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Matakari

Spectator N0 2528

Good evening, I’m stuck on the following and would appreciate some Answers/Hints, thanks! ACROSS: 1 One rep loses a Hebridean (8) : IS?E?AS? 21 A child getting into musical instrument nearly caught by...
15:53 Thu 14th Oct 202118 answers, last by Neveracrossword 19:09 Sat 16th Oct 2021
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Crackabilly

Spectator 2519

Spectator 2519 - finished except for mental block on 43a old ?e?t?o?d
13:05 Sat 14th Aug 202112 answers, last by teacher1 13:22 Sat 14th Aug 2021
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Crackabilly

Ft Saturday December 21St 2019

Looking for a Christmas carol with the following letters: Q?E?/?A?T?R?S/L?I?A?E?E Might be Latin or French?...
09:38 Tue 24th Dec 20192 answers, last by Crackabilly 09:56 Tue 24th Dec 2019
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Cagey

Ev 1141 Teaser By Jaguar

Well after a frustrating day where little seemed to go well or as planned, it was nice to sit down to this weeks ev. Less nice to see no numbers, but not as it turned out a disaster that soaked uP...
19:55 Sun 21st Sep 201414 answers, last by devadolly 10:26 Thu 25th Sep 2014
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callyatl

Ft 14,530

Banging my head against brick wall and any help gratefully received. 21d Rotten lot achieving balance (6) ???S?? 23a One’s huge cost a financier holds back (5) ????O Thanks...
13:49 Mon 27th Jan 20148 answers, last by Dominique_J 18:59 Mon 27th Jan 2014
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Twit-Who

Ev Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1080 By Owzat

I think I've finished this puzzle but not totally sure ..... I think I must have either made a mistake or missed the point. I have 2 of the 7 additional letters out of order and this makes for an...
11:05 Sun 21st Jul 201338 answers, last by naomirod 16:08 Tue 23rd Jul 2013
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dr b

Ev 1056 Winter Festival By Kcit

So tired of seeing this theme again and again and again............ 1a revealed quickly, so I figured this would be a piece of cake, and the top was indeed quick; got bogged down in the bottom half...
15:29 Sun 03rd Feb 201315 answers, last by slaney 09:37 Wed 06th Feb 2013
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pjwillcox

Polymath 686

17d A liquid dietary supplement, consisting of a mixture of trace elements (5,5) ?E?E? D?O?S - something drops? gtfl help. Tks.
18:20 Sat 01st Dec 20127 answers, last by mamyalynne 19:46 Sat 01st Dec 2012
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Crackabilly

Polymath No. 683

Stuck on last one: 6d "Candy/is dandy/but liquor/is quicker" (Ogden Nash) is an example of one (7). I have I?I?R?M, suspect its ends in GRAM. My 6a is INCISED with which I'm not 100% happy....
12:39 Sat 10th Nov 20123 answers, last by Crackabilly 12:43 Sat 10th Nov 2012
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saladdodger

EV 1043

There is an extra letter in the wordplay in each clue: 6d Worthless and ultimately foolish streak R?CH 4d Badly behaved child cut short life - answer is BRAT but where does "cut short life"...
12:30 Tue 06th Nov 20127 answers, last by saladdodger 17:34 Tue 06th Nov 2012
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Twit-Who

EV 1033 - Game Money by Warbler

Straight forward puzzle but I just don't get the title? Not that it makes any difference to the solution but any enlightenment?
10:20 Sun 26th Aug 201210 answers, last by Crackabilly 08:30 Thu 30th Aug 2012
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buncrana

Polymath 670

Struggling with 3 today and any help is welcome 25d Pasture (7) L _ A _ O _ E 15a Boat trading with the Malay Archipelago and later Bombay and Calcutta (4-8) E _ S _ I _ D _ O _ A _ 23a In South...
19:03 Sat 11th Aug 20126 answers, last by Lie-in King 13:52 Sun 12th Aug 2012
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Twit-Who

EV 1023 Phoenix byRasputin

This puzzle was just the right degree of difficulty for me - some have been far too easy of late. Last few clues took a while before all fell into place. However there were four wrong word lengths -...
14:03 Sun 17th Jun 201234 answers, last by Christiana 23:07 Fri 22nd Jun 2012
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buncrana

Polymath 662

Really struggling today. I'm not sure if my letters are correct and therefore making it impossible for me to solve this. Anyway - all help most welcome. 13a Musical refrains (11) _ P _ S _ R _ P _ E _...
10:59 Sat 16th Jun 201220 answers, last by dannyk13 14:46 Sat 16th Jun 2012
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djawhufc

Spectator 2067

Hi all Hopefully I'm not treading on Mintyman's toes but as I know a number of people enjoy The Spectator crossword I have saved a pdf of it and can email it out to interested parties. To save me...
06:56 Thu 14th Jun 201284 answers, last by RobinJ 12:32 Fri 22nd Jun 2012
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Crackabilly

Polymath 661

1d Small lunar impact crater named after British astronomer (4) W?S? 2d Ecclesiastical site in Rome (7) L?E?R?A 4d Terminating in an abrupt taper, especially at the end of a leaf (9) M?C?O?D?E 14d...
12:23 Mon 11th Jun 20122 answers, last by Crackabilly 12:27 Mon 11th Jun 2012
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foxwall

Polymath 660

19dn Brightly coloured tropical fish R?D ?U?L?T Red Mullet stares you in the face, but it's Mediterranean, not tropical. Any ideas?...
13:53 Sat 02nd Jun 201210 answers, last by Crackabilly 10:32 Sun 03rd Jun 2012
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callyatl

FT 14,009

two short and any help gratefully received 1d House shortlisted for demolition, it's not needed T?E ?O?D? 27d Possibly old Rover's disheartened with short tail ?C?T Thank you...
18:09 Mon 21st May 201219 answers, last by Crackabilly 09:05 Tue 22nd May 2012
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mintyman99

Spectator 2063 Saturday May 12th 2012

http://www.spectator....7836113/crossword.pdf...
05:49 Thu 10th May 201230 answers, last by novalis 13:16 Wed 16th May 2012
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mintyman99

Spectator 2061 Saturday April 28th 2012

http://www.spectator....7806943/crossword.pdf...
05:52 Thu 26th Apr 201226 answers, last by harpo99 17:23 Wed 02nd May 2012

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