Yorkshire Post

[shaarshaar]

help please - skin cream applications finally remove obstruction
(8) s??????? thirty seconds-time for a sweetie! (4)???? thanks

[shoota]

Evening shaar

[Mamyalynne]

2 mint

[shoota]

2 Mint?

[Mamyalynne]

stoppage

[Mamyalynne]

no sorry

[shaarshaar]

hi shoota! and thankyou mamyalynne x

[shaarshaar]

stoppage? thanks for answer but i don't get it? am a bit dim this time of night though!

[Mamyalynne]

I thought stop age as skin cream may do, but realised am wrong.

[Mamyalynne]

any more letters ?

[shoota]

Are there any cross clues to assist?

[shaarshaar]

oh gosh i don't have much im afraid but - landowner left day to take in
broadcast (5) could it be laird? another clue is -
things happening about university sale (7) again i don't have any letters
could it be auction?

[Mamyalynne]

Laird yes - L D + air

[shoota]

Auction is good - action round u(niversity)

[Mamyalynne]

Auction looks good Action + U

[shoota]

Do those two give us more in the skin cream one?

[shaarshaar]

yes but only laird so it now reads s???l??? but there's one other clue that will
help but again not many letters - get smaller spanner to make game (8,6)
??n?????/b????? And apologies for my slow responses.

[Mamyalynne]

contract bridge

[shaarshaar]

brilliant! so now skin cream clue reads s???l?c?

[Mamyalynne]

Sunblock

[shaarshaar]

could it be sunblock ?