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Ev Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1089 -Choreography By Kea

Kea is one of my favourite setters and this one is a delight. Took me a while to see what was going on, but once it all clicked it was well worth the wait. Thanks Kea!!

Annie Jay

Times 4555

Temporary accommodation affected English county (4,4)

perseverer

Listener 4260 Nuts And Bolts By Mango

Grid just about filled - theme understood - now I just have to make proper sense of the preamble! Well worth persevering!...

piggynose

A Calculation For You

7+7/7+7 x 7 - 7 / is the division sign is the answer A : 00, B : 08, C : 50, D : 56...

granny grump

Summer Quiz

Last two please can you help 24. Founder of major women's tennis trophy competed for by Britain and USA (5 8) 49. He replaced Skip Allen as a Pretty Thing his real name (4 5)...

thomson3869

The Herald Thursday September 19Th 2013

In - and almost out! (6,8,8) W???I?,??R?????,D???A??? / A judicial characteristic, traditionally (8) ?O?????Y

sparshott2000

It's beaten me this week: 20A Graphite once caused pressure complaint: ?l???a? 21D Guy receiving kiss from Douglas? ??n? 17D Girl embracing boy by brickwork: ?a???r? Thanks in advance to all who can...

Twit-Who

Ev Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1088 -Aarrgghh By Samuel

Ggrr! 5d is not in the recommended Chambers 2011! I know it's in previous editions but why go to the bother of mentioning other words not in BRB?? Despite this I did enjoy this puzzle although I...

emcee

Listener 4259: Redraw By Nod

A quickly filled grid but the endgame is proving elusive. Let the head-scratching begin...

olichant

Listener 4259 - Redraw By Nod

Gridfill was not too hard, but the endgame had me staring for a while - though when the penny dropped, it did raise a smile. A nice construction, and some fun clues.

amtaff

Mephisto 2767

Unsure of one.4d. Indeed fool is enjoying success(4,two words).INI?. It must be "In it", but how does it parse?...

madmac74

D/m Smallest Hardest

3d) Punishment (slang) T??o 4a) An imposter (4) ???y Thanks...

ToraToraTora

Us 2Nd Amendment.....clarifcation Please

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24059408 Arrested for "carrying a fire arm openly" - I though that it was concealed fire arms that are not allowed without a permit....

solvitquick

American Pie: Wots The Story Behind This Great Song?

I've been a Don McClean fan forever and love "American Pie". But I still don't get the story. Is it about death of JFK, the Vietnam War, impending Nuclear War or all of these rolled up in one saga of...

clog2

Observer Azed 2153 Saturday September 7Th 2013

Stuck in the bottom right hand corner. 21d Greek east wind? Something like that(7) G?EGS?? and 35a Who's displaying--list, bottled?Cellarist is possibly (7) SE?C?A? They are really nagging me, so help...