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Saturday's Telegraph 'quick' one. 7 down

About (Scottish) (5) -n-n- Finished the General Knowledge, finished the Cryptic, cannot finish the 'quick' one
14:30 Sun 19th Aug 20073 answers, last by sarumite 14:37 Sun 19th Aug 2007
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Daily Telegraph 'quick' one.

Finished the Herculis, finished the Cryptic; cannot finish the 'quick' one. The clue is: Cliff nesters, and I have -h-g- which I hope is correct.
16:46 Mon 13th Aug 20073 answers, last by Big Jenny 18:20 Mon 13th Aug 2007
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Today's Telegraph 'quick' one

Finished the Herculis, finished the cryptic; stuck on this one. Hill station (5) s-m-a
22:52 Mon 23rd Jul 20073 answers, last by bert_h 16:23 Wed 09th Jan 2013
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Today's Telegraph cryptic, 13d

Expert on moving house? (10) a-t-o-o-e- The answer would appear to be 'astronomer' or 'astrologer' Any idea which, and why?
14:09 Wed 18th Jul 20074 answers, last by lysander 17:46 Wed 18th Jul 2007
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Observer's Everyman cryptic 7d

The kind of book that may be read upside-down? (3,4) a-- -a-a
23:07 Sun 15th Jul 20075 answers, last by jno 23:36 Sun 15th Jul 2007
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Yesterday's Telegraph prize crytic 17d

Get rid of grass in the pavilion (4,3) It would appear the answer is Turf out, which is a bit better than Turn out, but can someone confirm this, and explain what the 'pavilion' has got to do with it?
16:11 Sun 15th Jul 20075 answers, last by crofter 16:21 Sun 15th Jul 2007
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Today's Telegraph cryptic, 1d and 4 down

Party includes Liberal creep (5) -I-L- Nervous about Tory leader being bland (7) -E-T-A-
17:09 Tue 10th Jul 20074 answers, last by Cleocima 17:18 Tue 10th Jul 2007
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Today's Telegraph cryptic, 15d

They are at home in Oxford (4,6) The answer, which I've put in, appears to be : lost causes Can anyone confirm and explain why?
18:38 Fri 29th Jun 20073 answers, last by manofsteel 18:51 Fri 29th Jun 2007
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Daily Telegraph crytic, 18 down

It makes perfect doctors (8) -r-v-i-e
19:34 Mon 25th Jun 20075 answers, last by Cleocima 22:00 Mon 25th Jun 2007
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Today's Telegraph 'quick' one

coarse seaweed . t - - g
17:44 Thu 14th Jun 20072 answers, last by Cleocima 22:33 Thu 14th Jun 2007
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Today's Telegraph cryptic, 1d

It's dull beside the seaside, we hear (7) ?i?e?a?
16:34 Tue 15th May 20073 answers, last by Cleocima 16:49 Tue 15th May 2007
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Meaning of 'flawed'

Can anyone explain exactly what Robert Service meant in the line: Never a track in the white ice-pack that humped and heaved and flawed, (For what it's worth my guess is something like 'tottered')
18:37 Fri 11th May 20076 answers, last by Cleocima 00:02 Tue 15th May 2007
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Today's Telegraph 'quick' one

Finished the cryptic, but stuck on this one. Firework (6) -a-o-n
18:37 Sat 28th Apr 20073 answers, last by Cleocima 18:54 Sat 28th Apr 2007
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Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

I've read that Napoleon said: I thank whatever Gods there may be for my unconquerable spirit. Can anyone confirm this? Also, although I can roughly translate this as: Je remercie n'importe quels Dieux...
12:06 Tue 27th Mar 20079 answers, last by Octavius 12:56 Wed 28th Mar 2007
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Kayakamina

Could you explain how LAYLOW fits Kept quiet in retreat? I thought Hadlow was a winner. If Lay = kept and Low = quiet, where exactly does 'retreat' fit in. All I can find for Laylow as one word is a...
11:59 Tue 27th Mar 20072 answers, last by Cleocima 16:10 Tue 27th Mar 2007
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Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

I have read that Napoleon Bonaparte said: I thank whatever God there may be for my unconquerable spirit. Can anyone confirm this? Also, although I would translate this into something like: Je remercie...
16:01 Mon 26th Mar 20072 answers, last by Cleocima 16:11 Mon 26th Mar 2007
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Today's Telegraph cryptic, 5d

The answer would seem to be 'domination' as it fits perfectly and defines part of the clue: Present compiler's back in control. But could someone explain the 'present compiler' bit please?
15:40 Tue 20th Mar 20074 answers, last by Cleocima 16:10 Tue 20th Mar 2007
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Daily Telegraph, quick crossword,

Finished the cryptic, finished the general knowledge; can't finish the 'quick' one: 13a Deprived (6) could be 'barren', but that leaves me with 12d 'Set down' -e-l-ad. The nearest I can get would be...
21:59 Sat 27th Jan 20072 answers, last by Cleocima 22:11 Sat 27th Jan 2007
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Today's Daily Telegraph cryptic

Pitch on a field? (6) - N - A - -
22:35 Fri 26th Jan 20072 answers, last by Cleocima 01:49 Sat 27th Jan 2007
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Today's Times 2 crossword

Early form of human in Europe (3-6, 3)
23:01 Fri 19th Jan 20072 answers, last by Cleocima 23:41 Fri 19th Jan 2007

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