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Mephisto 2603 -- last one

I must be being really dense but I can't see 28 dn: 'Rejects aid to viewing' (4): ?ins. Can anyone help? Thanks!!! Katherine
12:58 Fri 23rd Jul 20105 answers, last by woodstockbit 14:21 Fri 23rd Jul 2010
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Times Jumbo 864

Last one -- what a struggle this week! 25 ac British heretic keeps Bible in German (8): B?V?R?A? -- I'm sure it's obvious but I'm not seeing it -- can anyone help> Thanks! Katherine
12:36 Mon 05th Apr 20104 answers, last by woodstockbit 12:53 Mon 05th Apr 2010
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Mephisto 2553

Last ones -- can anyone help? 29 ac (7): What may be first recognised as one antique bottle, just about: ??L?G?N. The only words I can find that fit are halegen, polygon and xylogen and not of those...
15:42 Fri 07th Aug 20093 answers, last by woodstockbit 11:45 Sat 08th Aug 2009
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Times Jumbo 815

I'm struggling with the bottom right-hand corner still: 40 d Publisher's last letter in support of two liberals can go astray (8): ?O?L?N?? 49d Boar's belly's eaten according to Falstaff, maybe (5)...
10:50 Fri 22nd May 20094 answers, last by woodstockbit 11:39 Fri 22nd May 2009
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Timessolver

Times Jumbo 815

Got it all (1a Buccal was hard . . .) Am I the only one who didn't know this word?? My questions are, as usual, HOW are the following the right answers? 14a seems to be Dad's Army. DA is the 'lawyer'...
07:22 Mon 18th May 200912 answers, last by Timessolver 12:11 Fri 22nd May 2009
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woodstockbit

Times Club Monthly 20103

This last one is driving me mad -- can anyone help? 19d: Fatalistic and menacing policy of discrimination by nationality? (7) N_I_I_H; thank you! Katherine
10:40 Mon 13th Apr 20092 answers, last by woodstockbit 10:52 Mon 13th Apr 2009
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Sunday Times 4302

I'm having trouble with 6D -- can anyone help? `Dead, we are told, and can be eaten': (6) M?T?O?. It looks like `mutton' (though could be, say, matzoh or matzos) but can someone explain why? Thank you...
10:48 Mon 10th Nov 20082 answers, last by woodstockbit 10:58 Mon 10th Nov 2008
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Mephisto 2507 help?

Hi, I seem to be stuck on several here; can anyone help? 6D: `Wind from behind pass' (7) B?OWO?? looks like either `blowout' or `blow-off' but I can't see why in either case. 32A: `Champion golfer...
13:51 Fri 19th Sep 20087 answers, last by woodstockbit 14:43 Fri 19th Sep 2008
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Sunday Times Mephisto 2505

Can anyone help me with the last three please ? 11ac (6) Flash black shiny stuff. ?la??a 13ac (4) Stark in Banff, move along sharpish. s??a 8dn (6) Start request with verse written as choriambsat...
18:44 Mon 01st Sep 20085 answers, last by turnerjmw 17:42 Wed 03rd Sep 2008
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You magazine

3 Down - condition in which there is no action ?T?S?S
14:39 Sun 03rd Aug 20084 answers, last by the old mill 19:02 Sun 03rd Aug 2008
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Inquisitor 83 (Independent)

There's just one I can't see at all -- can anyone help? It's 43 ac (7): A tribute to something impressive in Maori villages: K?IN?AS. Thank you, all the best, Katherine
17:46 Fri 01st Aug 20082 answers, last by woodstockbit 14:39 Sun 03rd Aug 2008
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Times Jumbo 767

Last one -- I can't see any word that fits! 1D (8 letters): Old woman's money invested in sport: G?A?D?M?. Ought to have something to do with Gran or Grandma but can't see it. Can anyone help? Thank...
14:52 Tue 22nd Jul 20083 answers, last by woodstockbit 15:28 Tue 22nd Jul 2008
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Times Saturday Crossword 23940

One left, can anyone help? 22d Looking prosperous, but capsizes? 5 letters, I think it's s?e?k. Thanks in advance! Katherine
12:02 Mon 16th Jun 20083 answers, last by woodstockbit 12:21 Mon 16th Jun 2008
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Re: searching

Can someone explain this to me? The search facility keeps returning `No relevant questions found' -- even when I can SEE that there's a relevant question (like a question referring to a Sunday...
14:35 Mon 02nd Jun 20084 answers, last by woodstockbit 17:10 Mon 02nd Jun 2008
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4278

Once again, one last one that is escaping me -- 22A: `Lamb's quarters plump hen occupies' (two words 3,3): ?a? h_n. Can someone help? Many thanks! Katherine
11:11 Wed 28th May 20083 answers, last by cancross 14:01 Wed 28th May 2008
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times club monthly 20092

The last one is driving me MAD -- can anyone work it out (& explain it to me)? 1D (4 letters): `Weight problem's eating, covered by a stroke?': s?u?. Thanks all! Katherine
13:06 Wed 21st May 20082 answers, last by woodstockbit 15:20 Wed 21st May 2008
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gordonia

Mephisto2490/ Azed1877

Mephisto clues first. 2 across- Hold fast onto cable strained by king fish(11) ??I??????? 4 down- Helpfulness is Japanese mistress slicing common fish(12) ?ON?L????N?E 5 down- An old form of cello is...
10:27 Wed 21st May 200811 answers, last by GRM 12:52 Wed 21st May 2008
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4276

Don't normally have problems with this one but for some reason I'm stuck on one: 9D: `Bait this old monk', 6 letters: ?A?M?R. Thanks for your help, I'm sure I'm just being stupid! Katherine
14:11 Thu 15th May 20084 answers, last by woodstockbit 16:45 Fri 16th May 2008
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sunday times 4267

I rejoin oar travelling here (3,2,7) safari hotel looking down on other branches? (9) cheers
11:55 Sun 09th Mar 20084 answers, last by woodstockbit 13:33 Wed 12th Mar 2008
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Saturday Times 23844

21 down (`family's line for right descent') is either `brood' or `blood' but I can't quite work out why it should be the one as opposed to the other -- couldn't it be read either way? Thanks!...
14:08 Mon 25th Feb 20087 answers, last by geo0939 15:32 Mon 25th Feb 2008

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