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Please explain these to me . 1. Using the right approach, making cuts in what's planned. Ans cross sectional. I can sort of see it but not entirely. 2. Take vigorous action about swelling. Ans Goitre....
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Please explain these to me. 1. Had pop singer found less quiet source of material. Ans Draper (sells material). A rapper might be a pop singer (questionable) , lose a p and you've got raper but can...
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Please parse these. 1.Godfather of advertising? Ans Sponsor. A Godfather could be a sponsor I suppose and if you sponsor something then I suppose you are advertising your brand but can't quite put it...
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Please explain these to me. 1. Bars introducing 25 as complaints procedure.Ans Railing. The ans to 25 was "against". Bars could make up a railing but can't see the rest of it. 2. Starts to turn on...
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Please parse these for me. 1.Determined to make a down payment. (Down clue). Ans Earnest (determined) . Can't see the down payment bit. 2.Tape recorder needs 14 in case a song's cut. Ans Cassette...
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Please parse these for me. 1. New Latin American capital recalled old Roman province. Ans Lusitania. I can see us inside an anagram of latin but not the instruction to insert "us" inside the anagram...
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Please parse these for me 1. Badges and pins dig in without caps, I note. Ans Insignia (badges and pins) . No idea 2.Sack England's opener after key game. Ans Cribbage. Thought it might be crib=sack...
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Please enlighten me as to how these work. 1. Listened to drug report . Ans Bang (as in report from gunfire) but where does the listened to drug come in? 2. Mystical symbol, quotation and sign by...
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Please parse these for me. I do try ! 1. Racket is wound up after leader absconds. Ans Noise (racket) . I can see "is" within but can't get any further. It was a down clue in case relevant to the up....
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Please parse these for me. 1. Head has row in discussion. Ans skull . Get the head bit but "row in discussion"? 2. Wall Street figure does own jinxed stocks . Ans Dow Jones Index -anag of "does own...
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More parsing help please. Order to import more of Italian drug. Ans opium. I guess I =Italian but where does opum come from? Term of abuse for one losing control, maybe? Ans Teacher . I know a teacher...
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5a Plain,occurring in stages, incomplete. Ans is steppe (=plain) . I can see that stages would be steps . Steps incomplete would be step but where does the pe come from, please?...
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I would be grateful for an explanation of the following Originally male university with men's college . Ans Emmanuel (Cambridge college) Kept woman from disparaging upper-class ancestor. Ans Courtesan...
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Please parse this one for me-I can't get anywhere. Brief RAF man , held in reserve endlessly, not saying much . Ans laconic....
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Another day-another day of bafflement . Please explain these to me. Warning forever featured in book. Ans amber (=warning) but don't get the rest. Change over some false hair . Ans switch. No idea....
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Please explain where the alia comes in this answer. Bury Matilda, perhaps, right away , among other things . Ans Inter (bury) alia. I know that alia is within Matilda but that would leave mtd and...
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Butties prepared, ice in the glass.
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Please explain these to me . Anita's transposed and updated Christiana . Ans Oslo . I get that Oslo was once called Christiana but can't find an Anita called olso . An evil woman imprisoned and shamed...
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Would someone please explain this https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-schrank-sunday-times-cartoon-april-18-2021-0gbvqd0dl I can see it's Biden but don't know who the person on the rhs is or the...

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