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663,240 | Answer 25 first (5) | AHEAD | null | 12a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,241 | Beowulf unabridged? I cut the most intense part (9) | EPICENTRE | null | 13a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,242 | Nominate patient fellow for deception (3-2,3) | PUT | null | 14a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,243 | Criticises demands for access (6) | KNOCKS | null | 16a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,244 | Regularly sips fancy hotel’s aperitif (6) | SPRITZ | null | 19a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,245 | Irrational to evict horse? (8) | UNSTABLE | null | 20a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,246 | European daisy, say - good thing for kids to hunt in spring (6,3) | EASTER EGG | null | 23a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,247 | Return non-uniform loaf (5) | BONCE | null | 25a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,248 | Tea in McDonald's? (5) | CHAIN | null | 26a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,249 | French 25 repeatedly hosts a party for two? (4-1-4) | TETE | null | 27a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,250 | Plain meal oddly lacking a kind of bean (4) | LIMA | null | 28a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,251 | Digs snazzy lad's outfit (6,4) | STUDIO FLAT | null | 29a | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,252 | Opening boxes to find fault with old street light (3,4) | GAS LAMP | null | 1d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,253 | City in Crete lies in ruins (9) | LEICESTER | null | 2d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,254 | Used four-letter words - this don is strangely offended (5) | EFFED | null | 3d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,255 | Leading companion reportedly made fun of tail (5,3) | GUIDE DOG | null | 4d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,256 | Entitled berk capsized in Middle East river (6) | TIGRIS | null | 5d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,257 | Uproot houseplant from store? (5) | DEPOT | null | 7d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,258 | Mother, shall we put away large hammers? (7) | MALLETS | null | 8d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,259 | Apprentice with case of 21 computers joined together (8) | INTERNET | null | 9d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,260 | Blueprints supplied by partners after "persuasive chat" (8) | PATTERNS | null | 15d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,261 | An instruction to dog after youngster finds something on bottom of boot (5,4) | CUBAN HEEL | null | 17d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,262 | Made Sir Ged think erroneously (8) | KNIGHTED | null | 18d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,263 | What might make 15 clients upset? (7) | STENCIL | null | 19d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,264 | Extreme cycling over top of this peak (7) | EVEREST | null | 21d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,265 | Make like a bird and fly (4,2) | BEAT IT | null | 22d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,266 | Did butterfly netting at first restrict some bees? (5) | SWARM | null | 24d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,267 | What's said to lift Charlie's predecessor (5) | BRAVO | null | 25d | 2023-04-15 | NTSPP 688 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/15/ntspp-688/ | bigdave44 |
663,268 | got off to a very quick start with this puzzle from Campbell and anticipated an early finish. However, I soon bogged down and had to work hard to complete it. | I | null | I | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,269 | leave a comment telling us what you thought of the puzzle. | A | null | Please | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,270 | Bulletin points landlord follows (10) | NEWSLETTER | Bulletin | 3a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,271 | Bombed British house (6) | BLOTTO | Bombed | 8a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,272 | Judge booking on playing field (8) | RECORDER | Judge | 9a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,273 | Form of pollution in India, car being involved (4,4) | ACID RAIN | Form of pollution | 10a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,274 | Orchard’s initial scope for fruit (6) | ORANGE | fruit | 11a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,275 | One answer wrong about large US city (3,7) | NEW ORLEANS | US city | 12a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,276 | What a char might do when faced with temptation? (4,2,3,4) | RISE TO THE BAIT | null | 14a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,277 | Piano users reviewed book (10) | PERSUASION | book | 20a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,278 | Distant meteor exploded (6) | REMOTE | Distant | 22a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,279 | Bad weather hampering a bird (8) | WHEATEAR | bird | 23a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,280 | Feud in TA after check involving death (8) | VENDETTA | Feud | 24a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,281 | Is sailor with the Spanish girl? (6) | ISABEL | girl | 25a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,282 | Radiantly happy, remained drinking whiskey by river (6-4) | STARRY | Radiantly happy | 26a | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,283 | Signal after air-raid, say, everyone understood (3-5) | ALL | Signal after air-raid, say | 1d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,284 | In workshop, American academic (8) | STUDIOUS | academic | 2d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,285 | Extra number gathering for social dancing (2-4) | NO | Extra | 3d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,286 | Shabby inside bungalow, or not? (4) | WORN | Shabby | 4d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,287 | A pass dividing the French in field game (8) | LACROSSE | field game | 5d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,288 | Cotton clothes, mostly? (6) | THREAD | Cotton | 