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HawkCrossword

Listener 4851 Loglog By Botox

I enjoyed this one up to the endgame. If I've got it right - and my answer seems to make sense in a couple of ways - then I found the message from extra words misleading. I'm a big fan of the... ...
17:37 Sun 19th Jan 202510 answers, last by Cruncher 09:21 Tue 21st Jan 2025
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TioMateo

The Times 29130

Just the one parsing query :-  Source of music containing a boring song in idyllic setting (7) A?C?D?A.  Okay, so it's obviously ARCADIA (idyllic setting), but the only parsing I can see is CAD... ...
10:31 Mon 20th Jan 20253 answers, last by Eagledave 17:16 Mon 20th Jan 2025
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racoony

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.
16:44 Sat 18th May 20243 answers, last by racoony 16:51 Sat 18th May 2024
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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... ...
18:01 Mon 04th Mar 20246 answers, last by Toorak 19:43 Mon 04th Mar 2024
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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?
10:28 Sun 25th Feb 20245 answers, last by Eagledave 15:01 Sun 25th Feb 2024
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upsetter

Listener 4776 Stand Your Ground … By Apt

A pleasant crossword with some tricky clues but a slightly clumsy preamble. Thanks, Apt....
18:11 Fri 11th Aug 20237 answers, last by Cruncher 07:54 Sun 13th Aug 2023
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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...
17:47 Fri 20th Jan 202314 answers, last by Canary42 15:37 Sat 21st Jan 2023
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Verbix

Times Cryptic 28478

3ac: Famous actress, girl reportedly in special garment? (6-4) We have *a****-**** Many thanks....
16:35 Tue 27th Dec 20225 answers, last by Verbix 16:45 Tue 27th Dec 2022
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petethedog99

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

is it shoe? (choux pastry) sounds like
09:28 Sat 22nd Oct 20224 answers, last by petethedog99 12:48 Sat 22nd Oct 2022
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petethedog99

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

g?a?
15:43 Fri 21st Oct 20227 answers, last by bobbinwales 18:23 Fri 21st Oct 2022
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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,...
15:12 Sat 01st Oct 202213 answers, last by little_ted 18:44 Fri 07th Oct 2022
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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.
22:41 Sun 25th Sep 20223 answers, last by ayatollah 12:05 Mon 26th Sep 2022
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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...
09:04 Sat 07th May 20224 answers, last by dannyk13 09:10 Sat 07th May 2022
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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...
19:02 Fri 13th Aug 202111 answers, last by tnap 22:59 Mon 16th Aug 2021
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Whybs

Times 27972 19D

19d answer must be Quartet (Band being the definition) but how does the wordplay work?
10:26 Wed 12th May 20219 answers, last by Eagledave 16:56 Wed 12th May 2021
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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....
10:26 Fri 05th Mar 20212 answers, last by Eagledave 11:49 Fri 05th Mar 2021
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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...
10:49 Sun 28th Feb 20212 answers, last by novalis 15:25 Sun 28th Feb 2021
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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...
12:01 Thu 25th Feb 20212 answers, last by ayatollah 12:07 Thu 25th Feb 2021
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Scrampy

Times 27906

Like a tyrant? Roman emperor is this following October. Avian ? .. but why?
14:20 Sat 20th Feb 20214 answers, last by Scrampy 14:24 Sat 20th Feb 2021
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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...
18:16 Thu 18th Feb 20212 answers, last by Eagledave 18:19 Thu 18th Feb 2021

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