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Any help please with 2 of the 4 I'm stuck on (which may help with the other 2!)? 5d "Mug's not up for it - shame!" (4,4) -A-E and ---N (maybe FACE DOWN but not sure); and 14d "Principal Arab leaders...
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1a: "What's held by brother succeeding partner of his" H-R- could be HERB, but not convincingly? 8d: "Mistake bull without tail" T-I- ? 13d: "A learner to annoy drove almost totally" -L-O-E-H-R...
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13d: "Sixty different footballers get a goal?" appears to be THREESCORE, but how does different footballers become three? Can different footballers mean any number greater than one (and why not any...
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14a "Tricked someone, as Number 10 rarely did in the past?" I think it's PULLED A FAST ONE as the alternate letters starting at P match other clues, and "tricked someone" is the meaning. But what does...
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7d: "Sorry about touching pedestrian" -O-T-I-E could be CONTRITE or TORTOISE but which? 15d: "Cheat with tax? Leads to endless ramifications" I-P-S-E- could be IMPOSTER?? [Radio Times arrived this...
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Saint76
stuck on final one 16a Weight of coin ?u?r?e? (could it be "quarter"?...if so why weight of?) thanks x...
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Struggling with the shorter words this week: 24a Mythical giant pheasant -R-U-, could it be ARGUS? 19d Vital part of newspaper -R-A-, could it be ORGAN? 21d Hear greyish-brown shark T-A-? Thanks....
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redglenys
9a cook ranting about vegetable [4] o?r? okra 10a European airport counter during second vacation [8] ?c???h?? 2d small bag for financial certificate [5] ?c??? 23a shorebird's speed over water [4] 4d...
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neversaydie
There is a suggestion on a previous thread that the missing theme word is "black". I can't make that work for ?o?h?r or r?v?r. Any help please....
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14d: Added heading, leaving a page for drawing (E-T-A-T-O-). I can see that Added = EXTRA, and drawing = EXTRACTION, but not what the rest of the clue is about. Any ideas please?...
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gunby
Having cut out the crossword and thrown away the rest of the page , I realise that I have missed question 5d . There are 4 letters and I have ?E?T. What is the clue , please ? Thank you in advance
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Help please with the two still eluding me: 16d (T-I-K-I-G) Instant idea following vacuous talk show - surely TWINKLING but why? 18d (R-D-) Catholic excused from belief to try again - may be REDO but...
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Jazzdave
8 across; Favouring inside protest in university -T-N-O-D anyone?...
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TioMateo
1) Parts not on general view, magazine meets resistance from one in the army (7,7) P?I?A?E ?O?D?E? 2) Why is SHAG the answer to "Family rejected shocking tobacco" (4) ?H?G...
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redglenys
11a disease curtailed name for fuel (10) a????????? 12a film rippling sound with confusing jargon (12) ???c?????b?? 18a tv judge grey food item to Wensleydale fan (5,7) ????g,?a???c? 20a keeping RAF...
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Last one! 8a State to pay bill for incomplete backing ( - I - Y - ): is it VINYL and if so why? I can see NY and backing but nothing else....
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I missed this one! 19d Tip-top appliance in frame? I have - H - L -...
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Two particularly cryptic clues: 22d "The Beeb beginning to be put out for free" (U-T--) and 27a "Disheartened soldier is back" (---R). The 5th letter of 22d is the 2nd letter of 27a. I think 22d must...
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One left this week please, which I can't trace having been asked and can't fathom out: 19d Flipping florid( - k - d -)...
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Last one is eluding me: 8a (Portugal once produced liner) which is - U - I - A - I - and looks like LUSITANIA, but why?...

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