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My usual plea before bath/bedtime. I need a few explanations yet again. 6 ac. Author producing series of books after long time. I have a?e?t so the answer seems to be agent. Age and NT fit but what...
21:02 Sat 08th Oct 201612 answers, last by stevenj 11:15 Sun 09th Oct 2016
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stevenj

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Could some kind person please explain two answers for me? 21d Weaver keeps brown chair in store. The answer is lumber room which I know ( because I looked it up) was a room where rich people stored...
20:44 Sat 01st Oct 20169 answers, last by stevenj 21:07 Sat 01st Oct 2016
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Daalek

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Stuck on last one....29ac "Be feeble when getting on with notes". Have D?T?...
16:57 Sat 01st Oct 20169 answers, last by Mamyalynne 21:06 Sat 01st Oct 2016
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stevenj

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Just when you all thought i wouldn't be requesting help, up i come with Steven's Weekly Appeal for Guidance (SWAG). As ever, most of the guidance i need is to explain WHY certain answers are correct....
17:14 Sun 18th Sep 201616 answers, last by Neveracrossword 10:41 Tue 20th Sep 2016
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stevenj

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Hello. it's me reporting for my weekly tutorial. There's one that I know the answer but can't work out all the reasoning; "Plot on field inside abandoned after cutting part from tree". The answer is...
19:25 Sun 11th Sep 201618 answers, last by stevenj 20:20 Sun 11th Sep 2016
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stevenj

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After a month being treated as if I was a 7 year old by my Irish nana, I am back! I struggled ( not match fit?) but I think I am nearly there. But there are three clues where I am fairly sure of the...
11:01 Mon 05th Sep 201611 answers, last by stevenj 18:47 Mon 05th Sep 2016
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Could someone help me with these please" Did away with the language (7). I have ???e?e? So the answer might be "deleted" but I don't get language part. The other one is " it's trivial when immersed in...
14:37 Mon 01st Aug 201620 answers, last by scorpiojo 17:13 Mon 01st Aug 2016
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stevenj

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I really thought that I was going to be able to finish this one without the need for an explanation. But, annoyingly, there's one that I don't quite get. " tall building holds street record when put...
19:05 Sat 23rd Jul 20163 answers, last by aelmpvw 06:46 Sun 24th Jul 2016
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stevenj

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As I had finished the Times cryptic, I decided to have a go at Azed's crossword. Very humbling! I have managed just 8 answers with a tentative two more. SWMBO says I have spent too much time on it. As...
09:46 Thu 14th Jul 20163 answers, last by stevenj 20:35 Sat 16th Jul 2016
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stevenj

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Please can I ask for explanations, yet again? Important station in Perth bringing in key counter-terrorism unit (7,6) From the other letters I have the answer seems to be " special branch" which fits...
20:08 Sat 16th Jul 20166 answers, last by TheChair 08:40 Sun 17th Jul 2016
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stevenj

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Fill this writer's purse regularly and fly East (10) I have I?p?e?n?t? So the answer seems to be impregnate which meets the fill part and pre from purse. But I can't see the rest. Can someone help me...
21:01 Sat 09th Jul 20165 answers, last by Lie-in King 21:12 Sat 09th Jul 2016
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stevenj

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Wow! This was a tough one. I wasn't able to start until Monday as we entertained SWMBO's relative all weekend. Trip to Kew Gardens took up most of Sumday. ( Great place but very expensive imho) But I...
14:46 Wed 06th Jul 201610 answers, last by Mamyalynne 17:23 Wed 06th Jul 2016
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chattan

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7d Heroic Mr Morecambe's lost a leg (4) e_i_ Eric or epic - and why?
12:41 Sat 25th Jun 201612 answers, last by Mamyalynne 13:50 Mon 27th Jun 2016
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57 Star man has not completed study (8) ?E?P?R?S
12:45 Sat 11th Jun 201618 answers, last by scorpiojo 21:21 Mon 13th Jun 2016
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mra1

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Have completed bar 45 across (8) Diet? Expect me to participate in food preparation D?M?S? - looks like diminish but dont get the parsing!!!!
11:25 Sat 04th Jun 20164 answers, last by stevenj 18:22 Sat 04th Jun 2016
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kilifi

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18a. Unruly nationalist faced clear request for peace 4,2,5,3,1,6. I know it's an anagram but just can't get it!
18:04 Sat 28th May 201624 answers, last by stevenj 18:57 Fri 03rd Jun 2016
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stevenj

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Hello again after a couple of weeks absence. And I am late this week because SWMBO took me to Winchester ( beautiful cathedral etc) but for a weird reason. One of her friends organised for her husband...
16:58 Tue 24th May 201638 answers, last by Jackdaw33 23:59 Fri 27th May 2016
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stevenj

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Swmbo has given me permission to have a rest from the relentless garden work. i have been cleaning the patio of moss, muck and general muck. I ache!!! But enough of all that. "Commission new computing...
13:59 Sun 08th May 20164 answers, last by stevenj 14:09 Sun 08th May 2016
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Bit of a stinker this week. Have problems with three: 2d. Veteran warrior avoiding shell (5) O?D?? 15a. Ended with winner being struck too hard (7) O???H?T 24d. Number plate rumpus to develop afresh...
12:57 Sun 24th Apr 201615 answers, last by stevenj 16:55 Sun 24th Apr 2016
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This one is driving me mad! 22D Evil master: away he runs, making belligerent demands of servant. 3 2 4 3 3 1...
12:47 Sat 23rd Apr 20167 answers, last by stevenj 14:56 Sun 24th Apr 2016

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