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Financial Times 17084 Bobcat

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Thank you to Bobcat. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Bobcat’s ready: you sound unprepared (9) IMPROMPTU : I’M(contraction of “I am”/”Bobcat is”, ie. with the setter using the self-referential pronoun) … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1676 Tees

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Thank you to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Pound succeeded Dickensian character, female, past prime (9) SHEEPFOLD : S(abbrev. for “succeeded”) + HEEP(Uriah, character in Charles Dickens’ novel “David … Read more >>

Financial Times 17061 Sleuth

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Thank you to Sleuth. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Reckless sort varying speed, source of renewed commotion (9) DESPERADO : Anagram of(varying) SPEED + 1st letter of(source of) “renewed” + … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28720 Anto

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Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Saw dog wearing lead (7) PROVERB : ROVER(a generic name for a pet dog) contained in(wearing) PB(symbol for the chemical element, … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28713 Mobo

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Thank you to Mobo (a tricky new setter). Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Search old parts belonging to record? (8,4) QUESTION MARK : QUEST(a search/a hunt for something) + O(abbrev. … Read more >>

Financial Times 17037 Gurney

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Thank you to Gurney. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Love, Nablus exotic, mysterious, unlike this puzzle, one hopes! (10) UNSOLVABLE : Anagram of(… exotic) LOVE, NABLUS.      7. Fish limit … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28690 Pasquale

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Thank you to Pasquale.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8. What Jacob was? Leader of House — stuffy with it (8) HAIRLESS : 1st letter of(Leader of) “House” plus(… with it) … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28683 Paul

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Thank you to Paul – no fooling! Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7. See 15 8. Inflamed area poked by sick fool (7) PILLOCK : POCK(mark left by an inflammation, say, … Read more >>