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TioMateo

The Week 1441

1)  Journalist's memorable sayings seen in cuttings (8)               ?A?K?A?S 2)  A chum gets dress mostly for the country (3,5) A?U  ?H?B? The answer is ABU DHABI ( A bud Habi(t)), but isn't ABU... ...
21:34 Sat 23rd Nov 20244 answers, last by Canary42 05:59 Sun 24th Nov 2024
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The Times 29070

1) Huband cutting pig up in display (4,3)  S?O?  O?F.  It has to be SHOW OFF (display) with H (husband) in SOW (pig), but how does OFF mean "up in"?  The nearest I can get is that OFF means "high"... ...
18:25 Sun 10th Nov 20249 answers, last by TioMateo 18:40 Sun 10th Nov 2024
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The Times 29064

Just the one parsing problem :-  Stuck in the past with a different circle (7) A?R?U?D.  Looks like AGROUND (Stuck).  Circle would seem to be ROUND, but why is AG "in the past with a... ...
20:48 Sun 03rd Nov 20241 answer, last by Lie-in King 20:55 Sun 03rd Nov 2024
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TioMateo

The Times 29058

Just 3 Uncertainties :-   Adhesive covering back of map apparently synthetic (9)           P?A?T?C?Y. Looks like PLASTICKY (synthetic) but, whilst I can see STICKY = adhesive?, I don't get... ...
21:58 Wed 30th Oct 202410 answers, last by Lie-in King 22:47 Wed 30th Oct 2024
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The Times 29051

The Four Tops in concert are gladly extemporising a set of bars (4).  The answer is CAGE (a set of bars).  C,A,G and E are musical notes (and maybe the four top notes available to singers), but... ...
19:43 Mon 21st Oct 20241 answer, last by Captain2 19:49 Mon 21st Oct 2024
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TioMateo

The Week 1435

CotW :-  Very tricky cryptic finished (8) [Originally from The Times]
20:43 Thu 17th Oct 20241 answer, last by Captain2 20:50 Thu 17th Oct 2024
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TioMateo

The Times 29046

There are 3 clues where I seem to have the answer but cannot reconcile the parsing :-   1) Give queen chops after having taken large bite (8)             P?Q?A?C?.  It has to be PIQUANCY (bite) but,... ...
20:52 Wed 16th Oct 20243 answers, last by Lie-in King 21:01 Wed 16th Oct 2024
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The Week 1434

Just the one :- Wisdom mostly shown in French opera (5) N?R?A. Looks like it shoud be NORMA (Italian - not French - opera by Bellini), but I can't parse the rest at all.
18:53 Sun 13th Oct 20242 answers, last by TioMateo 19:39 Sun 13th Oct 2024
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The Times 29040

Struggling here :- 1)  Pop padding novel summary with many, many pages (5,4) 2)  100 years -- not half clever age (5) 3)  Dig European bubbly, cracking processed toxin (10) 4)  Northern Counties... ...
19:50 Wed 09th Oct 202414 answers, last by scorpiojo 20:54 Wed 09th Oct 2024
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The Times 29032

Just back from a week in Crete for late summer sun.  Wonderful.  Took 6 Times Xwords with me for the beach.  Only one parsing query out of all of those !!  :-   Proclamation of expert male spies on... ...
18:17 Tue 08th Oct 20245 answers, last by Neveracrossword 07:01 Wed 09th Oct 2024
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The Times 29034

Scrubbing hard, burnish copper from Ireland (5)  P???S.  It looks like POLIS (POLISH less H), but POLIS is the Scottish word for the police not an Irish word??
16:14 Tue 01st Oct 20243 answers, last by TioMateo 16:25 Tue 01st Oct 2024
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The Week 1431

I have logical answers to 3 clues, but cannot resolve the parsing.   1) Express poll, underlying support not changed (2,2) ?S?S.  AS IS = not changed, but...?   2) Fly first-class out of Belgium twice... ...
09:47 Tue 17th Sep 20245 answers, last by MargeSimpson 14:20 Tue 17th Sep 2024
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The Times 29016

1)  Accessory for man reluctant to have drink cold at first (9)  N?C?C?O??   2)  Consider fixing frame of lattice repaired at last (6)       ... ...
10:51 Wed 11th Sep 202411 answers, last by Lie-in King 11:51 Wed 11th Sep 2024
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The Times 29010

1)  PLayer who gives the crowd nothing to celebrate? (9)              T?A?E?I??  Why is this TRAGEDIAN?   2) Ordered to go cycling around secluded place (4) N?S?  Why is this NEST? (assuming the S... ...
11:51 Tue 03rd Sep 20243 answers, last by Neveracrossword 12:23 Tue 03rd Sep 2024
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The Times 29002

1)  Poet showing how ode to London could start? (4) ?W?N.  Why is it OWEN?   2)  Wheel -one damaged side's eaten by rust, say (7) O?I?I?E.  I understand  ??IDISE, but why does "Wheel" =... ...
10:58 Tue 03rd Sep 20242 answers, last by Lie-in King 11:02 Tue 03rd Sep 2024
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The Times 29004

Just the two :-  Old-fashioned ideas, wanting installation of party line (6)  C?R?O?  Why is it CURIOS?   Craft's fifth design (5) P?A?E
20:52 Wed 28th Aug 20246 answers, last by writesbad 07:30 Thu 29th Aug 2024
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The Times 28998

Bird of old days once breaking into husk (8)  S?E?D?C?   Looks like SHELDUCK but, apart from definition = Bird, why the rest?
15:51 Tue 20th Aug 20245 answers, last by Lie-in King 15:56 Tue 20th Aug 2024
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The Times 28947 +28980

Drop a trail of blood? (7) = DESCENT.  I get drop = Descent, and trail =SCENT, but why does blood =DE?   Little monkey's spotted leaving river (3) = IMP.  How does IMP(URE) = spotted?   Choose cape... ...
19:52 Sat 17th Aug 202411 answers, last by writesbad 20:59 Sat 17th Aug 2024
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TioMateo

The Times 28943

Paris accepting blame ultimately for artist's murder perhaps (7,7).  CAPITAL OFFENCE.  I get the definition (murder perhaps), and PARIS = CAPITAL,   ....but the rest?   Favour old person like me... ...
17:59 Sat 17th Aug 20245 answers, last by quinol 08:04 Sun 18th Aug 2024
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The Times 28992

Well, I'm still struggling (possibly caused by dental anaesthetic) :-   City quartermaster and brigadier initially infiltrating battery (5) A?A??   Bother about one's deceptively spacious transport?... ...
20:50 Wed 14th Aug 20245 answers, last by writesbad 20:53 Wed 14th Aug 2024

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