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Dt 30,491 Shaded Squares

Hi, I've just completed Saturday's Daily Telegraph Prize Cryptic Crossword online. Can anyone give me the answers of the words that are to be linked to their Herculis crossword or, alternatively... ...
10:02 Sun 24th Dec 20233 answers, last by Fleetwoodharbour 08:47 Tue 26th Dec 2023
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Help To Parse. Daily Mail Cryptic 2 Dec

4D Man serving to support my dog (5) C*G*I The answer is obviously CORGI but I can't understand why. GI could be 'a man serving' but I can't see how COR fits. Thanks in advance....
10:15 Fri 02nd Dec 20222 answers, last by zoomer 10:19 Fri 02nd Dec 2022
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Yorkshire Post Cryptic No. 1818

29A Chill(y) C*L* The answer appears to be COLD but I can't understand why. (This is a cryptic crossword). Thanks in anticipation....
07:39 Thu 07th Jan 20215 answers, last by zoomer 07:54 Thu 07th Jan 2021
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Saga Cryptic Jan 2021 Stuck On One

27A Sidney's vehicles they cannot discuss, not initially (4) *T*S I can only think of "utes" (Utility vehicle). Thanks in anticipation....
10:13 Mon 04th Jan 20213 answers, last by Cryptomaniac 12:31 Sun 10th Jan 2021
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Yorkshire Post Cryptic No. 1810

2D "Quite lacking however avoided losing article" (6) *E*O*D I get BEHOLD but I can't parse it. Any suggestions please. T.I.A....
07:38 Sun 08th Nov 20203 answers, last by Neveracrossword 07:43 Sun 08th Nov 2020
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Daily Mail Cryptic 7 August 2020

Stuck on one 26A Perhaps Virginia's bequest (6) *S*A*E...
06:21 Fri 07th Aug 20205 answers, last by Neveracrossword 06:36 Fri 07th Aug 2020
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Country Life Cryptic. Stuck On One.

They cast about endlessly securing fodder at last. (8) *O*A*E*S...
07:42 Wed 24th Jun 20202 answers, last by zoomer 07:53 Wed 24th Jun 2020
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Camping And Caravanning Mag. Jan 2020

12a. Code breaker (4) A*A* T.i.a....
06:55 Thu 19th Dec 20193 answers, last by dannyk13 07:03 Thu 19th Dec 2019
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Mmature. Times October Crossword. (Two Clues Same Answer)

Cryptic clue: 8A Take out brown marks, small and ineffectual. (8) *E*K*E*S 'Normal' clue: 8A Weak and irresponsible. (8) Feckless seems to be the correct answer (FRECKLES minus the 'R' + S(mall))...
08:57 Sun 20th Oct 201913 answers, last by Neveracrossword 10:17 Sun 20th Oct 2019
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Saga Cryptic July 2019

7D Nag, horse at extremes of exhaustion has to stumble. (7) H*N*E*K. I feel it's probably HENPECK but I can't parse it. Any explanation would be most welcome. T.I.A....
15:32 Mon 01st Jul 20197 answers, last by Toorak 15:40 Mon 01st Jul 2019
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Yorksire Post -Saturday Supplement.

Stuck on two. 27A. Help said second mate (8) ?E?R???D 15D. With which to calculate downfall during storm perhaps (4,5) R??N. ?A??? (Rain gauge??) (The sixth letter of 27A is the last letter of 15D)...
05:59 Wed 19th Jun 20193 answers, last by zoomer 06:06 Wed 19th Jun 2019
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Help With One Please.

27 A. King's knight being with model parliament. (7) K-E-S-E-T. I feel it's got to be KNESSET but can't parse it. (I understand that in chess notation king = K and knight = N but cant understand the...
08:46 Sun 14th Apr 20193 answers, last by zoomer 08:51 Sun 14th Apr 2019
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Help With Two Please.

Please can someone confirm/parse these two. 29A Lincoln stored vital fluid in old case. (8) - I've got ablative (anagram of vital inside "Abe"). However, I can't see where the "old case" fits in. 18D...
06:15 Thu 03rd Jan 20197 answers, last by JJ109 06:39 Thu 03rd Jan 2019
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Daily Mail No. 15,936

Stuck on one. 1D. Leading Europeans obtain posh rug (6) t*u*e* Thanks in advance....
06:20 Thu 29th Nov 20184 answers, last by JJ109 06:27 Thu 29th Nov 2018
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Daily Mail Cryptic 15865 Tuesday August 21St 2018

15A Carve small slit round album (6) S*U*P* Sculpt fits, but I can't work out why. (I know LP could mean album, but can't see how "scut" fits in). T.I.A....
14:39 Tue 21st Aug 20185 answers, last by zoomer 14:46 Tue 21st Aug 2018
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1648 Saturday September 30Th 2017

5D.) Warmest converse (7) C*O*E*T . Possibly closest or coolest but not sure. Closest may mean warmest, but coolest could be the converse of warmest. Any suggestions/parse most welcome. TIA...
08:26 Mon 02nd Oct 20174 answers, last by dannyk13 08:44 Mon 02nd Oct 2017
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Yorkshire Post Saturday Supplement - Stuck On One

16D Angel getting things taped? (9) RE*O*D*NG. Recording ("taping") possibly, but I can't see where Angel fits. Also, rewording and reloading also fit. T.I.A....
15:13 Wed 16th Aug 20173 answers, last by geevo 15:57 Wed 16th Aug 2017
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Yorkshire Post Saturday Supplement

Hi I'm struggling with two. Any help would be appreciated. 5A. "One in fellow's state of public revenue" (6) ***C** 8D. "Indolent person could tolerate us" (5-5) ****S-*A*E* Thanks in anticipation....
09:17 Mon 10th Apr 20179 answers, last by zoomer 09:22 Mon 10th Apr 2017
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Yorkshire Post No. 1601

27 a. Journey before fall to court disaster. (4) R*D* Seems to be "RIDE" but can't see why. T.I.A....
20:17 Wed 09th Nov 201613 answers, last by zoomer 20:37 Wed 09th Nov 2016
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Mature Times Sept 2016

Coffee time and cryptic - same answers 17 D (6) Example of 13 across (13 across = school) (6) *A*R*E 17 D Chinese expressed greeting to 13 across (6) *A*R*E 21 D Surpasses (4) *A*S 21 D Room is nearly...
22:44 Mon 19th Sep 20163 answers, last by zoomer 23:11 Mon 19th Sep 2016

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