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adamsirius

Everyman 4016

last one; been staring at it for 2 hours, none the wiser !!  15A/ Chants in native American tongue soothing (at first)  (7) I-C-N-S  ? Thanks in advance - from very wet NE Scotland 
10:16 Sun 08th Oct 20234 answers, last by barnaclebill58 11:32 Sun 08th Oct 2023
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barnaclebill58

Eye 762

Surprised this hasn't been asked and have searched -27a Ozzy's Osbourne's poetry: 'Genital Area'. L?i?s. Must be loins but can't see the wordplay. 
13:55 Tue 26th Sep 20234 answers, last by barnaclebill58 14:00 Tue 26th Sep 2023
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barnaclebill58

Everyman 4013

2d Dabblers one ripens with energy rising. Must be amateurs but can't get the parsing . 13d Bishop giving way to tirade dishonourably, displaying lack of ignorance. Ans is ignorantly but can't see... ...
09:11 Sun 17th Sep 20233 answers, last by barnaclebill58 09:24 Sun 17th Sep 2023
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Ft 17517

15a Woodworker, not a beater? Answer seen as "joiner" which is a woodworker but what has "not a beater" got to do with it, please?...
10:50 Fri 08th Sep 20233 answers, last by JJ109 10:54 Fri 08th Sep 2023
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barnaclebill58

Ryanair -Only One Claim Per Booking Question

In 2018 Ryanair cancelled a flight from Germany to the UK due to the pilots' strike. They claimed EU261 did not apply in such circumstances so I had to buy a ticket on another airline to get back to...
13:05 Fri 16th Dec 20223 answers, last by Buenchico 20:38 Fri 16th Dec 2022
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barnaclebill58

Painting Around Firesurround After Woodburner Installed

Had firesurround removed, old hearth removed, woodburner installed, new hearth installed, firesurround replaced. New hearth is about an inch less high then previous one so there's a gap between...
20:45 Sat 12th Nov 20228 answers, last by Ken4155 15:43 Sun 13th Nov 2022
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barnaclebill58

Ft17238

Given up on this after 8 hours or so on and off 8a Voguish women ejected from mature clique. I? g?o?p Must be in group but why? 11a Current case for lay-off accepted by weak, bad rep. I?l ?a?e. Ill...
08:47 Sun 30th Oct 20224 answers, last by barnaclebill58 09:43 Sun 30th Oct 2022
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barnaclebill58

Ft17238

Thirty mins in, solved only four and totally stuck. These four clues round the perimeter might get me going . 1a Irksome to catch terrible ruler time travelling for fun (12). 9th letter t. I guess...
10:27 Sat 29th Oct 20229 answers, last by barnaclebill58 10:39 Sat 29th Oct 2022
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barnaclebill58

Ft17226

Last one 1a Hollywood star, one better wearing Dior pants. ?i?a?r?o Think Dior pants means make an anagram of Dior (horrible anagram indicator imho) and we need to stick one better inside . Have tried...
10:51 Sun 16th Oct 20223 answers, last by Lie-in King 11:49 Sun 16th Oct 2022
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Daij

Viz Possible Obscene Answer

24d Comically, our favourite rubbery balloon let off: ***! (6,9) ?O????, ???T????? 21d A sailor tickled area surrounging rust sherrif's badge (7) ??????A 29d Over fifty, slit toued with nonetheless...
15:28 Tue 06th Sep 202213 answers, last by Daij 17:34 Tue 06th Sep 2022
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barnaclebill58

Telegraph Plusword 14 June

Not sure if this should be in Quizzes and Puzzles or Crosswords but whatever, I have ??a??. The other definite letters are k,n,p. Prank fits using r which doesn't appear in the grid and the rules say...
06:42 Tue 14th Jun 20222 answers, last by barnaclebill58 07:12 Tue 14th Jun 2022
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aelmpvw

Silent Witness

just watched the first two episodes of the new series, wonder if it is set pre covid because there wasn't a mask in sight . . .
09:55 Sat 28th May 20229 answers, last by barnaclebill58 14:05 Mon 30th May 2022
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barnaclebill58

Ft 17106

6d Western sign in bar initially changed. Ans must be occidental (western) but can't parse. 21a Maybe drop Harry on fine very old bay , heading west. Ans has to be half volley. I can get hal f vo yell...
08:37 Sat 28th May 20226 answers, last by aelmpvw 09:11 Sat 28th May 2022
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barnaclebill58

Everyman 3943

12a Fifty soldiers involved in transport ordinance. L?g?s?a?i?? Must be legislation . I can see legion and l but can't see where the isat comes from and what the transport is....
10:41 Sun 08th May 20225 answers, last by barnaclebill58 10:46 Sun 08th May 2022
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AnnabelleB

Help!

Have finished but cannot parse 2d 5d 5a Please put me out of my misery...
09:17 Sun 24th Apr 202212 answers, last by JJ109 10:24 Sun 24th Apr 2022
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barnaclebill58

Ft 17039

2d Friendships contain sour and sweet things . T?f?i?s . Tiffins fits bit if correct why, please?...
10:07 Thu 10th Mar 20226 answers, last by roslyn251254 10:29 Thu 10th Mar 2022
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barnaclebill58

Everyman 3934

19d Spooner's expressed imperial desire to be like Saudi Arabia. Answer must be Oil Rich but can't parse (Once in blue moon can I get a spoonerism)...
21:30 Sun 06th Mar 20223 answers, last by barnaclebill58 21:34 Sun 06th Mar 2022
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barnaclebill58

Betfair Live Stream In Chrome

When using chrome as a browser and logged into betfair I can watch the racing which is supplied by Skysports Racing but not the racing supplied by Racing TV. However using Edge as a browser I can...
15:02 Wed 02nd Mar 20227 answers, last by rankbrainmarketi 14:16 Sun 13th Aug 2023
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barnaclebill58

Everyman 3931

17a Frenchman known for mould in spread that's original . Must be (louis) pasteur but how does the "in spread that's original" work? 19a In retrospect, Everyman has small problem that's obvious . Must...
13:40 Sun 13th Feb 20228 answers, last by Lie-in King 14:01 Sun 13th Feb 2022
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Toadsmith

Everyman Last 2!

Morning All Tried to cure my insomnia by doing this in the middle of the night! Stuck on these (and parsing) TIA 8d:Take thermal pants away inside, revealing behind (4,3,3,4) ?A?E/OFF/THE/???K 25a:...
07:58 Sun 16th Jan 202210 answers, last by Toorak 10:10 Fri 21st Jan 2022

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