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Clue Help

In each of these clues, there is one letter misprint, which must be corrected before solving. 1. Not tearing young Scottish children away from English child (4) Answer seems to be EILD but how? 2. A...
16:27 Mon 02nd Jul 201212 answers, last by hankir 18:18 Mon 02nd Jul 2012
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Azed 2090

Please help explain the wordplay for; 22A. Dingbat, i.e. money once put into horse race, dropping by (6) The answer that fits is DOOFER. (D?OFER) 25A. Beige garment may be fashioned in ambient (5) The...
16:28 Sun 24th Jun 20125 answers, last by shooty 17:21 Sun 24th Jun 2012
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Guardian 25670

Need help in understanding wordplay. 18D. Noted drama as half-cut alternative to 16, used in 9 by terrorists (8) Operetta ( 16 is enter and 9 is operation) Thanks in advance....
15:26 Sat 23rd Jun 20125 answers, last by davidas 16:37 Sat 23rd Jun 2012
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azed 2089

Last three. You will need instructions to help. Across answers have one letter removed where two same letters appear. Down clues have one letter must be doubled 7d. Amateur, when beginning, all in a...
21:30 Sun 17th Jun 201211 answers, last by EMor1 07:41 Mon 18th Jun 2012
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Azed

2D. One learning to steer etc on a navy sub (4) LOA? One learning = L Anagram of On A, gives Loan but why navy sub? Very few words fit, but cannot figure out how the wordplay works with any of them....
15:17 Sun 10th Jun 20126 answers, last by hankir 15:22 Sun 10th Jun 2012
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Genius 108

Have solved it but two answers do not make sense. 9A. Setters possessively appropriating social hum (5) O?O?R The only word that fits is ODOUR. Do in Our? Social = Do? and hum = Odour? 25D Dramatist...
23:33 Thu 07th Jun 20123 answers, last by hankir 00:52 Fri 08th Jun 2012
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Azed 2084

I have solved the puzzle but do not get the word play for these two clues. 36. First-born died in old coach, as is typical of fiction. (9) ?E?GN?DL? There is only one word that fits and means...
14:51 Sun 13th May 20124 answers, last by mathsman 16:16 Sun 13th May 2012
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guardian 25,634

15 a. Time the budget airline man cut back, ladies and gentlemen (7) ?O?L?T? Help appreciated....
12:49 Sat 12th May 20123 answers, last by Lie-in King 12:58 Sat 12th May 2012
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Plain #5

I should ask only one clue help at a time. 24. Product of writer about love (first of wives gets drowned) - Rebecca? (6) R?O??? Help much appreciated....
14:50 Tue 01st May 20124 answers, last by SethMould 12:15 Thu 03rd May 2012
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Plain #5

24. Product of writer about love (first of wives gets drowned) - Rebecca? (6) R?O??? 12. Five - not down!- cried for drink (5) C?D?R The answer seems to be Cider for drink. Don't get the first part of...
13:44 Tue 01st May 20123 answers, last by hankir 13:56 Tue 01st May 2012
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Azed 2,080

23 D Truman almost winning all the tricks? (5) ?AP?? Help appreciated....
14:31 Sun 15th Apr 20125 answers, last by hankir 15:16 Sun 15th Apr 2012
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Easter Prize 25604

A. If 8A and 8b are anagrams of each other, they don't seems to fit. I am assuming that 8A is a synonym of Opponent. 8 Opponent to 15A without other 9s, not stopping (10; 10) B. 4A 4 Clue for crows to...
16:55 Sat 07th Apr 20124 answers, last by Allizwell 06:58 Fri 13th Apr 2012
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Genius 106

Almost there. Need two. 13, 27 down Thumbs up from Indian cookery product''s quality control? (4,3,4) G?E? A?L G?O? 26 Shaft a number from below (4) Thanks in advance....
16:02 Wed 04th Apr 20123 answers, last by hankir 17:34 Wed 04th Apr 2012
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Clue help

2A. Vikings fish (8) Answer seems to be SEACOCKS. Any explanation? Thanks....
02:31 Wed 04th Apr 20122 answers, last by hankir 13:57 Wed 04th Apr 2012
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Azed 2078

Still struggling. Have gotten the "APRIL FOOL" part done. These two still not done. 2 Allowing little time with preliminary sketch, crude (6) Answer seems to be TROUGH, but it's a guess. 13...
02:47 Mon 02nd Apr 20127 answers, last by kayakamina 12:51 Mon 02nd Apr 2012
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Azed 2078

You will have to know the special instruction to help. http://image.guardian...3/26/2078-april-1.pdf 1A. Bad-tempered look when imbibing gin (7) and 4D.One picking a genus of ferns is missing (5) Each...
17:38 Sun 01st Apr 20126 answers, last by pcoles 22:04 Sun 01st Apr 2012
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Azed 2076

One left 28 Puzzler: odd word in Shakespeare (meaning plausible?) – all thrown (4) ?ROB (Please explain how) Thanks in advance. Were clues in 1A and 17A meant to be so easy? Answers were too...
13:51 Sun 18th Mar 20125 answers, last by afc1903 17:02 Sun 18th Mar 2012
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Crossword by Atlas

Tying to understand how the clues lead to these answers. 1st: Force through demarcation of trades (4. 5) Answer seems to be HOME GUARD 2nd:Maybe O'Connor faces the Spanish type of therapy not to...
19:01 Tue 13th Mar 20126 answers, last by hankir 19:10 Tue 13th Mar 2012
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Azed 2075

Stuck on my last one. 11D Recipe No. 1, what Aussie has on his plate? (4) RE?O A food item? Any help appreciated....
14:24 Sun 11th Mar 20124 answers, last by Mysterons 19:56 Sun 11th Mar 2012
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Genius 105

20 D Throw away a line in two bits (6) Any help appreciated....
22:02 Sat 10th Mar 20122 answers, last by hankir 22:12 Sat 10th Mar 2012

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