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Mephisto

28d (4) A Bird outside of karaka - cannot decide whether it is Kora or Sora - both are varieties of bird but neither hail from New Zealand the home of the karaka tree - is anyone else similarly...
22:10 Sun 14th Jul 20138 answers, last by mra1 22:26 Sun 14th Jul 2013
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Mephisto

Stuck on a couple 4ac (8) Edited RV adapts Milton's "beset by orbs" say S?AR?A?? and 31AC (9) Was this repeated pattern spoilt rendering sepia drawing ?IAPE?ING - I had thought Shapening but 22 down...
20:19 Sun 14th Jul 20135 answers, last by dr b 23:51 Mon 15th Jul 2013
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Tls 983

Stuck on the last three - 8d down (5) Read would write that of Glory S?N?E - (looks as if it might be sense but can find no such reference); 28 across (9) Antipodean novel gives us the shivers...
19:07 Fri 12th Jul 20137 answers, last by mra1 19:39 Fri 12th Jul 2013
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Times Club Monthly

Ground to a halt as usual! About a third possibly half completed - need help to get going again please! For instance, 5 down (10) taking in brief run, follow your nose, finally making turn to right...
19:39 Thu 11th Jul 20135 answers, last by mra1 12:43 Fri 12th Jul 2013
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Times Crypic

Usual quandary which I would like some guidance on - I have submitted the thing but wonder if I have plumped for the correct spelling - clue being "Moor's ancestry mentioned in speech" - I entered...
15:35 Mon 08th Jul 20133 answers, last by Lie-in King 15:38 Mon 08th Jul 2013
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Tls

Stuck on last 2 which hinge on each other viz 23ac (6) A Barsetshire Lady ?E???E? (I have read all of Trollope and cannot for the life of me think who this is) 24down (5) he wrote spy stories but his...
22:57 Fri 05th Jul 20138 answers, last by mra1 23:13 Fri 05th Jul 2013
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Mephisto

Before I send it off, could someone confirm I have correctly interpreted 25down (5) Outrageous old dog is sixty! I have inserted Shock (shock dog being longhaired) - I would be most obliged to have it...
19:23 Sun 30th Jun 20133 answers, last by mra1 19:28 Sun 30th Jun 2013
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Times Cryptic Jumbo

Have completed but uncertain if I am right about 40 Across (4-4) Bob bought this piece of jewellery for seafaring couple - ?O?E-?I?G - I can only get nose-ring - is this right and if so why?
15:01 Sat 29th Jun 20133 answers, last by Lie-in King 15:09 Sat 29th Jun 2013
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Tls 981

I have completed this but before submitting on line would like to confirm my solution to 3 down (3,5) West's mother as an adjudicator. I have the Judge which was the only answer I could think of from...
19:03 Fri 28th Jun 20131 answer, last by Mamyalynne 19:43 Fri 28th Jun 2013
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Today's Times

Clarification required - 23ac (7) cart, small water carrier, reversing at rear - tumbrel or tumbril? I have T?M?R?L so it has to be one or the other! Help!!!
16:06 Wed 26th Jun 20134 answers, last by mra1 16:17 Wed 26th Jun 2013
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Times 2 Jumbo

Stuck on last one - 41down (8) Outer layer of a plant stem ?E?I?E?M I had originally thought MERISTEM but the second "E" cannot be changed as it is the last letter of 51 across viz ADENINE (one of the...
21:38 Sat 22nd Jun 20133 answers, last by Sam1960 21:49 Sat 22nd Jun 2013
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Tls

Can get no further: 1down (9,5) Hardly H H Richardson's account of 2010/11 test series AUSTRALIA ?E?I? : 8 down (4,3,7) Sir Victor's leading man in non speaking role ?E?? ?A? L?A?I?G and 13 across (4)...
19:28 Fri 14th Jun 20136 answers, last by vakayu 19:45 Fri 14th Jun 2013
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Times Cryptic

Stuck on 2 for ages - 6ac (5) Religious adherent with a rule from the east R???E which in turn feeds 7down (4,3) Swimmer's smooth light stroke ??S? DAB - this is really driving me nuts - can anyone...
16:59 Fri 14th Jun 20134 answers, last by mra1 17:15 Fri 14th Jun 2013
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Times Jumbo Cryptic

Can someone please parse 51ac viz each intercepting missile is at right angles to vessel - I have Steam ie missile = SAM split by EA (each) but cannot account for the T and in any event steam is not a...
18:04 Sat 08th Jun 20133 answers, last by mra1 18:17 Sat 08th Jun 2013
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Club Monthly

Have worked out the answers myself 2 down is Vizcachas abd 1ac is favous...
22:42 Sun 02nd Jun 20131 answer, last by Cruciverbalist 21:17 Thu 06th Jun 2013
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Club Monthly

Have now succeeded in completing this bar 3 (the 17D referred to earlier worked out as Titubancy) - 1 across (6) good turns not involving resistance as closely connected cells F???U? 2 down...
21:58 Sun 02nd Jun 20131 answer, last by roslyn251254 07:55 Mon 03rd Jun 2013
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Times Crossword Monthly

Unusually for me I was going great guns at first but now I have ground to a halt - two clues in particular are driving me nuts - 14 down (10) Kimberley's lashed small part of doorway (I thought JAM):...
13:26 Sun 02nd Jun 20138 answers, last by mra1 13:35 Sun 02nd Jun 2013
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Tls

Stuck on last one as usual - 26ac (5) Not for critics giving "out of the box" opinions L?G?S - only thing which seems to fit is Logos but if that is correct I dont get the wordplay - has anyone any...
19:26 Sat 01st Jun 20133 answers, last by mra1 19:35 Sat 01st Jun 2013
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Mephisto

Stuck on the last 2 for ages - viz 23ac (6) Turkish area telephone number indeed recalled E?A?AT (Elahat springs to mind but cannot find this anywhere so must be havering) and 28ac (6) Some Americans...
22:48 Mon 27th May 20138 answers, last by TheWinner 23:22 Mon 27th May 2013
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Tls

Stuck on one and am pretty sure that the letters I have are correct - 20Down (6) One short from Forster for our system of government ?H?E?S - have a complete mental block with this one - can anyone...
18:36 Fri 24th May 20133 answers, last by bibblebub 18:47 Fri 24th May 2013

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