Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1212

[agsurfer]

57 Star man has not completed study (8) ?E?P?R?S

[dannyk13]

Hesperus- He(man) + perus(e)(study)

[mac44]

Hesperus

[agsurfer]

Many thanks again peeps.

[stevenj]

Could someone help me with this clue please? " last to keep fighting endlessly? Not true." I have f?c?i?n?l. So the answer seems to be " fictional which fits with " not true". But I don't get the rest. Help please!
stevenk

[emeritus]

Last = Final

Outside

CTIO = endless (a) ctio (n)

[Lie-in King]

Fictional - 'final' (last, to keep) '(a)ctio(n)' (fighting, endlessly)

Hope you're keeping well, Steven?

[stevenj]

Oh, and I have just seen " final" at the start and end. But that still leaves ctio that I can't understand.
Steven

[stevenj]

Thank you. Your answers came through as I was sending off my last message. Thank you both.
And,yes, I am pretty good thank you Lie-in King. I am always pleased when you guide me. Term is to all intents and purposes over as exams are done ( OK, I think). So now Summer can begin!
steven

[Lie-in King]

Well done on the exams & good luck with your results!

Watch out, SWMBOs are renowned for finding "little jobs to do in the garden" & other such activities in summer - a good hiding place should be recce'd in advance... ;-)

[Lie-in King]

Apologies to agsurfer for the extra traffic :-)

[Ameld]

Thanks for the advice Lie-in King! I am hoping that when term officially ends I might be allowed to get a job as a shelf stacker or something like that. Then i can make a small contribution to the family finances and also have a bit of money of my own instead of having to ask for some.
And i am the one who should really apologise to agsurfer. Sorry!
steven

[scorpiojo]

This is you, Steven?

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1489791.html

[Captain2]

Well I'm certainly confused Jo. Always thought Steven was a young 'un.

[scorpiojo]

;o))

[Tilly2]

Are Steven and Ameld one and the same?

[scorpiojo]

..I'm confused....

[Mamyalynne]

Perhaps give Steven a while and ha may start a thread of his own to explain, save agsurfer's inbox getting full if they are subscribed to their thread.

[scorpiojo]

Sorry