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Guardian Genius - Last One

5d Worn out, but lively when cycling (4-2) _ E _ T / UP I have an answer that "sort of" parses, but I am not keen on it. (Feet Up) Seeing if you can think of something different. Many thanks...
13:22 Tue 05th Feb 20193 answers, last by chelle7272 13:27 Tue 05th Feb 2019
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Azed 2434

3d German dish, cold grub (5) C _ _ _ T I think that the second letter is R and the third is O, therefore CRO _ T I hope there is a word CROOT as that then parses C(old) + Root (grub)= Croot "Crout"...
11:29 Sun 03rd Feb 201910 answers, last by scorpiojo 12:02 Sun 03rd Feb 2019
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Azed 2433 Last One + Some Confirmations Please

26a Jock's unshaven ? Wife turning stroppy, gutted. (5) _ IRSI (hirsi ??? from hirsute?) 2d Timber tree raja, ill, planted in fringes of garden (6) GAR _ AN I assume this is GARJAN (an anagram/ill of...
07:19 Sun 27th Jan 201910 answers, last by JJ109 07:56 Sun 27th Jan 2019
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Azed - Last One

17a Chemical compound to merge with neon (5) _ IENE Tie + Ne ??...
16:12 Sun 20th Jan 20193 answers, last by JJ109 16:17 Sun 20th Jan 2019
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Azed

9a Favourite pub for Jock, tot of usquebaugh taken in yard (4) H _ _ F (heaf or hoof!) 2d Lord in the wars, wih quibble about, separate piece of armour (7) P _ L _ RON (I assume it is Paldron or...
15:04 Sun 20th Jan 20192 answers, last by JJ109 15:47 Sun 20th Jan 2019
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Guardian Genius

One and only one of these two clues contains a superfluous "M" in the parsing 25 Some slip close to the flower garden (8) _ A _ T _ R _ _ 30 God’s female, feminist ultimately claimed (5)W _ _ _ N...
14:51 Tue 08th Jan 20194 answers, last by JJ109 15:04 Tue 08th Jan 2019
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Azed 2430 - Last One Confirmation Please

25d Cheap fags offer a price on lives (5) _ IDIS Could it be Bid (offer a price) + Is (lives)? I haven't been able to find "bidis" though as cheap fags. Thankyou...
06:52 Sun 06th Jan 20193 answers, last by JJ109 07:17 Sun 06th Jan 2019
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Azed - Last One

34 Rear moving forward sat composed (6) Just to complicate matters, this is one of the 4 special clues where the real answer has to be encoded before input. I have worked out the code already, but am...
10:58 Tue 25th Dec 20189 answers, last by JJ109 12:11 Tue 25th Dec 2018
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Azed - Please Help To Parse

16a Renegade concealing high explosive with rubber bag (8) _ E (T) _ CULE. A reticule is a bag, but I can't parse the rest. I am not 100% sure of the "T" 7d Points of view? Majority of forbears will...
12:12 Sun 16th Dec 201813 answers, last by JJ109 12:40 Sun 16th Dec 2018
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Guardian Prize - Last One

Say nothing (6) _ B _ E _ T many thanks...
02:25 Sat 15th Dec 20189 answers, last by geeker 06:47 Sat 15th Dec 2018
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Azed 2424 Last One

21 Scotch bonnet? In short it’s drooping for Jock (6) _ OURIE Is this "pourie"? (scottish for a jug/pitcher). Can't parse it at all! Many thanks...
05:20 Sun 25th Nov 201810 answers, last by scorpiojo 05:38 Sun 25th Nov 2018
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Azed - Last 2

All clues lead to answers of eight letters, and these are to be entered around their appropriate numbers, clockwise or anticlockwise, beginning anywhere. Solvers must determine where each begins and...
07:25 Sun 18th Nov 201825 answers, last by JJ109 13:47 Sun 18th Nov 2018
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Guardian - Last One - Parsing Help Please

Not withstanding its case for prayers (8) E _ E _ S _ NG Obviously EVENSONG, but why? Am I missing something obvious?...
02:32 Sat 17th Nov 20185 answers, last by scorpiojo 03:05 Sat 17th Nov 2018
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Azed 2422

25a Old poet’s immediately energized after book (5) BLI _ E (BLIVE ??) 8d Versatile jazzman? He makes money, certainly (4) MO _ E Thankyou...
12:59 Sun 11th Nov 20184 answers, last by JJ109 13:09 Sun 11th Nov 2018
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Guardian - Last 1

Try to catch lift, that's not closed - it will disappear at a lick (6) _ E _ A _ O (GELATO ???, but apart from "go"(try), I can't see the first bit - at a lick etc = gelato)...
04:08 Sat 10th Nov 20183 answers, last by scorpiojo 04:18 Sat 10th Nov 2018
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Guardian Genius - Last 3

Please note only one of these 3 clues is an ordinary clue, and two are "specal" 1d Hear collapsing building went over again (5) _ E _ E _ 15d Only slightly moving, like old poems one's held up (4-5) _...
01:48 Thu 08th Nov 20188 answers, last by JJ109 02:05 Thu 08th Nov 2018
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Azed 2421 - Last Few

1 Cup drunk, alcoholic, round end of marriage, traditionally encouraged (8) _ PCH _ ARD (upcheard ?? - anagram cup + hard around "e") 17 Hardened clay, see, in grip of cold wind (6) BL _ ISE...
06:09 Sun 04th Nov 201815 answers, last by JJ109 07:39 Sun 04th Nov 2018
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Azed 2420 - Last One Plus A Bit Of Parsing Help Please

27a Early arrival having nosy look around front of mansion? (5) PREM _ ? 14a Male playwright, one eclipsed by female one (5) _ EHAN (presumably BEHAN) but why? 33a Nameless one with this may represent...
06:14 Sun 28th Oct 201820 answers, last by 0pt0 16:05 Wed 31st Oct 2018
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Azed 2418 - Confirmations And Parsing Help Please

25a Under-secretary? No longer compliant (7) SUB _ ISS Obviously SUBMISS (compliant). Under = sub + miss for "secretary no longer" ?? Is this something to do with that in years gone by secretaries...
05:18 Sun 14th Oct 20188 answers, last by Neveracrossword 07:32 Sun 14th Oct 2018
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Guardian Last One - Help With Parse Please

Does "s a" mean "it is" by any chance? 1d Implement - it is inspiring me to collect last of fondant (7) S _ A _ U _ A Obviously SPATULA The compiler of the crossword is PAUL, hence "me" = Paul, and...
02:35 Sat 13th Oct 20185 answers, last by 1ozzy 02:57 Sat 13th Oct 2018

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