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Thursday, September 4, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Navy general appearing in the paper?
4 Across: Midlands locality of more than one witch trial
9 Across: Ancestor of King George who was raised in an orphanage?
10 Across: Green plastic Cava bottles one's opening before party
11 Across: Unusual route to Split
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Meteorological phenomenon of rising gas originally seen over part of London
2 Down: Precise old knife thrower?
3 Down: Fruit drink containing twisted lime peel
4 Down: This man's filling empty cricket box
5 Down: By way of London-Edinburgh road, Victor heads north
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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Females stuffing money in stiff box
4 Across: Summary about dead bird
8 Across: Brawl regularly, and continue to put on weight
9 Across: The Voice upset artisan
11 Across: Confirmed what compiler from Staffordshire might do?
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Make first base not available, in case
2 Down: Stokes quits following Root and Cook
3 Down: Resolute and popular nun cut books from the Bible
5 Down: Former island of Napoleon's enforced absence
6 Down: Old writer is unscrupulous opportunist, getting University to replace central figure
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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: They inspired Shakespeare with "... for a horse!" and sets at play
10 Across: A reworking of Eros myth leads to ...?
11 Across: It's kind of me to follow Queen Liz's successor
12 Across: Like Liz Taylor or James Dean, one's not featured in main sequence
13 Across: Hamper containing cold, posh sandwich filling perhaps?
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: State alternatives to steam dessert
2 Down: Trots round middle of field to get grass
3 Down: Working with a new philosophy: self-love
5 Down: Turkish delight? Almost cut in two by one's husband
6 Down: Old tablet was found here being refurbished at store
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Monday, September 1, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Check safe's cover again
5 Across: One dotting i, crossing t with style
10 Across: Way in which we're sure to have an impact?
11 Across: Lance corporal ultimately introduced by dog tag
12 Across: Working out at first gym class
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Bring back spun fabric in right length
2 Down: In uprising, declare billionaires opposed to freedom
3 Down: Able seaman's beginning to get wasted
4 Down: Thick-skinned type articulated sarcastic denial
6 Down: Depth marker is near middle of hot tub
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Sunday, August 31, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Eagerly buy something worthless on back of tin
5 Across: New tipi soon standing
9 Across: Holes beginning to grow naturally around lake
10 Across: Want massage from lecturer?
11 Across: Elasticated foot warmers from chemist on King's Road?
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Down Clues and Answers:2 Down: Turning point for the sun going up and down
3 Down: Not amused picking up work after ineffective coffee
4 Down: Walk before comprehending warning notice
5 Down: Painter really in friend's shade
6 Down: Insane jockeys having no end of fun here?
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Saturday, August 30, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:9 Across: Grand member of parliament sporting tie
10 Across: Bunnies discovered jumping out of boredom
11 Across: He told a tale about the night before
12 Across: 'Doctor Strange' — I'm watching online
13 Across: Dip bug in port
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Free trade is covering both sides
2 Down: Go online, presumably to get weapon
3 Down: What may follow foul and gratuitous level of spice?
4 Down: Left in pursuit of wine and gin, finally
5 Down: Red state ultimately seceding
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Friday, August 29, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Insect seen in angle behind cutlery
6 Across: Long problem after first husband leaves
9 Across: Having problems focussing: a nervous response after wine that's genetically modified
10 Across: Sign the writer is engaged in working
12 Across: Governed by tense ambassador and revolted in private
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Go and run from London hospital, upset
2 Down: Piece of wood is section of wall at home
3 Down: Long time for one to participate in new production of genuine opera
4 Down: Loud red pigment? Just a small amount
5 Down: International getting sick in Southern California? Just a little
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Thursday, August 28, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: College journal with European article penned by European
6 Across: Settlers initially engaged in projects
9 Across: A large weapon causing panic
10 Across: A fabulous female intended to talk about giving pleasure
11 Across: A little light showed the way
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: The writer dealt with sales complaint
2 Down: Kinswoman smuggled diamonds and money into Georgia
3 Down: Macho priest, upset and moody
4 Down: Empowers English city's bishop – not priest
5 Down: After short excursion last month, Edward rejoiced
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Gasping about first piece of incredible work of art
5 Across: Like to take grandma fruit
9 Across: Wine and fish with chips following shot
10 Across: Shocked military commanders and leader in Turkey
12 Across: Smug cosmonaut is in base
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Old insecticide is put in two targets for golfer
2 Down: Fish's brainwave cut short
3 Down: Vacancy retracted by play's writer
4 Down: Surprisingly rational men stealing a substance with tiny particles
6 Down: Drink gin or generic drinks from the south
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:8 Across: Watercraft in choppy ocean
10 Across: She'll start, constrained by that dodgy ratio
11 Across: Article by short doctor who wrote for legendary figure
12 Across: Liquid dye penetrating tiny aperture - that's revolutionary medicine
13 Across: Unusual rig a ruler reconstructed
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Northern miners ultimately like somewhere to sleep, presumably?
