ev 967 suit

[Shoni70]

Thank you Bellabee for your prompt reply.
Please can anyone out there help me in order to solve the 16 lettered phrase needed
. Am I correct in assuming it is 4 words ( 1, 4'1, 4, 6 ) and to do with nICE things for ladies.
I have found perhaps the first three words and the first two letters of the last word but then I get completely lost. Are there two identical symmetrical shapes?
I am desperately in need of all the hints plus a bit more that I can get.

[bellabee]

yes

[bellabee]

one shape

[bellabee]

surely you just need to 'close' the shape now shoni?

[bellabee]

[ i held back from replying for a while because i thought i'd been saying rather too much on that thread, but when nobody else chipped in i decided to do so again - i've been in your position myself many times and know how frustrating it is to be on the very last lap of a difficult crossword - and after all, this is 'the answer bank.' ]

[Shoni70]

The eagle has landed!!! I have to admit to being absolutely thick, since I did not follow the rubric in the west section . I realize now why you said carry on to completion . Sorry to have bothered you and many many thanks for sorting my head out . Cheers

[bellabee]

no bother at all shoni - really glad you got there.