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Spec2537

have ground to a halt-help re which clues have an extra letter in wordplay would be great also re theme.Thanks

Seasons Greetings

there is an extra letter given by wordplay in each clue Principality expending energy on crazy timber (6) .....extra is "s" Went and hauled on board covering note (6) Charged bribe on plot (6)...

Bogtrotter

Tls 1405

I seem to be the only person struggling with this - or has everyone else given up! 1d Hemingway's tipster is swamped we hear: m???s 21d Cricket-mad author advocates runs, specifically: ???r?e 22d...

pomona

Tls 1407

29a Makes legal decisions about drug addicts (6) ???N?S 2nd letter possibly i FIENDS??...

BenCotto

Village Quiz In Rutland

The theme is Down on the Farm and, annoyingly, the number of letters is not supplied. All answers are one word unless otherwise stated. If people could help me with the last few I would be very...

Unicorn5

Genius 222

12A - "Shrink and cut growth having lost hundreds" - I think that the answer is "analyst" (= shrink), but cannot for the life of me work out the cryptic bit. Can anyone help please?...

johnpiper

Spectator Christmas Crossword-Dectet

Well this is a humdinger of a crossword and i am making steady progress but am stymied by a few of what i think are conventional clues and am missing the name of the instrumentalist and the second...

hankir

Iq 1730

There is an extra letter in the clue which has to be removed before solving. 10. Historic court reported gutter (4) I think G in gutter is extra. Answer must be Eyre (court) but why utter?...

yellow11

Genius

down clues have extra word.across entries may be deduced from clue combined with one of extra down words-help please!and parsing 4a cunning trick with edges of special cube 6 rubiks? 10a hi-tech...

johnpiper

Im struggling on sw corner although i have two sets of unclued lights and the connection! And the hidden link word. So can anyone help please onbremaining clues Unclued 2D (4) PEN? 32a piggy uncovered...

Matakari

Spectator N0 2536

Good evening, I’m stuck on a few for which I need some answers, thanks in advance! ACROSS: 17 Biblical land about to get bread (6) : ????A? 21 Image about one mount joining several states (9,...

LeenaH

Guardian Genius 222

Each down clue contains a superfluous word to be ignored in arriving at the solution. Each across entry in the grid may be deduced from its clue combined in the same way with one of the superfluous...

Woodside187

Tls 1404

Stuck on two: 6a Comic described liberal assistant lecturer (4) ?I?S 25a People like Lem with time for editing? (10) ?O?I?H?I?T (something theist I assume) Many thanks for help.

hankir

Azed 2582

Help with: 34. Blue dye that’s appropriate, as it’s said, for such bags (4) SA?S SACS? Why? 7. Article, green, showing what is height of fashion (or was) (5, 2 words) THEG? Thanks....

Morewineplease

2 Down And 16 Across In The Speccie 2535

I am stuck with 2 down and 16 across as I cannot make them mesh. Any ideas please would be most welcome...

Matakari

Spectator N0 2535

Good evening, Doc stumps me on the following for which I would like some answers, thanks in advance! ACROSS: 22 A foreign article in ostler’s armoury (7) : ?U????? 34 Delays old spies and wassailers...

lashley

Spec2535 Triplets

help please and parsing 11a sad poem which its middle letters spell out 5 E???? epode? 41a roll out the red carpet and burst into tears 5 ????T also help re unclued--only common feature i can see is...

pragnard

Spectator 2533

29d - I'm sure I have the answer BUT - BD = rising???? Great puzzle...

WhiffWhaff

Ev 1515

I have a full grid and worked out the endgame but stuck on this one clue: 13a Departs peculiar ravine’s ridge It looks like ‘gremlin’ or ‘Kremlin’ if I have not made any mistakes. Can anyone help...

alsnru

Guardian 28614

15 across. I've got the answer, Rebecca, but I can't see an instrument in it. Also, can someone parse 9 Acc. Tha answer is hornet but I can't parse it. Thanks...

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