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Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:48 am
by hlvp
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Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:50 am
by FujiKiwi
Thank you and good morning hlvp.

Just because I’m at work right now:

2D
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A LEVEL
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Corrected below.

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:51 am
by hlvp
1A
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COMPACTS

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:58 am
by FujiKiwi
21A
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TAHITIAN anagram

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:00 am
by FujiKiwi
hlvp wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:51 am 1A
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Right. So is 2D
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O LEVEL
then?

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:02 am
by hlvp
6A
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DREAMS

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:04 am
by FujiKiwi
FujiKiwi wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:00 am
hlvp wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:51 am 1A
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Right. So is 2D
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O LEVEL
then?
EDIT: Of course it is. Parsing so much better.

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:14 am
by FujiKiwi
11A
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SET PLAYS
EDIT: Sigh. Nope.

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:29 am
by hlvp
4D
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COLLEAGUE

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:31 am
by FujiKiwi
hlvp wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:29 am 4D
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Bugger. My 11A is wrong then. Time for a rethink.

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:35 am
by tabascoboy
FujiKiwi wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:31 am
hlvp wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:29 am 4D
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Bugger. My 11A is wrong then. Time for a rethink.
You're almost there!

3D
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= pin-up

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:39 am
by FujiKiwi
tabascoboy wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:35 am
FujiKiwi wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:31 am
hlvp wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:29 am 4D
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Bugger. My 11A is wrong then. Time for a rethink.
You're almost there!
11A
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SET PIECE
?

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:40 am
by tabascoboy
FujiKiwi wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:39 am 11A
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That's what I think

9A
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= kernal

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:41 am
by hlvp
9A
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KERNEL

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:44 am
by tabascoboy
16A
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= Prince Albert

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:45 am
by FujiKiwi
13A
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VEGETABLE OIL anagram

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:48 am
by tabascoboy
13D "You must gather your party before
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= venturing
forth"

Sorry, nerdy RPG thing!

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:02 am
by hlvp
8D
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MANNIKIN

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:20 am
by tabascoboy
7D
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= excellent

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:20 am
by hlvp
25A
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LEDGER

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:21 am
by tabascoboy
10A
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= reticent
5D I assume
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= serpent ?
6D
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= deter
12A
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= relaid

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:43 am
by GuLi
tabascoboy wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:21 am 5D I assume
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= serpent ?
I'd say the parsing would be
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PRESENT = "now" and reverse ("twist") PRES = "more than half" of it.
Hard clue to get without crossing letters, AFAIC.

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 9:00 am
by tabascoboy
GuLi wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:43 am
tabascoboy wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:21 am 5D I assume
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= serpent ?
I'd say the parsing would be
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PRESENT = "now" and reverse ("twist") PRES = "more than half" of it.
Hard clue to get without crossing letters, AFAIC.
Good work!

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:21 am
by hlvp
14D
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BLETHERED

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:22 am
by hlvp
22D
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TIMID

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:33 am
by hlvp
26A
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SIDE DISH

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:34 am
by hlvp
24A
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REMARK Kramer <

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:34 am
by hlvp
20D
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ON AIR

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:37 am
by hlvp
17D
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LETTERS

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:43 am
by hlvp
By my reckoning 19A, 18D remain. I have answers for them but cannot parse.
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CARUSO, HARRIS

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:49 am
by hlvp
15D
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CREATIVE jazz fan = cat round 're' + I've

Re: Crossword - Thursday

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:49 pm
by ell
Parsing:
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(I)carus + o
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Double def - one of the 3 men in a boat, plus the island