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Tls 1487

Been stuck on last one all morning. 25a Guide to a spell of Japanese history (5). I have S?O?A. Is it to do with Isabel Anderson?
08:39 Mon 31st Jul 20233 answers, last by FleshpotsOfDevon 09:49 Mon 31st Jul 2023
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Tls 1480

6a "Each heads -- for abjectness, powerless overall" (Proust) (1,3). I can't find that quote. Anybody found it?...
11:33 Fri 09th Jun 20234 answers, last by Lie-in King 11:46 Fri 09th Jun 2023
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Tls 1479

Last one and probably a cinch but I just can't see it. Mistress seen in many books (4). I have ?A?E....
09:12 Sun 04th Jun 20234 answers, last by BIll 10:05 Sun 04th Jun 2023
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Tls 1476

Last two on which I'm making no progress: 18a. Cigar-smoking ragamuffin in group doctor brought back (5). I have S?T?N. 20a. European in XL pants is a Pulitzer-prize winner (1,5,6). I have E ?N?I?...
07:22 Mon 22nd May 202312 answers, last by mallyh 08:18 Mon 22nd May 2023
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Tls 1476

I'm finding this one harder than usual and have got stuck with 4 final clues all in SW corner for which I could do with a kick start, for instance with 14d: Work planned by London high flyer and...
16:22 Sun 21st May 20233 answers, last by BIll 16:29 Sun 21st May 2023
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Tls 1477

Last one. 24d. One's practical jokers take turns shunning society (5). I'm getting nowhere so answer with parsing from the experts would be appreciated.
13:38 Sun 21st May 20235 answers, last by BIll 13:54 Sun 21st May 2023
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Tls 1475

13a Last one but I'm on holiday and don't have my copy of the TLS. I have the internet version which my PC is screwing up such that the clue is cut short and I can see only; A play about a...
06:13 Fri 12th May 20232 answers, last by BIll 08:45 Fri 12th May 2023
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Tls 1474

Last one and can't see the solution at all. 6d. Grace raised excellent spirogyra for one (6). I have A?L?I?....
12:24 Sun 30th Apr 20233 answers, last by BIll 12:42 Sun 30th Apr 2023
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Like you Highbury, last one bugging me. In my early youth I was a fan of Billy Bunter so thought this would be easy enough, but it has pulled me up short. 10a. With singular Greyfriars master...
12:14 Thu 20th Apr 20233 answers, last by Lie-in King 12:24 Thu 20th Apr 2023
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Tls 1472

Frustrated for too long now with the last two and would appreciate help: 26a. Passage written on The End of the Affair (5). I have E?E?T 16d. On top of the shelf, Twilight's left with a Nobel winner's...
08:23 Sat 15th Apr 20238 answers, last by BIll 16:42 Sat 15th Apr 2023
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Tls 1471

Help with parsing please. 25a Non-standard burlesque artist or poet (5). O?I?T. Presumably ODIST but why? (Or am I completely mistaken?)
08:31 Mon 10th Apr 20234 answers, last by bobbinwales 08:41 Mon 10th Apr 2023
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Tls 1469

I'd like to kick this crossword into touch but this last clue has been holding me up for quite a while. 9a. Note Priest going about in the morning (1-2-2). I have E?A?I...
14:18 Fri 24th Mar 20234 answers, last by Lie-in King 14:47 Fri 24th Mar 2023
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Tls 1467

1d. Mason's supposed to do this. Spade might help (6). d?t??t. So, detect. I get the wordplay on (Sam) Spade and (I assume) Perry Mason. I don't get "supposed to". Am I missing some other allusion?...
12:53 Fri 10th Mar 20232 answers, last by BIll 13:08 Fri 10th Mar 2023
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Tls 1464

Stuck on the last one. 28a Violent gang leader cross with man that's lost head. I have A?E?. I can't get APEX out of my mine (Monkey Wrench Gang allusion + X ) but probably overthought and way off...
12:56 Fri 17th Feb 20233 answers, last by Lie-in King 13:09 Fri 17th Feb 2023
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Tls 1460

I'd appreciate help, having been frustratingly stuck all morning on the last two. 2d What criminals like Parker do first in the East on occasion (6). I have H?I?T? So heists (Stark's Parker). But how...
11:22 Sat 21st Jan 202313 answers, last by bobbinwales 14:42 Sat 21st Jan 2023
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Tls 1457

Last one stumping me. 17a German private providing cover for one leading pit? (4) ?O?N. Could it be D-OWN (German-Private)? or am I way off?
09:28 Sat 24th Dec 20227 answers, last by BIll 12:28 Sat 24th Dec 2022
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Two last ones please you expert folks: 8d. This comic drama's Romeo makes bubbly rosé and amontillado (9). I have T?N?D?L?A. Presumably TONADILLA but how to parse it? 24a. Hot and uninhibited folk, a...
14:34 Thu 17th Nov 20223 answers, last by BIll 14:48 Thu 17th Nov 2022
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Solutions to last two please. I'm fairly sure about the letters I have but have learned not to be over-confident. 22a One who could have played in Carnival of the Animals, with zoo represented about...
11:44 Wed 05th Oct 20226 answers, last by BIll 12:50 Wed 05th Oct 2022
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Tls 1437

Two that I assume correct but not confident because can't parse. 5d One's novel's a triumph (7) SUCCESS. I have S?C?E?S 24a. Existence enthralls Singer's magicians (10) ENCHANTERS. I have E?C?A?T?R?...
10:06 Fri 05th Aug 202211 answers, last by BIll 10:30 Fri 05th Aug 2022
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Tls 1426

Romped through this but fell at the very last fence as is my wont. Humorous satirist's mockingly contemptuous, I'm told (4). I have SN?I. I have some ideas but none satisfactory. Any help?
21:06 Fri 22nd Jul 20229 answers, last by BIll 21:27 Fri 22nd Jul 2022

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