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mrvertigo

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27a It could remove sign of hesitation from The Times (6) ?R?S?R This looks like eraser but I can't see why.
13:20 Mon 14th Jan 20082 answers, last by mrvertigo 13:43 Mon 14th Jan 2008
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12d Businessman around continental headdress (7) I presume this is CORONET but I don't understand why. Can someone enlighten me! Many thanks
15:01 Mon 19th Nov 20072 answers, last by mrvertigo 09:45 Tue 20th Nov 2007
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3d About six points for student to go over again. Is the answer REVISE. If so, could somebody explain why?
13:20 Mon 12th Nov 20075 answers, last by mrvertigo 13:26 Mon 12th Nov 2007
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7d is presumably icefloe but to my mind ice floe is two words or hyphenated - any thoughts on this. 17d Shy Eva embarrased in Jewish school is presumably Yeshiva but where has the 'i' come from?
10:36 Mon 25th Jun 20074 answers, last by mrvertigo 11:05 Mon 25th Jun 2007
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Sunday Times 4229

26a Ragged tenor cast is relaxed (5) E?S?D This looks like EASED but I don't understand why. Many thanks
11:15 Mon 18th Jun 20071 answer, last by ulysses100 11:17 Mon 18th Jun 2007
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Helps while back inside (5) A?E?S
10:35 Mon 18th Dec 20062 answers, last by mrvertigo 10:44 Mon 18th Dec 2006
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Sunday Times 4201

18d Maybe hears what is to be distributed (5-3) ?h?r?-o?t Is this 'share-out'? If so could somebody please explain why since the tense (distributeD) looks wrong to me. Many thanks.
10:13 Mon 04th Dec 20063 answers, last by mrvertigo 10:22 Mon 04th Dec 2006
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Puzzled by last one. 8a Arrived, boarding the front of the ship - with a cart! (6) B??R?W. I think the answer is BARROW but I don't understand why. Many thanks
11:41 Thu 14th Sep 20066 answers, last by crofter 09:54 Fri 15th Sep 2006
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8d Sort of humour with undertone - be led astray (6,8) ?O???E?? ???D?E Thanks
14:39 Fri 08th Sep 20062 answers, last by johnalex 14:52 Fri 08th Sep 2006
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7d Polled! (8) P?R?O?E? This last one is frustating me. I can think of parroted, pardoned, or purposed but I don't see how any of them work. Many thanks
09:41 Tue 05th Sep 20069 answers, last by crofter 11:39 Tue 05th Sep 2006
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5d Dad has endless frolic in wood (6) P??L?R Many thanks
11:19 Fri 25th Aug 20065 answers, last by geo0939 14:52 Fri 25th Aug 2006
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1a See something wrong? (11) M?S?O?S?R?E I can only think of missobserve - but is this spelling acceptable? Thanks
12:33 Thu 24th Aug 20063 answers, last by johnalex 12:42 Thu 24th Aug 2006
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7d Elks can turn on a paw, it is from North America (7) ?A?I?I? Is it pacific? If so, can anyone explain how this works? Many thanks
13:12 Wed 23rd Aug 20062 answers, last by mrvertigo 13:21 Wed 23rd Aug 2006
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8a. My lovely Parisian girl (5) ?A?E? 25a. Anger caused by endlessly dire infection (6) ?H?L?R Many thanks
15:08 Wed 16th Aug 20063 answers, last by mrvertigo 15:26 Wed 16th Aug 2006

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