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Mephisto 2603 -- last one

I must be being really dense but I can't see 28 dn: 'Rejects aid to viewing' (4): ?ins. Can anyone help? Thanks!!! Katherine
12:58 Fri 23rd Jul 20105 answers, last by woodstockbit 14:21 Fri 23rd Jul 2010
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Times Jumbo 864

Last one -- what a struggle this week! 25 ac British heretic keeps Bible in German (8): B?V?R?A? -- I'm sure it's obvious but I'm not seeing it -- can anyone help> Thanks! Katherine
12:36 Mon 05th Apr 20104 answers, last by woodstockbit 12:53 Mon 05th Apr 2010
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Mephisto 2553

Last ones -- can anyone help? 29 ac (7): What may be first recognised as one antique bottle, just about: ??L?G?N. The only words I can find that fit are halegen, polygon and xylogen and not of those...
15:42 Fri 07th Aug 20093 answers, last by woodstockbit 11:45 Sat 08th Aug 2009
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I'm struggling with the bottom right-hand corner still: 40 d Publisher's last letter in support of two liberals can go astray (8): ?O?L?N?? 49d Boar's belly's eaten according to Falstaff, maybe (5)...
10:50 Fri 22nd May 20094 answers, last by woodstockbit 11:39 Fri 22nd May 2009
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Times Club Monthly 20103

This last one is driving me mad -- can anyone help? 19d: Fatalistic and menacing policy of discrimination by nationality? (7) N_I_I_H; thank you! Katherine
10:40 Mon 13th Apr 20092 answers, last by woodstockbit 10:52 Mon 13th Apr 2009
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Sunday Times 4302

I'm having trouble with 6D -- can anyone help? `Dead, we are told, and can be eaten': (6) M?T?O?. It looks like `mutton' (though could be, say, matzoh or matzos) but can someone explain why? Thank you...
10:48 Mon 10th Nov 20082 answers, last by woodstockbit 10:58 Mon 10th Nov 2008
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Mephisto 2507 help?

Hi, I seem to be stuck on several here; can anyone help? 6D: `Wind from behind pass' (7) B?OWO?? looks like either `blowout' or `blow-off' but I can't see why in either case. 32A: `Champion golfer...
13:51 Fri 19th Sep 20087 answers, last by woodstockbit 14:43 Fri 19th Sep 2008
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Inquisitor 83 (Independent)

There's just one I can't see at all -- can anyone help? It's 43 ac (7): A tribute to something impressive in Maori villages: K?IN?AS. Thank you, all the best, Katherine
17:46 Fri 01st Aug 20082 answers, last by woodstockbit 14:39 Sun 03rd Aug 2008
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Times Jumbo 767

Last one -- I can't see any word that fits! 1D (8 letters): Old woman's money invested in sport: G?A?D?M?. Ought to have something to do with Gran or Grandma but can't see it. Can anyone help? Thank...
14:52 Tue 22nd Jul 20083 answers, last by woodstockbit 15:28 Tue 22nd Jul 2008
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Times Saturday Crossword 23940

One left, can anyone help? 22d Looking prosperous, but capsizes? 5 letters, I think it's s?e?k. Thanks in advance! Katherine
12:02 Mon 16th Jun 20083 answers, last by woodstockbit 12:21 Mon 16th Jun 2008
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Re: searching

Can someone explain this to me? The search facility keeps returning `No relevant questions found' -- even when I can SEE that there's a relevant question (like a question referring to a Sunday...
14:35 Mon 02nd Jun 20084 answers, last by woodstockbit 17:10 Mon 02nd Jun 2008
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4278

Once again, one last one that is escaping me -- 22A: `Lamb's quarters plump hen occupies' (two words 3,3): ?a? h_n. Can someone help? Many thanks! Katherine
11:11 Wed 28th May 20083 answers, last by cancross 14:01 Wed 28th May 2008
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times club monthly 20092

The last one is driving me MAD -- can anyone work it out (& explain it to me)? 1D (4 letters): `Weight problem's eating, covered by a stroke?': s?u?. Thanks all! Katherine
13:06 Wed 21st May 20082 answers, last by woodstockbit 15:20 Wed 21st May 2008
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4276

Don't normally have problems with this one but for some reason I'm stuck on one: 9D: `Bait this old monk', 6 letters: ?A?M?R. Thanks for your help, I'm sure I'm just being stupid! Katherine
14:11 Thu 15th May 20084 answers, last by woodstockbit 16:45 Fri 16th May 2008
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Saturday Times 23844

21 down (`family's line for right descent') is either `brood' or `blood' but I can't quite work out why it should be the one as opposed to the other -- couldn't it be read either way? Thanks!...
14:08 Mon 25th Feb 20087 answers, last by geo0939 15:32 Mon 25th Feb 2008
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Mephisto 2477 last one!

Hi, I'm struggling with 19 down -- maybe I've got soemthing wrong going across? Figures going round on religious teacher (7): ?ta?ets -- Many thanks! from Katherine
11:52 Sat 23rd Feb 20084 answers, last by woodstockbit 12:07 Sat 23rd Feb 2008
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Times Saturday 23796

Hi, I seem to be stuck on just one: `He's quick to put top hat on president's head' (4, 6): ?a?e ?o?l?r. Must be missing something! Thanks for any help ...
14:01 Wed 02nd Jan 20082 answers, last by woodstockbit 12:39 Fri 04th Jan 2008
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Times Jumbo 724

Hello, a first timer, really struggling with this one: `Titled works not for dabblers, 10 letters, ?I?E?????I; can anyone help? Thanks!!
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