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Ripper

Inquisitor 1441

All filled in (except one letter!)and understood the theme, but 1down: the obvious answer ends in T, is this right? Sorry this is not much info but I didn't want to give too much away for people still...
09:35 Sun 05th Jun 201623 answers, last by Neveracrossword 12:57 Sat 11th Jun 2016
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1409

13 down: Trees between university and loch fall every now and then (6) ?ET?LA. Also the 'expression' to write under the grid, is it just a single letter? (if it isn't I'm stumped!) Thanks in advance...
11:27 Mon 26th Oct 201510 answers, last by Mysterons 12:58 Sat 31st Oct 2015
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professorplum13

Cryptic

District's backed endless veg imports in business (5) ?ONAL ..must be ZONAL but how does it parse please?...
22:13 Fri 23rd Oct 20159 answers, last by Davemano 20:10 Sat 24th Oct 2015
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1382

I'm stuck on three clues and would appreciate some help! 19 down: Tiny difference in pitch, when punctured by concerning mark (8) ?I?RE??S 24 down:Hold up to ridicule bead circle piercing nose (7)...
08:15 Mon 20th Apr 20156 answers, last by Kobnut 10:15 Mon 20th Apr 2015
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1362

Just need help on the last two: 21 across (letter not in wordplay is L) Mad Irish descendant of Cambridge sophomore (6) L?C?ED 23 across (one letter not in wordplay) Stringed instruments spahees...
11:48 Sun 30th Nov 20149 answers, last by Kobnut 09:39 Mon 01st Dec 2014
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boreas

Inquisitor 1345

Any hints on 10A? "Before short Jewish festival, billet oddly prepared Indian food." (Each clue contains either wordplay yielding an extra or missing letter or a single letter misprint in the...
20:01 Sat 02nd Aug 20146 answers, last by boreas 20:25 Sat 02nd Aug 2014
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Gregsdad

Inquisitor 1338

Have just started on this this morning and spent a couple of hours on it. I have around a third of the solutions but struggling with the grid. Guess it should become clearer once I have the majority...
10:15 Sun 15th Jun 20144 answers, last by Gregsdad 21:14 Sun 15th Jun 2014
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Kobnut

Independent Inquisitor 1332 Saturday May 3Rd 2014

I have a possible answer to this, but four of the five groups I am considering highlighting are so obscure that I suspect I am on the wrong track. HAs anyone else found well-known groups of letters to...
15:25 Sat 03rd May 201414 answers, last by crosswhit99 08:39 Tue 13th May 2014
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Neveracrossword

Inquisitor 1327

5 D. Liar's answer, one taken in by fools (7) ??a??a? 1 A. Nice house music from India - compact disc (6) g?????a (The 'g' could be wrong). The preamble says there are misprinted definitions in some...
13:39 Sat 29th Mar 201415 answers, last by stymied 13:46 Sun 30th Mar 2014
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Kobnut

Inquisitor 1323 Title

I think I have resolved the title, but am concerned that my Boxer's name ends with an S, which is redundant. Have I misunderstood ?...
11:24 Sun 02nd Mar 20148 answers, last by Gregsdad 18:47 Sun 02nd Mar 2014
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1323

Sorry my heading got confused! I've got nearly all the grid filled in, with some 'clashes'. Odd animals seem to be appearing, but now I'm completely stuck! What I need is the quotation, but I've no...
11:28 Sun 02nd Mar 201430 answers, last by boreas 13:08 Tue 04th Mar 2014
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Kobnut

Inquisitor 1321

I think I have completed this , but I am a bit worried that I have done the exact opposite of the instruction spelt out by the across clues. Is anyone else in the same position or have I misunderstood...
14:06 Sat 15th Feb 20143 answers, last by x_word_fan 11:35 Sun 16th Feb 2014
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1319

Nearly there, but could do with some help with 35across: Iron filings perhaps in Japanese porcelain? Not right (4) I_AI The answer is Imai (imari less 'R') But the answer needs a letter/s removed...
13:02 Mon 03rd Feb 20147 answers, last by Ripper 17:28 Mon 03rd Feb 2014
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Kobnut

Inquisitor 1316

I thought this weeks was quite difficult but a bit unsatisfactory because I got most of the thematic entries before working out the answers to the thematic clues. Can someone please explain why the...
18:23 Sat 11th Jan 201419 answers, last by oudemia 01:32 Sun 19th Jan 2014
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boreas

Inquisitor 1313

I've completed the grid and followed the instruction, but can't see the words that were too long. Is 41a one of them? Thanks in advance....
13:06 Sat 21st Dec 201321 answers, last by boreas 15:06 Mon 23rd Dec 2013
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puzzled272

Inquisitor 1311

Last one (letter!) - should be a normal clue. I think I'm missing the blindingly obvious. 26ac. He deplores person with cerebral disability being housed in the centre of Palermo. (5) LA?ER Can sort of...
15:14 Sun 08th Dec 20138 answers, last by x_word_fan 17:10 Mon 09th Dec 2013
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Neveracrossword

Inquisitor 1307

This will make sense only to those who've done, are doing, this puzzle. I have completed the grid and thought I had got the theme -but the 'work' I've got in mind does not have the required number of...
13:57 Sat 09th Nov 201327 answers, last by crosswhit99 08:57 Mon 18th Nov 2013
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Neveracrossword

Inquisitor 1298

Having finished this off and done the highlighting, I've just realised I don't really understand the last line of the preamble ' More appropriately than usual, The Chambers Dictionary (2011) is...
10:36 Sat 07th Sep 201324 answers, last by Ripper 14:58 Mon 09th Sep 2013
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Indy-trier

Inquisitor 1290

Having managed the bottom half of this puzzle I thought I'd worked out how to treat the 21 words. However, I'm now totally thrown by the top left corner! If I treat 4d in the same way it seems to...
07:55 Tue 16th Jul 20136 answers, last by boreas 18:12 Wed 17th Jul 2013
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boreas

Inquisitor 1288

I have almost all of the grid filled in but wouldn't mind some help with 32D and 45A
13:35 Sat 29th Jun 201328 answers, last by boreas 10:50 Tue 02nd Jul 2013

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