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Sunday Times 4403

27a (10) ?k?p?e?i?? confess about cure while being the boss 25a (3,7) ?a? a?t?n?? a new worker perhaps taking lad round one old city 22a(6) ?a?r?? repeat the standard nonsense 20d (60 ?????? returning...

hairs

Indy7483

3D Large garment worn once at races outside (4,4) ?E?T?O??? 1D Coach has 25 guillotined stubs (4,4) ?U?T????

BIll

ST 4402

13d. Everyone can sew badly, making these excuses (10). Obviously "allowances" (anagram "all can sew" + o), but how to explain the "o"? Am I being stupid in not seeing...

jubilee5684

Guardian 25137

11ac. 'Name of woman first removed from continent without old people's advice' F-E-E-I-A- surely has to be FREDERICA but I don't get all the reasons. Can anyone help please?

tcstokes

DT 26367

help please last one. 8d Sham about Troy being in the money 8. ?R?T?N?E...

BIll

Guardian 25137

The big brother of Marxism? (7). Chic(ag)o? Chic(an)o? Can't see why either fully fits the bill.

Mampara

cryptic clues

Everything not unknown, endlessly evolving, developed feet (7) T?????? Take dishevelled truant not quite an alternative route (6 -2 words) R?????...

stedman21

Saturday Times Cryptic 24652 Saturday September 25th 2010

Please could someone explain 4down: European-style jacket or collar here? (4) I'm pretty sure the answer's 'Eton' but don't understand the wordplay. Thanks....

milliepeed

Daily Telegraph Prize Crossword 26352 Saturday September 25th 2010

12a stop regulally to conceal reek from batter, t?u??. 8d dash across area for driving, soaked, s?e??ed

dgr1941

FT 13494

22d Draw attention to possible excuse for sickie (6) ?t?e??

Pompolia

New Statesman Crossword 20 September 2010

Clue 28 Down: Composed grief-stricken letter to George (5 letters) G_I_ _

wilstan22

DT26349

4d Pickpocket having composure on the outside and a way of making lucky discoveries (11) 12d I have bar excessively high (11)...

anthony21

Sunday Times 4398

Stuck on top right corner- grateful for any help 5ac: Sole protector for the old thief - ??o???d 5d: Strained sentiment decevingbagitated tot - ??l?e?t?...

hoggyboy

sevendays

13 across scrimping,mean p???i???e??? 31 down batterd by the elements 7-6 ???t?e?b?i?e?...

bigdave1954

Times 24640

Stuck in SE corner. 26a Like the Czar to have topside minced up cold (8) ?e?????c 19d Girl's lukewarm - I'd avoided false move (7) m?s?a?? Is it mistake? but don't understand the wordplay 24d...

toalisi

Guardian Genius 87 - Lavatch

I have a few of the 'straight' clues solved, but I am struggling to find the common theme & thereby the substitution code. Can anyone give me a pointer to get me going?...