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Sun telegraph cryptic 2596

Still struggling with this ... 1d gentle attempt to make a point in court (4,4) r?o? s?o? 6d cultivated plant in a bad soil in ancient citadel (9) a?????l?s 7d boat put in water (6) l???c? 10a...

Zangie

Colours

See through it i.e. a porthole (10)

thedodge

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic 2596 Sunday July 10th 2011

2d, Weak fool among victims of tyrant (5) ????Y 20a, Ordinary people - they're in ground at Wimbledon (5,5) ?R??? / ????? 15d, Precisely locate origin of pain within head (8) ?I?????? 18d, Gold found...

Proximus

Macmillan Rhyming Quiz

Stuck on the final three, all help would be greatly appreciated. 8b Minced up-one has almost an ounce of fish (10) - this to rhyme with PASTICHE 22a Set time roughly for festival (6) 22b River with...

Hussar

2 down

Must have got some across ones wrong, can't for the life of me work out 2 down: Lethal fungus causes the middle to perish ( three words - 5, 3, and 7) Any help please?...

marg14a

Dm Fri

9a is that notated (Having scored dont fancy drinking awful tea) (N?T?T?D) thanks...

Mazziestar

Crusader

Broadcast whose audience is late.. G-a-e-a-d/ ---t. Thankyou in advance .

dozyrozy

british place names

lisp wallet french salt stream union crossing the river No numbers given Thanks in advance...

dot&dash

DT Quick Crossword

Hi all, can't believe I'm stuck on the quick crossword but 3a, GLIB, 3 letters, ??t, and also 3d, STYLISH, 4 letters, ??s? I'm assuming 7a is tales and 4d is thread but now I am doubting that! Any...

jakeydoodles

Cryptic clues

four that I just can't get. All help appreciated. Sailor dismissed for not turning up.(6) - - - - - - T Crazy to have forgotten. (3, 2, 4) - - - O F - - - - Ordered coat with rough accent and put on...

shoemad

question from the Saga crossword. Links, perhaps which builders must be careful about

It's 7 and 6 I've seen 'ancient lights' as an answer and this fits my letters, but I don't understand how the answer fits the clue....

souxie

i Cryptic Crossword No 125

7 Down,Ingenious in taking opening one has,(9) I???N???E 25 Across, Cheney's mean,introducing severe cut,(7) ??G???E Many Thanks in Advance...

pixie

Save the Children Fund

The first and second names begin with the same letter. I'm really stuck on number 9 Is she Scott's singing sister any help would be much appreciated. Many thanks in advance.

terrya

cryptic crossword

Either sell or pass on to. (6) ?E?A?L sell is RETAIL. Eluidate rest of clue if it is retail.

crosswordaddict

1. 4 S in a C.

2. Stay within your own cults? (5,7). 3. horse fin (find a word that follows the first clue and precedes the second) 4. Infant for e.g. George W or George H W (9). All answers based around animals....

margarettom

saga Tuesday July 5th 2011

Saga Crossword 18d. putting on weight possibly (L------) 25a. Detective all but eschewing the flesh (------) 16d. It's me calling in a Fury! (--s------)...

supergrany01

Daily Mail 05.07.11

Stuck on last 2 - sun has fried brain ! 2d ...as well as fruits Mike left 4 letters ?l?s guess it must be plus but can't see why 23d In Greece, I turned up nine letters 4 letters i?t? into iota ?? Any...

janome

wedding fever

26. Always this :never the other 3,10 28. free offer to participate 10 45 hes bound to marry in french 6 46 peer of irish movement 4,2,3,5 any help please...

mrsmurphey

pick me up issue 27

clue 4 down- now that i remember 4,2,5.22