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Listener No 4229 Cleopatra's Needled By Ruslan

Surely not! Me starting a thread on a NUMERICAL. What fun to have a numerical with an endgame. Of course, we can't thank Ruslan but this was nowhere near as tedious and horrible as numericals usually...

Hussar

Daily Mail Friday

Last two - 10 across Comic learnt about his first entrance (7 letters) E-T-R-L Looks like ENTHRAL -but why? 4 down Rear youngster natuarlly to some extent S-E-N Thank you...

Twit-Who

Ev 1057 Market Loan Bu Moordon -Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1057 Sunday February 10Th 2013

Very early finish today for me today mainly because I guessed the theme early on to 16a. I'm not sure how difficult this would have been otherwise. Clues were not challenging although it's a nice...

barney15c

Can You Work Out This Sum

I tried using bomdas and came up with an answer but dont know if i did it right: 4x4+4x4+4-4x4 I make it 20 is that right if not can you tell me what it is and how you arrived at the answer - thanks...

Grandma_Yiddo

Dt Quickie

Last one 11a most constrained 8 ?i?h?e?t can anyone help?

Neveracrossword

Mephisto 2736

17 D. Physician and a duke set up hospital somewhere in northern England once (8) ?a?el??h 30 A. Foreign author is stilted, not half (4) me?n (I can see 'mean', but have no idea how it works with the...

trux

Listener 4227: 42 By Xanthippe

Well, that was quite a workout!! Scant help from the preamble made for tricky end-game even after sussing what the 42 were. Not a subject I know anything about so cannot comment on the specific...

misty80

Daily Mail 30Th January

22d) 6 letters. -u-t-n. Particle contains dried meat. I have mutton but dont know why, can anybody help. Thank you in advance.

brokenwing

Dm 14418

Last two, help please 5d. A small number fell over in corner N?O? 24a grass stem with no head T?L?...

hankir

Azed 2121

need help. Country pile? It'll make guest think (4) T?SS Can you also parse the clue? Thanks....

Lomax

The Week 835

OK, still struggling : 22D Flowers left out for meetings (4) ???A Thanks...

dr b

Listener 4226 Polar By Kea

Not nearly as difficult as in recent weeks but very enjoyable - I may have laughed out loud when the penny dropped. Merci M. Kea.

issy

Sunday Telegraph - Enigmatic Variations

7 down "The King's Female counterpart displays volume in highest pitch (singing) 4". I have e?va but cannot find a word that will fit....

velkom

Daily Mail

27a (7) s?g?l?s protective wear goes round jugglers waist 24a (4) e?f? dodgy moment after leader of jury leaves Don"t know about anyone else but todays clues seem a bit weird to me!!!!...

Jaycee47

Dm 14413

16a What some hotel staff do amidships in Polish vessel. 4,2 I have -i-e -n. Is it Live in? If so why please?...

tenflags

Listener 4225 Innings / Outings By Mohawk

With seemingly no-one yet posting I thought I would have some fun as I have not started a thread before. Some clues a lot trickier than recent weeks given the varying clue options etc., I'm only about...

Twit-Who

Ev 1054 - Connections By Salamanca

Nothing too challenging in today's EV. Rather disappointing for me. A gripe gathering momentum for me is that I am all too often having to refer to my earlier Chambers to confirm meanings of proper...

hedgebeater

Dt27077 Today 17Th Jan

For 18 down I have either SCATTER or SPATTER for the clue "Broadcast namely by striking figure with book coming out" Please could someone indicate the right answer with an explanation? Please....

hippy-1

D/m Today

28a..open university can start to gain exposure...(6)...o-t-n- think ..outing but dont see why?? thanx...

kayakamina

Ev 1053 - Making A Point

If I ever knew the thematic word needed for this EV I'd long since forgotten it! I therefore found the puzzle very trying and unsatisfactory. I hope fellow EVers didn't feel the same....

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