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Re the Sunday Crusader

In 24a, the clue is "to a high degree". The answer, according to previous posts, is "something rotten". Could someone please explain this? I have checked the Bard and can make no...
13:47 Sun 10th Apr 20114 answers, last by sincnoel 13:57 Sun 10th Apr 2011
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Internet readability

Since I had my PC overhauled recently, I can hardly read what's on screen because the wording is so faint. How do I make it bolder (ie, blacker?)
11:07 Sat 09th Apr 20113 answers, last by rojash 14:25 Sat 09th Apr 2011
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Tel GK

4d ... four letters ... abbreviated measure of volume used in cookery equal to 15ml ?B?P
10:22 Sat 05th Mar 20113 answers, last by sincnoel 10:25 Sat 05th Mar 2011
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Crusader and his Squire

I am mortified at being stumped by any clue in this xword but 22a has got me. "Transpired" ... I have T?R?E?O??. Shomething sheems wrong shomewhere.
14:36 Sun 13th Feb 20113 answers, last by sincnoel 14:42 Sun 13th Feb 2011
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Sunday Crusader

18a The clue is "medieval trumpet" but the answer seems to be "sackbut" -- which was a trombone, not a trumpet. Or have I got it wrong?
12:35 Sun 26th Dec 20105 answers, last by sincnoel 14:55 Sun 26th Dec 2010
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ST £500

3d ... Head off wild cat on a Scottish island. I have I?N? which presumably makes the island Iona. But where does the wild cat come into it?
19:18 Mon 20th Dec 20104 answers, last by factor30 09:27 Tue 21st Dec 2010
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Sir Lancelot

11d ... bird with a spotted breast. ?I?T?E ?H?I?H
15:32 Sun 19th Dec 20102 answers, last by sincnoel 15:37 Sun 19th Dec 2010
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DT £500

Need just two to finish. 125a: A set of jewellery intended to be worn together (?A?U?E). And 86a: The name of the jinni in the film Aladdin (?E?I?). The latter couldn't be genie ... could it? Which is...
22:08 Sat 18th Dec 20104 answers, last by sincnoel 22:13 Sat 18th Dec 2010
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You Mag

20a clue is "dilapidated". letters I jave are s-o-d-. from which i get "shoddy". but shoddy is NOT a synonym for dilapidated. -- i've checked the top internet thesaurus and it is...
10:40 Sun 24th Oct 20104 answers, last by trevordavies 19:41 Sun 24th Oct 2010
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Mos £500

55a Heavenly swimmer?
14:18 Sun 17th Oct 20107 answers, last by Lie-in King 14:30 Sun 17th Oct 2010
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A simple thing, I know ...

... but could someone tell me how to cut and paste?
12:22 Wed 08th Sep 20106 answers, last by sincnoel 12:29 Wed 08th Sep 2010
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Proper spelling

Sorry, but I'm going to have a rant here. I am sick of the increasing Americanisation of our language ... which is English English. If the Yanks want to spell certain things their way, in their own...
11:41 Sun 22nd Aug 201015 answers, last by mike11111 22:36 Sun 22nd Aug 2010
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Sir Lancelot

26a Covered with dots ??o?t?
11:13 Sun 25th Jul 20105 answers, last by sincnoel 11:15 Sun 25th Jul 2010
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frank "big boy" goodie

here's one for the jazzers ... in 1952 (i understand), goodie recorded a number called "collector's blues" in berlin with a german group. has anyone heard of it? does anyone know where one...
16:12 Wed 07th Jul 20102 answers, last by sincnoel 19:59 Wed 07th Jul 2010
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express sunday crusader

10a US blues harmonica player S?I? H?R?O (I think)
09:13 Sun 04th Jul 20101 answer, last by sincnoel 09:16 Sun 04th Jul 2010
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dtgk

49d Exercise characterised by a deep step forward etc ?U?G?
10:22 Sat 03rd Jul 201010 answers, last by sincnoel 10:40 Sat 03rd Jul 2010
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yahoo

Am I the only one having great difficulty connecting to Yahoo right now?
21:34 Sun 20th Jun 20101 answer, last by AlBags 21:41 Sun 20th Jun 2010
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DTGK

Can anyone confirm that 15a is chub? If so, where is it called a loggerhead?
09:21 Sat 22nd May 20105 answers, last by DrFilth 09:33 Sat 22nd May 2010
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HERCULIS

I am not sure if I'm being overly pedantic or even jingoistic here, but I take severe exception to today's Herculis. To be precise, the clues 3d and 15a.. I always thought I was living in a country...
16:09 Mon 10th May 20108 answers, last by TinaB 19:01 Tue 11th May 2010
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sir lancelot

Might I point out that the apparent answer to 9a is wrong. The person in the answer was NEVER a 9a.
14:02 Sun 21st Mar 20102 answers, last by Pumbah 14:56 Sun 21st Mar 2010

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