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Stitches (Embroidery, Knitting, Crewelwork) Quiz

All the answers are types of stitches - eg chain, satin, blanket, fly etc etc. most clues have a cryptic element. I have three left out of 50 and am now stumped….. 32. Another name for a story 33....
10:02 Sun 12th Dec 202115 answers, last by dannyk13 11:18 Tue 14th Dec 2021
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Radio Times Christmas Crossword 2021

Was it a bit easier this year?? I finished it all in one sitting bar on 4-letter word which is driving me mad: 13D: Vixen, say, is an animal (4). -E-R...
07:51 Tue 07th Dec 20216 answers, last by pilric 13:39 Sun 12th Dec 2021
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Radio Times Christmas Crossword

Last one - am I let down by lack of general knowledge??? 21A - In addition, kept in gold Shakespearean castle: E-S-N-R-...
07:47 Sun 23rd Dec 20183 answers, last by JJ109 07:52 Sun 23rd Dec 2018
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Saturday May 12Th 2018

Five questions left out of 50. All have answers which are related to hats/headgear. They’re a mixture of cryptic, anagram etc. No letters/length given. Answers so far include beret, balmoral, triby,...
13:26 Sat 12th May 20188 answers, last by amalum 14:02 Sat 12th May 2018
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Sunday Times Travel - Where Was I? - 01-Oct-17

Not normally stumped by this but this week..... I presume the southern most village is Lizard, the garden in question MIGHT be Bonython Manor, but I CANNOT find a second lighthouse that fits the...
19:25 Sun 01st Oct 201712 answers, last by davidsmith69 17:36 Mon 02nd Oct 2017
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Last Three In My Biscuits Quiz

One of these quizzes with 50 questions with themed answers - this month the answers are all biscuits (sweet and savoury). Three left: 18: Coltrane's Christmas one for cheese 34: Store of chocolate...
12:29 Fri 29th Apr 20169 answers, last by mallyh 13:42 Fri 29th Apr 2016
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Western Morning News Xmas Crossword

Last one - mostly reasonably easy cryptic clues: 108A - no fashionable state for a princess ?I???A I'm presuming it should be DIANA, but I can't see it from the clue......
09:58 Thu 31st Dec 20155 answers, last by gyroman 10:02 Thu 31st Dec 2015
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Models Of Cars

I have one left in a Christmas quiz to identify 50 models of cars (things like Cambridge, Consul, Popular, Zodic, etc etc). Most a fairly straight questions but a few are more cryptic. This one reads:...
14:36 Mon 22nd Dec 20147 answers, last by scorpiojo 18:09 Mon 22nd Dec 2014
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Wildlife Quiz - Cryptic

Local quiz including cryptic clues where the answers are wildlife. In general not too hard - eg "danger navy officer" is red admiral, "untilled expensive" is fallow deer. But in struggling with the...
10:06 Sun 12th May 20132 answers, last by gyroman 10:12 Sun 12th May 2013
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Confectionery quiz

I've one clue left in a quiz where all the answers are examples of confectionery brands. Completed examples: "falling snow" = FLAKE, "super nova" = GALAXY. The one that's defeating...
15:16 Thu 30th Dec 20106 answers, last by daftgrandad 15:33 Thu 30th Dec 2010
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Ditloids - two left out of 50

W 1 TOT 3 BIAL It's a local Christmas quiz - no theme, some very standard ditloids, others more obscure. Can't find these two anywhere.
14:50 Thu 01st Jan 20094 answers, last by gyroman 18:35 Sat 03rd Jan 2009
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Logos to be identified - closes midnight!!!

Happy New Year! By midnight I've got to identify my last three (from 60) corporate logos in a Christmas Quiz. I've temporarily uploaded them to my Flickr account here as I can't think of another way...
20:52 Wed 31st Dec 200816 answers, last by PrettyAna80 15:11 Thu 19th Mar 2009

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