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greedy kite

16th January 2012, 12:26
Can anyone help me with my last three?
14a Busy actor confronts tax officer. 6 letters, 2 words.I have T??NTO
36a Lacking runs I browse red broadcast for online show.8letters. I have ?EBI?OD? (
Web.....?)
7d Write about Hesiod's original ancient country. 6 letters. I have ?H??CE
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mamya

16th January 2012, 12:31
36 Webisode
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ajt1

16th January 2012, 12:32
Hello again;

14ac actor - turn. tax officer - to. I don't recognise "turn to" as busy, but ...

7d trace for write (?!) around h (hesiod's oriiginal)
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greedy kite

16th January 2012, 12:33
Thanks a lot:obviously you have to live in UK/have latest Chambers/google for that one,Mamya!
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mamya

16th January 2012, 12:34
Uk and Chambers yes
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ajt1

16th January 2012, 12:36
.... and webisode (
couldn't remember) anagram of "ibrowsered" minus rs

I am stuck on10d and 26 ac.

The worst mephisto for a long time. This setter remains too obscure.
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greedy kite

16th January 2012, 12:42
I suppose they meant "turn to s'one" like I turned to you to busy you=to keep you busy!Please give me the letters you have for the other two as I've just popped my completed puzzle into the postbox without making a copy,and the clues alone don't remind me of enough! I agree, hardly worth doing this time.
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torquemada

16th January 2012, 12:43
Isn't that the point of Mephisto? I thought they were always the same setter.
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ajt1

16th January 2012, 12:50
Thank you, greedy kite. For 10 d I have
?ro?an??

and for 26ac I have ?in?.

Torquemada - I have been doing the mephisto puzzle for more than 30 years. I am not complaining about the difficulty; this particular setter'c clues have been far too obscure since he started compiling, and this is not just my opinion.

At present I believe there are three setters for the mephisto.
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greedy kite

16th January 2012, 12:56
26 is ZINC --- hidden in clue,protective coat
The other one I'm still trying to remember: I think it was given on one of the forums anyway.
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