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Guardian Prize 29506

Don't want to get too much of a steer and stop me solving it alone, but I have one question for anyone who has done this puzzle today. Is "cat" used twice? Yes or no will do! Thanks
10:19 Sat 05th Oct 20247 answers, last by JJ109 10:47 Sat 05th Oct 2024
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Guardian Prize Crossword 29374 Saturday May 4Th 2024

T_N_E_O_ Single fly on counter for fruit   Only word that will fit here is TANGELOS, conveniently a fruit, but I cannot get anything by way of a parse. There is a Hamlet theme, but not here as far as... ...
11:17 Sat 04th May 20243 answers, last by Lie-in King 11:22 Sat 04th May 2024
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Guardian Prize

One answer left, which is the conventionally clued 4 down. I have L_A_N_I_E_T and cannot a word in there. I have a suspicion the puzzle has been fiendishly designed so that you could get this far... ...
13:38 Sat 30th Mar 20243 answers, last by HBAnorak 13:41 Sat 30th Mar 2024
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Guardian Prize Crossword 29255 Saturday December 16Th 2023

Argentine Tango: even parts of it can be read symbolically. S_L_E_ I can only think of SILVER which would work with Argentine as a definition but I cannot parse it at all. Many thanks
12:57 Sat 16th Dec 20232 answers, last by HBAnorak 13:12 Sat 16th Dec 2023
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Guardian Prize Crossword 29207 Saturday October 21St 2023

Literally one letter away from completion. ONE DISTRICT EXCHANGES PARTNERS FOR [i]THIS[i] ONE'S OVAL ("this" in italics). Answer is Kensington or Kennington of course swapping N/S bridge partners,... ...
11:07 Sat 21st Oct 20237 answers, last by Toorak 11:13 Sat 21st Oct 2023
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Mistake In Clue?

Fiddler missing introduction to catch a fire? (6) _ E _ T _ R If the answer is what I think it is, the letter A is superfluously clued, isn't it? (C)HEATER: so why does it need to catch "a"?...
09:35 Sat 22nd Apr 20235 answers, last by HBAnorak 10:16 Sat 22nd Apr 2023
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Guardian Prize Crossword 29033 Saturday April 1St 2023

Starsailor performances lacking support (5). _ O _ O _ Assume it must be SOLOS but cannot parse that from "starsailor". Puzzle has palindromic theme by the way, which also led me to solos. All done if...
10:56 Sat 01st Apr 20233 answers, last by HBAnorak 11:02 Sat 01st Apr 2023
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Guardian Prize Crossword 29003 Saturday February 25Th 2023

Cannot parse either of these. 1d Lab fully extended in part of Canada (8). _A_ _ _ D _ R. I assume Labrador but cannot fully parse. 9a Parts of chest, back and front of Alsatian (6). _ T _ _ _ A I can...
11:56 Sat 25th Feb 20233 answers, last by HBAnorak 11:59 Sat 25th Feb 2023
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Guardian Christmas 28949

Last two. 72d and 82a. 72 (non cryptic) is a word before cracker, 5 letters, second letter R. So I'm thinking perhaps cream, but that gives me a strange four letter word for 82 (cryptic): Stand up in...
11:26 Sun 25th Dec 20223 answers, last by JJ109 11:34 Sun 25th Dec 2022
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Guardian 28679

Like irrational tirade for an ambitious type (8) _S_I_A_T. Must be ASPIRANT but I cannot parse PI or account for "irrational" in the clue. Thanks....
11:57 Sat 12th Feb 20223 answers, last by Lie-in King 12:00 Sat 12th Feb 2022
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Guardian Parsing Help

Match point lost, even as it is creating surprises (6). T_I_T_ Puzzle is vaguely tennis themed but I am thinking "twists" for this (surprises). Cannot parse it or any other word that fits the grid....
11:35 Sat 11th Jul 20206 answers, last by aelmpvw 11:40 Sat 11th Jul 2020
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Last One To Parse

Vote to Leave behaving carelessly? They're no experts. L_I_Y Laity, but why? Letter V dropped from a six letter word meaning "behaving carelessly", thought "lavity" might be that word but all that...
11:24 Sat 30th Nov 20196 answers, last by mac44 11:27 Sat 30th Nov 2019
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Guardian 7D Cannot Parse

CON split (6) _L_V_N Why is it cloven? Is it because the word "con" is split by some other letters? Or is there a better parse?...
12:12 Sat 25th May 20194 answers, last by HBAnorak 12:16 Sat 25th May 2019
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Guardian 27669 Orientation

To answer this you need to be looking at the Guardian, sorry to anyone who isn't. I have all the answers and I want to ink them in. Instructions say some clues indicate the correct orientation. All I...
12:17 Sat 17th Nov 201817 answers, last by Pianoman2 23:07 Sun 18th Nov 2018
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Last One To Parse

3d, assume answer must be there but why? Th-e.t.a. seems a bit lame
11:08 Sat 29th Sep 20187 answers, last by HBAnorak 11:14 Sat 29th Sep 2018

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