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Old Ft Puzzle 17,819 By Gozo

Finished this puzzle but don't understand the parsing of one of the clues. 19A Eastern Cape city is location of Walford, it seems (4,6) EAST LONDON. I already checked the fifteensquared website... ...
12:11 Wed 20th Nov 20246 answers, last by PiffPoff 13:02 Wed 20th Nov 2024
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Gozo Sunday World Puzzle No. 67

Stuck in SE corner. One of the theme ones. 32/28 *Two lies cadet contrived (3,2,2,4).  I?E?E?A?I?E. ILE DE LA something. Can't be an anagram. Of Two lies cadet. How does it work?
11:49 Tue 19th Nov 20247 answers, last by PiffPoff 12:32 Tue 19th Nov 2024
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Spectator 2680

Baffled by a few remaining clues. 21D Pass time in English and Irish Town (9) ??LER?I?E 33D What could be green around a navy (5) O?A?N  
14:42 Thu 14th Nov 202412 answers, last by PiffPoff 19:50 Thu 14th Nov 2024
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Spectator 2678

28A Meadowsweets in part of church spanning beginning of aisle (7) SPIRAEA. Spire (Part of church) spanning a(isle). Where does 2nd A come from?
15:21 Thu 31st Oct 20247 answers, last by Neveracrossword 22:07 Thu 31st Oct 2024
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Spectator 2677

Finished...I think. Can anyone explain the theme ("What's in a name?") and the relation of the unclued lights to one another?
10:38 Fri 25th Oct 202417 answers, last by PiffPoff 15:17 Thu 31st Oct 2024
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Spectator 2675

Queen cross with sweet short of clothing added rooms (6) ANNEXE Parse. What's short of clothing?
12:22 Thu 10th Oct 20249 answers, last by Neveracrossword 14:10 Thu 10th Oct 2024
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Ft 17860

13A Help for official in left-leaning party, mostly (1,1,1) V?R 1D American brings up timeless, revolutionary writer (6). Looks like ASIMOV. Can't parse it.
14:45 Mon 07th Oct 20245 answers, last by PiffPoff 15:02 Mon 07th Oct 2024
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Spectator 2672

Good puzzle, though not too difficult this week. Finished quickly with all but 38A filled in. 38A Backing independent expert in Ukrainian City (6) D?I?R?
11:07 Thu 19th Sep 20249 answers, last by Boethius 13:11 Sun 22nd Sep 2024
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Spectator 2670

26A Sediment from three metals (6) F?CU?E
12:32 Fri 06th Sep 20243 answers, last by Lie-in King 12:53 Fri 06th Sep 2024
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Ft 17728 By Slormgorm

1A You can do this out of debt, but not with books (5) S?L?E. Looks like SOLVE. But why?
10:36 Wed 08th May 20243 answers, last by PiffPoff 10:46 Wed 08th May 2024
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Old Toughie Puzzle 3154

Graduate's publicity agent supplies document (3,5) PRO FORMA Parsing?
10:29 Wed 10th Apr 20244 answers, last by PiffPoff 10:45 Wed 10th Apr 2024
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Christmas Spectator

Roll that's big for Taki in New York (5) BAGEL. Can anyone explain this?
16:00 Thu 18th Jan 20245 answers, last by Neveracrossword 16:18 Thu 18th Jan 2024
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Spectator 2636

1A Maybe PC speed unit cut after unexpectedly taking van (8) ??R???O?
16:28 Thu 11th Jan 20243 answers, last by PiffPoff 16:42 Thu 11th Jan 2024
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Specie Brilliant

Struggling with this one in North West corner. 11A Move left to right in washing plants (9). I have no letters!
12:01 Fri 05th Jan 20242 answers, last by PiffPoff 12:09 Fri 05th Jan 2024
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Ft 17584 Zamorca

Spoke a little bit about love I lost (6) T?L?E?. Looks like TALKED (spoke). Wordplay?
11:24 Wed 29th Nov 20233 answers, last by PiffPoff 11:29 Wed 29th Nov 2023
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Ft Rosa Klebb 17578

28A Theoretical state after 200th day of most years (1,6). A PRIORI. Parsing?
12:13 Sun 19th Nov 20234 answers, last by PiffPoff 12:17 Sun 19th Nov 2023
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Spectator 2630

Finished this lovely puzzle but can't work out wordplay for 36A. Maxim gun discharged over Middle East (4). GNOME (maxim). G(u)N+O+ME. Does OVER = O? I don't see that in my ref. books.
12:49 Thu 09th Nov 202310 answers, last by Lie-in King 13:33 Thu 09th Nov 2023
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Toughie October 1, 2023

1D E.g. Moscow correspondents writings in USSR, say (7,7) ?A?I??? ??T???S
10:11 Tue 10th Oct 20235 answers, last by Neveracrossword 10:16 Tue 10th Oct 2023
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Guardian 29183

Themed puzzle. 24A Collar turned over by king in 15 17 (4) B?N?. Spoiler alert. 15 is FLOWER 17 is BORDER. Looks like answer is BAND (collar). Wordplay?
15:50 Wed 27th Sep 20232 answers, last by PiffPoff 17:54 Wed 27th Sep 2023
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Financial Times 17504

Rough diamond abandoning us to create contents (5,5) ?N?U? S?O?E. Looks like UNCUT STONE. Parsing?
10:53 Tue 26th Sep 202320 answers, last by PiffPoff 12:59 Tue 26th Sep 2023

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