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Times 25693

Just checking 27 across (Boy under mother's skirts) this works out as D?R?O? for which I can only get DERMOT but I dont get the connection. Am I correct?
19:08 Sat 25th Jan 20142 answers, last by mra1 19:23 Sat 25th Jan 2014
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Times 25693

Stuck on 2 11 across (6) quarrel not quite entirely related to outdated system ?E?D?L and 8 down (5,3) press turning up on Scottish Islands releasing new series of notes M?P?R ?E? Pretty sure of my...
18:53 Sat 25th Jan 20144 answers, last by mra1 18:59 Sat 25th Jan 2014
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Times Jumbo Cryptic

Finished except for 2 viz 48 down (7) flowering to start with spring eclipse O???U?P - could be outjump though I dont quite get it and if so then the other one 52 across would be T? S?T ( article...
15:56 Sat 18th Jan 201412 answers, last by Gaperon 22:24 Sat 18th Jan 2014
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Tls

Stuck on 2 1 down (4) Hardy Manager - first judge of practical people J?P? and 27 across (10) Lamb's try is possibly luxuriousness ?E?A?I?ISM - thought something to do with Essays or Elia but am...
21:06 Fri 17th Jan 20148 answers, last by shoota 21:16 Fri 17th Jan 2014
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mra1

Sunday Times Cryptic

Stuck on 3 (Dean Mayer again!!) 11 across (12) technical term for "booby" ?O?E?I?T?C?L(dont know if it refers to an idiot or the bird) 17across (5) I shout about lunch (all I can get is iodine but...
15:41 Sun 12th Jan 20148 answers, last by mra1 16:15 Sun 12th Jan 2014
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Tls Crossword 1007

2D - a quarter of Harland (5) I have l?T?N 3D - His Crusoe was found on the western prairies (10) I have B?L?A?T??? 8D - Green's forgetful ones ? (3,5,6) I have ?T???????A?E?S 17A - Brothel painting...
18:30 Thu 09th Jan 201411 answers, last by mra1 21:35 Fri 10th Jan 2014
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Club Monthly

Me again! Stuck on 3 - 19ac (8) Old warning from Windows command log in job:everything truncated ?O?D?L?O; 26 across (7,7) Rogue Conservative circles endless corruption, damaging success ?A?M?A?...
19:35 Sun 05th Jan 20148 answers, last by Mamyalynne 19:45 Sun 05th Jan 2014
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Mephisto

Finished except for 2 I cannot complete - 20 down ?A?ANGA (plant to exhibit when it's not hot in festival) and 22 down ?ARAMO (Plain lover, no hesitation) I am pretty sure the other letters in each...
16:50 Sun 05th Jan 20148 answers, last by shoota 16:58 Sun 05th Jan 2014
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Times Saturday Cryptic

I have completed this but am not sure of the wordplay in two of the solutions 11 across SHATTER (bowler breaking back having reduced total) I have taken total as being looked for ie shatter - bowler...
21:17 Sat 04th Jan 20145 answers, last by Captain2 21:26 Sat 04th Jan 2014
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Times Jumbo Cryptic

Totally stuck on last interconnecting 4 viz 30 across (11) suffering an illness for which confinement is appropriate A?O?A???B?C; 35 across (6,5) contrasting section of song the boxer showing loss of...
18:57 Sat 04th Jan 20145 answers, last by mra1 19:08 Sat 04th Jan 2014
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Mephisto

Have completed this but am puzzled by 3 of of the clues - 10 down (7) prejudices Chinese response which blocks plonkers. The only possible answer is biasses - unusual spelling which Chambers gives but...
21:01 Mon 30th Dec 20137 answers, last by Chandamama 11:11 Tue 31st Dec 2013
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Sunday Times Cryptic

Cannot decide which to go for - 6 across (4) nag man to adopt a change of direction (M?R?) - MARE (nag from Mark) or MARK (man from nag ie mare) or perhaps I am barking up the wrong tree - has anyone...
14:22 Sun 29th Dec 20133 answers, last by bibblebub 14:28 Sun 29th Dec 2013
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Times Saturday Comp.

Clarification please - 15 down has 2 possible answers - (3,3,3) Person had unstable wife vacillate HEM AND HAW or HUM AND HAW - cannot work out which is correct - can any of the usual suspects...
20:51 Sat 28th Dec 20136 answers, last by Mamyalynne 20:57 Sat 28th Dec 2013
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Times Cryptic

28 across (4) Bird over head hides R?E? - only thing I can get is rhea but dont get the wordplay. Am I right? in which case I would love clarification
14:40 Wed 25th Dec 20134 answers, last by Chandamama 14:57 Wed 25th Dec 2013
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magistra

Mephisto Entries Has Anyone Else Had Trouble Emailing This Week's Competition?

I've sent mine twice , and had a message saying it's not valid.
16:11 Sun 22nd Dec 20134 answers, last by mra1 18:37 Mon 23rd Dec 2013
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Mephisto

Tim Moorey has most unusually got me stumped - 11 across (4,8) Due to being ruined as before Essex Town engages names in Friends of the Earth ?RO? F?R??NNE; 12 across (4) Old opponents mobile so to...
17:57 Mon 23rd Dec 20132 answers, last by mra1 18:04 Mon 23rd Dec 2013
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Tls

Am starting this again although it partly refers to the previous - I have Printer's Mark for 14 across - Branding iron not appropriate as the second half was mark I have S?C???L?E for 15 down (His...
18:44 Fri 20th Dec 201320 answers, last by shoota 19:16 Fri 20th Dec 2013
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Times Cryptic

25d (5) Determined to get article from Paris C?O?E - cannot think where this is going - pretty sure of the letters I have - can anyone elucidate?
19:10 Mon 09th Dec 20133 answers, last by mra1 19:16 Mon 09th Dec 2013
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Kayakamina

Does anyone know if Kayakamina is okay? I have not seen him post anything recently and am a mite concerned about him as he has been of great assistance to me over the months
17:49 Sun 08th Dec 20133 answers, last by roslyn251254 10:57 Tue 10th Dec 2013
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Club Monthly

Have ground to a halt (as usual) after managing to complete two-thirds - could do with a bit of a kickstart to get going again - if someone can help with the following ones I just might be able to get...
21:49 Sat 07th Dec 201316 answers, last by iminoz 22:36 Sat 07th Dec 2013

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