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The Stickler Weekly 200 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 GRUB Bug, right, in a different form? (4) Anagram of (BUG + R) 4 DABBLED Retired criminal, left in bed, played around (7) BAD reversed + (L inside BED) 10 ISINGLASS A setting agent … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 199 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 RYDER CUP Equestrian reportedly caught up with international competition (5,3) Sounds like RIDER + C + UP 5 WRISTS Legal documents breached by opening of sleazy joints (6) WRITS outside (S)LEAZY 9 FUSES Fellow … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 198 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 ABSOLUTELY By all means use lot mixed in well (10) Anagram of USE LOT inside ABLY 6 LOUD Rowdy pair left a different way (4) (DUO + L) reversed 10 PROPS They support items … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 197 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 MALEFACTOR Offender’s manly characteristic (10) MALE + FACTOR 6 GRIP Handle complaint briefly (4) (GRIP)E 10 DEMONIC Hellish protest against turning in leader of cult (7) DEMO + (IN reversed) + (C)ULT 11 CONTACT … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 196 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PATIENCE Cards match completed by bridge player in time (8) (TIE + N) inside PACE 5 STRAND Run aground with anchor finally in position (6) ANCHO(R) inside STAND 9 EXPERIMENTALIST Professional admitting terrible ailment … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 195 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 ANGEL An application in semi-solid form is a very good one (5) AN + GEL 4 DECORATOR Interior designer last month briefly hooked up with speaker (9) DEC(ember) + ORATOR 9 TALIPOT A mouthpiece … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 194 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BUSYBODIES Disruptive boy in coach stops troublemakers (10) Anagram of BOY inside (BUS + DIES) 6 SMSS Electronic communications yet to be deleted from reconfigured systems (4) Anagram odf SYSTEMS minus YET 10 MALADMINISTERED … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 193 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STRIPPED Cleared head of security set off (8) (S)ECURITY + TRIPPED 5 PASS UP Ignore small dog biting American’s backside (4,2) PUP outside ASS 9 REMAINED Wine produced around northern US state didn’t go … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 192 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STRUCK Small vehicle involved in a collision (6) S + TRUCK 4 IMPASSES Fools behind troublemaker’s insurmountable difficulties (8) ASSES after IMP 9 INTENT Design under canvas? (6) IN TENT 10 BACHELOR Person who … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly Solution 191
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 YELLOW STREAK Quality of chicken store well treated in talk (6,6) Anagram of STORE WELL inside YAK 9 DIGITAL Really like it all largely available in electronic form (7) DIG + IT + (AL)L … Continue reading
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