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r.t.31

18a. Boorish nun, eg. mentally unstable (13) 9d. TV actress with dog placed on the pile outside. (8.5.) Any help much appreciated.

marbil

7. hole in the wall (4,5) 9. act (4) 10. to leave out, ignore (8) 11. golden round the outside for safety ( 4,5,8) 13. pairs of animals in the stock exchange (5,3,5) 15. fasteners figure (3,6) 19. the...

superking

local quiz

What has the bottom at the top. Thanx folks

JULIEWOOLIE

times jumbo 709

Stuck for 2 Through which something has got last word ?E?M and Towers used in the Bastille for beheading the queen?O?R? OARS? any ideas?

Christiana

MM Links July 2007 [Week 3]

"Good Morrow" This is Queen Christiana, QC , back from her holidays and ready to tease and tantalise you with more 'Hints and Links' . The Surrey countryside was beautiful, but, as usual, I felt...

Yarmite

Local Quizes

I have two quizes which I cannot complete, maybe someone else can help? 1. Intoxicated ?????? and ????? (6,3,5) The other answers all have 're' in some part of the solution. 2. High seas do this to...

porilo

Guardian Cryptic 24135

Sorry, I'm having a very hard time with Pasquale today. I find it hard to get my head around some of his clues, so any help would be much appreciated: 21a: She may be in this store (8) I've ???KSHOP....

outrageous

rt30

15a Sheikdom said to forbid sovereignty BA?R?I? (7) 19d Partly grow a native tree ?O?A? (5) 22a Dopey Jacket R?E??? (6) 16a letters in the sky ?I?M??? (7) thanks

smouse

Double up quiz

all words in the answer contain double letters eg silly billy 1. reached a couple of days before the hundred is up! (8 5) 2. walking on it one way it is good, but not the other (5 4)

jill53

rhodes minnis cryptic places quiz

Can anyone help me with these four please ? Answers are all place names in great britain. no. 40 Rapid tree ( 9 ) no. 46 Hand out ( 4 ) no. 47 Guards corps ( 10 ) no. 48 A rookies first house (9 )...

LottieAnne

The Times 25 July 1978

1ac Advance a theory in favour of sterling (8) 8ac In clubland it's handy for Paddy (10) 10ac Whereby surveyors kept Pa from Poppins country (5-5, 4) No letters as I just cannot get started on this...

audreybonnar

eatables

marbil I see you have all the answers can you tell me the answer to no 26 aeeinstttw 2 words

bald eagle

Various puzzles

36a dreadful hog snatcher to cheat out of money, 2 words 5 and 6 ????? c?a??? 25d country where friend embraces alternative Yank 8 letters ???t???l Philosopher scoffs about concept of self, after...

pigeon57

sun tel �500 crossword

48a roughly scooped like a visual toy (12)

cruciverbali

Ditloid

5 AI in CS (D,H,M,R and S)

stevelyn1

times 23653

last ones! 22a a fellow at length finds sheltered spot ??C??? 26a cardinal not initially curious about english writer 8 T???Y??? 22d saintly type employed by international bank 5 ??B?? 20d nen at bar...

crofter

MM Links July [Week 2]

"Good morning"! This is Queen Christiana, QC (aka Jackie). As you can see I've moved quickly from "drowning" status to "waving" position and now expect other people to wave as I pass regally by....