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Sunday Times 4689 Completely Stumped

At a loss with ST 4689 19ac "The best place to turn (4)" ; I have T?P? Sure all surrounding answers are OK, but nothing I can come upo with seems to m ake sense...any ideas?...
18:09 Mon 11th Apr 20164 answers, last by owdbob 18:32 Mon 11th Apr 2016
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Stuck On Last Two- Again!

Once again, baffled by two clues in i Prize Cryptic No 1606.....12ac Group of countries to regret backing most of sporting contest (6) E?R?E? 22ac Letters initially laid bare (not first or last item)...
09:34 Sun 03rd Apr 20164 answers, last by owdbob 09:58 Sun 03rd Apr 2016
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Help! Stuck In Bottom Left Corner Of I 1588!

20d No letters - "Thick skin makes you unfeeling, loveless (6) 18d One telling stories about largely eccentric American coach (7) r???c?? 21a A crime wave beginning to affect country ??e???a America?...
10:11 Mon 14th Mar 20165 answers, last by owdbob 10:19 Mon 14th Mar 2016
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Ios Last Two!

Last two in the Independent on Sunday No 1,359: 18d Peers say invested in a Greek publishing company (3,5) ?G?/G???D 26a Female musician cutting quiet single? It clould be her (7) P???O?N No idea!...
11:23 Mon 07th Mar 20167 answers, last by bibblebub 11:42 Mon 07th Mar 2016
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I 1582

No idea with this one - 25ac Time to shun indifferent collection of computers for Al process (6,3) N?u?a? n?t
12:06 Sun 06th Mar 20165 answers, last by owdbob 12:30 Sun 06th Mar 2016
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Independent On Sunday 1355

Stuck on last two in Independent on Sunday No 1355: 4ac Republicans beat Democrats ultimately and succeed (2,6) I have ?o ?l?c?? 8d Irregular payment of small figure in London area? Right (9) I have...
21:43 Sun 07th Feb 20168 answers, last by scorpiojo 23:26 Sun 07th Feb 2016
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Stuck Again.....

Two left: 11a Passage overlooking small area of land (4) ???e 12d Reduced version deployed in all demos etc, wasting little time (5,5) had no probs with rest, brain now seized....
09:04 Sun 24th Jan 20167 answers, last by scorpiojo 09:12 Sun 24th Jan 2016
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I 1540

5d Artist not quite ready on time (5) Manet or Monet? I think Monet, but.......Any ideas?
11:38 Sun 17th Jan 20163 answers, last by owdbob 17:40 Sun 17th Jan 2016
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Independent On Sunday 1351

Last two: have I made a mistake? 16d manuals opener gets in (9) k?y?o?s?s 23d First person in Paris to grasp extravaganza could ultimately be green (4) ?n?n Is 28a MAYAN ? Thanks in advance!...
09:49 Tue 12th Jan 20168 answers, last by owdbob 18:16 Tue 12th Jan 2016
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Stuck On Last Few In Ios, Maybe The Odd Mistake?

4a See taps giving water (4) l?c? 6a Metal lines yielded to attack (4) ?e?? 8d Large, first to lean over (4) ??s? 14d Introductions to some Members in House (4) s?m? 22d Artist, one investigating a...
08:21 Wed 06th Jan 201610 answers, last by Neveracrossword 09:02 Wed 06th Jan 2016
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Independent Prize Crossword 1348 Sunday December 20Th 2015

Foxed by last few: 5a Heads to restrict the use of tests at last ?????S(6) 6d Record about to be overturned by German lumberjack ??E?E??(6) 7d Girl working to replace caveat at the end of agreement...
11:07 Tue 22nd Dec 20159 answers, last by owdbob 17:50 Tue 22nd Dec 2015
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I 1493 -Baffled!

Don't seem to be able to get the theme - some guesswork here! No idea about 1d 18 to 23- person confused with time (5,5)-i-o-/p - - - - 5d 18 to 25D, though losing it, wealthy -l-e-i-h 25d 18 to 5 - I...
11:03 Sun 22nd Nov 20156 answers, last by owdbob 12:20 Sun 22nd Nov 2015
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Independent On Sunday 1343

15 d..I have m-n-s--i-e Last one, but can't make a word out of this....Help!
08:41 Mon 16th Nov 201513 answers, last by owdbob 12:26 Mon 16th Nov 2015
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Everyman 3595

Everyman 3595 Last one....18down Italian dish ending in disaster? It's too complicated (7) T?S?T?O
09:38 Wed 02nd Sep 201516 answers, last by owdbob 20:00 Wed 02nd Sep 2015
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I 1158 19 Down

Prize cryptic 1158, last one: "Contention about piano in thematic work (7) " I have T-E-P-S Am I missing something obvious?...
21:16 Sun 26th Oct 20148 answers, last by Referee-Observer 21:27 Sun 26th Oct 2014
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I On Saturday 1116 Saturday September 6Th 2014

26ac Percy's Beach mostly rebranded as surfers' paradise? (10) ?e?e?s?a?e Any ideas?...
09:59 Sun 07th Sep 20142 answers, last by shaneystar2 10:01 Sun 07th Sep 2014

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