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Scot on Sun 12/09

Stuck in a corner! 3a Remove vehicles, reversing into back of depot(8) ???????T 9a Lecture can produce adverse reaction (10) R????????E - I know this to be an anagram but can't work it out!! 13a I...

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Scotsman Factfinder

Last one! 16d Soft-soled canvas ,etc, shoes(8) ?N?A?E?Y...

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Scotsman Cryptic 09/11

2d Commander exercises open-mouthed (5) A?A?T - I want to put AGAST here but can't get the clue to quite fit! 9d Collect before service?It might include it(6-7) ?R?Y?R / ?L?T?N? - Is this PRAYER...

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Stuck in a corner! 22a Rook, a chessman taking knight for position (7) R???I?? 27a Almost go out and demand tabloids(6,5) ???T? / ??R?S? 18d Pound or Auden poem(7) R???E?? 23d He's finished with good...

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Scotland on Sunday

Thought I'd try again!! Still stuck. Spectrum Xword 7d Cold flag(8) S?R?A?ER - is this STREAMER, if so why? 24a Vague fellow included wool set aside(3-5) ?F? / S?R?S...

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Scotland on Sunday 5 Sept

Spectrum Xword 6a Ruined figure(4) B??? 24a Vague fellow included wool set aside(3-5) ?F? / S?R?S 7d Cold flag(8) ??R?A?ER Quick Xword 18a Trounce heartless Tudor characters(4) 23a Aims disruption to...

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Scotsman Factfinder 4/09

Have gone wrong somewhere,so the letters may not be right! 11a Chastisement or corporal punishment(4) T?C? 19a A usually multi-barrelled anti-aircraft gun (coll)(6) ???P?? 6d Concentrating(the eyes,...

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Scotsman Factfinder 28/08

11a A tiny creature as a mouse or invertebrate (10) A?I?U?C??? 14a An ornamental container used to hold and conceal a flowerpot (8) C?C?O?O? 5d To recover form and position elastically (6) R?S??? 17d...

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Reviving Bumblebees

Can bumblebees that are on the ground looking a bit "dazed" be revived with a little honey, or is this just an old wives tales? I'm getting concerned about the number I am finding in this...

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Scot on Sun 22/8

2d Old hand was a teacher(10) ??????S?E? 3d One cannot make a horse a poet(10) ??????A?ER...

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Daily Telegraph 20 Aug

6a Rod's pale looking little daughter(4) ?A?D 18d Took in bags(9) T?E?S?R?D...

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Scot on Sun

1d One who painted alien fellow,originally(5) ?A??? 15d Exercises parent organisation as work for children (5,3) ?E?E? / P?I 10a A capital style employed by some supermarkert employees(4) ???M...

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Scot on Sun

1d One who painted alien fellow,originally(5) ?A??? 15d Exercises parent organisation as work for children (5,3) ?E?E? / P?I 10a A capital style employed by some supermarkert employees(4) ???M...

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Scotsman Factfinders 14 Aug

25d Old term for a brood,especially of pheasants(3) E?E - I've seen NYE but this defo won't fit!

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Scotsman Cryptic 14 Aug

7d Reducing to tears(10) ?A?E?A???G 5d Water does not go straight down it under the sink(1-4) U-?U?? 12a Cure with smoke in a Portree street(5) R??ST Please note some of these letters may be wrong, as...

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Sunday Post

12d One acting for another(5) ??E?? 13d Cold, unsheltered(5) ??E??...

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Scot on Sun Spectrum and Quick

Spectrum 1d Uprising in place by school? Not half(6) P?T??? I want to put PUTSCH - can someone explain WHATEVER the answer is? 11a Piece of garlic or another flavouring (5) ??O?A - is something called...

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