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The Times

Please help with parsing of 16 down.Clue is: plant belonging to boring drinking establishment.9 letters.I have A?B?R?I?E.Is it AUBERGINE? How does it work? Many thanks.

TioMateo

The T Imes28854

What hotel may offer for very few people or a number (3,3,3) T?A ?O? ??O Why is it TEA FOR TWO? Centre of activity features extravagant outdoor amenity (3,3) ?O? ??? Ready to sleep, but... ...

NobleRoman

Listener 4804 29 Down

I cannot find 29 down in any dictionary? Is it some variation that is not explicitly listed in say the Chambers?

upsetter

Listener 4776 Stand Your Ground … By Apt

A pleasant crossword with some tricky clues but a slightly clumsy preamble. Thanks, Apt....

fortis70

Times Crossword

The clue is “rustic doctors “very fine cat” (5) the answer is DIVAN but i am at a complete loss as to how this comes about, i fail to parse this at all, i know that v can mean fine in relation to...

Verbix

Times Cryptic 28478

3ac: Famous actress, girl reportedly in special garment? (6-4) We have *a****-**** Many thanks....

petethedog99

Pastry Caught In Curved Pipe.(4) ?H?E

is it shoe? (choux pastry) sounds like

petethedog99

Golf Course Where Leader's Lost Driver? (4)

g?a?

HawkCrossword

Listener 4731 Whatsername By Ifor

Am I the first to post for this one? A superb puzzle - thanks, Ifor! Challenging throughout, but well-paced, and with a nice moment when it all started to make sense. I'm happy with my final Answer,...

ayatollah

Listener 4730

Can't understand how the mini crossword works. Got the four smmetrical bars but the two central columns and the third line don't make sense to me.

jimmaboy

Times 28,280

Urge lady of the house to scrap first two tablets (5) I have PRESS can’t workout the word play Many thanks...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4672 Form..ation By Mr E

A very enjoyable extra word puzzle, made challenging by excellent clues throughout - thanks, Mr E! The endgame is not difficult to spot, but I don't understand why we need to highlight the...

Whybs

Times 27972 19D

19d answer must be Quartet (Band being the definition) but how does the wordplay work?

TioMateo

The Times 27916

1) Nice to see moderate article embracing acceptable opinion (4,2,3,3) The answer is EASY ON THE EYE (Nice to See), but I can't get the parsing. 2) Thick offender having stumbled in seconds (3) F?T....

barnaclebill58

Sunday Times 4943

Doing things for an author. Ans was given on here as "Agent nouns" but no explanation was given. An explanation was given on another site as "Wikipedia explains, “In linguistics, an agent noun is a...

ayatollah

Mephisto 3156

Soldier is to gather kit from the front (5) S-IRK Seems to be SHIRK but I cant find a definition anywhere...

Scrampy

Times 27906

Like a tyrant? Roman emperor is this following October. Avian ? .. but why?

barnaclebill58

Times Book Of Crosswords

Please parse . "If not well, it may be 4." Ans Oiler . The answer to 4 is shipshape. "If not well" is ill and an oiler is a ship but can't quite get there. Thanks...

Hagen

Listener 4646 Life By Hawk

I found the clues tough to the point of annoyance in the early stages, but it became easier as the thematic material revealed itself. I find this way of presenting the clues adds the extra obstacle of...

Matakari

Changing Places By Rebus

Good afternoon, A nice-looking challenge from Rebus! I was expecting something much more difficult, but am surprised to see through many of the clues. Some Answers/Hints would be appreciated for the...

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