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Saturday Times Cryptic 4716 Sunday October 16Th 2016

1dn Spotting gap, one cuts up (6) Is this ESPRIT - from E.P.I. ? Is for why, please. [I assume 10ac is P HAS E]...

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Saturday Times Cryptic 1231 Saturday October 15Th 2016

39ac Far from hardest place to find vicar swallowing pills (8) ?u?p?e?t - PULPIEST, perhaps...

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Saturday Times Cryptic 26496 Saturday August 20Th 2016

14ac Service's founder to close large town's front before the rest (8) .A.I.I.Y conrains CITY or part of at end....

Neily

Sunday Times 4707

Very grateful for all help with these two clues please. 20ac: "Rub salt on circular parts." (6). I have -B-A-E. 23ac: "Mooring post you measure on river." (7). I have R-E-E-K....

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Sunday Times Mephisto 2912 Monday June 20Th 2016

12ac Why is it SURE = STABLE. but how does - prop, they may say - fit? I think 24dn is ambiguous since 32ac can end in E or A, and either fits 24dn answer....

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Sunday Times Cryptic Sunday May 8Th 2016

27ac Tough to take in edging with thread? (6) Something with HEM in word?

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Sunday Times Mephisto 2905 Tuesday May 3Rd 2016

Cannot parse 12ac: Wine press starts to fail in Dutch town(4) Assume answer is EDAM = Dutch town famous for cheese...

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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1203 Sunday April 24Th 2016

10d Scattered, as leaders of junta inevitably are(6) D.T.E....

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Saturday Times Cryptic 26394 Saturday April 23Rd 2016

1d Revolting sort captured by 14 (4) CxDx Why CADE?...

midazolam

Listener Crosswordno 4391: 22Ses Square By Tibea

Lovely puzzle by the Listener editors (Tiburon and Kea). Impressive to think these excerpts were published in the paper. I was thinking as I was solving it that I am still in need of a cryptic clue,...

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Sunday Times Cryptic 4685 Sunday March 13Th 2016

6d Fed with soup or, for a change, kale (9) S.P.R.O.D

angusto

Saturday Times

Help please. 10 ac ban translation aid in language students exercise (9). 14d overcome by sleep briefly ,stop being most lively (9) . Thanks all...

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Saturday Times Cryptic 26340 Saturday February 20Th 2016

9ac Great drink containing solvent(8) A???O?I? Where have I gone wrong?...

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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1192 Saturday February 13Th 2016

Top left corner a problem 1d One put out hands for textbook (5) I?E?? 3d Small junk meets slave ship (5,6) STEAM VESSEL?...

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Saturday Times Cryptic Saturday February 6Th 2016

8d Black lining on the ball and chain (6) A...R....

angusto

Saturday Times. Help Pleeese

Think I've made a mistake 17ac carried off, horsemen reportedly remains for single performances (3-5,6) is the answer one trick ponies . Thanks in advance

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