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quinol

Spec 2680 Help With Parsing Of Last 2 Please

32a severe rebuff for busybody n-s-r looks like noser is that a rebuff 33d what could be greean around a navy -ocean? but why? not too testing but enjoyable otherwise
13:31 Thu 14th Nov 202412 answers, last by quinol 15:00 Thu 14th Nov 2024
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PiffPoff

Spectator 2677

Finished...I think. Can anyone explain the theme ("What's in a name?") and the relation of the unclued lights to one another?
10:38 Fri 25th Oct 202417 answers, last by PiffPoff 15:17 Thu 31st Oct 2024
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quinol

Spec 2676 Help Please

12a unclued hoo-e-po-  probably 2 words is 27a unclued a-e  ape? how does 16a bodies (the answer) fit the theme and indeed 36down - as a betting man it could have any antecedent hints would be fine -... ...
10:24 Thu 17th Oct 202422 answers, last by FleshpotsOfDevon 09:16 Fri 18th Oct 2024
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FleshpotsOfDevon

Spectator No. 2671

Reptiles into devouring a torso? (6) R??ORS  Feast I seethed about includes crustless pie (6) E???IA  Thanks 
11:57 Thu 12th Sep 202426 answers, last by Neveracrossword 13:22 Fri 13th Sep 2024
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professorplum13

Speccie 2670

31a   Anti-nuclear treaty prompts no action from Lord’s, say (4,3)    test ban? 25d  Small sand eel, it seems, or other marine animal (8) L???E?ES lookslike an anagram of s sand... ...
15:55 Thu 05th Sep 202414 answers, last by Maxxer 22:48 Fri 06th Sep 2024
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JJ109

Spectator 2668

19a Oz's blue razorbill wheels over one boat's stern (7) ?RRAT?M Lookslike erratum but why? 13d In tent behold hole (5) if erratum is correct GL?U?
11:38 Thu 22nd Aug 202442 answers, last by Neveracrossword 12:37 Sat 24th Aug 2024
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OftPuzzled

The Final 'Eminent Victim'? 

The last name has stumped me. So if anyone could offer just the letter that fills the top left corner of the grid, that would be marvellous. Thank you!
11:58 Thu 22nd Aug 20244 answers, last by Neveracrossword 12:06 Thu 22nd Aug 2024
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johnpiper

Spectator 2666 All Secure

Romped through almost all of this saw the theme early on which helped. Stuck on 2 clued clues though 6A Urge to chase round and round behind lobby (6) I have ?A???O 8D Idle on set one has metoeric... ...
11:06 Thu 08th Aug 20245 answers, last by Neveracrossword 11:19 Thu 08th Aug 2024
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FleshpotsOfDevon

Spectator 2664

Planet's epigrammist (7) ??R?I?? 
  Ta muchly 
10:54 Thu 25th Jul 202430 answers, last by Tilly2 08:53 Sat 27th Jul 2024
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Matakari

Spectator N0 2664 By Doc

Good afternoon, an interesting Doc offering dealing with first names.
I’m stuck on this last clue for which I would appreciate help. Thanks in advance!
7d King at dance, losing weight ( 7 ) :... ...
13:26 Thu 25th Jul 20246 answers, last by Neveracrossword 10:43 Fri 26th Jul 2024
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Matakari

Spectator 2661 - Spectrum By Doc

Good morning, my favourite Doc challenges me this week with the following for which I would appreciate  a few hints. Many thanks in advance! 27a Hours away from Shoreditch organising game like... ...
08:38 Fri 05th Jul 202446 answers, last by Glenlea 20:08 Wed 10th Jul 2024
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quinol

Spectator 2660 Help Please

6 down upset fools perhaps set up (8) ------e- 6 across small capitals backed capital of dross (7) ----i-- as you can see the northeast has me troubled, let alone the quote
16:11 Thu 27th Jun 202421 answers, last by Maxxer 10:26 Tue 02nd Jul 2024
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OftPuzzled

Spectator 2659 Thursday June 20Th 2024

This fell into place quite easily, but 6d is causing me grief.  Simultaneously discharges drunken volleys (7). I have all the crosschecked letters: VO-LE-S ... so I can't see what it can possibly be,... ...
11:20 Thu 20th Jun 202420 answers, last by Tilly2 09:09 Sun 23rd Jun 2024
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hypotheses

Spectator 2658

Don't waste your time unless you have a Brewer's 20th edition to hand. My 18th edition is no use. 
12:04 Thu 13th Jun 202442 answers, last by mogsingram 18:34 Wed 26th Jun 2024
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FleshpotsOfDevon

Spectator 2657

I've finished the clues, I have the book & author and the other unclueds, but I can't quite get the 3 unclued lights pertaining to the first element in the book's title, so all hints and clues... ...
12:08 Thu 06th Jun 202419 answers, last by Neveracrossword 13:53 Fri 07th Jun 2024
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FleshpotsOfDevon

Spectator 2656

Reasonable regular clues this week, (harder than last week, but that's not surprising) and I have pretty much all the unclueds, but I can't see any connection between them, so any and all hints... ...
10:52 Thu 30th May 202420 answers, last by Neveracrossword 05:31 Sat 01st Jun 2024
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quinol

Spectator 2656 Help With Last 1 Please

12 down unclued (7) I have -ham-t- probably begins with c
13:29 Thu 30th May 20245 answers, last by Neveracrossword 15:59 Thu 30th May 2024
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quinol

Spectator 2653 Last 2 Help Needed

they're unclueds, I really need hints 29 down ab---rs -  could be e n k missing, but then I have 40across -enp, which looks the same as 8 down eno(p) many thanks
11:53 Fri 10th May 202411 answers, last by PiffPoff 09:49 Thu 16th May 2024
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johnpiper

Spectator 2653 Order! Order!

Havig a few problems working out the theme and the unclued lights to be honest. Only got a few clued clues to go 11A Addresses person arrested by western marine (6) Only have ??o??? 1D Headgear... ...
12:37 Thu 09th May 202429 answers, last by Maxxer 20:09 Sat 11th May 2024
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Maxxer

Spectator 2651

A lovely puzzle from Fieldfare with a grammatical imperative in the preamble's instruction. Also some very inventive clue constructions. Bravo !
19:47 Thu 25th Apr 202418 answers, last by Tilly2 20:53 Fri 26th Apr 2024

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