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Still struggling. 10a Tie worn by a French, clownish servant: ?a?n?e - it could be un in the middle for "a French", but still can't get anywhere. 21a Templar author's plot against your majesty...
13:29 Fri 17th Aug 20185 answers, last by Mamyalynne 13:37 Fri 17th Aug 2018
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Tls 1238

Totally stuck! 9a Fabulous beast almost clipped the usher to Queen Katherine: g??????? 14a Job's patience stirred an artist: 5,7. 18a Peers collect more senseless poems by Herrick: 5,7, first letter...
20:27 Wed 15th Aug 20185 answers, last by Mamyalynne 20:35 Wed 15th Aug 2018
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Tls 1233

Lst two, completely stumped (not for the first time). 25a Company kept by a poet, cryptically Exemplified by 5: ??o?o?e (5d is Mar). 22d Arbitrary decree you could drive a bus through: f???. Fiat? If...
20:46 Wed 11th Jul 20185 answers, last by Mamyalynne 20:51 Wed 11th Jul 2018
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Tls 1233

1d Flattering inscription: "Cormac McCarthy fortis me - fecit: f?e?i.19a Was Beverley one of these? Absolutely!: r?v?l?...
20:42 Tue 10th Jul 20187 answers, last by Mamyalynne 21:04 Tue 10th Jul 2018
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Private Eye 628

23d Freud, the first to lose erection: s?r?n?
08:27 Fri 29th Jun 20183 answers, last by dannyk13 08:34 Fri 29th Jun 2018
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Private Eye 627

Last two - 15a Board showing constraint, acquired by Crown: p???t?e. 5d Love gets one into "talc" variation of shagging: ?o?t?? - I wondered if it might be "coitus" but I can't see why it would be....
08:45 Thu 21st Jun 20184 answers, last by dannyk13 11:17 Thu 21st Jun 2018
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Tls 1227

26a Dog seen along with a policeman, in a show on a small stage: t?b? 27a Dickensian toddlers, struggling with asthma: ???m?? ???d?l?s - I assume this is an anagram of toddlers & asthma, but I can't...
20:30 Mon 28th May 20183 answers, last by Bogtrotter 20:55 Mon 28th May 2018
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Private Eye 623

8a A lack of sex with husband - pathetic toerag: ???r?a?e. 19d Genital area cold - balls needing central heating: c?o???
20:36 Mon 23rd Apr 20183 answers, last by Bogtrotter 21:04 Mon 23rd Apr 2018
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Private Eye 622

Struggling to finish. 19a Trump approach to world economics has Washington in clutches of stock exchange member: ??a?e ?a? 19d Top Tory source right in trouble: ? ?h?r? 13a Criminal's ready, being...
20:50 Tue 10th Apr 20187 answers, last by Bogtrotter 21:26 Tue 10th Apr 2018
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Tls 1221

Getting disheartened! 1a Name for the dead, from Le Carre: ?a?l17a Keats work that's enduring, in electronic form: l?s? ????e? 7d Martha Quest's unsatisfactory boyfriend wrecking darn oven and so on:...
20:19 Wed 04th Apr 20188 answers, last by Bogtrotter 20:33 Wed 04th Apr 2018
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Tls 1215

9A Forester's ship-repairer with time to complete crank: a?o?u?t - that's if the previous suggestion of Afoot for 1d is correct (Without horse, a Shakespearian king, also one seen in a Vanburgh play),...
09:25 Thu 08th Mar 20183 answers, last by Bogtrotter 09:42 Thu 08th Mar 2018
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Times Quick Cryptic 1029

Only doing this because yesterday's Guardian didn't arrive! 15d Wicket stifling your spin: ?y???i 20a Endorse software range: ????o?e
21:12 Sat 17th Feb 20188 answers, last by Bogtrotter 21:18 Sat 17th Feb 2018
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Private Eye 617

Las two, 4d Arsy-versy clanger Corby initially dropped concerning what the Queen does: ?e?n?? I thought it might be Reigns, but can't see why - apart from the fact that that's what she does! 13a...
17:29 Fri 26th Jan 20183 answers, last by Bogtrotter 17:38 Fri 26th Jan 2018
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Tls 1207

24d A source of love for James Bond: ?s?r
15:09 Fri 12th Jan 20183 answers, last by Bogtrotter 16:16 Fri 12th Jan 2018
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"paul" On The Chase

Am I the only one who saw "Paul" (i.e. John Halpern)from The Guardian on The Chase yesterday? Sadly he didn't win, but he & the other one who made it to the final round weren't disgraced either....
10:35 Wed 03rd Jan 20186 answers, last by murraymints 10:49 Wed 03rd Jan 2018
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Daily Telegraph Gk 30Th. December

23a Scorers in squash; short name for strips used to indicate the last pages read in books; another name for felt-tips used for colouring in books: ??r?e?s I though it might be Markers, but if 23d...
17:43 Mon 01st Jan 20185 answers, last by Mamyalynne 17:47 Mon 01st Jan 2018
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Radio Times 52

Down to last two. 34a Non-recognition during alteration - a bird inserted key: ?n???t?t?d - I presume the bird inserted is t*t, but can't work the rest out. 18d Soldier is no longer skating on rink,...
21:08 Sat 23rd Dec 20176 answers, last by Bogtrotter 21:15 Sat 23rd Dec 2017
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Local Quiz

Film or stage musical 7 and 6 letters; smith is a mobster...
17:39 Mon 04th Dec 20176 answers, last by emmie 19:52 Mon 04th Dec 2017
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Local Quiz - Film & Stage Musicals.

Smith is a mobster (or not?), 7,6
17:38 Mon 20th Nov 20175 answers, last by mallyh 12:51 Tue 21st Nov 2017
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Private Eye 612

I've got a problem with two crossing clues.5d Action is permitted - financial executive: l?g?l ?u?? - I though this must be legal duty, but then I worked out the answer to 18a, whose last letter is...
16:15 Sun 19th Nov 20176 answers, last by Bogtrotter 17:01 Sun 19th Nov 2017

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