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Times Sat 6/5

14a Useless hero could be caught (4) - D - E, so it could be IDLE = useless, and it's an anagram of EL CID (hero) without C (caught) Or does anyone have a better idea?
09:09 Sun 07th May 20063 answers, last by kayakamina 09:43 Sun 07th May 2006
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Azed 1770 - mistake in 7d ?

7d Radiation unit? One denying using small number for time taken up (7) Presumably RONTGEN, but the closest I can get on the wordplay is NEGATOR with N instead of T, all reversed, giving RONAGEN. Any...
09:27 Thu 04th May 20063 answers, last by pldcav 12:31 Thu 04th May 2006
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Ditloids

5 T on a F 23 P of C in the H B
18:28 Sat 08th Apr 20063 answers, last by pldcav 18:56 Sat 08th Apr 2006
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Times Cryptic Jumbo 630

3d Match is out (4) A - A -, so presumably AWAY, but it doesn't seem totally convincing
11:03 Tue 21st Mar 20062 answers, last by pldcav 11:58 Tue 21st Mar 2006
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Times 4/3 Cryptic

23a Lady holding title only after her second game (5) C - E - S, so presumably CHESS. I have a theory regarding the wordplay, but I'd be interested to see if others have the same idea.
16:56 Sat 04th Mar 20063 answers, last by mike b 23:54 Sat 04th Mar 2006
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Times 18/2 Jumbo T2

32d Annulment (6,6) - A - C - L - A - I - N I'm guessing that (6,6) is a misprint for (12) and the answer is CANCELLATION, unless anyone has any better ideas?
11:01 Mon 20th Feb 20061 answer, last by kayakamina 11:30 Mon 20th Feb 2006
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Times 18/2 Sat Xword

22d Right of pair to cross barrier perhaps (6) - R - D - R, if I've got the across clues right (I'm not totally convinced by NOD for 27a Tip some winks?, or HEADGEAR for 29a Mortarboard, especially?)
16:15 Sat 18th Feb 20064 answers, last by Murielmci 18:19 Sun 19th Feb 2006
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Times 11/2 Jumbo 625

10d US soldier in time set about battle, seeing venomous attacker (4,7) 40d Runner in wrongful arrest, one safeguarding funds (9) Answers are presumably GILA MONSTER and TREASURER, but GI and MONS...
12:39 Mon 13th Feb 20063 answers, last by pldcav 12:59 Mon 13th Feb 2006
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Times 7/1 Cryptic Jumbo 620

21d Shell-like substance at heart hollow material (7) B - M - A - T, so presumably BOMBAST, but I can't see why. Any ideas?
17:04 Thu 12th Jan 20063 answers, last by pldcav 23:57 Thu 12th Jan 2006
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Times 10/12 Jumbo 613

9d Financial regulator, a comprehensive searcher (11) c - m - t - o - l - r, so presumably COMPTROLLER, comprehensive = COMP, but searcher = TROLLER seems a bit loose. Any thoughts?
13:32 Fri 16th Dec 20053 answers, last by wideboy 22:56 Fri 16th Dec 2005
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Times Sat 10/12

3d Dash out of the tube for milk (7) s - u - e - e, so probably SQUEEZE, but can anyone explain the first part of the clue? (I can just about manage to make MILK = SQUEEZE)
13:47 Sun 11th Dec 20053 answers, last by wideboy 18:28 Sun 11th Dec 2005
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Times 3/12 Jumbo 612

16a Stable tier? (6) s - r - n - string seems the most likely, but I'm not convinced. Any suggestions?
13:01 Mon 05th Dec 20052 answers, last by pldcav 01:14 Tue 06th Dec 2005
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Times 26/11 Jumbo 611

34d Install net and be playing game that uses it (5,6) Presumably TABLE TENNIS, but isn't there an L left over? Perhaps they meant to say INSTAL not INSTALL, and some overzealous person corrected it....
20:22 Tue 29th Nov 20052 answers, last by geo0939 20:57 Tue 29th Nov 2005
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T2 Jumbo 609 -12/11

52a C20 Italian sports-car company (7) The answer is BUGATTI, so the compiler fell into the same trap that we did at a pub quiz recently. The company was French!
11:03 Wed 16th Nov 2005
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lelliej - Times 5/11

If you're still stuck I've put an answer on the previous thread
22:07 Mon 07th Nov 20051 answer, last by lelliej 08:20 Tue 08th Nov 2005
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DT Sat Cryptic

Animal, note, leaving joint (8) The answer seems to be VERTEBRA, but can someone please explain the clue?
21:33 Sat 05th Nov 20053 answers, last by pldcav 00:30 Sun 06th Nov 2005
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Azed 1745

24d Looks in a poet to revive, according to the Bard (6) Presumably ARAISE or ARAYSE, but which? (and why?)
23:27 Thu 03rd Nov 20057 answers, last by rabet 12:18 Fri 04th Nov 2005
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Times Jumbo 15/10

27a No quick way to avoid teacher's pressure (6)  - t - e - s Presumably the answer is STRESS, but I can't see the cryptic explanation. MISTRESS minus M1 (not that quick a way last time I...
09:34 Tue 18th Oct 20052 answers, last by wideboy 11:44 Tue 18th Oct 2005
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Today's Telegraph cryptic

These are for my mother, not me, so I may not have the wording exactly right.  One seems to be TARMAC, but we can't see why: Black stuff Sally found on the bone (6) t-r-a- and the other...
20:48 Sat 15th Oct 20055 answers, last by pldcav 20:59 Sat 15th Oct 2005
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Times Sat Xword 24/9

3d Fan eating first of his endless selection boxes? (10) c - o - - h - l - c I'm guessing it's CHOCAHOLIC, and I can see CHOIC(E), but I can't see a cryptic fan. Can anyone else?
17:54 Sat 24th Sep 20052 answers, last by pldcav 00:59 Sun 25th Sep 2005

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