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Times Book Of Crosswords

Another day-another day of bafflement . Please explain these to me. Warning forever featured in book. Ans amber (=warning) but don't get the rest. Change over some false hair . Ans switch. No idea....
18:27 Wed 26th May 20215 answers, last by scorpiojo 19:02 Wed 26th May 2021
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Dm Tuesday

1d Gap in boxer's defence offering small possibility of success. Ans must be "fighting chance" which is a small possibility of success -but how is it a small gap in a boxer's defence, please?...
17:01 Tue 25th May 20212 answers, last by belido 19:30 Tue 25th May 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Sixty crosswords in and came the closest I have to finishing one unaided. Sadly had never heard of frowst or neologism so that scuppered that . Please parse these for me . Mounted policeman perhaps...
16:26 Sun 23rd May 20212 answers, last by Mamyalynne 16:35 Sun 23rd May 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Please explain where the alia comes in this answer. Bury Matilda, perhaps, right away , among other things . Ans Inter (bury) alia. I know that alia is within Matilda but that would leave mtd and...
08:51 Fri 21st May 20215 answers, last by aelmpvw 09:25 Fri 21st May 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Please parse these. Old fashioned advice you had making cheap whiskey.Ans redeye =cheap whiskey but how does first part of clue work? Rejecting all techniques , one lets down a house plant . Ans...
13:54 Thu 20th May 20213 answers, last by Lie-in King 13:59 Thu 20th May 2021
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Daily Mail Friday

1a Articles I'd inserted in place of hard news. Ans must be tidings which is id replacing h in things. But why does things =news please?...
19:07 Fri 14th May 20214 answers, last by bobbinwales 19:09 Fri 14th May 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Please explain these to me. Gutless junkie with pointed instrument. Ans Jews harp. I get the sharp bit but how does gutless junkie =jew? A short revolution finally ending in state today. Ans Saturday...
15:46 Sat 24th Apr 20219 answers, last by Lie-in King 16:04 Sat 24th Apr 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Please explain these answers Boarding with Presbyterian, perhaps, on the wagon. Ans Wainscot (=boarding) . I assume w is with but can't see the rest Is this the complete version ? Ans island. Totally...
14:58 Wed 21st Apr 20212 answers, last by ProfessorMaisie 19:25 Wed 21st Apr 2021
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Times Big Book Of Crosswords

Please explain these to me -I can't even get started on the cryptics. Work in cafe , finally given plate for meat. Ans Escalope (= piece of meat) Old dandy finishes off burlesque verse. Ans Macaroni...
12:40 Tue 20th Apr 20213 answers, last by ProfessorMaisie 15:28 Tue 20th Apr 2021
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Times Big Book Of Crosswords

Please explain these to me . Anita's transposed and updated Christiana . Ans Oslo . I get that Oslo was once called Christiana but can't find an Anita called olso . An evil woman imprisoned and shamed...
16:18 Mon 19th Apr 20215 answers, last by writesbad 18:02 Mon 19th Apr 2021
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Sunday Times Cartoon

Would someone please explain this https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-schrank-sunday-times-cartoon-april-18-2021-0gbvqd0dl I can see it's Biden but don't know who the person on the rhs is or the...
10:16 Sun 18th Apr 20216 answers, last by Sunk 10:31 Sun 18th Apr 2021
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Protein Vaccines Side Effect

Given the admittedly small issue with blood clots from the AZ and Janssen vector vaccines and the newness of MRNA vaccines , that leaves Novavax if it gets approved. That is a protein vaccine like...
09:43 Wed 14th Apr 202117 answers, last by bednobs 15:42 Wed 14th Apr 2021
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Dm Friday

6d Express a view about English sleuth coming in . Ans must be "opine". Apart from the e for english, can't see where the opin comes from . Thanks...
14:07 Fri 02nd Apr 20211 answer, last by Toorak 14:08 Fri 02nd Apr 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Totally baffled as to why the answers are what they are. Trap swan, reportedly a strong swimmer. Ans cobweb . I get the cob =swan but web=strong swimmer? Almost too fantastic a source of French wines...
15:31 Wed 31st Mar 202110 answers, last by emmie 16:03 Wed 31st Mar 2021
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Perfectdraft

This is a system where you can get draught beer at home. The machines are made by Philips but in the UK mainly sold by Beerhawk . However they have been out of stock for sometime presumably in part...
09:00 Wed 24th Mar 20214 answers, last by THECORBYLOON 10:46 Wed 24th Mar 2021
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Sunday Times 4947

8d Making up like Bob and Penny were. Ans must be coinage as one shilling and 1d were -but where how does making up =coinage ?...
19:09 Mon 22nd Mar 20211 answer, last by JimF 19:10 Mon 22nd Mar 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

I would be grateful for the parsing of the following . Begin to lose one's temper . Ans Lead off . I thought it must be that when a metal is tempered, it is covered in lead and in the course of time...
14:32 Thu 11th Mar 20213 answers, last by Lie-in King 15:23 Thu 11th Mar 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Very dispiriting when not only can't you solve them but you can't follow the answers! Please parse:- For that reason part of the army's in reserve . Ans Thereby. I assume re is part of the army but...
19:30 Wed 10th Mar 20219 answers, last by barnaclebill58 20:14 Wed 10th Mar 2021
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Times Book Of Crosswords

Celebration of Victorian age, for reprise in just over ten years? Ans is "diamond jubilee" which fits the bit before the comma but how does the bit after the comma lead to that, please? Have stared at...
15:16 Mon 01st Mar 20219 answers, last by Mamyalynne 15:51 Mon 01st Mar 2021
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Sunday Times 4943

Doing things for an author. Ans was given on here as "Agent nouns" but no explanation was given. An explanation was given on another site as "Wikipedia explains, “In linguistics, an agent noun is a...
10:49 Sun 28th Feb 20212 answers, last by novalis 15:25 Sun 28th Feb 2021

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