2 Down: On the run, naked, for a bet
3 Down: At intervals join G.I.'s lively manoeuvres
4 Down: Roughly translate first bits of Old Testament, via Greek
5 Down: Flier in back of book - it's beside fourth entry in index
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Monday, August 25, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Officially approved drug charge
6 Across: Medieval weapon originally appearing after 1000 AD
9 Across: Colonising group, the European migrants initially in temporary accommodation
10 Across: Give a Fig Newton for recipe as source of sugar
11 Across: Spouse's song describing new husband absorbed by first child
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Down Clues and Answers:2 Down: See 14 Across
3 Down: Talk more excitedly about wife's artisanal craft
4 Down: Nationalist extremists carrying Britain's status post-Brexit in dramatic direction
5 Down: Annexed enclave includes biblical location
6 Down: Imitator of Apple product that's adorable
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Sunday, August 24, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Weapon provided in retirement to raise money
5 Across: Accommodate prisoner with criminal record
9 Across: Metal bar securing otter traps
10 Across: Easy-peasy, add a lasagne, bring back entertaining - good times!
11 Across: With Earth unprotected I authorised releases of plastic
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: One died in fight just before the weekend
2 Down: Just claims R and R?
3 Down: In Manchester BBC releases broadcast essential for motorists in winter?
4 Down: Total revolutionary in command of country perhaps?
5 Down: Fall in freezing fell
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Saturday, August 23, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Millions piercing septums, upsetting parents
5 Across: Looks forward to amateur gym equipment being delivered
9 Across: Nine cats and an insect, for instance?
10 Across: Carpenter who put special coat on
12 Across: Disney song from animated figure
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Guess this is how nocturnal creatures sleep?
2 Down: Lead (among others) losing lead (among others)
3 Down: Professional charged with match fixing
4 Down: Impressionist notes top tip from Cézanne
6 Down: Novelist fellow putting on sheep's clothing, might you say?
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Friday, August 22, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Quick look initially forgotten, probing historic rewritten document
6 Across: Sacred and hitherto largely seen in extreme instances
10 Across: English town turned out to be within borders of London
11 Across: Live broadcast of cities accepting King's truce
12 Across: Instant addition to communication shows muscle
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Friend with a selection of food? It's very tasty
2 Down: Network behind schedule receiving reduced credit
3 Down: Mother joining three for bridge in rectory?
4 Down: Pale young man in G&S upset - last performance?
5 Down: Recap more than half of music?
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Thursday, August 21, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:9 Across: Vessel's active measure of speed or acceleration
10 Across: Expert made changes inside university, say
11 Across: Vessel involved in fight, an extremely stressful situation
12 Across: Little man's headgear?
13 Across: Forest fruit railway destroyed starts to emotionally trouble UN soldier
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Tree of Life scarf held up by attractive young woman briefly
2 Down: Insightful comment made when disposable item has part removed from both ends
3 Down: Ex-PM informally to express disapproval when judge interferes
4 Down: Skilled worker dismisses writer as president
5 Down: Just over half of mathematical subject ultimately taught throughout American city
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