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shteve

Azed 2,385

Anybody else got a problem with the grid this week? Mine only has eleven squares across for answers that require thirteen! Many thanks....
17:07 Sun 25th Feb 20183 answers, last by shteve 18:40 Sun 25th Feb 2018
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hankir

Azed 2385

Help with parsing of these two. 31a.T junction of routes with lane is spanned by it (5) The answer I have is Inventor Nikola's name. 17d. Playing team games, requiring guts (7) I have On + a word for...
15:55 Sun 25th Feb 201811 answers, last by hankir 19:42 Sun 25th Feb 2018
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Neveracrossword

Inquisitor 1461

24 D. American writer, old boy up for pleasure craft (6) se???o NB. Wordplay leads to an extra letter not entered....
14:00 Sat 22nd Oct 201616 answers, last by crosswhit99 07:13 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1412

I started well then came to a big full stop. Could some kind person help me with a couple of clues so I can get started again. The clues may have an extra letter in the word play. 1 down: Prince Hal...
10:24 Mon 16th Nov 20159 answers, last by Ripper 14:22 Mon 16th Nov 2015
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Ruthrobin

Iq 1409 Addition By Samuel

Is there a thread somewhere that I have overlooked? We have enjoyed Samuel's clues (of course) but needed the Internet to identify some of the solutions to the algebraic clues (even though it is a...
08:33 Mon 26th Oct 20153 answers, last by EV_Solver 19:24 Mon 26th Oct 2015
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Neveracrossword

Private Eye 545

This, my last one, has me puzzled. 24 A. University hospital covers ar*e well?(7) * = s, I never know about censorship. ?c?d?m? I can see 'academy' . Well could be 'my' but I don't understand the...
11:49 Wed 15th Apr 201519 answers, last by Mamyalynne 13:59 Thu 23rd Apr 2015
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DocHH

Ev 1155: Reductions By Oxymoron

Hello all, I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas. Ours was fine until saturday morning! Overnight there had been quite violent gales, which managed to blow down several trees in the back garden,...
18:24 Sun 28th Dec 201415 answers, last by DocHH 22:39 Thu 01st Jan 2015
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Gregsdad

Inquisitor 1364

Hi all Anyone tackling this ? What a ??? of a puzzle ! I have just over half the answers and have worked out that there must be two 13-letter solutions forming a central cross in the grid. I'm...
12:12 Sun 14th Dec 201424 answers, last by Indy-trier 19:42 Sun 21st Dec 2014
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jim360

Ev - Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1153 - The Square And Compass By Ranunculus

It's a setter's debut this week, as EV welcomes Ranunculus to its list of setters. Some interesting clues and a clever denouement, that took me a long time to spot, so thanks for the workout...
20:36 Sun 14th Dec 20148 answers, last by Muba 13:30 Wed 17th Dec 2014
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miqq

Ev 1153

Filled the grid, found the quotation, but stuck on its interpretation. The title "The square and the compass" is relevant, but can't see beyond freemasonry, which I'm sure is irrelevant. 8 cells have...
14:27 Sun 14th Dec 20146 answers, last by DocHH 19:01 Tue 16th Dec 2014
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saladdodger

Ev 1149

I have finally struggled to a full grid ( though not fully able to parse some of the across clues) but no idea of how to "change a single letter" to reveal the given name of a relevant charcter. Any...
13:42 Mon 17th Nov 201414 answers, last by devadolly 18:58 Sat 22nd Nov 2014
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Ruthrobin

Listener

Oh what a challenging one. I don't know how anyone gets to the full grid (as we have just done) without the help of devices. Now we are enjoying sorting out the godly mix up. Many thanks, Stick Insect...
20:43 Fri 20th Jun 201442 answers, last by JackDeCrow 07:40 Fri 27th Jun 2014
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stymied

Ev 1125

Surprised there are no postings on this. A gentle grid fill and the first of the four letter indications fairly rapidly gave the quotation and source. However, having filled the grid there's still...
17:53 Mon 02nd Jun 201420 answers, last by Christiana 16:29 Sun 08th Jun 2014
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Gregsdad

Inquisitor 1336

Anyone finished this ? I have and think it's an excellent puzzle but am bugged that the solution isn't accurate enough for my liking. Also, anyone noticed the letters of the finder's name in the grid...
19:26 Sat 31st May 20148 answers, last by Josephine22 15:57 Wed 04th Jun 2014
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jim360

Ev: Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1124 -- Hard Graft By Chalicea

A welcome return to solvable EVs again! Chalicea is good at packing thematic stuff into her grids, isn't she? I count at least 54 cells (maybe more) that are thematically linked, spread all over the...
12:17 Sun 25th May 20149 answers, last by Christiana 21:59 Tue 27th May 2014
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copelander

Ev 1122

Is there no thread to this one? I found it quite difficult, but now have a full grid, the members of the group and the theme, but am at the grid staring stage, looking for the 12 connecting cells....
19:17 Mon 12th May 201414 answers, last by Christiana 21:23 Fri 16th May 2014
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Neveracrossword

Inquisitor 1327

5 D. Liar's answer, one taken in by fools (7) ??a??a? 1 A. Nice house music from India - compact disc (6) g?????a (The 'g' could be wrong). The preamble says there are misprinted definitions in some...
13:39 Sat 29th Mar 201415 answers, last by stymied 13:46 Sun 30th Mar 2014
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puzzled272

Christmas Spectator

Stuck on 5ac. (For those who haven't seen it, there are two non-overlapping clues run together; answers have lengths 7 and 5 here) Snubbed mushy peas? Dine! One devoured tart is so low-cal! Think the...
22:59 Thu 22nd Dec 20117 answers, last by puzzled272 10:23 Fri 23rd Dec 2011
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Nical

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Anyone doing this? Have hit a slump - any advice,tips would be welcome. 45 A. Partners firstly reject grooms (7) ?ea?t?? 43 A. Mentors' reprimands about mild expletive (6) t?l??? NB - There's a single...
15:37 Sat 29th Oct 201120 answers, last by Indy-trier 19:00 Sun 06th Nov 2011
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jodyemm

Maths Question

ABCD is a parallelogram. A, B and C have coordinates (2,3) , (4,7) and (8,11). Find the equation of DC
17:27 Mon 24th Oct 20116 answers, last by stymied 11:55 Fri 28th Oct 2011

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