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Mr Magoo 19 January 2019 9:00 am

According to Brewer, a five-word phrase was used to describe a creature, but applies also to a three-word fictional character.…

2387: On the spot

Mr Magoo 1 December 2018 9:00 am

Two unclued lights give the name of a location and another a means of arrival and -departure. Other unclued lights…

2381: Step changes

Mr Magoo 20 October 2018 9:00 am

1 Across and 45 Across form a phrase, and the other unclued entries form a word ladder linking them, by…

2363: Case ending

Mr Magoo 16 June 2018 9:00 am

Four of the unclued entries make up a ten-word Shakespearean quotation, including an apostrophe. The other three (two of two…

2352: Upright Characters

Mr Magoo 31 March 2018 8:00 am

Of the unclued entries, three combine to form a phrase (five words) describing three more (four foreign-language words). The remaining…

2346: The name of the game

Mr Magoo 17 February 2018 9:00 am

The unclued entries (two hyphened) are all synonyms. Each of five clues contains a word that must be removed to…

2340: Booboos

Mr Magoo 6 January 2018 9:00 am

3 1A (eight words in total, one apostrophe) and 41 23 32 36 (seven words, including two accents) give two…

2330: Image

Mr Magoo 7 October 2017 9:00 am

10 5/9/34/30D/7/35/4/1D is a poem quoted in full in ODQ. The author’s surname (and indeed first name) appears at 26.…

2315: Trunk call

Mr Magoo 24 June 2017 9:00 am

Seven unclued entries are all examples of the other. Elsewhere, ignore an accent.   Across 11    Ginger wine and rose…

2291: Seriously?

Mr Magoo 7 January 2017 9:00 am

In ten clues, the wordplay omits one of the letters of the solution. These letters in the grid, read row…

to 2289: I don’t believe it!

Mr Magoo 7 January 2017 9:00 am

The unclued lights are expressions meaning NEVER (3A, 4D+43A, 21D+14D, 37A+1D and 37A+15D).  First prize Hilary James, London W5Runners-up David…

2278: Will alterations

Mr Magoo 17 September 2016 9:00 am

Across clues contain a definition and a jumble of the answer. In each row of the grid, a Shakespearean character…

to 2275: Frame of reference

Mr Magoo 17 September 2016 9:00 am

Corrections of misprints in clues give CHAMBERS DICTIONARY, defining the items in the perimeter.  First prize David Heath, Euston, NewarkRunners-up…

2267: Double-edged Swords

Mr Magoo 23 July 2016 9:00 am

The unclued lights are anagrams of words meaning ‘blessing’, hence 43A MIXED BLESSINGS. The words are 11A AGREEMENT, 31A BENISON, 34A…

2267: Double-edged swords

Mr Magoo 2 July 2016 9:00 am

One of the unclued entries (two words) defines the others (two of which are hyphened), which are all real words.…

To 2264: The A-Team

Mr Magoo 2 July 2016 9:00 am

‘Harry the King, BEDFORD (19) and EXETER (18), WARWICK (1D) and TALBOT (25), SALISBURY (4A) and GLOSTER (12)’ (Henry V,…

2248: In the stars

Mr Magoo 20 February 2016 9:00 am

In the clues, the 9 stars represent omitted words (one of which is a dialect variant of another). Those 9…

To 2245: Fair and square

Mr Magoo 20 February 2016 9:00 am

Corrections of misprints give A GRECIAN URN. The POET (23) reporting its message (perimeter + 4 30) is KEATS (42). First…

2223: Clerihew

Mr Magoo 8 August 2015 9:00 am

29 6 (4 words) is 1 24 (3 words). 24 11 10 (4 words), but 6 11 36 (4 words).…

To 2220: Poem II

Mr Magoo 8 August 2015 9:00 am

The Poem was ‘Kubla Khan’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 3A, 23, 42, 43, 3D, 4, 10 and 16 are words…

2207: An unusual angle

Mr Magoo 18 April 2015 9:00 am

In six answers the wordplay ignores an item. These items (two of them identical) are not listed as specific 27…

To 2204: Security

Mr Magoo 18 April 2015 9:00 am

Five perimeter entries, and 29 and 30, are types of BODYGUARD. First prize Amanda Spielman, London SW4 Runners-up Dr S.M.…

2199: TV Comedy

Mr Magoo 21 February 2015 9:00 am

Fourteen solutions begin with the same letter as their clues. These letters in order are the initial letters of the…

To 2196: Diverse

Mr Magoo 21 February 2015 9:00 am

The quotation around the perimeter is from 25 — varieties of French cheese are highlighted.  First prize Hugh Aplin, London…

2191: Bunk

Mr Magoo 6 December 2014 9:00 am

The other unclued entries, in pairs around 3D, provide the key words in a definition of 11D.   Across  …

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