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AFR Cryptic (9/8/2025) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CHAMBER Light colour painted at far end of church room (7) AMBER after CH 5 POTATO Vegetable matter kept in depot at orchard (6) dePOT AT Orchard 9 OWING Outstanding work done by crew … Continue reading

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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 9/8/2025, Clue Hints

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AFR Cryptic (2/8/2025) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CASTRATE Company fee is cut (8) CAST + RATE 5 DOUBTS Questions driver originally reassigned to bus (6) (D)river + anagram of TO BUS 10 TWADDLE Pair nearly spoil uninteresting talk (7) (TW)o + … Continue reading

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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 2/8/2025, Clue Hints

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AFR Cryptic (26/7/2025) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 GAPING Joke about pressure in Open (6) GAG outside (P + IN) 5 FORT Military outpost defended soundly (4) Sounds like FOUGHT 9 RONDO Musical composition is right before performing act (5) R + … Continue reading

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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 26/7/2025, Clue Hints

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AFR Cryptic (19/7/2025) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 HABIT High somewhat? That’s addiction (5) H + A BIT 4 ETRUSCANS Old Italians converted true digital images (9) Anagram of TRUE + SCANS 9 INSWING Movement of delivery from one state in Germany’s … Continue reading

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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 19/7/2025, Clue Hints

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AFR Cryptic (12/7/2025) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STAMPS Collectables stay mostly with house-sitters? (6) (STA)y + MPS 4 MORASS Primitive growth found on banks of river and a bog (6) MOSS outside (R + A) 8 AWAIT Look for it east … Continue reading

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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 12/7/2025, Clue Hints

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