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The very large Christmas crossword, by Dean Mayer 12d Virgin filling bank form (2,4,2,6,4) Answer is "as pure as the driven snow" (i.e. virgin) But how does the wordplay work? ... "the driven snow" is...
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Christmas Cryptic by Dean Mayer Only one answer eludes 43d Writer's account about a frogman heading for the surface (4,5) g?e? a?d?l...
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2d Correct use of words - wrong stress, say (6) ????A? 5a Was party host married in this spot? (6) ?A?D??...
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The stubbornly resistant last one to go in .... 25a Century for fellow on quick pitch (4) C_S_ Might be CAST ---- synonym of PITCH --- but can't see the wordplay...
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Or as sometimes expressed - 6 to one, and half-dozen to another (which in terms of its meaning makes better grammatical sense). So, does anyone know (a) which it is and (b) an authoritative...
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3 stubbornly resistant answers ... for which any help gratefully received and acknowledged 8d Hospital radio show's new offer? (6) H_T_A_ 17d Senior nurses recognise a boss! (7) S_E_L_R 26a What TV...
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27a Redecorated skips one time in New York, say: most colourful (7) R_D_E_T This is the last one to go in. Looks like it should be /might be "REDDEST" (most colourful) - but can't see the wordplay....
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Struggling .. and seeking help (which will be gratefully acknowledged) 1a Good to keep bowing? I'll wait (6) 17a Singer, one from New Zealand, entertains married ladies regularly(3,5) .I./..L.. 16d...
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21d ... "Fish - portion of it served with bread" (6) This is the stubborn last one in; from the surrounding answers we are confident that the pattern is "_I_N_N" Any help gratefully acknowledged...
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any help gratefully received re 3 clues .... 25a Least spacious area denied to rest of adolescents in afternoon? (9) We derive the answer as TEENSIEST (least spacious). We can see the link between...
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19a "Boy" band, here's a knuckle sandwich! (4,4) Answer pattern is ???E ?H?T We are stumped as to what the clue is trying to say. Any assistance gratefully received, and acknowledged...
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11a God slots back, limb and belly-button into Times cryptic Confirmed answer pattern is ????????E???M, with possibility that 7th letter is "G" ... giving ???????G?E???M PARAMAGNETISM is the only word...
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Any help in understanding the following would be greatly appreciated 10a : Mother bears carry skinned relation (9) NARRATIVE (relation) We partially understand this as Narr['carry' skinned]ATIVE ........
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17d : Novel set in outskirts of Halifax, briefly (4.5). The answer is a Charles Dickens novel (Hard Times) but we can't see how the wordplay is operating. 'Hard' = set and 'Times' = multiplication...
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4dn we have R?A? ... please can anyone assist with this clue ?

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