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Week 1051

One I don't understand: 13d Veteran Tommy leaving borders (5) OLDIE but why?
21:44 Thu 20th Apr 20174 answers, last by Captain2 21:47 Thu 20th Apr 2017
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Week 1042

One I don't understand: 15d Major retreat previously in board game (8) CHEQUERS but why?
18:12 Mon 10th Apr 20172 answers, last by cracker222 18:16 Mon 10th Apr 2017
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Mail 15471

23d Python, not large, suffering (4) P?I? Presumably PAIN, but why?
21:41 Wed 15th Feb 20173 answers, last by cracker222 21:44 Wed 15th Feb 2017
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Week 1038

Two left. 11a Lunchtime food for Arnold on board (7) SxRxIxx I can only think of SARDINE but if so, why?
18:21 Fri 20th Jan 20173 answers, last by cracker222 18:24 Fri 20th Jan 2017
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Week 1037

Last one. 17d Alternatively, Asian lot! (8) xAxTxAxS
11:00 Wed 18th Jan 20173 answers, last by cracker222 11:04 Wed 18th Jan 2017
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Metro Cryptic 9 Jan 2017

Stuck in the north. 2d How the coach traveller could be held up (2,8) ?? ?????I?T
21:48 Tue 10th Jan 20174 answers, last by cracker222 21:51 Tue 10th Jan 2017
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Times 26610

Three I can't parse: 9a As exercise, are volunteers running backwards to get in shape? (13) QUADRILATERAL I get the ARE+TA backwards. 12d Bore keeps going places with wife in London area (2,5,4) ST...
19:36 Thu 05th Jan 201710 answers, last by cracker222 22:16 Thu 05th Jan 2017
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Times Jumbo 1243

After much cheating, there's just one I can't parse: 4d Men once rebuked for elaborate bloomer (6) ORCHID - Why?
19:19 Thu 05th Jan 20173 answers, last by cracker222 19:28 Thu 05th Jan 2017
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Mail 15053

9a Begin my statement about visiting restaurant? (8) I?I?I?T? Presumably INITIATE, but why?
15:18 Sat 17th Dec 20163 answers, last by Mamyalynne 15:25 Sat 17th Dec 2016
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Times Quick Cryptic 707

9d A crowd getting ecstatic about religious ceremony (9) SACRAMENT I get "I CRAM" but why "SENT"?...
21:49 Thu 15th Dec 20164 answers, last by elliemay1 22:01 Thu 15th Dec 2016
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Times Jumbo 1236

Two I can't get 55a Letters from lover a male eccentric used to kiss (7-4) B?L?E?S-?O?? 47d Mischievous-sounding girl? (6) ?R???E
16:40 Thu 01st Dec 20166 answers, last by Jackdaw33 16:45 Thu 01st Dec 2016
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Mail 15280

Two I can't parse: 11a Winds destroy large one among showy white flowers (10) EASTERLIES Why? 10d Guard men worried in controlled territory (12) PROTECTORATE Where does the ATE come from?...
18:54 Wed 30th Nov 20162 answers, last by cracker222 20:26 Wed 30th Nov 2016
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Times 26547

25a With wings wrapping Vermont volume does it (10) ALLITERATE OK, so "Vermont volume" is alliteration, but what about "With wings wrapping"? Is it just 2 examples of alliteration, and the actual...
16:43 Tue 22nd Nov 20166 answers, last by cracker222 16:57 Tue 22nd Nov 2016
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Metro 14 November 2016

19a It's drained by a current kitchen utensil (5) BASIN but why the "current"?...
23:58 Wed 16th Nov 20165 answers, last by Sam1960 00:11 Thu 17th Nov 2016
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Metro 14 November 2016

4d Don't refuse someone's advances (6) B?R?O? 22a Appropriate chant heard at the match! (7,4) ?E?D?N? H?M?...
23:47 Wed 16th Nov 20167 answers, last by cracker222 23:56 Wed 16th Nov 2016
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Week 1026

9a Vintage car down under not starting (5) O?D?N 14a Playwright coming back on time for English children's writer (6) N?S?I?...
20:37 Thu 20th Oct 20166 answers, last by cracker222 20:45 Thu 20th Oct 2016
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Week 1023

13a Feeble person after last of suit material (5) TIRED. Why? 16d What Cinderella became after twelve (8) THIRTEEN. What is the Cinderella connection?...
22:29 Sun 02nd Oct 201615 answers, last by Davemano 22:53 Sun 02nd Oct 2016
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12a Erstwhile revolutionary government not listed? (2-9) EX-DIRECTORY but why
22:30 Fri 02nd Sep 20163 answers, last by Mamyalynne 22:33 Sun 02nd Oct 2016
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Mail 15319

18d Old city in part of South Africa, not flat (7). NATURAL but why?
22:21 Fri 02nd Sep 20162 answers, last by cracker222 22:26 Fri 02nd Sep 2016
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Times 26502

28a Western drug works in Rome (5,5) H?R?E ?P?R? HORSE SPORT? I don't understand it at all!
20:54 Wed 31st Aug 201610 answers, last by cracker222 21:11 Wed 31st Aug 2016

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