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8d. One with an image of Darwin's sound character. ?e?n?r (6) Jenner? Why?

gen2

MM Links May 2012 Week 1

Well, it falls to me, BigMac. So, for week one, you need to know how my mind works. It doesn’t. Or rather, it flits like a butterfly, alighting where it will. So there may be no rhyme –...

naomi24

Gunning for God

I’m currently reading ‘Gunning for God’, by John C Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford, Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science, and Pastoral Advisor at Green...

Groomsport

Literary Review

Literary Review Bloom's commercial: ?o?p? Poppy? why?...

Fairygodmother

Telegraph Cryptic today

10a fabric constituting a disguise put on duke (6) d?m?n? Thanks...

twinklepandora

cottish Sunday Post

7 down Cut up manuscript for tests (5) E?A?S 16 Across Voracious beast to run smoothly up (4) ?O?F...

Scarlett

Were people healthier in 1936?

I have nobody to ask! I was discussing this with my friend. I think that people especially children were healthier back then- no TV, computer games, no processed food etc. What do you think?

Gissing

TLS 923

18A Lord of Tyre points to source of sugar (7) Solution seems to be ENCINAS, but why?

Cohse920

Have given up 4 left time for a beer. A lamp having oil mixed with air in a spray 7 letters L?C?U?N Any hydrocarbons of the ethylene series 7 letters O?E?R?S Parts resembling a beal (BIOL) 6 letters...

timetrialler

scotsman factfinder

Stuck on last one.....any help would be appreciated. 3d Strength, vitality or essential virtue. F?I??N...

thorb38

scotsman's weekend 28/4/2012

any help with the following much appreciated. 1a drawing constant control (9,5)Ihave p?r?????l ???c? 3dfeature weight colonel left inside that's part of a shirt(4,6) thanks in advance...

HenHen

DT 26852

1ac Priestly robe to get by (4) - C?P? - must be cape or cope, but can't see which . if cape how does this mean get by, if cope how does this fit with priestly robe? Help appreciated.

catsrcool

Guardian prize

9ac Rose proves less than coherent speaker (7) ??M?L?R MUMBLER or RAMBLER? 12ac Bitter (twisted) about exile's old car (7) ??A?A?T 25ac Shed is en voyage in colour (7) I?I?I?E IRIDISE or IRIDIZE...

roslyn251254

MM Links April 2012 Week 4

Well all too soon it is my last week as setter of the MM Links. Once again I have enjoyed setting them and watching avidly on a Sat morning to see how quickly they are guessed. I wonder if Bigmac will...

seekeerz

The KM Links Game - April week 4

Good morning all - a very early start with a busy day and lovely sunshine ... not to be missed. Anyway, if I sat here any longer I'd just change my mind over and over and still not pick any matches...

neversaydie

Times Cryptic

15(a) Character in play taking off coat (4) I have ?e?h Any help please...

gazza

Daily Telegraph Prize Crossword 26,852 Saturday April 28th 2012

Morning all, totally stuck. Any help would be much appreciated; 3d Flower in singer Dions make up (9) ??L?????? 13d First of crashes in long list following motorways aggressive attitude (9) 1d...