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Moustache's back, go for a blade! (4) -P-E Epee? If so why?...
08:53 Sat 30th Sep 20171 answer, last by Toorak 08:55 Sat 30th Sep 2017
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Help Parsing Last Two

Car and train about to be scrapped (6) H-A-S-E. Hearse, I suppose but why? Thereupon chatter but not quietly (4) S-Y- Says?...
12:31 Sat 23rd Sep 20175 answers, last by Matthj15 19:36 Thu 28th Sep 2017
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Cat finally loth to stop longer (7) P-N-H-R Has to be Panther (cat) but why? Thanks...
14:41 Sat 02nd Sep 20173 answers, last by olegrahl 14:57 Sat 02nd Sep 2017
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Totally Baffled By Gdn Prize

L-c----d-- (9) Complicated clueing but "Diver is an eccentric fellow, only half there, before pantomimes one cancelled." There are two answers both beginning with L (I think), (4,9). After 90 minutes...
09:02 Sat 26th Aug 20175 answers, last by Brightybot 13:33 Tue 05th Sep 2017
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Serious issue with stock stolen by popular author (5) I-S-N Has to be Ibsen (author) but why?...
08:12 Sat 19th Aug 20174 answers, last by olegrahl 08:28 Sat 19th Aug 2017
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Paul's Charity Contribution?

Not strictly relevant but the preamble to the web version indicates that Paul was doing the London marathon for charity. He has given me so much pleasure as the heir to the great Araurcaria (odd smut...
19:53 Sun 30th Apr 20172 answers, last by olegrahl 08:25 Mon 01st May 2017
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Where Is The Guardian Prize?

Not on the website.
07:09 Sat 15th Apr 20177 answers, last by Tilly2 07:42 Sat 15th Apr 2017
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Baffled By Parsing

Thought this was going to be easy but cannot parse half a dozen answers. Help appreciated with 14a I may work with insects a bit, not forgetting ant (12) -I-C(?)-I-N-I-T 16d Bends over books by...
08:23 Sat 08th Apr 201716 answers, last by foxspur 11:08 Sat 08th Apr 2017
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Guardian Prize February 25

(Last one) 1. 12ac 2. In fruit, fruit's skin almost going off (6) 3.?I?I?G Imagine that the fruit is FIG so FI?ING. But x, r, l or what and why. Thanks. Hope this formulated correctly....
09:30 Sat 25th Feb 20176 answers, last by dannyk13 09:33 Sat 25th Feb 2017
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Sort Of Finished But.....

Can only identify 11/12 "related objects" and cannot parse 5d "Indulges with £1,000 signs" G-A-I-I-S. Has to be gratifies but why? Bonne année, Happy new year, Feliz Año Nuevo, Frohes Neues Jahr,...
16:21 Sat 31st Dec 201614 answers, last by William444 12:45 Mon 02nd Jan 2017
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Finished But Baffled

I can see why 11a is what it is (ref.24a) but what has it to do with 2,16,22d and 27? Brain slow this am. Thanks...
09:34 Sat 10th Dec 20168 answers, last by Orthus 13:29 Sat 10th Dec 2016
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Help Please Last Two

Very unPauline today. "Embarrassing slips, as endless agony compounded among birds (3, 5)" o--, -o-l- . Old world would fit but why? Or off something? " Quail bone adorning one king and another" (6)...
09:35 Sat 03rd Dec 20167 answers, last by olegrahl 10:15 Sat 03rd Dec 2016
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Last One, I Think

With puzzles like this you never can tell: I don't like the way that in the far SE corner an 8-letter word has been split in half to fill an across and a down clue. But the X clue: I have x-n-a- (6...
23:13 Sat 05th Nov 20165 answers, last by scorpiojo 23:37 Sat 05th Nov 2016
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Where Is The Guardian Prize?

Not on the website. Anyone have a link? Thanks.
07:28 Sat 05th Nov 201613 answers, last by sooty164 09:41 Sun 06th Nov 2016
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Last One, The Shame Of It

When, many months ago, I first started to call on the expertise and brilliance of ScorpioJo, Danny K et al I never thought I would require help with a three letter word, of which I had the first and...
10:06 Sat 29th Oct 20163 answers, last by scorpiojo 10:13 Sat 29th Oct 2016
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Bird climbing a mountain to circle a tropical tree (5,4) T-n-a /-e-n While we are troubling you why is 7d vacations? Thanks...
08:32 Sat 22nd Oct 20165 answers, last by olegrahl 08:45 Sat 22nd Oct 2016
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Sour Grapes

Without wanting to contribute a spoiler (and I did finish this; unusual for me for a Picaroon) but is "sour" necessarily alcoholic? I know about whisky/brandy/pisco sours but is the sour element...
09:41 Sun 16th Oct 20166 answers, last by scorpiojo 09:46 Sun 16th Oct 2016
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Help Please Last Two

8a Clean sheet after playing against City (8) -A-T-A-O. Looks like Santiago but why? 7d Reservations to see film Red (8) -I-T-U-T. Mistrust or distrust I suppose but which and why? Many thanks. (Had...
15:02 Sat 01st Oct 20168 answers, last by Mamyalynne 15:30 Sat 01st Oct 2016
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Guardian Help With Breakfast Please

Slovakia and Jamaica (via Romania) both have breakfast (7,4). --a----, ----. Related clues suggest the second word might be eggs. But why? Thanks in advance ScorpioJo, Lie-in King, DannyK and other...
07:40 Sat 20th Aug 201610 answers, last by Mamyalynne 14:12 Fri 26th Aug 2016
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Screened by fifth columnist, general dropping off (6) S-E-P- Sherpa? Sleepy?...
09:37 Sat 06th Aug 20162 answers, last by olegrahl 09:41 Sat 06th Aug 2016

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