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pomona

Cracking Parse Please...

the wordplay may have an extra letter: 1. Keep back before neutron blast (4) ?A?N possibly DARN ?? 2. Might it have a twist which would keep us in suspense? (7,3) T?R??N / ?A? TORSION BAR?...
14:38 Sun 28th Feb 202113 answers, last by Patch49 12:46 Fri 19th Mar 2021
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Matakari

Spectator # 2476

Good day, all, an interesting offering from Doc this week! Got 4 of the unclueds already, but am stuck on the last two clues. Some HINTS to carry me through, please! Thanks in advance ACROSS: 29...
14:03 Thu 24th Sep 20209 answers, last by x_word_fan 15:48 Thu 24th Sep 2020
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hankir

Ev 1446

Cannot progress without the first two. Only handful solved. Clues are normal but some cells can have more than one letter so the answer may be longer than number in parans. * Comics acting in live...
15:56 Sun 02nd Aug 20206 answers, last by x_word_fan 12:20 Mon 03rd Aug 2020
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x_word_fan

Ev 1423

Has anyone made any sense of the letters in the end game? word lengths maybe? Thanks...
13:29 Mon 24th Feb 20209 answers, last by ProfessorMaisie 17:12 Mon 24th Feb 2020
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Neveracrossword

Enigmatic Variations 1390

Old undesirable suitor's tired, broke and ridiculous in common parlance (11) D??????????? Sorry for having only one letter, but this is a jigsaw-type puzzle. I've spent ages on this one clue....
14:26 Sun 07th Jul 20196 answers, last by x_word_fan 16:56 Sun 07th Jul 2019
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professorplum13

Ev 1262

Not making much headway with this at all. Clues contain an extra or missing letter in the wordplay OR a misprint in the defn. Then some answers have to be altered before entry in grid.....so crossers...
10:26 Wed 25th Jan 20175 answers, last by roslyn251254 14:39 Thu 26th Jan 2017
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hankir

Ev 1262

A clue may be one of these: 1. Wordplay has an extra letter or a missing letter 2. Definition has a misprint 11. Riddle about to intrigue - husband's lost! (12) Help appreciated....
17:13 Mon 23rd Jan 201717 answers, last by hankir 23:54 Wed 25th Jan 2017
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beresford

Listener 4425

Apologies if I've missed the thread ... but I'm hoping there's a misprint in 5 down. Surely it should be ZJTT?...
21:28 Fri 18th Nov 201623 answers, last by olichant 20:11 Tue 22nd Nov 2016
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AHearer

Listener No. 4420: King's Album By Stick Insect

Quite a pretty treatment of the theme, with a pleasingly accurate representation in the grid. Fairly straightforward clues meant quite a quick solve, despite the large number of grid entries. Many...
16:43 Fri 14th Oct 201620 answers, last by Hagen 10:24 Mon 17th Oct 2016
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x_word_fan

Inquisitor 1447

Cannot decide which of the 4 words to highlight - the longest one appeals but I cannot see why.
18:06 Tue 19th Jul 20165 answers, last by Neveracrossword 18:42 Tue 19th Jul 2016
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hankir

Ev 1236 Spoiler

Have almost completed it. Parsing help needed for 2 clues. One unclued unsolved. Also found all the Record Holders except 29D. What is the first letter of 29D? The clues have a misprint. 6. Call for...
23:51 Sun 17th Jul 201621 answers, last by Neveracrossword 13:17 Thu 21st Jul 2016
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djawhufc

Spectator 2268

Morning all from Antibes Doc and Brewers again. I don't know why they don't go the whole hog and get the crossword sponsored by it. Enjoy DJA...
06:37 Thu 07th Jul 20169 answers, last by Neveracrossword 14:03 Fri 08th Jul 2016
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x_word_fan

Ev 1234

I assume we have a choice over which cell has two colours in it?...
06:08 Mon 04th Jul 20165 answers, last by Spreadman 20:44 Mon 04th Jul 2016
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x_word_fan

Inquisitor 1444

The clashes seem to be awry. The obvious answer has D/B when an A is needed but other letters do give a word - however I see no connection with the theme....
14:27 Sun 26th Jun 20168 answers, last by Ripper 09:46 Mon 27th Jun 2016
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saladdodger

Inquisitor 1442

17a Mike gets hero heard (4) I??E possibly idle ... sounds like idol / hero ??? 18d Fish scale, in part Mike's cut away (5) ??R?? 29a Car maker cutting brand old Ford model (4) S?A? possibly saab??...
17:25 Sat 11th Jun 20168 answers, last by Gregsdad 18:36 Mon 13th Jun 2016
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AHearer

Ev 1219

Does anybody have a link to this week's EV? The Telegraph web site is showing last week's again....
08:49 Sun 20th Mar 201617 answers, last by hankir 14:11 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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Neveracrossword

Inquisitor 1413

1 A. Mac's chimney-pot producing awful hum in necessary place (6,2 words) ???p?? I've been trying to work with 'lum' , chimney-pot, but have got nowhere. 18 A. 'Eighty' act rumly in cricket ground (7)...
11:51 Sat 21st Nov 201512 answers, last by Gregsdad 11:30 Tue 24th Nov 2015
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AHearer

Ev1190: Legend By Shackleton

A very nice puzzle, for which many thanks to Shackleton My artistic skills are being severely tested, though -- 'loosely' does not begin to describe the inadequacy of my attempts to draw the required...
19:37 Sun 30th Aug 20154 answers, last by jockie 22:16 Wed 02nd Sep 2015
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djawhufc

Spectator 2224

Hi all Problem with my email provider. I'll try again when in office at 9:30am. Apologies DJA...
06:27 Thu 13th Aug 201519 answers, last by kayakamina 16:35 Thu 13th Aug 2015
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devadolly

Ev 1184

Good Afternoon. Can someone give my brain a hefty shove please, I am vey confused by this one.............no sniggering from the regulars......I mean even more than usual!
13:19 Mon 20th Jul 20157 answers, last by AHearer 20:10 Tue 21st Jul 2015

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