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The Week Crossword 1160 - Special Clue / Answer

Tim Moorey, the setter, invites solvers to find two of the Across clues which could represent HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT (his capital letters). Does anyone have a notion as what Tim is getting at here? Many...
13:13 Sun 02nd Jun 20196 answers, last by SirFrancisDrake 13:52 Sun 02nd Jun 2019
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SirFrancisDrake

Ft 16099

Kindly repairing hollow axes from central asia (6) K-R-Y- I'm thinking Kerrys or Kyrgyz Any help gratefully received ! Thanks everyone....
20:00 Sat 23rd Feb 20193 answers, last by Lie-in King 20:13 Sat 23rd Feb 2019
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SirFrancisDrake

The Week 1142

Help please with 17 down? "Rueful somehow about Ecuador to produce tobacco (4-4) Many thanks!...
20:07 Fri 25th Jan 20195 answers, last by elliemay1 20:18 Fri 25th Jan 2019
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neversaydie

The Week 1138

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....
18:36 Sat 22nd Dec 201816 answers, last by studlander 13:10 Sun 30th Dec 2018
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SirFrancisDrake

The Week Crossword 1138

Good Morning Everyone, I'm struggling for five 'unclued' items, please can you help? I include the letters I think I have! 11Across _U_K, 23Down B_R_Y, 31Across N_G_T, 35Across P_I_E, 41Across T_I_ We...
09:23 Sat 22nd Dec 20184 answers, last by SirFrancisDrake 10:01 Sat 22nd Dec 2018
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SirFrancisDrake

The Week 1128

Hello everyone, I'm bamboozled by this clue "Wind associated with a very english composer (6)". Unless I've gone wrong somewhere I already have these letters - U - T - V. Any help gratefully received...
08:42 Tue 16th Oct 20184 answers, last by JJ109 08:48 Tue 16th Oct 2018
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SirFrancisDrake

The Week 1125

Start, on leaving university, with this? (4) D _ _ _ I can only think of 'Down' but I'm not sure? Thanks in advance for your help....
21:17 Fri 21st Sep 20183 answers, last by Baldric 21:29 Fri 21st Sep 2018
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SirFrancisDrake

The Week 1117

It's becoming a routine - sigh - I'm stuck on just one clue yet again ! 'Pop duo in the radio (4)' -E-E As always, thanks in advance for your help....
18:11 Fri 27th Jul 20182 answers, last by SirFrancisDrake 18:18 Fri 27th Jul 2018
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SirFrancisDrake

The Week 1114

Hello Everyone, 18d Arrangement embraces Edinburgh's own sort of investor (8). I can't decide whether the solution is 'Ordained' or 'Ordainer'? Both fit equally well. Thanks in advance for your...
14:33 Fri 06th Jul 20183 answers, last by JJ109 14:40 Fri 06th Jul 2018
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SirFrancisDrake

The Week 1113

Hello everyone, I'm stuck on just one clue this week (a case of having too many possible answers in mind !) Thanks in advance for your help. 24a White horse, for example seen in Western Avenue (4)...
13:02 Fri 29th Jun 20184 answers, last by JJ109 13:07 Fri 29th Jun 2018
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SirFrancisDrake

The Week1089

Is this answer CORAL please? "Colour of my chum needing a pee? (5)"...
14:30 Fri 12th Jan 20182 answers, last by SirFrancisDrake 14:39 Fri 12th Jan 2018
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The Week 1087

14A "Abroad initially, longs to get letters" (7) A-T---S Any ideas please?...
12:29 Fri 22nd Dec 20173 answers, last by SirFrancisDrake 12:32 Fri 22nd Dec 2017
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SirFrancisDrake

The Week 1076

"American president once first to love lady (6)" I have A_A_E_ and am thinking AN(ABE)L ? Any thoughts? Thanks....
20:23 Fri 06th Oct 20179 answers, last by SirFrancisDrake 08:38 Sat 07th Oct 2017
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RocW

The Week 978 Saturday November 7Th 2015

Bit difficult this week, or it could be me...11a: Paisley is one animated character. We have T?O?. We've (more or less) completed the SE corner but by biffing rather than parsing. If anyone can...
12:07 Sat 07th Nov 201515 answers, last by SirFrancisDrake 17:06 Sat 07th Nov 2015
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ltaddy

The Week 975

22d. French pop needs a start in England (4) ?E?E. I think this might be pere, but need to know why,any help please?...
19:47 Fri 16th Oct 201511 answers, last by SirFrancisDrake 07:43 Sat 17th Oct 2015
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The Week 964

Help please 13d 'Props not right for Oxford and Cambridge perhaps. (5)'
18:36 Sat 01st Aug 20158 answers, last by SirFrancisDrake 18:58 Sat 01st Aug 2015
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SirFrancisDrake

The Week 838

Can anyone help please: 26 Across I is one on car seen over in Orvieto (3). I-R So frustrating to be tripped up by this minnow of a clue! Thanks...
20:11 Fri 15th Feb 20134 answers, last by Sam1960 20:18 Fri 15th Feb 2013
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Aquagility

The Week 790

Clue of The Week. Volunteer could be involved with Gore in this (5,10 first letters G & N). I suspect a misprint, and that that first letters should be G & R. Anyone agree?...
13:05 Fri 09th Mar 20127 answers, last by brifos99 19:00 Sat 10th Mar 2012
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Farrnorth

The Week

Clue of the Week - What's Kurd knotted with haste? (5,4)
16:16 Fri 27th Jan 20125 answers, last by Farrnorth 16:47 Fri 27th Jan 2012

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