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cantatrice

Times jumbo cryptic 891 Help, please with 2d Excellent eyesight provided by the boss (11)

7d An outstanding person, English in ancient city - king observed, standing up (3,4,5) 49a All tooled with black and white hoe strangely7 (3,5,3,3,8) With very many thanks...
10:52 Mon 04th Oct 20103 answers, last by slow 'n easy 13:40 Wed 06th Oct 2010
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May-bell-09

Polymath 572

Stuck on three. 7d.in heraldry,wavy(5) U?D?E I can only find UNDY in books & net 9d.type of grass also called sweet sorghum(7,9) I can only make Chinese sugarcane out of this and cannot verify it...
17:43 Sat 25th Sep 20106 answers, last by May-bell-09 10:38 Sun 26th Sep 2010
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Prospect Generalist

18A Bundle of wood tied together (6) - N - T - H Chambers doesn't help in giving a relevant meaning of snatch or snitch! 42A A Parisian good-for-nothing (7) - A - R - - -...
13:02 Thu 23rd Sep 20103 answers, last by slow 'n easy 17:46 Thu 23rd Sep 2010
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maeva

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37d component element ?n?s\?d?e?t brain's gone dead help please...
22:03 Sun 29th Aug 20102 answers, last by slow 'n easy 10:21 Mon 30th Aug 2010
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the generalist

27D Identity of musical pitch (10) _ N _ S _ N _ N _ _
09:41 Sun 29th Aug 20103 answers, last by slow 'n easy 10:24 Sun 29th Aug 2010
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Times Jumbo Cryptic 884

35A Ferry boat about to come into base (6) - E - C - T I have SEACAT but don't see the logic!
10:21 Sun 15th Aug 20102 answers, last by slow 'n easy 11:23 Sun 15th Aug 2010
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Polymath 565

26A A straight thrust in fencing (8) I found PASSADO in every reference but that does to meet either an 8 letter requirement or fitting in to - - - C - A - O...
13:44 Sat 07th Aug 20106 answers, last by writesbad 22:17 Mon 09th Aug 2010
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Jumbo 878 Cryptic

4D Mammal to make sound circling garden retreats (7,4) C - - -O - R...
08:18 Mon 05th Jul 20102 answers, last by slow 'n easy 08:21 Mon 05th Jul 2010
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Generalist

Help needed on last two of this month's issue: 16A Ethylene (8,3) I have O _ E _ I _ N _ GAS 32A Number 6 in Portmeirion (8) _ R _ S _ N _ R...
07:40 Fri 28th May 201020 answers, last by seekeerz 07:50 Sat 29th May 2010
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FT 13392

29A Do health resorts help American author ? (3,6) D - S - A - S - S
15:27 Sat 22nd May 20102 answers, last by slow 'n easy 16:49 Sat 22nd May 2010
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Prospect Generalist

39D A meadow by a river (3) On the basis that I am correct with 38 A and 41 A then I have I - G and can find nothing to suit the clue! Much easier this month but foiled by a single letter!!...
15:39 Thu 29th Apr 20105 answers, last by seekeerz 01:11 Sat 01st May 2010
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bathtub

Prospect/Generalist February

Here's the link for anyone who hasn't spotted it buried in a thread in the Crosswords forum. http://www.prospectma...ds/crosswords/167.pdf I'm struggling with 2dn, but it's early days yet....
03:42 Thu 28th Jan 201012 answers, last by bathtub 04:08 Fri 29th Jan 2010
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Times Jumbo cryptic 853

45A Lead for Sellers making up for lost time in acting: Being There (8) Either PRETENCE (acting?) or PRESENCE (being there?) or maybe something else!! 52A Dull person with a sanction to restrict...
08:29 Mon 11th Jan 20106 answers, last by Proximus 09:45 Mon 11th Jan 2010
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FT Polymath 535

8D Pig's trotters (8) P-T-I-O-S The only word I can find is PETTIFOGS which doesn't fit the clue!
12:11 Sat 09th Jan 20102 answers, last by slow 'n easy 14:39 Sat 09th Jan 2010
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Times Jumbo 849 Cryptic

Three silly little clues leave me feeling incomplete!! 30A What's stranded in port maybe after end of shift (5) T-I-E 50D Flower Queen darling taking the year off (5) R_O_E 52D Mass invasion of pitch...
23:12 Mon 28th Dec 20097 answers, last by JMR27 08:35 Tue 29th Dec 2009
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FT 13258

14D Practising horology inside (5,4) D - I - G - R - E 21D Scottish flower is out (5) F - R - H Either FIRTH or FORTH but which and why??...
11:32 Sun 13th Dec 20096 answers, last by Christoddd 19:15 Tue 15th Dec 2009
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Spadina

Polymath 530 - changeling or simpleton. Is it 'ouphe' ?

19:42 Sat 05th Dec 20094 answers, last by slow 'n easy 17:21 Sun 06th Dec 2009
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generalist

27 D The memorial at Seelow Heights commemorates this WW2 battle (9) I assume it is ODER ----- of which I have - D - R - R - V -. but cannot find any relevant refernce in Google....
13:10 Mon 23rd Nov 20093 answers, last by slow 'n easy 14:24 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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teacher1

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Please can anyone help in anyway ? I spent 3 hours yesterday trying to slove my last two clues !!! :-( 30d. White argillaceous rock used for doorsteps. (9) c?l?s?a?e 34d. Not exact, of measurement....
10:31 Thu 22nd Oct 20093 answers, last by teacher1 10:48 Thu 22nd Oct 2009
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40A Airman disorientated in Edinburgh left for university (10) - - N - B - R - T 44A Problem for lush ducks, taking river out of the country (10) - I - S - M - - - O...
09:37 Sun 04th Oct 20093 answers, last by slow 'n easy 10:44 Sun 04th Oct 2009

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