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The Week 1239

Clue of the Week (originally in The Times Quick Cryptic, Joker) :- Aims often broken? (9) ?????????
01:14 Thu 17th Dec 20201 answer, last by Mamyalynne 01:17 Thu 17th Dec 2020
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The Times 27168

Legendary prince's abilities, missing the crossbar. (5) P?R?S The answer is PARIS and whilst I understand that as the son of Priam, king of Troy, I can't fathom the wordplay of "abilities missing the...
14:53 Sun 13th Dec 20201 answer, last by Mamyalynne 14:55 Sun 13th Dec 2020
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The Times 27156

Manager in old country club, once (4) E?E? I know that the answer is EXEC (Manager), but can someone please explain the rest of the clue.
20:07 Fri 11th Dec 20202 answers, last by cashier 20:10 Fri 11th Dec 2020
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The Times27839

Case: it involves singular person on the fiddle? (15) I?S?R?M?N?A?I?T It's obviously INSTRUMENTALIST ("person on the fiddle"), but can somebody please parse the rest of the clue....
13:51 Sat 05th Dec 20203 answers, last by pixie374 13:54 Sat 05th Dec 2020
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The Times 27825

Final clue from a couple of weeks ago :- Full of goodness, cook tripe (8) F?U?M?R? The only word that fits which makes some sort of sense is FLUMMERY ("a pudding made from the husks of oats" plus...
14:28 Thu 03rd Dec 20205 answers, last by dannyk13 14:31 Thu 03rd Dec 2020
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The Times 27834

1) Best in Team, Miguel's the personal bookkeeper! (9,5) ??C?R?I?G ????? 2) Hastily try to see where Joshua is falling short (8) ???????E 3)Tabloid's web version, maybe, shielding bishop : that...
10:54 Mon 30th Nov 20207 answers, last by ichkeria 11:08 Mon 30th Nov 2020
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The Times 27832

Well, at least I'm up to today's Times. Just one query :- Record of two sides getting under twenty? (10) ?C?R?S?E?T It surely has to be SCORESHEET. Definition = Record, twenty = score, but why does...
20:21 Thu 26th Nov 20201 answer, last by writesbad 21:18 Thu 26th Nov 2020
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The Times 27829

Just two niggly parsing issues :- By now cryptid must be finally dismissed (3) Y?T. It's not exactly rocket science to arrive at YET(for By now as the definition), but the wordplay....? I've no idea...
12:09 Thu 26th Nov 20207 answers, last by Mamyalynne 14:22 Thu 26th Nov 2020
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The Times 27827

Just one query from last Friday :- You are to leave with dispatch, taking it easy (6) ?E?T?Y. I know the answer is GENTLY (presumably the definition is taking it easy), bu I don't see the rest. TIA...
10:47 Mon 23rd Nov 20202 answers, last by bobbinwales 10:50 Mon 23rd Nov 2020
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The Times 27816

Face palace attendant wasting time (7) C?U?I?R It would seem, obviously to be COUR(T)IER, but why/how does COURIER equate to Face?
19:18 Mon 09th Nov 20202 answers, last by Neveracrossword 19:19 Mon 09th Nov 2020
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The Times 27815

Enthusiast cut trial recording (4) ?E?O I get that DEMO is a recording, but can't fathom the parsing of Enthusiast cut trial. TIA.
17:33 Mon 09th Nov 20201 answer, last by JimF 17:36 Mon 09th Nov 2020
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The Week 1232

Red-faced pal, runs for Britain (5) R?D?Y It's obviously RUDDY, but could someone please parse "pal, runs for Britain" for me. TIA....
12:02 Mon 26th Oct 20203 answers, last by JJ109 12:08 Mon 26th Oct 2020
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The Times 27798

1) Royal put on proper coat (6) ?R???R 2) Card game (3) S?? (The 3rd letter is the 4th letter of the answer to 1) above. 3) I'm leaving mum's fishy foodstuff (6) T?R?M?...
17:52 Sun 18th Oct 20209 answers, last by Mamyalynne 18:12 Sun 18th Oct 2020
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The Week 1231

Clue of the Week (originally from The Guardian, Puck) :- Got into bed with a novel (8) O???????
13:55 Sat 17th Oct 20201 answer, last by Neveracrossword 13:57 Sat 17th Oct 2020
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The Oldie 393

Stuck outside with pot, one might fix food (6) S?E?E?
16:41 Fri 16th Oct 20202 answers, last by Calibax 16:43 Fri 16th Oct 2020
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The Week 1230

Letters carried by KLM? Yes and no! (8) A?P?A?E? It would seem it has to be ALPHABET (Letters), but could someone please explain the wordplay. I have a strong feeling I'm not seeing something that is...
11:35 Sun 11th Oct 20203 answers, last by Calibax 12:02 Sun 11th Oct 2020
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The Times 27749 & 27754

1) Bit of smoke's back in top piece of lab kit (8) T?S?T?B? It's obviously TESTTUBE but, whilst I get TTUB = "bit of smoke's back", why/how does TESE= "top"? 2) What may pick up fool with no work,...
20:56 Mon 05th Oct 20205 answers, last by Calibax 21:02 Mon 05th Oct 2020
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The Week 1229

1) Scraps in a shower after match (8) C?N?E?T?...
20:41 Sat 03rd Oct 20203 answers, last by Captain2 20:43 Sat 03rd Oct 2020
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The Week 1226

No end of bother with stir in river (4) O?S? OUSE obviously fits, but I can't justify any parsing to get there.
14:04 Tue 15th Sep 20202 answers, last by Martyn27uk 09:10 Wed 16th Sep 2020
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Telegraph Toughie 2331

Still stuck on the last 4 or 5 :- 1) Instruments independent business expert used to probe planet (8) ????M?A? 2) Pert girls showing endless pluck (7) G???N?S 3) Novosibirsk? Snob is upset with this...
16:29 Fri 11th Sep 20209 answers, last by bookbinder 16:40 Fri 11th Sep 2020

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