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The Week 1376

29 Ac :- All the best for now! (5,2,3,3) ?T?T? O? T?E ?R? . It seems obvious that it has to be STATE OF THE ART, but I don't get the Parsing, or the Definition for that matter.
19:49 Sun 27th Aug 20234 answers, last by TioMateo 19:55 Sun 27th Aug 2023
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The Times On Fri, Sat And Mon (One From Each)

Fri :- Wasting £1000, develop small cars (7) E?T?T?S. Why is it ESTATES (cars)? Sat :- One stroke of a Chinese brush perhaps has a role to play (9,4) C?A?A?T?R ?A?T. Why is it CHARACTER PART (a role...
13:45 Tue 22nd Aug 20239 answers, last by Captain2 14:13 Tue 22nd Aug 2023
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The Times 28681 & The Sunday Times 5072

Dialect Swiss primarily used in Catholic church (8) ?O?A?S?H (The Times 28681) Greek character shown up by team on and off (5) D?L?A. It has to be DELTA (Greek character), but I can't parse "shown up...
21:38 Tue 15th Aug 20236 answers, last by bhg481 09:05 Wed 16th Aug 2023
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The Times 28676

Just the one parsing :- Fish's bottom served with cream (3,5) S?A ?R?U? The answer is SEA TROUT (Fish). Whilst I get SEAT (for bottom), why is ROUT "served with cream"?...
15:36 Sat 12th Aug 20236 answers, last by Neveracrossword 15:43 Sat 12th Aug 2023
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The Week 1374

Just the one :- 18Dn Highest complex fractions? Small actually (7) E?G?T?S. The only word I can come up with is ERGATES (A worker ant). But I don't get it . Help please....
21:01 Mon 07th Aug 20233 answers, last by Captain2 21:07 Mon 07th Aug 2023
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The Times 28674

17Dn :- Bargained for stock (8) ?X?E?T?D. Why is it EXCEPTED, or even EXPECTED?...
16:06 Mon 07th Aug 20235 answers, last by Lie-in King 16:13 Mon 07th Aug 2023
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The Mos Prize Crossword No Of Is 30Th July

I have come late to this one, with the deadline in a few hours. I note the consensus is there are 13 Is. I have checked and rechecked my No of 12 Is, and cannot see a 13th. So........ 1) pIck on 2)...
20:27 Fri 04th Aug 20234 answers, last by TioMateo 20:41 Fri 04th Aug 2023
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The Week 1373

CotW :- Not working for nothing (4) -{originally in The Daily Telegraph}. (No letters given!). I first of all thought it was IDLE, but I was a bit iffy about "for nothing". Then I thought of FREE....
12:34 Fri 04th Aug 20231 answer, last by Neveracrossword 12:36 Fri 04th Aug 2023
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The Times 28668

7Dn :- Bear cub rested regularly after noon (5) N?R?E. It looks like NURSE (Noon = N, and cUb ReStEd regularly = URSE. But, why does NURSE correspond to "Bear"? 24Dn :- Individual in school with hard...
19:20 Tue 01st Aug 20233 answers, last by kettledrum 19:26 Tue 01st Aug 2023
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The Times 28667

Just one from The Times this Friday :- 6Dn :- From opening that's inconclusive, white finally in superior position (5) A?O?E. The only two words I can come up with that more or less equate to what I...
12:15 Sun 30th Jul 20233 answers, last by TioMateo 12:36 Sun 30th Jul 2023
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The Times 28662

Just 2 (or 1.5) queries :- 16Dn: Some letters from chap caught underneath boat (4,4) ?U?K ?A?L. Well, it obviously looks like JUNK MAIL (Some letters) with JUNK (for boat). But why is MAIL a chap...
22:06 Mon 24th Jul 20235 answers, last by TioMateo 09:19 Tue 25th Jul 2023
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The Times 28656

Just the one parsing query :- Put up with hindrance in reverse for city (3,4) T?L ?V?V. It's pretty obvious that the answer is TEL AVIV (city) and I get TEL a let (hindrance) reversed, but how on...
16:18 Tue 18th Jul 20232 answers, last by bookbinder 16:30 Tue 18th Jul 2023
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The Week 1371

24 Ac :- Hands perhaps cracked in Ariel soap initially (6) I?R?E? It looks like an anagram of Ariel S(oap), and ISRAEL fits the bill. But why "Hands"?...
20:21 Sat 15th Jul 20232 answers, last by scorpiojo 20:23 Sat 15th Jul 2023
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The Times 28650

Object plucked from lecturer's sack? (4) ?U?E. Why might it be LUTE?
15:11 Tue 11th Jul 20231 answer, last by Toorak 15:13 Tue 11th Jul 2023
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The Week 1370

Stuck on CotW :- Bottom pinched by flipping horrid anti-feminist (5). Originally in The Guardian, Picaroon....
10:33 Tue 11th Jul 20231 answer, last by Lie-in King 10:34 Tue 11th Jul 2023
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The Times 28644

1) Proceed cautiously, adding a little extra to low digit (6) ?I?T?E. 2) Burst of fire from Pole, maybe after swapping the middle round. (5) S?L?O. Looks like SALVO, but is SLAVO a Pole? 3) Before...
16:34 Sun 02nd Jul 20234 answers, last by Lie-in King 16:39 Sun 02nd Jul 2023
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The Times 28632

A couple of parsing issues :- Subject this person to anti-discriminatory checks (5) T?P?C. Probably TOPIC (Subject), but why? English teacher's back in a panic, providing cover for head (7) E?R?L?P....
14:01 Wed 21st Jun 20233 answers, last by Captain2 14:10 Wed 21st Jun 2023
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The Week 1365

CotW :- Steep charge imposed on son at university (8) (The Times)...
08:35 Mon 05th Jun 20233 answers, last by mallyh 08:38 Mon 05th Jun 2023
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The Week 1363

2 x Iffy parsings :- 19Dn : Secret store is under stone (5) ?T?S?. STASH is a secret score, but how does "is" mean ASH (coming under ST = stone)? 6Dn : Broadcast put down again, we hear (7) ?E?A?E?....
14:28 Mon 22nd May 20232 answers, last by TheFrogman 16:00 Mon 22nd May 2023
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The Times 28608

Just the one from yesterday's Times :- Women laid up - could this get them going? (5) S?N?A
09:42 Sun 21st May 20233 answers, last by maryholter 17:45 Sun 21st May 2023

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