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Inquisitor 1713

Clues run together with a redundant letter separating them. I have taken out those letters. Since the left and right grids can be interchanged, not sure if I have them correct. at 11a, I have answer...

saladdodger

Inquisitor 1712

23d Poet's beginning to pray for end of quick game for kids. grid entry ?US?PI? (not necessarily a real word ......longer word with the "theme"word taken out) 25a Ian's making oilseed very special to...

hankir

Iq 1712

Some clues have their definitions jumbled with an extra letter. Help with: 1a. Barring absurd war, narrow faction not involved in hostilities (8) 22a. Maybe cultivar from Parisian about to be put in...

pomona

Ev 1500

I'm not really getting how the downs work/fit in... With one exception each down clue has an extra letter provided through wordplay to form the entry... 2d Ed's visor dead centre in basinet cupped in...

MissSpell

Genius 218

Hi there.... struggling steadily through this. Now stuck on three connected clues - 15d, 22a and 31a I'm presuming that 23d is simply an anagram of 'itches'? Thank you in advance, if you can assist...

hankir

Iq 1711

About 7 remain to be solved. have not started filling the grid yet. Clues are in Alpha order. Help with: Denounce with no written words about exam cheat (4) Starts with C or D Scandinavian right to...

professorplum13

Ev 1499

there will be an extra letter in the wordplay... 26d Eager on swinging Welsh girl? (6) ??ENO? "E" is extra 29d Behind in set? Not much (7, 3 words) A??TL?T "T" is extra Where is the 2nd element in the...

Hagen

Listener 4671 Ours By Xanthippe

A terrifying preamble. Ugh. Jumbles. Double ugh. Definition/letter mix clues. Ugh to the nth power. Yet this was brilliant! Once the method of entry of the across revealed itself, a smile was...

yellow11

Spec2518

answers and parsing please-last few 5d artist's hardly stuck in misfortune-a thespian 8 UN?ATHE? 30a judge's reward sent over 4 DEE? deed? 40a ?ROKE 5 anagram of type of duck tghanks...

LeenaH

Guardian Genius 218

I am not writing the preamble to this special crossword. It's too big. So pardon me I cannot figure out anything here. Please give me some hints I only have answers to 13d,23d,27d. Thanks in advance...

kash72

Guardian Genius 218

Stuck with this last clue on this puzzle Special instructions Substitution of paired words is involved before entry of the solutions into the grid. ( e.g one and all: one is substituted with all in...

Matakari

Spectator No 2518

Good day, “making a run for it” this week, I’m stuck and am seeking answers/hints for the following. Thanks in advance! ACROSS: 17 Tests principles initially found wanting (5) : O??D? 22 Horse in rain...

Matakari

Diet By Curmudgeon (Alias Chalicea?) - http://www.crossword.org.uk/diet.html

Good day, having some tricky moments digesting Chalicea’s offering before I can think of getting to the hidden instructions. Thanks in advance again for coming to the rescue with answers/hints/parsing...

Vulcanpilot

6D. One’s Left By Lover Hiding Drug Dependency.

I’ve got the answer Isle of Man but don’t the “by lover hiding drug” bit The drug is E I presume....

Matakari

Diet By Curmudgeon (In The Crossword Centre) - http://www.crossword.org.uk/diet.html

I'm stuck on the following and some answers/hints/with parsing would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. A correction has just been made to the preamble in this puzzle. ACROSS: 16 Be incumbent on one...

hankir

Ev 1498

I have solved this puzzle. The only clue I cannot parse is: Hamish’s to walk unsteadily having at first slurped drappie (4) I have the answer to walk unsteadily but have no idea what a synonym for...

Matakari

Diet By Curmudgeon In The Crossword Centre

Good morning, I’m fascinated by Curmudgeon’s DIET in the Crossword Centre (Crossword Centre Prize Puzzle August 2021 ), but am somewhat baffled by this part of the preamble: “An extra letter not...

hankir

Iq 1710

The preamble is long so only those who have solved it may be able to help. Need help with 6d, 35d, 38d, 41a I have only 3 misprints and few extra words. How do 10a and 43a parse? I have the answers....

tedsgran

Inquisitor 1710

Clues to the ten 5 letter entries are of 2 sorts: 1. half contain a misprint 2. half contain a letter string to be removed before solving 33a Portraits of ancestors - series unveiled in Upper House?...

Matakari

Telegraph Cryptic Connections Puzzle For This Week

Good day, I am stuck on 1, 2 and 3 and am not sure about 5. Answers with parsing would be appreciated, please! Thanks in advance! Cryptic Connections In a Cryptic Connections puzzle, five cryptic...

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Inquisitor 1713

Inquisitor 1712

Iq 1712

Ev 1500

Genius 218

Iq 1711

Ev 1499

Listener 4671 Ours By Xanthippe

Spec2518

Guardian Genius 218

Guardian Genius 218

Spectator No 2518

Diet By Curmudgeon (Alias Chalicea?) - http://www.crossword.org.uk/diet.html

6D. One’s Left By Lover Hiding Drug Dependency.

Diet By Curmudgeon (In The Crossword Centre) - http://www.crossword.org.uk/diet.html

Ev 1498

Diet By Curmudgeon In The Crossword Centre

Iq 1710

Inquisitor 1710

Telegraph Cryptic Connections Puzzle For This Week

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