Ft 14819

[woodijon]

24a Very bad English in novel so unfair (9) D?N?G?A?E
DENIGRATE fits, but why?

[Mamyalynne]

24a Nefarious

[Lie-in King]

Have you shown the correct clue &/or pattern?

Nefarious (very bad) - 'E(nglish)' (in) anag 'so unfair' (?)

[Mamyalynne]

26a is Denigrate

[BlackadderV]

Nefarious. Anagram of E and SO UNFAIR. I'm afraid you have a few letters wrong.

[bibblebub]

phew, thanks mamy, was looking at my grid wondering how i got that answer, and your reply made it clear about the clue numbers

[Mamyalynne]

26a Retreat (DEN) ,Furious (IRATE) about dog finally (G) getting put down.

[Mamyalynne]

I now have last weeks crossies all over the floor lol.

[bibblebub]

the ft crosswords are amongst those that i download and do on the computer using a graphics tablet and pen (so no printing required) and i keep them for a month

[Mamyalynne]

Sounds good.

[bibblebub]

also has the advantage that if you put in the wrong letters then it's quite simple to erase or even undo them

[Mamyalynne]

Sounds the ticket,I'll start dropping hints to my IT savvy family.

[bibblebub]

it saves on paper and ink, and since they're on the computer already there is no need to scan them if one does want to save them for a while (the occasional question on AB is the only reason i can come up with for keeping them but that's good enough)

[Mamyalynne]

Ta.

[woodijon]

I should have gone to bed...... and I need new glasses!
As became obvious I had given the clue for 24a and it should have been for 26a. Sorry