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Saturday Times Prize Crossword 2 August

Stuck on 5 ac: "Girl in leather rejected companion?". (6 letters - *A*U*L".)l Raquel? Manuel? Thanks as ever....
18:38 Sun 03rd Aug 20144 answers, last by Mamyalynne 18:43 Sun 03rd Aug 2014
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Saturday Times Prize 19Th April

Chewing the furniture over the last 3: 4d: World leader's departed from game, standing up king (6): looks like ARTHUR but can't see wordplay. 6d: Seeds not exactly doubles outsiders at the outset (5):...
21:00 Mon 21st Apr 20145 answers, last by Verbix 21:06 Mon 21st Apr 2014
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Help With 22 Ac Please!

22ac - "Show to Monsieur the writer's glass pens" (9) - looks like PANTOMIME but can't get parsing beyond TO M in the middle. Grateful for explanation....
08:09 Tue 25th Mar 20145 answers, last by Verbix 08:18 Tue 25th Mar 2014
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Times Jumbo Cryptic 21 December

Stuck on 53 ac: "Going back across water, American slaughters rhino" (11): S*O*D***C*S. Can only think of SWORDSTICKS but why? Thanks....
23:47 Sat 21st Dec 20134 answers, last by scorpiojo 23:51 Sat 21st Dec 2013
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Saturday Times Prize 30 November 2013

Looks obvious but scratching head over 1 down: "Model society poet's introduced".(P*S*). POSE looks right but if so what is the wordplay? Thanks as ever....
16:31 Sun 01st Dec 20132 answers, last by Verbix 16:39 Sun 01st Dec 2013
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Saturday Times Prize 5 Oct

17d is: "Advise one in mother's role" 3, 4. Looks like "Say when" but can't see wordplay other than something to do with "hen"... Grateful for any help. A tough one this week. Haven't bought the Sun,...
19:22 Sun 06th Oct 20133 answers, last by Mamyalynne 19:32 Sun 06th Oct 2013
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Saturday Times 17Th August

Stuck on last one, 26 dn.: "Pinched socialist employer's objective? That's about right." (9). I have T-O-S-R-D, assuming POOR is right for 24 dn. Can only think of TROUSERED - but if so, can't see...
13:48 Mon 19th Aug 20133 answers, last by Mamyalynne 14:04 Mon 19th Aug 2013
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Saturdy Times Prize 23 March

Stuck on last one: 11 ac: Chap aboard trawler maybe ultimately lands fish (7). We have S?I?N?R - spinner (dolphin)? But can't see why... Thanks as ever.
10:00 Tue 26th Mar 201312 answers, last by Verbix 10:27 Tue 26th Mar 2013
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Saturday Times 16Th March

Can't get this one at all: 18dn: Madras stain one found beneath cape (8): I have C*E*N*I Grateful for any help and sorry if this query has already been posted....
17:14 Mon 18th Mar 20135 answers, last by Baldric 17:20 Mon 18th Mar 2013
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Saturday Times Prize

Stuck on last one: 5 ac: "Front of car hit, unable to be moved?" (7). I have c-a-p-d. Clamped or clasped seem possible fits but cannot see any word play. Grateful for any help....
20:06 Sun 09th Dec 20124 answers, last by Verbix 20:10 Sun 09th Dec 2012
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saturday times

Last couple: 1 ac "Perhaps it's the sea could fill a small one, from west to east and north to south!" (4, 6). I have W?R?/S?U?R? - Word square? But can't see the word play. 24 ac:...
14:02 Tue 11th Sep 20125 answers, last by Verbix 16:33 Tue 11th Sep 2012
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times prize crossword 28th July

Maybe gone wrong somewhere but grateful for help with: 8d: Idea showers - cold and hot - should be taken in Berlin daily, 10 (I have B-A-----L-) 12a: Travelling beauty has writer go home with...
08:29 Mon 30th Jul 20122 answers, last by ulysses100 08:31 Mon 30th Jul 2012
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times prize crossword 28th July

Maybe gone wrong somewhere but grateful for help with: 8d: Idea showers - cold and hot - should be taken in Berlin daily, 10 (I have B-A-----L-) 12a: Travelling beauty has writer go home with...
08:26 Mon 30th Jul 20124 answers, last by Helenmm 15:54 Mon 30th Jul 2012
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Times Saturday Prize crossword 25149 28 April

Stuck on 15 ac: Character in play taking off coat (4) - I have ?E?H Leah? Wife of Joseph of the coat of many colours? Can't see any further or indeed why... Grateful as ever for any help....
18:30 Sun 29th Apr 20126 answers, last by factor30 19:34 Sun 29th Apr 2012
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Saturday Times 17 March

Help, please, with 18d: Abridged course for dog trainer. ?A?L?V - I can only think of MAGLEV - magnetic train system - but can't see why. Grateful for any help. Quite a tough puzzle, we thought.
15:40 Sun 18th Mar 20123 answers, last by Verbix 15:44 Sun 18th Mar 2012
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Saturday Times 14 Jan

8 dn: "Marry Charlie - he has no wife." 4 letters A?L? Never been so stumped by such a short clue with half the letters there already. Getting ready to feel embarrassed......
09:47 Mon 16th Jan 20123 answers, last by bibblebub 09:58 Mon 16th Jan 2012
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slightly foxed

I don't know this literary magazine though others may. A friend has sent the following clue from the crossword: Festus, the fat officer from Ulster, I hear? Eight letters: -E-R-M-N Merryman,...
18:27 Wed 04th Jan 20124 answers, last by bigbadmarty 13:13 Thu 05th Jan 2012
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Times Saturday Prize 12 Nov

3 dn "Picture first to be removed from display artist put up". Looks like PORTRAYAL but can't see the word-play. Could anyone help, please? Thanks.
16:55 Sun 13th Nov 20113 answers, last by Lie-in King 17:13 Sun 13th Nov 2011
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guardian saturday 25,388

Stuck on last two and feeling dim. 7Dn: Town in West is Wells, viewed from the ground? (5). I have E-H-M - looks like EGHAM but can't see why... 28Ac: Is it played by Paul and me, perhaps, suppressing...
21:53 Sun 31st Jul 20115 answers, last by Verbix 22:03 Sun 31st Jul 2011
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Evening Standard 26 July

10ac: See a vehicle somewhere in Ireland (5): ---AN 2dn: First hint that summer's ended? (6): L---ER Solutions were in yesterday's paper Wed 27th but we missed it. Any help out there? Thanks....
07:38 Thu 28th Jul 20118 answers, last by Verbix 10:30 Thu 28th Jul 2011

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