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Eye 381

24dn Mandelson's chief destiny crushed by plonker (3,4) T?M ?O?? I think this is one of 12 clues lacking a definition, and the answer is the name of someone quoted in Pseuds Corner (in 2008). My P.E....
23:08 Sat 20th Dec 20089 answers, last by Gwen-L 16:51 Sun 28th Dec 2008
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stymied

Inquisitor 103

Help, please! Finished the grid a looong time ago but still can make no sense of "The probable all-time world number one (8)".
00:28 Mon 15th Dec 200816 answers, last by PuzledBadger 18:40 Tue 16th Dec 2008
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xword fanati

sat tel cryptic13/12/08

1 ac live among troops in town in south wales ?????i?l?r? 7d measure designed to discourage further advances ?????? ?q???z?
00:37 Mon 15th Dec 20082 answers, last by stymied 00:42 Mon 15th Dec 2008
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liverpoolfoo

sir lancelot

Hi people if anyones still awake cud you help me put this xword to bed please? 16a Spin in which the Northern English women will go to Ireland ????L 6d Not upset about the Queen being unobtrusive...
00:28 Mon 15th Dec 20088 answers, last by liverpoolfoo 00:46 Mon 15th Dec 2008
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stymied

Inquisitor 102

Struggling this week. Two questions which won't give the game away (I've yet to crack it). 10ac Spoils of war - peers captured in Arizona? Just the opposite (6). I have PRIZES and an extra A (wordplay...
20:55 Sun 07th Dec 20082 answers, last by stymied 21:08 Sun 07th Dec 2008
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stymied

Inquisitor 95

27dn Patrolling small island we keep watch for Edmund (5) I think the answer might be WAITE=W(AIT=small island)E, but how is this related to Edmund? Many thanks for any suggestions.
19:40 Sun 19th Oct 20081 answer, last by stymied 20:08 Sun 19th Oct 2008
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slaney

Inquisitor 93

I'm having a bit of difficulty with my last entry 13d.. Great piece of art, ahead of the rest? The row gets complex. If the wordplay is ..The row gets complex..i.e.an anagram of "The row gets", then I...
09:29 Mon 06th Oct 200810 answers, last by mad max 14:30 Wed 08th Oct 2008
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hairs

Indy 27/9

Help! 6D Issue to make gal mad? (3,3) 19A Actress Hatcher perhaps collecting silver (5) H?G?N
18:51 Sat 27th Sep 20084 answers, last by Dinkypuzzled 18:55 Sat 27th Sep 2008
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hairs

Independent 27/9

4D Initially wet on the ground in Gabon, granule around noon is tending to stay dry (5-9) 1D Compose the line, then one bar of course (10,4)
15:44 Sat 27th Sep 20082 answers, last by stymied 15:47 Sat 27th Sep 2008
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stymied

Indy 6825

8dn Several days with horrors! (4) W?E? (if other answers correct!) WEEK or WOES? (WEEK=W+EEK! seems weak). Any suggestions please?
18:33 Sat 30th Aug 20083 answers, last by stymied 18:40 Sat 30th Aug 2008
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stymied

Inquisitor 79

The cause and effect were all too obvious but I'm sure the additional "... thus thwarting an attempt to save the planet" must have some additional significance (other than making cause and effect...
23:13 Sun 29th Jun 20083 answers, last by stymied 10:33 Mon 30th Jun 2008
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stymied

Inquisitor #74

I'm fairly sure I have the quote and its author but can't find the exact source -- I've tried Google but with no success. Does anyone know the source, and does it appear anywhere on the web? (a...
12:22 Mon 26th May 20086 answers, last by stymied 00:04 Tue 27th May 2008
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Horace

Times 2

42 Across Without adequate scrutiny. On the -o-.Thank you for any help.Horace
12:36 Mon 26th May 20081 answer, last by stymied 12:42 Mon 26th May 2008
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Gasmanjack

Inquisitor ~73

What is the character of Aeschylus to be highlighted in Inquisitor #73
18:15 Sun 18th May 20082 answers, last by Scorpius 18:32 Sun 18th May 2008
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stymied

Search problems

For some reason I'm getting a "No Relevant Questions found" message even with a test search; i.e. I know that there should be some results. Is it a problem with theAB, or has something gone wrong with...
17:55 Sun 18th May 200810 answers, last by kempie 02:43 Mon 19th May 2008
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stymied

Indy 6598

2dn. Do nine times the repair work after untimely first effort? (5) R?S?W Perhaps I've got the wrong letters elsewhere, but I can't make anything work. RESEW seems 1/2 possible, but why? Any help...
17:28 Mon 10th Dec 20073 answers, last by stymied 17:48 Mon 10th Dec 2007
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mad max

Inquisitor 45

have completed grid and know theme etc, but just cant get the five letter word (linked to a theme word ) starting at top left of grid, I have CR?ME, thanks in advance
11:37 Mon 05th Nov 200712 answers, last by cruciverbali 20:42 Thu 08th Nov 2007
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stymied

Inquisitor 44

I've completed the grid and obtained my instructions (from the missing letters) but don't have a clue what to do with them. Inspection of the grid gives me nothing but a headache and an overwhelming...
20:13 Wed 31st Oct 20074 answers, last by ulysses100 19:19 Thu 01st Nov 2007
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stymied

Indy 6550

8ac. Compound of two elements from one above (6) ?I?O?E I'm clueless on this one; any help much appreciated.
12:17 Sun 14th Oct 20077 answers, last by MN:RUGBY 20:59 Sun 14th Oct 2007
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stymied

Inquisitor 41

Is there an ambiguity or am I missing a theme? I've solved the clues (I think?), including the themed ones; I know what the substituted letters are, and therefore the nature of the second...
14:16 Mon 08th Oct 20072 answers, last by stymied 10:51 Tue 09th Oct 2007

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