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Inquisitor

Seven pairs of clues are run together (but do not overlap); in each instance the definitions are of two four-letter words whilst the wordplays lead to two longer words. The four-letter words must be...
16:37 Fri 14th Jul 20173 answers, last by professorplum13 18:08 Fri 14th Jul 2017
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Ev 1286

27d Exchange energy drink for smuggled booze (7) CO?E?ED (There is an extra word in the clue not required....it is either energy or exchange i think) 39a Many migrate east from Russian river (4) T??K...
18:18 Sun 09th Jul 20176 answers, last by djawhufc 18:26 Sun 09th Jul 2017
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Inquisitor 1497

11a Maybe cuboid base on curtailed dice (8,2 words) ?OOT?A?l (answer confirmed in SOED)
12:13 Fri 30th Jun 201711 answers, last by Calibax 12:44 Fri 30th Jun 2017
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Ev 1284

Grid filled... just wondered about the parses for these 2 please: Wordplay gives an extra letter 28d Prisoner operations officer confines in cell maybe ....COOPS 33d Be inaccurate about mass unit once...
14:13 Mon 26th Jun 20174 answers, last by professorplum13 14:17 Mon 26th Jun 2017
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Inquisitor 1493

There may be an extra word or an extra letter in the clue: 36a Politician heard to speak three times is a criminal (7) ?????S? 38a Endless deficit, endless taxes (7) ?????E? 21d Tree with restricted...
19:17 Sat 03rd Jun 20173 answers, last by Neveracrossword 20:34 Sat 03rd Jun 2017
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Ev 1280 : Occasional Item Of Furniture

No crossing letters to help since all entries have to be changed before entry: 13a Local quarrel of friar in church (6) 29d Idle talk that is singular for some simpletons (6) 8d Note former pupil...
17:27 Mon 29th May 20175 answers, last by professorplum13 17:51 Mon 29th May 2017
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Inquisitor 1491

I think these are "normal" clues rather than thematic ones: 32a Top foreign Government splitting time up (5) RI??? 21d Stays out late at first probing drains (6) ?L???S ...possibly "sleeps" if 21d is...
17:10 Sun 21st May 20173 answers, last by MartianAlien 21:33 Sun 21st May 2017
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Times Club Monthly

17a Discovered Marseillaise and moods in Morningside mashup? (14) ???????E?H???S
16:08 Thu 06th Apr 20172 answers, last by professorplum13 18:53 Thu 06th Apr 2017
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Azed 2336

It'a a carte blanche, nothing placed in the grid yet, so number of letters unknown and no crossers. 3a Tax exile, three short along the way, connecting with main branch. 3d Grubby stuff one avoided in...
09:31 Wed 22nd Mar 20176 answers, last by Togo 12:34 Wed 22nd Mar 2017
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Genius 165

The clues may contain superfluous words or phrases: 9a Men get cold feet during attack - too much to lose in extremis (6,3) 15a Auntie talks with Eric - the rsult's affected European arguments (5,8)...
11:01 Wed 08th Mar 20175 answers, last by jadzia49 16:16 Wed 08th Mar 2017
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Ev 1262

Not making much headway with this at all. Clues contain an extra or missing letter in the wordplay OR a misprint in the defn. Then some answers have to be altered before entry in grid.....so crossers...
10:26 Wed 25th Jan 20175 answers, last by roslyn251254 14:39 Thu 26th Jan 2017
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Guardian Genius 162

10a Piece of work, in brief, for teacher (6) ????R? 1d I will get so many together for sex (4) Any hints where Y is hiding please? X and his products were straightforward Puzzle is available here:...
11:55 Mon 05th Dec 201618 answers, last by Tilly2 16:29 Mon 05th Dec 2016
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Ev 1254

There may be a misprint in the defn 16a Chemist's 30-ish (6) ?I???? 3d Bard's round short throne (6) TO??A? 38a Concerned with three squares in crass fashion (10, two words) D??S??????...
12:10 Mon 21st Nov 201610 answers, last by Neveracrossword 15:24 Mon 21st Nov 2016
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Inquisitor 1457

There will be a redundant letter in the clue: 29d Bacterial cell's origin caught in chart (6) C??CA? coccal possibly?? 32d Officer in charge bored looking up meteorological units (5) ??TAS...
12:35 Sun 25th Sep 20164 answers, last by whistleblower 20:53 Tue 27th Sep 2016
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Speccie 2279

I can't see how some of the unclued pair together - any help please?
15:44 Thu 22nd Sep 20169 answers, last by djawhufc 16:41 Fri 23rd Sep 2016
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Genius 159

Rather late starting this and can't get anywhere much yet without 2d History records agricultural methods introduced originally for beef production (8)...
08:57 Wed 21st Sep 20162 answers, last by professorplum13 09:05 Wed 21st Sep 2016
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Ev 1240

There is an extra word in the clue that needs to be removed before solving... 10a Telephone expressions enquiry backed up on previous record (7) S?E???? 15a Load string until penultimate note (4) ???E...
18:20 Sun 14th Aug 20162 answers, last by professorplum13 18:48 Sun 14th Aug 2016
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Iq 1450

The down clues are entered in 4 different ways.. 9d Person saying nothing about one location of gold (8) ... looks like DISCLAIM? clam ... say nothing with i inside ?? 17d Ancient dye incorporated...
14:41 Mon 08th Aug 20163 answers, last by professorplum13 15:33 Mon 08th Aug 2016
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Genius 158

Definitions are normal but some of them require a positive to negative switch(or vice versa) before entry in the grid, as indicated in their clue's wordplay. I think the word length may be altered...
08:43 Wed 03rd Aug 201614 answers, last by professorplum13 16:26 Thu 04th Aug 2016
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Inquisitor 1449

13a Typeset capital from Monotype interrupts head editor (6) ?OMPED if my crossers are right? can anyone help with the "entry" that has to be altered please...
19:12 Sat 30th Jul 20163 answers, last by professorplum13 23:14 Sat 30th Jul 2016

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