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The Tablet

"One with his nose in the air and his head in the clouds" (5) I have *i*o* which would give "pilot" but it seems a bit weak to me. Any better suggestions please? Or an explanation why pilot might be a...
14:08 Mon 11th Aug 20144 answers, last by stevenj 14:43 Mon 11th Aug 2014
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August 2014

"forwards post to another destination" ex addressee?...
10:41 Mon 21st Jul 20144 answers, last by factor-fiction 21:26 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Didymus

"forwards post to another destination"(2,9) i have "a*d*e****" for the second word so that suggests something to do with "address" addressee? addressed? Help please!...
23:04 Sun 20th Jul 20142 answers, last by stevenj 10:52 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Tablet19 July

Call someone on the public address system to explain where to find the main news (4,3) I have ?a?e / ?n?...
18:09 Sun 20th Jul 20143 answers, last by Tilly2 18:28 Sun 20th Jul 2014
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1084

What might be coughed up to take in start of Open golf event (8)
23:32 Tue 01st Apr 20141 answer, last by Oldred 23:32 Tue 01st Apr 2014
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Cryptic

I have finished this one but there are two where I don't understand the word play and, as ever, I am asking for a tutorial! Please! 34ac "New writer enters single short poem in book" (4,3,6) I guess...
01:04 Sun 09th Mar 20143 answers, last by stevenj 01:16 Sun 09th Mar 2014
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Times Jumbo 1078 Cryptic

A form of silicate: ie,_ is (4) I have -a-c so the answer seems to be talc. But, yet again, I don't understand the wordplay. And, yet again, it's the last one. So infuriating! But it is certainly...
20:44 Sat 15th Feb 20149 answers, last by factor-fiction 17:16 Sun 16th Feb 2014
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Intrinsically not quiet, originally, as a language (4) I have e-s- and I assume the answer is "erse" but, for the life of me, I can't work out the wordplay. Yet again, the last clue..... Steven...
00:48 Sun 09th Feb 20143 answers, last by scorpiojo 00:59 Sun 09th Feb 2014
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This is SO annoying! I have only one left to do (again!). Series of columns covered all but last of special series? (4) I have ?t?a. The only word that I can think of is Etna but, other than the fact...
17:40 Sun 24th Nov 201310 answers, last by dannyk13 16:43 Mon 25th Nov 2013
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Times Jumbo 1060 Cryptic

51 ac "Bird repeller to keep crows primarily this?" I have s*a*c*r but I simply cannot think what the answer might be. And while I am on. "Island rescuers on road caught boy almost meeting early...
10:48 Sun 27th Oct 201310 answers, last by stevenj 11:28 Sun 27th Oct 2013
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51D

"island not far above sea level announced possible drugs unit" (4) i have *i*o but I simply can't work out the answer. It's so frustrating that, yet again, i am within one clue of finishing what I...
17:35 Mon 30th Sep 20134 answers, last by Mamyalynne 17:57 Mon 30th Sep 2013
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12D Crowns Here, Where New Reign Began

I have t-e-t-p- and all I can think of is treetops but I can't make sense of it. Can someone help please? Steven...
09:54 Mon 23rd Sep 20134 answers, last by stevenj 10:17 Mon 23rd Sep 2013
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can some one help me witht he logic of my final clue please? 10d "Holiday resort that is bad? Indeed, having entered one's first to leave." (6,5) I have S*i*l*/ I*l*s. So the answer would seem to be...
21:11 Sun 11th Aug 20136 answers, last by stevenj 23:18 Mon 12th Aug 2013
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Cryptic1045

I have to give up and seek the help of experts! 45 d. Close to thigh, seeing red suspenders. I have -a-g- r. So, hanger is a possibility but I can't work out the logic. Please can someone help? It's...
16:11 Fri 26th Jul 20133 answers, last by stevenj 16:24 Fri 26th Jul 2013
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Generalist

This is SO annoying! I love doing the generalist as it brings out all the (best) nerdy side of me. Having finished my exams I had the time to search for the answers and, with one exception, I have...
22:33 Wed 03rd Jul 20133 answers, last by stevenj 21:14 Tue 23rd Jul 2013
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12D

"Northern city that's nothing other than smart" I have O?e?s? Which suggests Odessa. But I really can't see the whole clue. Yet again, I fail on one clue! I have ALL the others and can see the logic...
23:28 Sun 30th Jun 20132 answers, last by bibblebub 23:32 Sun 30th Jun 2013
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Advice please: 16 a "Dismiss Paul Revere, might one say, then head off nut" (5,3) I have *s*e*/ o**. I think the last letter might be t (see below) so that could give "usher out". I can see the...
10:52 Mon 01st Apr 20135 answers, last by stevenj 12:39 Mon 01st Apr 2013
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Generalist

The flower one has got me! I have even tried to find an answer in my mother's RHS book but to no avail. But I am confident that someone out there knows! The clue (27d) is: genus of ornamental plants...
18:43 Sun 24th Mar 20133 answers, last by stevenj 19:01 Sun 24th Mar 2013
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Jumbo1026

Hourglass just after turning? One works for many hours. 4,5 I am pretty sure it's full timer but I can't work out the "full" part...
15:03 Sun 17th Mar 20131 answer, last by Lie-in King 15:04 Sun 17th Mar 2013
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Cryptic 1026

Hourglass just after turning? One works for many hours. (4,5) The answer seems to be full timer but I can't work out the "full" part. Annoying because I have managed to the rest of the crossword which...
14:05 Sun 17th Mar 20133 answers, last by stevenj 15:05 Sun 17th Mar 2013

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