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Top right corner muddle... 7 ac: Inferior sound device with important second function (6, 5). I have M***E*/V*R**. 15 ac: The crossword editor retained by Express is dull! (5). I have R*M**. Thank you...
19:35 Wed 28th Oct 20206 answers, last by Verbix 19:46 Wed 28th Oct 2020
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Times 27803

Please help us this dreary Friday with: 12 ac: Embarrassing mistake about dull, back-pedalling, perennial protesters? (4-1-3). No letters yet. 5d: One's constituents beaten over race amidst scuffle...
19:08 Fri 23rd Oct 20207 answers, last by Mamyalynne 19:20 Fri 23rd Oct 2020
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Times Cryptic 27801

Good morning all Need help unlocking the lower clues, please! Hopeless this week... 24 ac: Cunning vehicle for winter trekkers primarily (7). I have S***I*T so SKILIFT looks possible but why? 20d:...
07:53 Thu 22nd Oct 20203 answers, last by Verbix 08:13 Thu 22nd Oct 2020
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Times Cryptic 27791

Tough one today but just one left, then bedtime... 26 ac: Demolishing cored pears, set aside fuzzy skin (5). I have S*E*E so the answer would seem to be SUEDE but if so, I can't see the wordplay....
22:32 Fri 09th Oct 20203 answers, last by Verbix 07:52 Sat 10th Oct 2020
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We too found this puzzle v difficult. 43 ac: Norwegian lake you can evidently cross by car? (5) We thought it might be BROAD (B-road) but that would be for Norfolk, not Norwegian! Surely not... Fjord?...
19:42 Sat 03rd Oct 20204 answers, last by Verbix 19:45 Sat 03rd Oct 2020
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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1462 Saturday October 3Rd 2020

Strange Jumbo this week. some very devious clues. 2 left only but stumped ..... 53across One's on line business , something tony, picked up (9) D?t?o?m?r And 6 down A bomb but hardly a smart one (5,5)...
10:41 Sat 03rd Oct 202016 answers, last by Verbix 19:43 Sat 03rd Oct 2020
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Times Cryptic 27785

Stuck on 17d: Reportedly, what our energy bill is based on? (4-4). I have *A*T-*O*R so should be obvious but...(sigh) not here and not now. Many thanks...
08:42 Sat 03rd Oct 20202 answers, last by Verbix 09:10 Sat 03rd Oct 2020
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Times Cryptic 27782

Quite a tough one, we think... Help gratefully received for: 27 ac: Pole with heart ringing Spanish girl's number (9). I have N***S*O*E. 25 d: Lump of skin: hurry to conceal odd bits (4). I have ***R....
17:29 Thu 01st Oct 20207 answers, last by Verbix 18:41 Thu 01st Oct 2020
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Times Cryptic 27780

1d: Buffalo (as American might say) following with clumsy gait (6). I have W*D*L * so it looks like WADDLE but I can't see the wordplay. Could someone advise, please? Thank you.
16:04 Sun 27th Sep 20203 answers, last by Verbix 16:10 Sun 27th Sep 2020
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Times Cryptic 27773

Help with wordplay, please? 26 ac "Dance being held in workplace?" (5) I have T*I*T so looks like TWIST but can't see why...? Thank you....
12:43 Sun 20th Sep 20205 answers, last by Verbix 12:49 Sun 20th Sep 2020
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Stuck on last two: 29 ac: Piece attached to heel is hanging (5): I have **P*S 28 d: Secures small pieces that have sprung up (6): I have ***A*S Many thanks....
15:45 Tue 01st Sep 20204 answers, last by Neveracrossword 17:26 Tue 01st Sep 2020
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Stuck already! 51ac: Cool head in distress claiming lost here without a compass? (4-4). I have *R*E-*A*D. The rest is silence... Many thanks for any help....
15:36 Sat 15th Aug 20205 answers, last by Verbix 15:52 Sat 15th Aug 2020
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4913

May have gone wrong somewhere but anyway: 14 ac: Cape Horn (8). I have *U*U*E** Thanks for any assistance....
16:05 Sun 26th Jul 20204 answers, last by Verbix 16:10 Sun 26th Jul 2020
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Tussling with lower left corner so some help, please with: 50 ac: Would a second cup of this be appropriate? (7, 6). I have: L*S**** *O***E Many thanks....
15:59 Sat 25th Jul 20202 answers, last by Verbix 16:04 Sat 25th Jul 2020
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Times Cryptic 27716

1d: Scratch traditional groove (3, 4): we have O*D *I*K. Looks like Old Nick but if so, is there a link between Nick and the Devil or money that we have missed? Or are we on wrong track? Thanks as...
15:46 Tue 14th Jul 20205 answers, last by Verbix 15:53 Tue 14th Jul 2020
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Times Cryptic 27696

5ac: Restriction on movement of dog- nowhere near common (6). I have C*R*** - curber? curare? Can't see wordplay. 7d: Very serious sign of what is to come (7). I have **R*E*T. Earnest? Portent? But 7d...
13:44 Sun 21st Jun 20204 answers, last by dannyk13 13:49 Sun 21st Jun 2020
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Times Cryptic 27656

Puzzled by 13d: First of many disrupting Buddhist monk's current feast (10). I have *A*M*S*I*E but can't find any words to fit and can't follow the clue... Help, please? Thank you.
13:12 Tue 05th May 20207 answers, last by Verbix 13:17 Tue 05th May 2020
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4901

20d: Unexpected item in bagging area is paint (red). (7) I have M*N*A*E. Mancave? Mandate? Montage? Mundane? Can't see the wordplay. Thank you!
13:35 Sun 03rd May 20204 answers, last by Mamyalynne 13:41 Sun 03rd May 2020
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Times Cryptic 27651

Can't get 10 ac: Person seen as unusual confronting monarch? (6) I have F*S*E*. Grateful as ever and wish all cruciverbalists well....
15:41 Wed 29th Apr 20205 answers, last by Spoffy 16:28 Wed 29th Apr 2020
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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1432 Saturday April 4Th 2020

Hardy councillor eclipses minor (7) C?L?I?R collier but why?...
15:46 Sat 04th Apr 202011 answers, last by Neveracrossword 16:03 Sat 04th Apr 2020

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