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The Times 27006

Silly person picked up fabric (4) ?N?T
15:10 Thu 20th Jun 20192 answers, last by dannyk13 15:10 Thu 20th Jun 2019
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The Times 26988

Thank you to aelmpvw, dannyk13 and goodgoalie for their prompt answers at lunchtime. I am embarrassed to admit that I don't understand the word play of ANY of the 3 clues. Would someone be kind enough...
18:58 Wed 20th Mar 20194 answers, last by TioMateo 19:32 Wed 20th Mar 2019
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The Times 26988

1) Time of depression, maybe, in eastern UK town (9) C?L?R?I?E 2) Turn up with possible substitute for stick : carrot? (4,4) ?O?T ?R?P 3) Some fungus spreads across touching edges (6) ?R?E?S...
13:26 Wed 20th Mar 20195 answers, last by dannyk13 13:31 Wed 20th Mar 2019
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The Times 27252

Berate beastly male following an offensive four-letter word (9) T?T?A?R?M The answer is obviously TETRAGRAM (four-letter word), but I don't get the word play. Labour baron sacked after powerless Iran...
16:14 Wed 20th Feb 201910 answers, last by TioMateo 19:02 Tue 26th Feb 2019
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The Week 1140

1) Clobber I'd cast? Yes (9) E?D?S?A?T 2) Tricked someone, as Number 10 rarely did in the past? (6,1,4,3). Letters definite are P-L--- A -A-T -N- . The answer would appear to have to be PULLED A FAST...
19:21 Fri 01st Feb 201910 answers, last by Captain2 20:18 Fri 01st Feb 2019
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The Week 1142

(This clue appeared originally in The Independent) :- Centre reportedly does attract one (4) H???
17:46 Fri 01st Feb 20193 answers, last by Mamyalynne 17:50 Fri 01st Feb 2019
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The Week 1139

1) Big game on the way - older Jaguars must pass it (4,4) ?O?D ?E?T 2) Sounds like German's gone for an opening (4) ?E?T 3) (This clue originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph):- Brad and Angelina...
18:38 Fri 28th Dec 20189 answers, last by TioMateo 16:19 Fri 26th Apr 2019
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The Week 1138

The favourite candidate for the missing Theme Word appeared to be BLACK, supported by Woodside187's interesting suggestion of it being endorsed by the answer ARMBAND. What puzzles me is that the only...
16:09 Fri 28th Dec 20183 answers, last by Lie-in King 16:16 Fri 28th Dec 2018
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The Times 26948 (January 2018)

1) What one would give to be involved in the group matches! (5,5) ?L?O? D???? I can see why this clue could be used to give the answer BLOOD, but how can it produce BLOOD DONOR, or is it something...
21:05 Thu 27th Dec 201812 answers, last by Mamyalynne 22:51 Thu 27th Dec 2018
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The Times 27216

Last one from this puzzle:- Shock from head of church shifting a little power to the right (5) A?P?L The answer seemingly has to be APPAL ( = Shock), and the word play seems to involve PAPA (= head of...
20:17 Thu 27th Dec 20185 answers, last by vetuste_ennemi 20:49 Thu 27th Dec 2018
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The Times 27216

Offer to contribute to very modest gaudy (8) T?N?E?L? Why is it TENDERLY? Obviously, "offer"could be TENDER, but where does LY come from and what is the answer supposed to be?...
19:22 Thu 27th Dec 20182 answers, last by ichkeria 19:24 Thu 27th Dec 2018
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The Times 27228

Last two clues, but I'm being fussy to understand the parsing fully :- 1) Planned bid for contract halted (8) ?N?E?D?D It looks as if it has to be INTENDED i.e."planned", but why IN and, although...
22:06 Wed 26th Dec 20183 answers, last by TioMateo 22:24 Wed 26th Dec 2018
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The Times 27228

Everything in place for learning lines (8) ?????R?E
21:29 Wed 26th Dec 20184 answers, last by Neveracrossword 21:31 Wed 26th Dec 2018
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The Week 1136

1) Beautiful lady loves the reaction? Not completely (6) E?T?E? 2) Express tears over one potential spy (7) S?E?P?R. Presumably it's SLEEPER (for potential spy), and both "Express" & "Sleeper" are...
14:57 Fri 14th Dec 20183 answers, last by klazomaniac 15:01 Fri 14th Dec 2018
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The Times 26940

Who might point out errors in Biblical book? A clergyman (9) C?R?E?T?R. It looks as if it has to be CORRECTOR but, whilst RECTOR is obviously a clergyman, where is the wordplay justification for the...
13:18 Tue 04th Dec 20182 answers, last by Mamyalynne 13:21 Tue 04th Dec 2018
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The Week 1135

1) Sweet,eccentric Indian father (3,4) R?M ?A?? It looks as if it has to be RUM BABA, but why does Indian father = BABA? 2) Oxford's no 1 needs to have one? Right (3) O?? Is it OAR? and, if so, why?...
13:35 Mon 03rd Dec 20186 answers, last by Mamyalynne 13:39 Mon 03rd Dec 2018
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The Week 1133

1) A long time back for Jenny? (7,5,3) ????E?? ?E?R? A?O. Looks like "YEARS AGO" for the last two words, but I don't see any connection with Jenny. 2) Sports venue deterring canned drinks consumption...
17:42 Wed 28th Nov 201810 answers, last by Toorak 17:52 Wed 28th Nov 2018
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The Times 26958

Thanks Dannyk, point taken. I still think it's a bit feeble.
10:44 Wed 28th Nov 2018
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The Times 26958

Two clues where the answer seems clear, but I don't understand the wordplay :- 1) Kitchen heater tested in couple's absence (4) O?E? Presumably it has to be OVEN, but why? 2) More than reasonable fare...
09:57 Wed 28th Nov 20186 answers, last by dannyk13 10:31 Wed 28th Nov 2018
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The Week 1131

1) Parts not on general view, magazine meets resistance from one in the army (7,7) P?I?A?E ?O?D?E? 2) Why is SHAG the answer to "Family rejected shocking tobacco" (4) ?H?G...
00:07 Sun 04th Nov 201811 answers, last by Seemystripes 10:41 Sun 04th Nov 2018

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