Monthly Archives: March 2013

DT 2683

Person who bothers about spiritual teaching? (6) = PRIEST &Lit person who bothers = PEST, spiritual teaching = RI In short it’s central to anxiously signed agreement (10,4) = PROMISSORY NOTE in short = abbr. central to = middle letters

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DT 27137

Unwelcome issue needs one to check inquisitive goats (5,4) = NOISY KIDS issue = children, inquisitive = NOSY, goats = KIDS Had similar before but still like it: Ken Livingstone supporters perhaps with stories about newt ((7) = LEFTIES stories … Continue reading

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DT 27136

Noises from animal in converted stables (4) = MEWS

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DT 27133

What water may be below zero, and may do above, it’s said (4) = FLOE it’s said = h. what water may do above (zero) = FLOW h. = FLOE water that’s below zero

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DT 27135

Buddy (American) and I correspond (5) = AMIGO American = AM, correspond = GO (as in go with; match)

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DT 230

Warning signal, so Scot returned home (6) = TOCSIN returned = reversed, Scot returned = TOCS, home = IN See kind of rorqual in sea while drifting about (3,5) = SEI WHALE drifting about = anag. (of sea while), rorqual … Continue reading

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DT 27128 – DT 27132

DT 27128

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DT 2682

Abridged book (cut from end) not having brilliant cover (4) = MATT abridged = deletion, book = MATTHEW One letter from MP set up classical concert (4) = PROM one letter from MP = M OR P, set up = … Continue reading

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DT 27127

Bird gets to canoodle with Clinton (9) = SPOONBILL canoodle = SPOON, Clinton = BILL SPOON = canoodle; courtship esp. when mawkish or sentimental

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DT 229

Embargo on almost all domestic fowl (4,4) = BANTAM embargo = BAN, domestic = TAME

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