Rte Guide Crossword No. 42

[bobbie]

2d. Mad again, we hear, Mozart's put her name to music[6] ?f?i??
17d. D[diagram of curve]d [9].Its hard to explain this clue because of the curved line. Any help please.

18a. Can't mean the Premiership surely, if foul play is banned from this association [6,2,7] league of ?e?????
6d. Witty retort[s] [8] ?e??????

Finding crossword very hard this week. I think my brain is numb from watching rugby!!!!!!!

[fiction-factory]

elvira
depressed, I recall

[Sam1960]

6. repartee

[Captain2]

League of decency

[bobbie]

Thanks a million all. Still struggling with this crossword but getting there.

[Captain2]

Quite a few people have commented that it is somewhat obscure/obtuse this week - keep going!

[eanceoil]

2d regina, where's the f from in your answer mad=rage sounds like reg ina

[scorpiojo]

There's been a suggestion of Elvira (Madigan), Éan :)

[eanceoil]

that looks good Jo, that would mess up side line though :-{

[eanceoil]

Jo, that looks like the best answer I've seen, just googled her, there can be no other answer having looked at the clue 'Mad again' brilliant

[Davemano]

Which letter of side line would be different

[scorpiojo]

Are the clues always so...strange, Éan? ;o)

[scorpiojo]

Snaro thought of Elvira

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1448534-5.html#answer-9992191

[eanceoil]

it's a mix of general knowledge and cryptic, it's never like this Jo, the 8 across davemano is Ball, the 7d is line

[eanceoil]

well done snaro, davemano, if you're doing the crossword, it looks like its bakes/makes bread rather than mixes