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st4259

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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mrvertigo

st 4251

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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mrvertigo

st 4250

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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mrvertigo

Sunday Times 4230

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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mrvertigo

st4203

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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mrvertigo

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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vc10tom

Sat Tel GK

Stuck on 38d Have e-o-n-e. Many thanks
15:17 Mon 18th Sep 20062 answers, last by goldenfield 15:34 Mon 18th Sep 2006
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ygdrasil

dtgk 16/9/06

Having wrestled with Mepham's TWO senior moments this week, I am stuck on 5d (thin tissue used in cooking); 11d (1958 sports car designed by Donald Healy); 24d (subemerged ridges of coral near surface...
14:52 Mon 18th Sep 20067 answers, last by goldenfield 15:26 Mon 18th Sep 2006
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Dottie B

musical instruments

my questions are musical instruments:- has 7 letters-- Put in among red wine. " 6 " -- Tree in the street. " 4 " -- Honour about duck. " 9 " -- A cross work shone around. Which popular song does this...
14:08 Fri 15th Sep 20069 answers, last by BigMac 14:24 Fri 15th Sep 2006
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mrvertigo

dt25,097

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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beanie

heat crossword390

name of a brit soul singer that shares name with water-based fish-loving mammal, 4 letters -e-l thanks serena
10:25 Wed 13th Sep 20062 answers, last by beanie 11:48 Wed 13th Sep 2006
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elderly

Sat. Tel. GK xword

This is the first time I have had a go at this one and have come unstuck, help PLEASE. 27A - Southern Nigerian market Town and capital of the State of Imo (6) O?E??I 4D - In Jane Austen's "Pride and...
12:59 Mon 11th Sep 20066 answers, last by elderly 13:23 Mon 11th Sep 2006
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Meredie

Blackberry

Blackberry Drupe a???i Pigeon house c??e
12:40 Mon 11th Sep 20063 answers, last by Aquagility 12:46 Mon 11th Sep 2006
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gordonia

Guardian cryptic Sat 02/09/06.

Last clue,baffled by it. 5down -Criticise unfashionable US dessert(8) -A-D-W-Y.Any help greatly appreciated.
10:12 Tue 05th Sep 20062 answers, last by gordonia 10:26 Tue 05th Sep 2006
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mrvertigo

dt25,087

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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strap12345

oddball strange

k_o_y
15:56 Mon 04th Sep 20064 answers, last by donslot 16:17 Mon 04th Sep 2006
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Billy_Bonka

Various

Said a pal needs to run nightclub P?L?I? / D? / D?N?E Rabble rousing D?M?G???C In a weak manner T???O???Y Music college ??D?E???T???E It powers,eg engine or furnace F?E? / O?? Military assistants...
11:34 Thu 31st Aug 20067 answers, last by Billy_Bonka 11:58 Thu 31st Aug 2006
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Ternigapp

Melksham - Section 2, Anagrams

I'm stuck on the following anagrams of entertainers: 5. RUNTOABADMAN 14. WORRYAGENT 15. ORACHIMPLIKESNAN Any help is appreciated, I need it! Thanks
14:13 Fri 25th Aug 20064 answers, last by Ternigapp 14:48 Fri 25th Aug 2006
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mrvertigo

dt25,080

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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Arabesque

Car Quiz

Still struggling with this. Answers are names of cars past and present. 57 Missile offence. Javelin spring to mind, but where does 'offence' come in? 97 Warm, sultry, rainy wind. Many thanks
15:03 Thu 24th Aug 200613 answers, last by razza 07:56 Fri 25th Aug 2006

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