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Times Jumbo Cryptic 1113

52a: Was unlikely to appoint a girl, having dismissed the Head Boy: e***t*d; 49d: People being laid back after losing the vote: l***y. Any help gratefully received.

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Daily Mail Fri

13a) Sign tooth decay's beginning to disappear (5) 27a) Rule that wasted energy round start of century (7) 12d) Sat with composure, showing no ego (5) 25d) Game rejected by runner (3) Thanks in...

St 4608

11a:One setter, wise one, recycled? i*i*h. Irish? 6d: Result of a bit of mischief? *n*a*t. Infant? Any offer for confirmation/explanation?...

Jumbo 1109 26D And 30A

26D ETHERNET = ETHER (number) + NET (TEN's flipping) and 30A NOTATING = NOTA (a century, retiring) + (S)TING fit the clues pretty well but they don't intersect correctly. Where have I gone wrong?...

Times 25,885

1a: Weapon round backed for use in Vietnam (6): *a*a*m. Napalm seems to be it; I get the "Nam", but what's the rest?...

Times 25,885

21d: Some music runs flat for Gershwin, for example, lacking intro (5) R*n*o. ?Rondo?? Can anybody explain....please?...

Times Jumbo Cryptic 1104

Arrange get-together at King's Head, say, for military police chief (7, 7). The solution is, I think, "provost marshal", which fits the grid (and nothing else does), but can anybody explain the...

Private Eye 525

3d: Where to get rid of your pounds at an incredible rate? *a*/f*r*. Looks like some sort of expensive health farm....can anybody help, please?

Times Prize 25,801

22a: Break put to rest game point: **t*r*u**. Interlude seems to be the answer: inter/lud(o)/e. Can anybody explain what happened to the "o" in ludo (game)?...

Ft 14,624

20a: Jar of spawn? S*o*k. Shock, possibly (=jar), but where does the spawn come...

St 4585 23D

23d: Do they help one to see what builders are doing? (5): s*e*s. Specs? But where do the builders come in?

Mephisto 2797

3d: Queen dropped into one Scottish Loch: the Lady (6): ama*el. Capital letters as shown. The only thing I can get to fit is "Amabel" (a girl's name). Can anybody help, please?...

Ft 14,589

27a: Go back in captivity, losing heart: *e*a*t. ?Recant?? If so what's the explanation............please. If not, what is it?

Private Eye 518

Nick, you're one southern ***, initially ripe for replacement (6): *w***r. Third letter could be "p", if 14a is "papyrus". "Swiper" is the only thing that fits. Any help, please?...

Mephisto 2796

33a; Back early, long before now (4): re*r. "Rear" it must be, but can anybody explain the wordplay? Please....

Azed

Has anybody worked out how to access the Azed from the new Grauniad website? I've managed to print off the Everyman, but Azed is, as always, quite a bit more elusive....

Guardian Genius 129

14d German emperor visiting good hotel in the French province (5). I have y*t*m. The solution to the clue may be the surname of a well-known chef, with the first name fitting the letters which I've...

Azed 2177

29d: Quarry group of workmen approach from below: pa*e....

Rt Wordfinder 8

Any offers for RT Wordfinder 8:EAIKHNNCZTI - should, when unjumbled. give the name of a TV programme....

Mephisto 2789

Anonymous nark wishes to be --------, not placed in speech. Unna*ed. Must be "unnamed", but can anybody explain the wordplay, please?...

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