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Ft Christmas 2016

Help clarify: 14A. He's left Scottish Islands for 57's marriage partner B?I?E 'He' implies answer should be a male name. But BRIDE from subtitle fits. Thanks....
16:15 Sun 25th Dec 20167 answers, last by hankir 16:59 Sun 25th Dec 2016
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Ev 1258

Help please. 1. With penny inserted bent (and only one shilling), oldster's had an accident (9) 12. Rhetorical figures putting perverse term into section agreed (9) Thanks....
16:41 Thu 22nd Dec 20162 answers, last by hankir 18:02 Thu 22nd Dec 2016
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Listener No. 4429 Battleships

I am starting this thread for non-experts. I have made some progress in NW and SE corners. But SW and NE are blank. Hints please. The wordplay may have an extra letter. 8d. Ran ship on rocks, getting...
19:54 Sat 17th Dec 20162 answers, last by hankir 17:27 Sun 18th Dec 2016
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Ev 1257

Have three possibly four surnames. Help with these please: Bath's ditch a yard north (??EN) See inside weird total (?O?E?) Age that's perfect, not good (?L?E?) Move camera for Christmas highlight?...
15:50 Thu 15th Dec 20165 answers, last by hankir 20:06 Thu 15th Dec 2016
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Inquisitor 1468

Now down to final three. Hints please. Each clue has an extra letter to be removed. 15. Ancient realm's leaders in exceptionally detailed old images (4) ?DO? 24. Future spaceman's will almost ready...
15:25 Mon 12th Dec 20166 answers, last by roslyn251254 19:48 Mon 12th Dec 2016
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Guardian Prize 27058

Help appreciated. Turkey farm's prime cut (4) F?O? Thanks....
16:43 Sat 03rd Dec 20165 answers, last by hankir 16:55 Sat 03rd Dec 2016
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Ev 1255

There is an extra letter in the wordplay. 22. Old Vehicle ran up following first of competitors in island race (5) 28. In the Everglades, excited fly circling body of animal (7) K??N?ED, extra letter...
16:13 Mon 28th Nov 20168 answers, last by Neveracrossword 18:19 Mon 28th Nov 2016
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Ev 1251

Need in help in solving these three. Hints on how to break them down. A letter may have to be added to get the answer. No lengths are given. 16A. Person with bad smell departs B?O?D ( BO +D for...
17:53 Wed 02nd Nov 20165 answers, last by hankir 14:58 Thu 03rd Nov 2016
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Inquisitor Iq 1462

While I have many answers, I am not sure how to enter them. The third clue AS: Column A (first column) and Row S (fourth row). The answer is 9 letters but across answer at S is only 7. Also how are...
16:04 Sun 30th Oct 20167 answers, last by hankir 15:16 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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Ev 1250

Help please. Hints on: 36A. Hard nut containing a fine substance (7) 6D. Instruments frequently found in quiet extremely uplifting hospital (8) 14a. Very fine pieces of china are spoilt with marks (8)...
14:33 Thu 27th Oct 20169 answers, last by hankir 19:18 Thu 27th Oct 2016
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Ev 1249

What is a Pobble? (not in Chambers) Like the Pobble to see about adopting large son (7) Thanks....
17:07 Tue 18th Oct 20163 answers, last by hankir 17:26 Tue 18th Oct 2016
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Azed 2315

When I click on "click here for the printable version" button, I only get the grid. Anyone else having the problem? Please post the URL if you have figured out how to print. Thanks....
05:19 Sun 16th Oct 201614 answers, last by shaneystar2 14:02 Sun 16th Oct 2016
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Azed 2314

Cannot solve this one. 18. Wretched formerly about hard drought (past) (6) ?HR?ST Thanks....
15:27 Sun 09th Oct 20163 answers, last by Lie-in King 15:48 Sun 09th Oct 2016
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Inquisitor 1455

The answer length could be longer or wordplay can have an extra letter. 22. Writer put letter at the bottom of first page? (6, 2 words) LE???? or LE????? 30. Musical note fills space used in...
15:09 Sat 10th Sep 20168 answers, last by hankir 16:52 Sat 10th Sep 2016
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Inquisitor 1452

A clue can contain a string of letters to be removed or the wordplay can have an extra letter. 35A. Man briefly incites new revolutionary, completely clued-up (10) The seventh letter could be I. 3d....
18:32 Sat 20th Aug 20161 answer, last by hankir 18:35 Sat 20th Aug 2016
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Spectator 2274

dja is on vacation. He advised some of us on how to get the puzzle. I googled for the puzzle and found this. http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/08/2274-round-round/...
03:31 Thu 18th Aug 201614 answers, last by teenieleek 18:45 Thu 18th Aug 2016
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Ev 1240

Not too difficult. Cannot parse 8d. The across answers provide all the letters but not sure how the clue wordplay and definition give the answer. Extract that leaves surrender of hard cases up in the...
15:31 Wed 17th Aug 20161 answer, last by hankir 20:20 Wed 17th Aug 2016
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Iq 1450

Now stuck. Wordplay has an extra letter. 12. Component in small rifle (7) 19. Very good group, purposeful, saving time (7) Purposeful = decided, with t? Thanks in advance....
21:31 Sun 07th Aug 20164 answers, last by hankir 22:31 Sun 07th Aug 2016
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Ev 1237

Have solved a few clues but now stuck. Misprints can be difficult but this puzzle is more difficult because some answers are longer than the grid entry. Any hint on the three long ones (19, 25, 32)...
15:00 Tue 26th Jul 20163 answers, last by Bobbibunny 20:02 Wed 27th Jul 2016
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Eye 578

Clue is: Panic? Brenda's over it (5) ?T?T? Help appreciated...
17:07 Fri 22nd Jul 20166 answers, last by hankir 17:59 Fri 22nd Jul 2016

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