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Independent 8740

10ac Predictably perhaps, inches seen on a ruler (5) AGAIN ? 25ac 10 10 makes a return (5) AGAIN ? I have never seen a puzzle with two identical solutions - so I assume one of these is wrong....

olegrahl

Guardian 26 388

Assuming 21a (False emotion from which actors recoiled in play) is crocodile tears, which I can't parse but then I can't work most of today's) then 17d (Rich? No travelling by British Airways) is...

chilternman1

Independent Inquisitor 1348 Saturday August 23Rd 2014

I've broken the back of this puzzle, all lights filled in and six examples found...but please can someone give me a steer to the place where a further example may be found by reversing two unchecked...

mrcroft

Inquisitor 1348

All done some odd 3 letter answers and don't see the relevance of the eight thematic references in the preamble - any ideas ?

chilternman1

Inquisitor 2817

28a Spot Pacific Island's hidden lake (6) ?APOLA. Thanks in advance.

mrcroft

Indy 8668 Nimrod

6ac Part of campsite where change may be had for Spooner's capital ... (8) TASHKENT or CASHTENT cross checking no difference

mrcroft

Ft 14684

15d Soldiers turning up see fellow married at end of book (9) ROCHESTER ?

mrcroft

Independent 8650

21d As one is in pain, stand up. (5) A-I-Ey

mrcroft

Spectator 2160

All done but amI right to enter the 18s derived from clashing lights as original characters, their usual transliterants or their ordinal numbers. From the preamble I assume 'display thematic...

mrcroft

Independent 8590

11ac Web journal resident turned out of North Dakota(1-4) E---E 20ac Officer in two plays - you may recall writer's name (3) N-M is it NOM or NYM don't get it...

boreas

Inquisitor 1330

Any hints on the two lowercase letters? Please?...

Andyopey

The I 979

Split the beans about birds theft (8) ???a?ing Break down of lines at Ypres perhaps (7) s?????t...

Ripper

Inquisitor 1327

I've (with difficulty!) filled in all but four clues. But, my extra letters make no sense at all! I read that someone said they'd be 4 5 2 5 4. Also someone mentioned an obsure card game, I've had a...

mrcroft

Azed 2182

27d Without artillery, day to surrender Scottish fort ? -AME Can only see TAME but doesn't parse well.

mrcroft

Polymath 754

2d A person who drinks too much tea (5) T-E- 12ac Another name for the dogfish or wolffish (4,6) R--- T-R-O-...

mrcroft

Inquisitor 1321

or do you remove it from the 'eastern' side or both

pomona

Inquisitor 1321

Across clues have a misprint in the defn Down clues must have a single letter removed before solving There may be some empty cells in the grid 37a Church, quiet backing onto a river with many ports...

mrcroft