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sandranufc

Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1049 Saturday August 17Th 2013

8a Dither, being dithery, having a wobble initially (3,3,3) ??M???H?W is it hum and haw or hem and haw - can't see wordplay
09:47 Tue 20th Aug 20136 answers, last by sandranufc 10:01 Tue 20th Aug 2013
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joncavo

Daily Mail 14563

Can anyone help with these clues please? 7D Soldiers host game with me (in shorter versions) (12) -----G---N-S 11A Like opals of Irish origin I collected (10) --I-E-C-N-...
10:29 Mon 19th Aug 20136 answers, last by joncavo 10:34 Mon 19th Aug 2013
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bigdave1954

Times 25556

Last couple. 4d Wear that quietly has gone out of fashion. I have seen this answered as "sort" but can't see why! 16a Occupation short but well-filled S?U?T TIA...
19:54 Sun 18th Aug 201311 answers, last by bigdave1954 07:42 Mon 19th Aug 2013
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Twit-Who

Ev Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1084 - Means By Chalicea

A very straightforward grid fill. Mmm..... but now how to fill the barred off cells?? I'm not so good when given artistic licence.... Most enjoyable though and thanks to Chalicea....
12:02 Sun 18th Aug 201325 answers, last by Ruthrobin 07:23 Tue 20th Aug 2013
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anotheoldgit

Agree Or Disagree?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/winston-churchill-defeats-martin-luther-king-in-battle-of-the-orators-poll-8772720.html This poll shows that Winston Churchill was the best orator of...
15:22 Sun 18th Aug 201337 answers, last by methyl 23:27 Mon 19th Aug 2013
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gaelicwitch

Sunday Post Easy

one of the few who rule (8) We have -l-g-r-- Many thanks in advance...
14:59 Sun 18th Aug 20133 answers, last by Baldric 15:00 Sun 18th Aug 2013
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terryfish

St 4551

9a The P in Peterhouse (3) R-O. Just can's see what this is... ROO? RIO? Thanks
14:40 Sun 18th Aug 20139 answers, last by dr b 14:52 Sun 18th Aug 2013
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cracker22

The Week 855

2d Cheat tax? Leads to endless row (8) IMPOSTER. Why? 19d Tube journey not half taking long (7) TRACHEA. Why?...
20:58 Sat 17th Aug 20135 answers, last by factor-fiction 21:25 Sat 17th Aug 2013
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Markmeager

Math Quiz

what is the volume of a cylinder 40cm across and 1m high...
19:19 Sat 17th Aug 20136 answers, last by Fibonacci 05:40 Sun 18th Aug 2013
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olichant

Listener 4255 - On The Rocks By Dipper

I think I got (unusually) lucky with the gridfill on this, but even so, it was not quite as intimidating as the preamble led me to fear. A fun and fair workout with some entertaining clues. Thanks,...
17:12 Fri 16th Aug 201340 answers, last by the_heisman 08:21 Wed 21st Aug 2013
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contendo

Saturday Times The Listener 4255 Friday August 16Th 2013

Can I be the first to post? No, I haven't finished it, just read through the clues and got all but 6, so now the difficult bit starts. However it makes a nice change; having failed to finish the last...
18:13 Fri 16th Aug 20132 answers, last by jockie 18:44 Fri 16th Aug 2013
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marg14a

Dm Fri

Struggling today - 1a Correspondents' afterthought about troubled Nepal ??? ?A?S (3&4) and 5a Powerful coach swathed in corrosion ????S? (6) and 18d Gutted bosun owing money makes comeback R?????? (7)...
14:35 Fri 16th Aug 201312 answers, last by scorpiojo 14:50 Fri 16th Aug 2013
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joemcdsnr

Times

18a NZ tree good for honey ?a?u?a 6,please
18:07 Tue 13th Aug 20133 answers, last by joemcdsnr 18:25 Tue 13th Aug 2013
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mabel2

Azed 2149

I'm down to two: 17d Reduction to common standard, requiring an age with old nonentity involved (8) I have e?ua?ion. 25d Familiar girl, sort of cuckoo, housed by the writer in Marseille. (5) I have...
14:56 Tue 13th Aug 201311 answers, last by voulezvous 16:38 Tue 13th Aug 2013
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bessie1916

Thanks In Advance (Again)

Strong but contained securely (6/4) ???N?Y ?E??
00:21 Tue 13th Aug 20136 answers, last by longacres 12:54 Tue 13th Aug 2013
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Alekhine

Listener 4254 (Political Correctness Gone Mad By Waterloo)

Almost midnight and no thread yet? Something wrong, surely? This wasn't that hard....
22:47 Fri 09th Aug 201339 answers, last by IainGrace 14:34 Sun 18th Aug 2013
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hankir

Azed 2149

Need parsing help. Forward punched, rendered useless (4) P?RT The only answer that seems valid is PART. But how? Thanks in advance....
16:29 Sun 11th Aug 20132 answers, last by hankir 16:53 Sun 11th Aug 2013
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jon1968

Half A Second

I’m trying to explain how close a 100m race is even though on the telly it looks likes there’s a distance between sprinters! There’s sometimes half a second between first and last. It's longer...
15:23 Sun 11th Aug 201327 answers, last by ibannister 18:23 Sun 18th Aug 2013
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crockshard

Sunday Times

27a When away simmer a lot of stew without fruit(9). Answer must be 'persimmon', but why? Looks like an anagram using 'simmer', but all my mental gymnastics have failed me on finding whence the PON......
14:28 Sun 11th Aug 20138 answers, last by crockshard 14:37 Sun 11th Aug 2013
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ladyandb

3 Down

amazing Irish stouts Dublin has many I have t?u?i?t?
13:59 Sun 11th Aug 20134 answers, last by Baldric 14:02 Sun 11th Aug 2013

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