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Cryptic crossword #99: 500 leaves put under carpet (3)

Cryptic crossword #99: 500 leaves put under carpet (3)

15 December 2022

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Cryptic crossword #80: Astronomer playing Handel melody (6,6)

31 March 2022

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Quick crossword #104: Downward movement of Earth's surface (10)

24 March 2022

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Cryptic crossword #79: Bird that's a novice (6)

17 March 2022

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Quick crossword #103: Agent that alters genetic material (7)

10 March 2022

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Cryptic crossword #78: Animal that grazes pre-run (8)

3 March 2022

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Quick crossword #102: Inherited disorder of the liver (9)

24 February 2022

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Cryptic crossword #77: One owl is sad for late biologist (1,1,6)

17 February 2022

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Quick crossword #101: Ethanol or hydrogen peroxide, for example (10)

10 February 2022

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Cryptic crossword #76: Gritty material in brainstem erythrocytes (5)

3 February 2022

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