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Spectator 1794

Has anybody had a go at this week's tricky Dumpynose ? I've completed the grid other than 3 squares, but several of the clues I am at a loss to explain : Can they puncture vanity in detention centre ?...
19:00 Sun 10th Dec 200615 answers, last by ulysses100 16:46 Fri 15th Dec 2006
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Guardian Genius 41

I've only got four clues left to solve two of which still involve trees. I don't think that I have made any errors, although there are some strange trees. I have two ashes and two elms With the...
18:05 Mon 20th Nov 200625 answers, last by Aperio 16:31 Fri 24th Nov 2006
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Independent on Saturday xword 6257

I don't see any queries this week about the IoS xword which is an absolute stinker. I've answered it all bar two -- but several of these I have doubts about !! 19dn A girl somewhere in the...
18:04 Tue 07th Nov 200617 answers, last by kettledrum 12:48 Wed 08th Nov 2006
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Telegraph GK Oct 28th LINKS COMP.

Thanks to Shamrock Blue and Crofter for all their diligence and setting out the rules. I am out for the day today, and off any moment, so forgive my earliness in starting this off. I just hope that my...
08:37 Sat 28th Oct 200618 answers, last by paulineward 22:57 Sat 28th Oct 2006
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Enigmatist Genius

What am I missing ? I've solved the whole grid which was (relatively) easy, although I am at a loss to explain the rationale of two clues : 22ac about one proposing etc = dynamist, and 14dn about not...
15:26 Fri 06th Oct 20062 answers, last by ulysses100 16:33 Fri 06th Oct 2006
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To all Marlboro quizzers

I have had an addition to my recent posting from seizurekitty which says : I've created a forum for the Marlboro Outwit the 3 contest that is not based on free hosting. As long as we don't go over...
18:51 Thu 24th Aug 20061 answer, last by allotment10 22:34 Thu 24th Aug 2006
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Marlboro debacle

Sorry to set up another posting about this d****d quiz but I have spent a very entertaining hour or so scrolling back through yesterday's questions and answers, with the same names cropping up again...
11:37 Tue 22nd Aug 200614 answers, last by trippychick 19:49 Wed 30th Aug 2006
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The Week/Clue of the week

What's good in animal hair, or not ! (5)
12:48 Thu 17th Aug 20062 answers, last by ulysses100 12:58 Thu 17th Aug 2006
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Another ABer winner !!!

Just found out that I've won a bottle of champagne for the Saturday Independent Weekend crossword from three weeks ago.-- the one with Emmy, Tony, Oscar etc. There were a couple of problems to solve...
10:18 Sun 13th Aug 20068 answers, last by earthakitten 15:47 Sun 13th Aug 2006
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For Quizmonkey

Thanks for your comments Quizmonkey. I got to Polly or Molly as well for girls names to go with Emmy. I did not know that Oscar is slang for money, but, if so, there is no currency that I can find to...
12:42 Wed 26th Jul 20069 answers, last by ulysses100 14:37 Thu 27th Jul 2006
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Indy Weekend 578

Having solved 99% of this puzzle and not wanting to give too much away (at this moment) I have the four items for the mantelpiece and have got the links with two of them but am stuck on the other two:...
12:54 Tue 25th Jul 20065 answers, last by ulysses100 15:59 Thu 27th Jul 2006
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Sat Indy

Some say that they had problems in the top left hand corner which I had no problems with ( save "canoes") ; my trouble is bottom right. If Shanks's pony is correct -- and why ? I know that ?25 is a...
11:42 Mon 17th Jul 20065 answers, last by kettledrum 12:44 Mon 17th Jul 2006
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Generalist

Last one to do : Racine carree de cent soixante-neuf (6) : T_E_Z_ It seems that it can only be TREIZE but I can find no references on Google or Wikipedia
15:57 Thu 25th May 20065 answers, last by Quizmonkey 16:40 Thu 25th May 2006
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The Week

First lady to store produce ? E_O_E First lady is Eve, to store "to" but no such word as etove ?!?
19:03 Mon 15th May 20064 answers, last by ulysses100 10:05 Wed 17th May 2006
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The Week/DT

What takes time after day with wet weather ? (8) First letter is D
09:12 Tue 09th May 20063 answers, last by ulysses100 08:40 Wed 10th May 2006
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Odyssey crossword

Famous for its Sunday market - you need money, I hear, to get fish (7) _A_H_A_ Why Baghdad ? Endless surf is on its coastline (4) _M_N Why Oman ? Scotch hag mingled with beauties (5,6) _I_G_ B_A_H_ an...
09:10 Tue 09th May 20063 answers, last by ulysses100 08:36 Wed 10th May 2006
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Indy Weekend 566

I've solved the grid and worked out the extra letters to say that it's a clue but am going round in circles in trying to find the right letters in the grid. Any hints ?
15:50 Mon 01st May 20068 answers, last by Telberts42 12:10 Sat 06th May 2006
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Spectator

I do the Spectator xword every week -- and normallywithout problems, although it can sometimes take a while to track down the theme. I've completed all the normal clues (bar one).This week however I...
10:19 Wed 12th Apr 20069 answers, last by ulysses100 17:59 Mon 01st May 2006
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The Week/Times

The tube fare ? 2,6
17:27 Sat 08th Apr 20062 answers, last by ulysses100 18:17 Sat 08th Apr 2006
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xword

Old colony cut off by that French beast ?aci?u? Take transport around miller l?a?
10:14 Tue 04th Apr 20064 answers, last by ulysses100 18:35 Tue 04th Apr 2006

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