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Guaardian Prize

Stuck on two 4d Creature, small crawler (5) S _ E _ P 7d Hypocrisy over partnership in the americas, a persistant theme (6,6) _ A _ T _ S / _ I _ M _ S...
04:26 Sat 09th Dec 20177 answers, last by 1ozzy 04:43 Sat 09th Dec 2017
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Everyman

What's worn by supporter fom east following team in decline? (7) R - S - T - E I presume it is "Rosette" - but if it is I can't parse it....
08:53 Sun 26th Nov 20172 answers, last by JJ109 09:02 Sun 26th Nov 2017
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Guardian Prize (Last Two)

This is a themed crossword and I am only missing two of the themed answers The theme is (dead white European males) - but all the ones I have so far appear to be of a literary persuasion 8a) Theme +...
07:21 Sat 10th Jun 201710 answers, last by JJ109 07:47 Sat 10th Jun 2017
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Guardian Prize = Last One = Parsing Problem Again

Old coin ending in circulation with European note in particular (9) I have N _ N _ P _ N _ E The answer is obviously "ninepence" which is an obsolete coin. I can see E(uropeaan) pen (note) and "in"s...
05:36 Sat 22nd Apr 20173 answers, last by JJ109 05:54 Sat 22nd Apr 2017
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Guardian Prize - Parsing Help Please

Remarkably English one side of literature (4, 2) I have E _ E_ / S _ Presumably it is "Even So" (remarkably) - but the remining parsing beats me!...
04:11 Sat 22nd Apr 20173 answers, last by Jackdaw33 04:29 Sat 22nd Apr 2017
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Azed Parsing Help Please

10d Part of cabin aft is remaining when _ _? (5) (NB Those _ _ are part of the clue) I have AIS?E, and believe all the letters are correct....
12:26 Sun 02nd Apr 201712 answers, last by mahonia 10:45 Mon 03rd Apr 2017
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Azed

26d Scan (in Spenser) verse enveloped in an early freshness (5) ??VEW The first letter possibly = E I am thinking on the lines of "V(erse) in "dew" but also Edmund Spenser spelt "view" as "vueu" or...
08:29 Sun 02nd Apr 20177 answers, last by iminoz 20:44 Sun 02nd Apr 2017
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Parsing Help Please

Since it needs milk, sort leaves for tea (5) A ? S ? M i assume it is ASSAM (leaves for tea) and As = since + M(milk) - but where does the other SA come from? Exuberant Man jumped on a plaything (6,6)...
05:21 Sat 01st Apr 20174 answers, last by JJ109 05:31 Sat 01st Apr 2017
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Azed 26Th March 2017

Last two 6d has to be SPHERE but I am struggling to parse it Rock king replaced by name in field of activity 3d Old bucket mostly bent (6) STO?PE Many thanks...
09:25 Tue 28th Mar 20175 answers, last by JJ109 09:35 Tue 28th Mar 2017
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Parsing Please

I agree men will get blown away after horologer's awful windliness (10) ?o?o?r?o?a The answer must be GONORRHOEA but I can't prse it. Most of the leeters of "horologer" are included nut there is no l...
08:03 Sat 11th Mar 20179 answers, last by JJ109 08:58 Sat 11th Mar 2017
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Rhymes - No Closing Date - Friend's Daughter's Homework!

My American friend's daughter had to work out a load of rhymes, given clues for them. Got them all except one. Examples Ranch appeal = Farm Charm Believable food = Credible Edible Ebony Tartar = ???...
08:37 Fri 27th Jan 20173 answers, last by donny48 08:47 Fri 27th Jan 2017
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Local Quiz (Not Published) From The Usa - Rhymes

I have been asked to help an American friend with a list of 20 rhymes. Stuck on 5 These are all two word rhymes eg The sale of stolen outerwear(6,6) = jacket racket School's closure (4,3) Extremely...
01:41 Fri 13th Jan 201710 answers, last by JJ109 10:58 Fri 13th Jan 2017

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