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Advice please: 16 a "Dismiss Paul Revere, might one say, then head off nut" (5,3) I have *s*e*/ o**. I think the last letter might be t (see below) so that could give "usher out". I can see the...
09:52 Mon 01st Apr 20135 answers, last by stevenj 11:39 Mon 01st Apr 2013
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The flower one has got me! I have even tried to find an answer in my mother's RHS book but to no avail. But I am confident that someone out there knows! The clue (27d) is: genus of ornamental plants...
17:43 Sun 24th Mar 20133 answers, last by stevenj 18:01 Sun 24th Mar 2013
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Hourglass just after turning? One works for many hours. 4,5 I am pretty sure it's full timer but I can't work out the "full" part...
14:03 Sun 17th Mar 20131 answer, last by Lie-in King 14:04 Sun 17th Mar 2013
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Hourglass just after turning? One works for many hours. (4,5) The answer seems to be full timer but I can't work out the "full" part. Annoying because I have managed to the rest of the crossword which...
13:05 Sun 17th Mar 20133 answers, last by stevenj 14:05 Sun 17th Mar 2013
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Please can someone help with the final clue but one which is totally baffling me?2d. Count in binary,say,impossible at the outset. I have B*S*E Thank you steven j...
14:45 Mon 25th Feb 20134 answers, last by johnalex 14:58 Mon 25th Feb 2013
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The good news is that, after two disastrous weeks (barely more that two thirds completed), this week's has restored my confidence. But the really bad news is that I am in serious trouble at school...
12:13 Sun 09th Dec 20127 answers, last by mamyalynne 17:47 Sun 09th Dec 2012
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last one (and infuriating!) 3d "Sweet food that may be salvaged from middle of wreckage" 5,4 I have t*p*y/ *a*e which suggests that the second word is cake. Tippy cake? topsy cake? Help...
09:58 Thu 25th Oct 20125 answers, last by stevenj 10:31 Thu 25th Oct 2012
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"bread for thrushes"
23:03 Sat 22nd Sep 20121 answer, last by mac44 04:39 Sun 23rd Sep 2012
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Finished! I now get so much pleasure from understanding and solving these clues. All thanks to Lie-in King, bibblebub and others whose "masterclasses" helped me crack the code. When I say...
10:22 Sun 16th Sep 201210 answers, last by Aquagility 18:30 Fri 01st Apr 2016
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Passed the ball to set up goal? Try to stop that. (6) I have d-f-n- which suggests defend or define. But I can't see a rationale for either. Can someone put me out of my misery please?

Pased the ball to set up goal? Try to stop that.(6) I have d-f-n- So it could be define or defend but I don't see any rationale for either. Is "try" something to do with rugby? Please can...
17:57 Wed 08th Aug 20124 answers, last by stevenj 19:44 Wed 08th Aug 2012
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After I realised that it was "saddle stitch" and not "baffle stitch" a lot fell into place. BUT two still defeat me 29ac Singer's general style perceived on playing disc" I...
11:33 Mon 18th Jun 20124 answers, last by stevenj 11:44 Mon 18th Jun 2012
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After two very bleak weeks when I thought I had gone back to the beginners stage, I have done quite well with this one. But two cluels are defeating me.51d as a dog, obey the swine. I have###l. And52...
09:31 Sat 14th Apr 20126 answers, last by stevenj 09:54 Sat 14th Apr 2012
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40d Bloody fool, I turned up on variable schedule I have I*I*E*A*Y so i reckon the answer is itinerary BUT, while I can see the fool up (nit) and I on it, I just can't work out the rest. As you see, I...
21:09 Mon 06th Feb 20123 answers, last by stevenj 21:21 Mon 06th Feb 2012
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47d Unlikely to have short time in captivity I have R*M*S (not convinced about the s) but i just don't see what it can be. Infuriating because it's the last one in what I thought was a pretty tough...
20:20 Sun 13th Nov 20116 answers, last by stevenj 21:11 Sun 13th Nov 2011
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This is boy Steven reporting for a Master Class. I have completed the crossword except for 36d. "Got a hundred, perhaps one of many tons made with strong defence" I have d*e*d*o*g*t so the...
11:30 Mon 10th Oct 20112 answers, last by stevenj 19:54 Tue 11th Oct 2011
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"altering the progress of" I have I*T*R*E*T*I*N*. So it could be interjecting, intersecting interserting interverting. But none of them QUITE means what is asked of us....
09:17 Thu 02nd Jun 20113 answers, last by stevenj 10:19 Thu 02nd Jun 2011
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18 ac Vehicle suitable for snow and ice in the US, we hear I have s*e*g* so both sledge and sleigh fit. Sleigh can sound like slay so that seems to be the answer but I am not really certain as to why....
20:44 Sat 21st May 20113 answers, last by stevenj 20:47 Sat 21st May 2011
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"By the sound of it, breeds birds" I have r*e*s which suggests "reeds". If that's right, I get the bird part but I don't get the "By the sound of it breeds" part. Is...
23:56 Sat 12th Feb 20111 answer, last by defenstrate 23:58 Sat 12th Feb 2011
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"a short letter" epistlelet?
20:32 Sat 05th Feb 20111 answer, last by boxtops 20:33 Sat 05th Feb 2011
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MKSA units proposed in 1904. (6,6) Georgi something?...
17:13 Mon 03rd Jan 20112 answers, last by BlueIce 18:07 Mon 03rd Jan 2011

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