I managed to come up with all of the answers, but there are 6 clues where I do not understand (nor sometimes accept) the parsing :- Arab nation reversed hold on island (7) K?W?I?I. It can hardly... ...
Just the one :- Blossom that is seen behind duck (6) D?A?I? Is it DEARIE? If so, it seems a bit feeble if "Blossom" and "duck" are both terms of affection, being used to provide yet another term... ...
Cut bottom nearly a job for me (3) D?C. I can only think of DIC(e) and DOC(k), both being shortened (nearly) versions of words meaning CUT. But the "nearly" comes after "bottom" not after... ...
1) Short file, kept by alliance in Somerset, that goes sideways (9) CARTWHEEL. Why? 2)Northern town taxi turned towards a centre (5) BACUP. Why is UP "towards a centre"? 3) Spontaneous... ...
Two short solutions that annoyingly I can't work out. 1d Tabloid newspaper is carrying leader on Rupert Murdoch ?R?S. The Star is a tabloid and an anagram would be ARTS but why Rupert Murdoch? 28d... ...
I'm stuck on 4 from Saturday's Times :- Body position doubly misrepresented in teen's CAT scan (6) S?A??? Plan for tennis court in sports facility followed by quarrel (9) R???A?G?E Performances... ...
Just the one query from today's Times (This time I get the parsing, but don't understand the Definition). Parisian in grand lady's housing when queens have gone off, maybe? (7) E?D?A?E. EN... ...
Can somebody help me with The Week's CotW :- Problem with corruption in China? (3,7) T?? ??????? The only thing I can come up with is TAX EVASION, but I can't parse it and don't think it's... ...
A few unsolved left-overs :- Times 28697 Inner glow passes for beauty (5) L?O?S. The answer is LOOKS (Beauty), but the Parsing....? Port of ME : what's after that on main road, west of hospital (5)....
Just the one :- 1Dn :- Reduction in daycare raised - or suggesting it? (4) R?C?. I can see that RACY is contained (backwards) inside "daycare", but I can't see the definition or the parsing, unless...
29 Ac :- All the best for now! (5,2,3,3) ?T?T? O? T?E ?R? . It seems obvious that it has to be STATE OF THE ART, but I don't get the Parsing, or the Definition for that matter.
Dialect Swiss primarily used in Catholic church (8) ?O?A?S?H (The Times 28681) Greek character shown up by team on and off (5) D?L?A. It has to be DELTA (Greek character), but I can't parse "shown up...
I have come late to this one, with the deadline in a few hours. I note the consensus is there are 13 Is. I have checked and rechecked my No of 12 Is, and cannot see a 13th. So........ 1) pIck on 2)...
Just one from The Times this Friday :- 6Dn :- From opening that's inconclusive, white finally in superior position (5) A?O?E. The only two words I can come up with that more or less equate to what I...
Just 2 (or 1.5) queries :- 16Dn: Some letters from chap caught underneath boat (4,4) ?U?K ?A?L. Well, it obviously looks like JUNK MAIL (Some letters) with JUNK (for boat). But why is MAIL a chap...
Thank you all. Still stuck in the top right hand corner :-
Lots of liquid rising in vessel (5) S???P
Country that splits the difference between male and female adults? (4) ??A?...
Stuck on two... 3D Way up a trail (7) NASCENT but where does the N come from 14A Leave port after a second attack (7) I have ?a?s?i? Set sail doesn't fit. SASSAIL isn't a word unless it's ancient...