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Spectator 2584

19a Short rope secures sail (3) I have ?AN and I have an idea which satisfies the definition part of the clue but I can't see how it fits the wordplay. Any nudges?...
16:52 Thu 01st Dec 20224 answers, last by novalis 18:06 Thu 01st Dec 2022
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Spectator 2365

Solved all the clues, but having trouble with the last pair of unclued lights, which by my reckoning are 1D/32 or vice-versa. Unfortunately my edition of Brewer is too old to help, which is highly...
16:49 Thu 28th Jun 20184 answers, last by Neveracrossword 17:42 Thu 28th Jun 2018
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Different Sound Levels When Watching Tv Or Dvds

My Akai DVD player is connected via a SCART cable to a Philips flat-screen TV. Audio is via the TV's loudspeakers. When I change from watching TV to watching DVD, the volume control of the TV has to...
15:28 Mon 20th Jan 2014
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Removing bumps from lino

I would like to lay engineered hardwood flooring over lino which in turn is laid over a concrete floor. The lino is mostly acceptably flat, but it has a few surface bumps which were caused by the feet...
08:06 Sun 09th Jan 20116 answers, last by toomsmith 07:30 Tue 02nd Apr 2013
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How to bleed a radiator with no bleed valve?

The radiators in our flat are warm only at the bottom and there is a trickling sound when the CH is on, so they almost certainly need to be bled. There is a snag, however: on one end they have one...
17:50 Mon 04th Oct 20104 answers, last by AlBags 19:42 Tue 05th Oct 2010
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Azed 1967

Wallaby No. 2 in penalty infringement, right? (8) Younger mussels one goes for in jar (6)...
20:27 Sun 07th Feb 20108 answers, last by Mysterons 08:49 Mon 08th Feb 2010
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Azed 1960

So near and yet so far... I have now solved everything except 1D. Could someone give me a gentle nudge? I would also appreciate a slight hint as to one or more of the three words in 8D; I have the...
16:40 Mon 21st Dec 20097 answers, last by Ruthrobin 23:23 Wed 23rd Dec 2009
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Guardian crossword 24841

19a This tops eg St Basil's non-religious view - going to party with Enigmatist! (5, 4) >> The answer is ONION DOME, but why is non-religious view ONION? 14d Example of R No 3 by the board (5,...
14:50 Tue 27th Oct 20093 answers, last by JMR27 15:10 Tue 27th Oct 2009
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Audible dropouts between tracks on an iPod

Music which on CD flows seamlessly from one track to the next acquires short, but extremely irritating silences between the tracks when I transfer it to it my iPod. Could anyone explain how to...
11:05 Fri 23rd Oct 20091 answer, last by Milvus 12:26 Fri 23rd Oct 2009
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Sculptor of statue of 2 children at play in Harrogate's Valley Gardens?

Does anyone know who the sculptor/sculptress is?
10:44 Wed 07th Oct 20093 answers, last by cluelessJoe 13:18 Fri 09th Oct 2009
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Spectator 1919

9D Forwarded money (4) I have -E--
11:13 Fri 19th Jun 20094 answers, last by Helveticus 11:54 Fri 19th Jun 2009
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User manual for Samsung SGH-F480 mobile phone?

Hi there. A friend of mine recently bought one of these mobile phones. It was delivered with a so-called "user guide" which proved to be little more than an overview of the most basic functions. While...
11:20 Mon 25th May 20093 answers, last by Helveticus 06:11 Tue 26th May 2009
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Spectator crossword 1903: Problem VII

I have solved all the clues, but I am baffled by the first and third (unclued) parts of the instructions. The first part seems all Greek to me. Would anyone be so kind as to give me a hint?
23:30 Fri 27th Feb 20094 answers, last by Helveticus 03:49 Sat 28th Feb 2009
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Eliminating the gaps between tracks on iPod

Music which seamlessly passes from one track to the next on CD has irritating audible gaps between tracks when I listen to it on my iPod. Is there any way I can prevent or eliminate these audible...
17:00 Mon 16th Feb 20094 answers, last by Milvus 17:29 Sat 21st Feb 2009
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Spectator 1897

I'm stumped by 18d: Mashed on ecstasy, be unfit for another drug. (10) I have ?u?o?e???e Are there any pharmacologists or others out there who can help? Thanks in advance.
22:07 Mon 19th Jan 20095 answers, last by Helveticus 04:50 Tue 20th Jan 2009
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Internet Explorer / Guardian Website

Each time I click on a link in the Guardian's website, the Internet Explorer popup message "Do you want to allow the movement of subframes between different domains?" (whatever this means) appears. I...
07:06 Mon 29th Dec 20084 answers, last by ACtheTROLL 13:05 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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Spectator Christmas Crossword

So near, and yet so far... I am baffled by the two elements into which the 8th word can be split and which are akin to those of 80, 110, 84 and 102. I also have problems with 55: it has no clue, nor...
16:39 Sat 27th Dec 20086 answers, last by AHearer 17:30 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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Spectator Christmas Crossword

Oscar in palaver about carnivore (6) In the morning check over chestnut tree (7) Insecticide I'm to spray over bee (5) Tern snubbed dapper duck (4) Push trade in rope (8) Many thanks in advance for...
01:50 Fri 19th Dec 20082 answers, last by kayakamina 08:41 Fri 19th Dec 2008

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