ZXword
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26 Sanxion -
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23 down - FEUD
[edit] pre-Sanxion...
ACROSS
14. Educational title. [Straight] [7]
22. Prattle, the Americans' last letter. [Cryptic] [6]
DOWN
14. Headless father and wife's head buried in stuff. [Cryptic] [9]
17. Attribute wizard. [Straight] [7]
[edit] pre-Sanxion...
ACROSS
14. Educational title. [Straight] [7]
22. Prattle, the Americans' last letter. [Cryptic] [6]
DOWN
14. Headless father and wife's head buried in stuff. [Cryptic] [9]
17. Attribute wizard. [Straight] [7]
Last edited by Kweepa on Sat May 12, 2018 9:14 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Can I re-watch the 2003 contest? It had many great tunes, but a crap winner.
Tatu(Russia), Jemini(UK), Lou(Germany), Beth(Spain), Lior Narkis(Israel), Esther Hart(Netherlands), Fame(Sweden) - they all had great tunes.
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Horizons.14. Educational title. [Straight] [7]
No question, back of the net.
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Except it doesn't fit
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BTW 17 down also hasn't been guessed correctly yet.
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We was robbed that year, I blame the unsporting Paraguans for messing with the audio equipment.MatGubbins wrote: ↑Sat May 12, 2018 9:02 pm Can I re-watch the 2003 contest? It had many great tunes, but a crap winner.
Tatu(Russia), Jemini(UK), Lou(Germany), Beth(Spain), Lior Narkis(Israel), Esther Hart(Netherlands), Fame(Sweden) - they all had great tunes.
And Jemini's singing.
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We were indeed, an so were Tatu, they came 3rd. 1st and 2nd were utter crap, but back to an all important crossword and the last remaining clues.R-Tape wrote: ↑Sat May 12, 2018 9:14 pmWe was robbed that year, I blame the unsporting Paraguans for messing with the audio equipment.MatGubbins wrote: ↑Sat May 12, 2018 9:02 pm Can I re-watch the 2003 contest? It had many great tunes, but a crap winner.
Tatu(Russia), Jemini(UK), Lou(Germany), Beth(Spain), Lior Narkis(Israel), Esther Hart(Netherlands), Fame(Sweden) - they all had great tunes.
And Jemini's singing.
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14 Magnets .... give it a whirl
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14 across - PHYSICS
14 down - PADDYWACK (headless father - ADDY, wife's head - W, buried in stuff - in PACK)
22 across - YAKZEE (prattle - YAK, Americans' last letter ZEE)
Just 17 down attribute wizard ..E.I.. to get.
14 down - PADDYWACK (headless father - ADDY, wife's head - W, buried in stuff - in PACK)
22 across - YAKZEE (prattle - YAK, Americans' last letter ZEE)
Just 17 down attribute wizard ..E.I.. to get.
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well done, I was messing around with Magnets and Physics .
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I just noticed 12 down (missing from the grid).
Seasonal games developer? EPYX
Seasonal games developer? EPYX
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Correct. Sorry it was missing from the grid; the error happened during the image upload.
Last edited by Rorthron on Sat May 12, 2018 10:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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It has to be The Netherlands for my choice.
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Nope, can't suss it (but I can't even count to 7 it seems), can I have EPYX explained pleez.
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did they ever have a spring and autumn games?
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This is what the original grid was supposed to look like (including 12 down):
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Thanks, sorry I thought the name was part of the answer somehow.
Coitus and Pickling would be the main events.did they ever have a spring and autumn games?
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Ooh a crossword!
14 across - PHYSICS.
(sorry ) thanks for a well crafted quiz Rorth.
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special
..e.i..
utewiza
attribUTEWIZArd
(yeah, I know it looks stupid, but it's worth a shot.)
..e.i..
utewiza
attribUTEWIZArd
(yeah, I know it looks stupid, but it's worth a shot.)
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No, it wasn't worth a shot.MatGubbins wrote: ↑Sat May 12, 2018 10:46 pm special
..e.i..
utewiza
attribUTEWIZArd
(yeah, I know it looks stupid, but it's worth a shot.)
("Special" is not right, either.)
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Here's what I have come up with:
STEPICK (Ste Pickford)
SPECIMG (some kind of Spectrum image software?)
STEPICK (Ste Pickford)
SPECIMG (some kind of Spectrum image software?)