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Bare Bones

Help please: 21 across - Read over quickly then query extensive capital coverage (2 words) I have S*I*A*K....
07:48 Mon 19th May 20144 answers, last by bibblebub 07:55 Mon 19th May 2014
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Dm Wed. Help Please

I have the answer to 8 down as BABUSHKA as it fits and seems right but I cannot reconcile it with the clue - Old Russian woman's baby met former president Ford. Can someone please put me out of my...
08:14 Thu 23rd May 20133 answers, last by normancowan 08:38 Thu 23rd May 2013
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Barebones 21/4

any help please on 8 down: Clue is 'Quarrel about lack of resistance to fever'. I have ?g?e?i?e? (9 letters) All assistance appreciated.
10:16 Mon 22nd Apr 20134 answers, last by dannyk13 10:40 Mon 22nd Apr 2013
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DM Wednesday

Help please with 18 down - Bill's on board flight to find adventure (8) - I have -s-a-a-e I know ESCAPADE fits but cannot see how it relates - all help welcomed
11:52 Thu 10th May 20123 answers, last by normancowan 13:07 Thu 10th May 2012
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Stuck on 7 down

Just cannot find answer to 7 dn. Vie and surprisingly overrun: I have N?V?D? Any help appreciated.
09:56 Wed 13th Apr 20115 answers, last by normancowan 09:59 Wed 13th Apr 2011
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Does anyone check first?

Is it only me but this week especially the same answers are being given over and over again - Mail on Sunday for instance I have already counted 18 answers to a single clue - are people too lazy to...
19:24 Sun 20th Feb 20117 answers, last by factor30 21:41 Sun 20th Feb 2011
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Daily Mail Tuesday 5 down

I am stuck on answer to 5 down - The clue is Did it baffle earliest group pf astronomers? I have S-A- and the obvious answer is star - but why??
09:17 Wed 22nd Sep 20102 answers, last by normancowan 09:24 Wed 22nd Sep 2010
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Sunday Life 29/8 2 down

2 down An account that has been overdrawn 7 letters - I have ?O?A?C? Romance fits and also tobacco but I cannot see any connection to the clue - all help appreciated
18:27 Mon 30th Aug 20101 answer, last by aeronut 18:40 Mon 30th Aug 2010
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Belfast telegraph Sat 6th

Stuck on two: 6 down: Badly affected by rivals' last deception to get points: 8 letters and I have ?????K?N 10 ac. Frenzied attack with a broom head: 5 letters and I think the second letter is A Many...
10:31 Mon 08th Mar 20103 answers, last by normancowan 10:43 Mon 08th Mar 2010
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Irish News

1 down The employees of the bone will 8, 5. I have S?E?R??? S?A?F so I assume it is something staff All help appreciated.
10:05 Mon 08th Mar 20102 answers, last by normancowan 10:22 Mon 08th Mar 2010
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IMOS 31/1 Cryptic crossword.

Stuck on last one: 22 down % Letters - Small old Greek coins in unusual plate - I have L?P?A All help appreciated
16:47 Sun 31st Jan 20103 answers, last by normancowan 17:08 Sun 31st Jan 2010
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Sunday Life 24/01/2010

12 across - Fatal seizure 5-6 ?E?T? S?R?K? I know DEATH STROKE fits but I never heard of this as a hyphenated word. Thaks for all help.
10:28 Mon 25th Jan 20101 answer, last by Prescott 10:30 Mon 25th Jan 2010
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Irish News

6 across: Some for sure. 7 letters -e---i- Many thanks for any assistance
10:18 Mon 25th Jan 20102 answers, last by normancowan 10:25 Mon 25th Jan 2010
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MOS Bumper Crossword

118ac. Pantomime:8,6 I have R?S?N?O? C?U?O? I am completely stuck on this and hope my letters are correct. All help appreciated
11:47 Tue 22nd Dec 20092 answers, last by normancowan 12:14 Tue 22nd Dec 2009
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MOS Bumper Crossowrd

11:45 Tue 22nd Dec 20091 answer, last by cruciverbali 15:21 Tue 22nd Dec 2009
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Sunday Life

Am stuck on one - not sure if my letters are correct: Likely to be resolved by physics (7 letters) C?R?L?E All help sincerely apprteciated...
08:44 Mon 21st Dec 20091 answer, last by cruciverbali 12:14 Mon 21st Dec 2009
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Irish News and Sunday Life

Stuck on two clues: Irish News clue: Is successful in a boring job 7 letters ?I?R?E? Slit at the front 6 letters ?R?O?H I am not 100% certain about the letters I have - the answers that seem to fit...
14:54 Mon 16th Nov 20093 answers, last by normancowan 15:27 Mon 16th Nov 2009
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Mail on Sunday Cryptic 161

Stuck on 2 - all help appreciated: 24d. Hard wood is as iron mostly right inside - I have I?O?O but am doubtful about these. 3 down French Province L?N?U?D?C
09:04 Mon 19th Oct 20095 answers, last by normancowan 09:11 Mon 19th Oct 2009
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Daily Mail 30/9

Am stuck on what looks like a simple one but my brain will not function: 25ac. Fruits of the Forest eaten by Christmastide (4) ?A?T All help appreciated.
09:05 Thu 01st Oct 20093 answers, last by JimJools 09:19 Thu 01st Oct 2009
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Belfast Telegraph

21d. The cover of the French doctor: ?U?e? (5)
16:20 Mon 14th Sep 20092 answers, last by normancowan 16:27 Mon 14th Sep 2009

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