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Bergamasco

st 4251

11 acr Curry, say,fish in boiled rice - am I missing something

Terpsicore

Mail on Sunday

an oratory or minor church at a palace?

devadiva

you mag

8down looks as if it should be transferrable but it only has one R - any suggestions 8d= assignable, conveyable (13) T?A?S?E?R?B?E

johnida

bare bones 8 d k?????????? 20a i???n??

answers please to 20 a and 8 d bare bones

cheaton

Times Jumbo entries for those interested

Today in The Times the crossword editor said that in an average week there were approx 5,700 Times Jumbo entries 'on paper' and only 150 via the crossword club. I am surprised that a) there are so...

lamesaint

st4246

Round up a lot of peacocks 8 M-S--- Conviction? a number set free 6 -E-E-S thanks

patkay

bare bones puzzle

bare bones puzzle 13A can anyone help please / looks like eraser but why?

Misstoddler

Cld anyone pls confirm (or correct!) my answers to the following clues: 17d Creature is among bats circling river (8): organism 20d Plague is ill-advised (4) = rash ( A rash could hardly be described...

paulineann

Lovatts cryptic

1) Cafe employees told to put locks on the scales (10) 2) stopped and read about time out (8) 3) Finish off fluffy dessert also known as a Greek favourite (8) 4) Contest in which each contestant has...

hardy49

Lovatts Colossus

Struggle ---S-E HASSLE or TUSSLE ?

Misstoddler

A tough one!

A friend of mine has just moved to London SW6 and has given me the following clues to guess, I assume, his exact location eg name of building I suppose. All he has said is he lives "on the river in an...

Misstoddler

Polymath 388

Confused of Richmond here: For 2d "An Italian who wished to regain neighbouring Italian-speaking territories" (11), I have irredentist For 22a "Offices of Indian magistrates" (11), I have curcherries....

cesdlv

Accessing Cryptic Xwords and Puzzles Without Buying Papers

Any suggestions for how to access cryptic crosswords and brain-exercising puzzles without buying the newspapers would be welcome. My offering is 'Where Was I?' in the Sunday Times, available on the...

amalia

ft 12391

Give essayist name of a composer H?N?E???N For Holmes the woman is one from Ireland (Eire) in disguise ?R?N? A???R

alistairscot

polymath 370

27d H?l???S or could be H?L???S depending on how you spell the Quark's truncated version of surname of peter ALLISS the golfer at 30a. Also 32a Insect larvae cases I?D???A. Or have I got something...

Misstoddler

ft

"Boast about rank" (4) ?r?a

Misstoddler

st 4177

Struggling with the last two 13a Has old Anne to lose continuously? (4) H??? 8d Cells with entrances blocked by this person (7) G?M???S ( I think the M in 8d is correct!) Many thanks