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Times Saturday Prize crossword 25149 28 April

Stuck on 15 ac: Character in play taking off coat (4) - I have ?E?H Leah? Wife of Joseph of the coat of many colours? Can't see any further or indeed why... Grateful as ever for any help....
18:30 Sun 29th Apr 20126 answers, last by factor30 19:34 Sun 29th Apr 2012
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Saturday Times 17 March

Help, please, with 18d: Abridged course for dog trainer. ?A?L?V - I can only think of MAGLEV - magnetic train system - but can't see why. Grateful for any help. Quite a tough puzzle, we thought.
15:40 Sun 18th Mar 20123 answers, last by Verbix 15:44 Sun 18th Mar 2012
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Saturday Times 14 Jan

8 dn: "Marry Charlie - he has no wife." 4 letters A?L? Never been so stumped by such a short clue with half the letters there already. Getting ready to feel embarrassed......
09:47 Mon 16th Jan 20123 answers, last by bibblebub 09:58 Mon 16th Jan 2012
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slightly foxed

I don't know this literary magazine though others may. A friend has sent the following clue from the crossword: Festus, the fat officer from Ulster, I hear? Eight letters: -E-R-M-N Merryman,...
18:27 Wed 04th Jan 20124 answers, last by bigbadmarty 13:13 Thu 05th Jan 2012
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Times Saturday Prize 12 Nov

3 dn "Picture first to be removed from display artist put up". Looks like PORTRAYAL but can't see the word-play. Could anyone help, please? Thanks.
16:55 Sun 13th Nov 20113 answers, last by Lie-in King 17:13 Sun 13th Nov 2011
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suebinn1

Local paper

Help please with either of these What marksmen use for locating heights ???????????? Count of all those at the starting blocks ??????? ????? many thanks...
18:40 Fri 30th Sep 20118 answers, last by suebinn1 19:47 Fri 30th Sep 2011
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guardian saturday 25,388

Stuck on last two and feeling dim. 7Dn: Town in West is Wells, viewed from the ground? (5). I have E-H-M - looks like EGHAM but can't see why... 28Ac: Is it played by Paul and me, perhaps, suppressing...
21:53 Sun 31st Jul 20115 answers, last by Verbix 22:03 Sun 31st Jul 2011
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Evening Standard 26 July

10ac: See a vehicle somewhere in Ireland (5): ---AN 2dn: First hint that summer's ended? (6): L---ER Solutions were in yesterday's paper Wed 27th but we missed it. Any help out there? Thanks....
07:38 Thu 28th Jul 20118 answers, last by Verbix 10:30 Thu 28th Jul 2011
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Jumbo 923 cryptic

8d "Rascal perhaps snatches trophy" - we have S-A-P so SCAMP looks deceptively obvious but can't see wordplay. Grateful for advice! Thanks.
09:19 Sun 01st May 20113 answers, last by Verbix 09:27 Sun 01st May 2011
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Times 2 5417, 22 March

!5d: Eg, what Yin and Yang represent - 7 letters and we have T-A-I-M Totally stuck. The linked across answers seem to be bowTie, tAlc, primitIve, egg tiMer - please put us out of our misery... Thnaks....
21:15 Tue 22nd Mar 20115 answers, last by Verbix 08:26 Wed 23rd Mar 2011
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Times Jumbo 901

48 d: "Household staff get on together" (6): I have -e-a-e. "Relate" fits but can't see why - any other ideas? Last one, and some sticky clues this week. Thanks.
20:48 Sat 11th Dec 20103 answers, last by Verbix 20:53 Sat 11th Dec 2010
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Times 2 Jumbo 893

40 ac acknowledging failure (10) and 41 d alien character (9) Am I the only one stuck on these? Looks like it. Thanks....
20:31 Sun 17th Oct 20103 answers, last by Verbix 20:35 Sun 17th Oct 2010
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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 888 Saturday September 11th 2010

Need help with two clues: 8a: "Team with game to win, short of a back": Looks like LIVERPOOL but why? Team, yes; game - pool? But why short of a back? 53 a: "Direction the wicked have...
19:33 Sat 11th Sep 20104 answers, last by Verbix 19:44 Sat 11th Sep 2010
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Sat Times 24640

4d Service runs through railway halt? (12) is this ministration? and could somebody explain why - I get the station with r for run but what about the rest?
19:25 Sat 11th Sep 20103 answers, last by panofsky 19:38 Sat 11th Sep 2010
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Jumbo 885 cryptic

Last one - 49 ac."Queen's love for Roman statesman?". I have - A-O so it must be CATO (love = O) but what's the connection with queen? Queen Catherine? Or have I missed something? Thanks....
20:18 Sat 21st Aug 20103 answers, last by alexanderd 20:24 Sat 21st Aug 2010
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Jumbo Cryptic 882

32D: "Mix-up with answer, say, over meaning": M-S-A-E - MISTAKE surely, but why? Or is it MESSAGE? Thanks as ever. I have my DOH at the ready.
07:22 Sun 01st Aug 20103 answers, last by bibblebub 07:31 Sun 01st Aug 2010
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Jumbo Cryptic 879

9 down: "Extemporising ruler who gets better". I have I-P-O-E- - presumably IMPROVES becasue IMP = emperor and ROVES = explores, improvises. But it could be IMPROVER I suppose. Last clue -...
10:07 Wed 14th Jul 20102 answers, last by Verbix 10:38 Wed 14th Jul 2010
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cruciverbals

jumbo times 875

Is 47 across lastless? keep quality of not fading ?a?t?e?s Thanks...
08:09 Mon 14th Jun 20102 answers, last by Verbix 18:25 Mon 14th Jun 2010
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rossmb

DT Cryptic 2537

11a: Report violent strike? Absolutely. -A-G Looks like it should be BANG, but that answer doesn't seem to fit the clue. Any advice?
15:52 Sun 23rd May 20103 answers, last by rossmb 16:05 Sun 23rd May 2010
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jumbo cryptic 872

Last one: 6 down: "Top person retiring late, without a presentation". We have B-S-O-A- and are chewing the furniture... Thanks.
14:00 Sun 23rd May 20104 answers, last by Verbix 14:32 Sun 23rd May 2010

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