6d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,289 | Come into view from the East, then combine (6) | EMERGE | Come into view | 7d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,290 | Agent taking out fine player (5) | ACTOR | player | 13d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,291 | Wall hanging records touchdown? (8) | TAPESTRY | Wall hanging | 15d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,292 | Capone posed at home hugging a dog like Rin Tin Tin? (8) | ALSATIAN | dog like Rin Tin Tin | 16d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,293 | Hypocritical couple dealt with (3-5) | TWO | Hypocritical | 17d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,294 | Female in hat, sad and lonely (6) | BEREFT | sad and lonely | 18d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,295 | Bird in apartment on right (6) | CONDOR | Bird | 19d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,296 | Exploit free means of access, maybe (4,2) | USER ID | means of access, maybe | 21d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,297 | Guarded in armed combat close to boundary (4) | WARY | Guarded | 23d | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,298 | clue of the day is 14a where the penny finally dropped and I realized that I was not looking for a lady with a mop. | Q | null | Myd | 2023-01-02 | Daily Telegraph 30186 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/ | bigdave44 |
663,299 | null | SUPERINTENDENT | /1a/Police officer/Police officer | null | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,300 | null | UNRIG | Disassemble/Disassemble | 8a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,301 | null | SCHNAPPS | type of drink/type of drink | 9a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,302 | null | ABSTAINER | In bar, tea's ordered/In bar, tea's ordered/In bar, tea's ordered/ for such a person, perhaps/ for such a person, perhaps | 11a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,303 | null | BRUTE | Swine/Swine | 12a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,304 | null | YELP | Sound/Sound | 13a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,305 | null | JALAPENO | hot pepper/hot pepper | 14a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,306 | null | LANDFORM | feature of terrain/feature of terrain | 17a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,307 | null | TALC | Mineral/Mineral | 19a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,308 | null | ARGUE | Reason/Reason | 23a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,309 | null | ESPIONAGE | spying/spying | 24a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,310 | null | HEADLINE | Title/Title | 25a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,311 | null | TWIGS | Latches on/Latches on/sticks/sticks | 26a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,312 | null | STORAGE HEATERS | Electric appliances/Electric appliances | 27a | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,313 | null | SQUEAKY CLEAN | /1d/beyond reproach/beyond reproach | null | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,314 | null | PERUSAL | examination/examination | 2d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,315 | null | REGNAL | of ruler/of ruler | 3d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,316 | null | NOSING | Snooping/Snooping | 4d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,317 | null | ETHEREAL | Heavenly/Heavenly | 5d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,318 | null | DEADBEAT | Lazy person/Lazy person | 6d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,319 | null | NEPTUNE | part of Holst's famed suite/part of Holst's famed suite | 7d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,320 | null | HEROIC VERSES | forms of poetry/forms of poetry | 10d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,321 | null | OFFENDER | Wrongdoer/Wrongdoer | 15d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,322 | null | FREEZING | very bitter/very bitter | 16d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,323 | null | NEGLECT | Ignore/Ignore | 18d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,324 | null | AVARICE | Greed/Greed | 20d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,325 | null | SPEECH | sermon/sermon | 21d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,326 | null | CONTRA | opposing side/opposing side | 22d | 2023-03-17 | Daily Telegraph 30250 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/17/dt-30250/ | bigdave44 |
663,327 | A large weapon creating fear (5) | ALARM | fear | 1a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,328 | Calm, despite that new census oddly coming out (9) | STILLNESS | Calm | 4a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,329 | Bad acne I’d not kept under control (9) | CONTAINED | kept /under control | 9a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,330 | Considered famous (5) | NOTED | Considered famous | 10a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,331 | Editor turning around is set for argument (7) | DISPUTE | argument | 11a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,332 | Without doubt, Charlie – King – gets special day ultimately (7) | CLEARLY | Without doubt | 12a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,333 | Anaesthetist possibly could be one? (6) | NUMBER | Anaesthetist possibly could be one | 13a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,334 | Put up with a doctor’s retrograde quality (8) | STANDARD | quality | 15a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,335 | Who made David perhaps lop crust off (8) | SCULPTOR | Who made David perhaps | 18a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,336 | Reportedly pick up bouquets (6) | SCENTS | bouquets | 20a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,337 | Dismissed show’s conclusion (7) | OUTCOME | conclusion | 23a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,338 | Praise wife for leaving fine vessel (7) | WORSHIP | Praise | 24a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,339 | Cold, cold hospital – and grotty (5) | CHILL | Cold | 26a | 2023-05-23 | Daily Telegraph 30307 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/ | bigdave44 |