough clues and a fun end game - one or two wordplays still escape me though.
17:17 Sun 12th Feb 201214 answers, last by Christiana 09:46 Sat 18th Feb 2012
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x_word_fan

EV 1004

Quite a straightforward offering - I am a little unsure why the 5 cells are "aptly displayed"
14:05 Sun 05th Feb 201217 answers, last by AndrewG-S 11:15 Wed 08th Feb 2012
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110466

Daily Telegraph Cryptic 26,775 Monday January 30th 2012

Can't get the last two and brain is in danger of exploding! 29a Deadly sin spreading round N American place of entertainment (10) D?S?E???N? I know its an anagram, but just can't see it! 23d Number...
19:53 Mon 30th Jan 20123 answers, last by DocHH 20:04 Mon 30th Jan 2012
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dr b

EV 1003 Identity Crisis by 1A/44A

a.k.a., "Look at ME!!!!" says the setter. One of the harder EVs of late, certainly harder than this week's Listener. i was unsure of the last part of the preamble till the very end, but sure...
16:35 Sun 29th Jan 201221 answers, last by Christiana 18:28 Sat 04th Feb 2012
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x_word_fan

Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1002 Sunday January 22nd 2012

I thought that was an excellent puzzle - the best EV for quite a while.
16:25 Sun 22nd Jan 201217 answers, last by Christiana 10:54 Fri 27th Jan 2012
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elsiemay

dt toughie

. Old accountant wants 'suit' to hide the other activities. ?E?C?P?D?S this is the last one thankyou...
20:41 Wed 25th Jan 20124 answers, last by elsiemay 20:50 Wed 25th Jan 2012
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CW1

Still have O2 share certificate, is it still worth anything ?

Put in Share Dealing originally, probably too tucked away ... ;o) Hi, Long story cut short ... I found an O2 share certificate for several thousand shares (used to work for BT many moons ago, and paid...
16:32 Thu 19th Jan 20126 answers, last by Ksharma 08:04 Sat 24th Feb 2018
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bricro

Estae Executorship

I want to find out what high street banks charge for being executors/trustees of an estate....
18:23 Wed 18th Jan 20129 answers, last by themas 21:54 Thu 19th Jan 2012
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x_word_fan

Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1001 Sunday January 15th 2012

I was going to say another easy one but 14a still eludes me - is Bari a misprint?
12:40 Sun 15th Jan 201212 answers, last by DocHH 17:58 Wed 18th Jan 2012
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DocHH

EV 1000: Dollars Also, by Rustic

Hello EV N&Cers, No problems here today. In fact in a previous thread there were suggestions that were close to this EV's theme. Interesting that it almost carries on from last week's theme. I'm...
17:56 Sun 08th Jan 20122 answers, last by DocHH 20:34 Sun 08th Jan 2012
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Lindylou

Tripe and Onions...!

My mum used to make tripe and onions in a milk and mustard sauce. As I remember it was delicious (and incredibly good if you had a cold). Can't find the recipe anywhere. The recipe included Colman's...
19:48 Sun 01st Jan 20122 answers, last by DocHH 18:43 Tue 03rd Jan 2012
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Ankou

tax arrears

two days before the new year i received tax details from 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11 which altogethrr identified i owe around £12,500 in tax. am i just another statistic in this monumental cock...
17:15 Tue 03rd Jan 201229 answers, last by redhelen 21:43 Tue 03rd Jan 2012
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ringer

EV 999 All Change by Loda

Happy New Year to all EVers. My New Year resolution - to try and find time to tackle every EV - and so far I have kept to that! A gratifying puzzle to start 2012. Must apologise for my non-appearance...
17:59 Sun 01st Jan 201216 answers, last by devadolly 12:10 Thu 05th Jan 2012
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pusskin

Saved Emails

I am Yahoo Mail. (it was classic mail?) Before certain changes to the pc a while back, It was so easy just clicking on to save special emails. Now I dont know where to click--it doesnt actually...
16:15 Wed 28th Dec 201110 answers, last by pusskin 23:35 Wed 28th Dec 2011
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DocHH

EV 998 Nativity by Oxymoron

Hello EVers, I didn't like alll the cold solving involved with this EV, especially given the extra letters or words! Then to find there is actually a dilemma around one of the entries needed to...
18:47 Sun 18th Dec 201115 answers, last by DocHH 23:11 Fri 23rd Dec 2011
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WOTW

I want to donate to a good cause at this time of the year

As I feel like life has dealt me a good deal and I want to spread my happiness and wealth around to those who are less fortunate than me. Please don't get me wrong as I am not bragging but I feel as...
18:57 Sun 18th Dec 201153 answers, last by NoMercy 21:06 Sun 18th Dec 2011
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catsrcool

Telegraph toughie

Does anyone understand why clues which are 4 letters in the grid have an extra bracket after it. Like this Mountain man -- see 14 (4) (6) ?E?? YETI??? the clue and the answer to 14 is Secret places...
12:54 Fri 16th Dec 20115 answers, last by DocHH 20:25 Fri 16th Dec 2011
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DocHH

EV 997 by SOL

Hello all EVers, Hopefuly I haven't duplicated anythig! I found todays offering quite awkward, lots of cold solving and trying to make a sensible phrase of the extra letters, until a leap of faith...
20:02 Sun 11th Dec 201110 answers, last by novalis 15:00 Wed 14th Dec 2011
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dr b

EV 996 Medium Rare by Jaques

Nice puzzle, certainly an impressive grid construction. It took a while for the penny to drop, so for a while I was baffled by answers that seemed right but didn't seem to fit! Finally getting the...
16:43 Sun 04th Dec 20119 answers, last by novalis 20:01 Fri 09th Dec 2011
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kayakamina

EV 995: Needed by Ozwat

I'm surprised to find I'm starting the thread as this particular puzzle was pretty straightforward after a few tricky ones. I thought last week's wouldn't have shamed The Listener. No real surprises...
17:18 Sun 27th Nov 20119 answers, last by kayakamina 22:39 Wed 30th Nov 2011

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