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Sunday Times 4460 another accursed 5-letter word

4D Type of finch from Southern Ireland used in poems (5) I'm just staring for hours at S_R_N My last one having found the puzzle fun and relatively easy. Anyone help to supply me with the...

colonialboy

Saturday Times 25011

27 A Catch chap giving richer course material to the Dutch (5) S_R_T Darned if I can figure. Why is it always the little words?...

colonialboy

Saturday Times 25005

6d Metal items deteriorated in water (7) T_N_A_E I've been staring at it for almost a week. Anyone please....

colonialboy

saturday times 24963 12a R_S_A_

For the life of me I can't sort 12a Horror of painter, having short climb (6) Roseau? Always one *&%$#$& short one that stumps me. Some help please....

colonialboy

Times 24939 accursed 3 and 4 letter solutions

Perhaps they're Britishisms but I'm stymied by 5d Cheap clothes so long? Rather short (3) (I have T_T) and 28a Lightly touched sound chest (4)..for which I have K_S_. Wouldst be so kind as to...

bluemanx3

times 24843

10a basic force from all of us alike putting energy into steady pull 4,11 26a pouring on to course time for exercise 7,8...

hope3fully

times 24801

5a fortune finally lost in lawsuits,ones cordial 6

colonialboy

Times 24795 15d

propellOr or propellEr? would someone be so kind? (And why, if I may impose)

Gordon 67

Last corner syndrome again. 21a. Back secured by cable in the morning, left space (4,4) ?A??/?O?M, 15d. Musical drama in shelter gets band together (9) C?O???A??. Finally, 28a. Cut on end of nose is...

colonialboy

Saturday Times 24783 13d

I have BEANFEAST which then renders 24a incorrect (resident artist). Where have I erred? If someone would be so kind.

colonialboy

Saturday Times 24753 19d

I can see MEN in LATER but am hornswoggled by how LAMENTER can be "one greeting" unless 'greeting' is another word for mourning by some old account. Some sage wouldst enlighten me pray....

colonialboy

Sunday Times 4416

2d Away for time, some soldier potentially dropped (4) I have P_R_ It's the last one in a fairly easy puzzle for me. @#$$*^ four-letter words. Awaiting a doh moment if someone would be so kind as to...

colonialboy

re: 23d Asian game is reported (4)

If the answer is THAI how so? How is 'tie' related to 'game'?

colonialboy

Sunday Times 4409: OK, I'll bite... 18a..

18a Fish drift off shortly after journey back (4) I have _E_Z Does anyone get this....I sure don't. Or is RAZZBERRY (15d) incorrect?...

colonialboy

Saturday Times Prize Crossword 24688 Saturday November 6th 2010

Wit's end here for a solution to 1a Natk not running after money (5,3) I have ??A?S OFF Seems I'm unfamiliar with some definition of 'nark'. Could someone please enlighten me....

colonialboy

Sunday Times 4406 23D

23d Depend on heartless lady (4) After nipping through the puzzle in near-record time for me, I've come back to this clue again and again. Some kind of mental block I guess. &^%$#&%^&...

Frank97

Saturday Times Prize Crossword 4405 Sunday October 31st 2010

Is anyone else still having trouble with the new Times crossword page, my answers keep getting erased when i try to save, when I've completed the puzzle I'm told there was an error so the answers as...

bluemanx3