Iq 1500

[pomona]

there is a misprint in the defn...
11a Great steeplechaser opens up to cover ground - back on his rostrum , as of old (10)
????LEA??? ...think the corrected letter is N
1a Fellow in a Government backed by Chinese ran from troubled country (6) ????AN .....possibly M for correct letter

[Neveracrossword]

11. Yes, the correction is an N. I got the answer from working out the 'great steeplechaser'.

[pomona]

I see! Not red rum then!!

[Neveracrossword]

No - and there weren't many names I knew!
I'm finding it hard to give a hint for 1 A. Think of a (very) troubled country, and someone from there.

[pomona]

Got 1a now thanks.
In 23a is it the U or the R which is shaded? I have the instrument but don't get the rest.

[pomona]

i can see it now hidden in the clue

[Neveracrossword]

Glad you got 1 A sorted.

[hankir]

I have 6a with two PPs meaning carry. Correct?

I have 38a as BAZ???. Cannot parse .

Is 29D a Scottish word? Any hint?

Even with hints here I do not have 1a and 11a.
What is the first letter of 11a?
Does 1a have something to do with the latest nuclear nation?

This is a hard one.

[Neveracrossword]

29 D IS Scottish. There are two letters 'not provided by wordplay', they're at the beginning. The Greek starter is a four-letter word, take off the beginning and also put in an 'i' (one's put in).

[Neveracrossword]

1 A. It's also a coat... and a dog.

The misprint in 11 Across is at 'rostrum', it should be nostrum.

[hankir]

I got 29d once I realized the 4 letter word for appetizer applies to Middle Eastern as well as Greek.
I now have the SE corner and 1a also. I was stuck on Kim Jong, Korean.
Realized that the answer must have F.

I know 11a is nostrum but do not have a 10 word definition for it.
There is a word with leaves at the end but not sure if that is the answer.

Now working on 14a, 17d and 18d. a long way to go..

[Neveracrossword]

For 11 A, the answer DOES contain leaves - check it in Chambers.
17 D is simpler than it looks.

[hankir]

Thanks Neveracrossword.

Tutsan for 11a.

17d. It is the "child" that is confusing.
Also the wordplay should have the letters from spurts to be removed.

I can make two words, Display Deck.
I am mulling over 25a. It could start with R.
Will be back in a couple of hours and continue.

[Neveracrossword]

Hankir, 17 D is an anagram -'foremost of hyenas leaving' indicates a letter to be removed first. There's a misprint in 'spurts'.
I don't understand your 'Tutsan for 11 A'. 25 A starts with a D.

[hankir]

Thanks Nac.
Tutsan is another word for the answer.

Feel stupid for not spotting 17d. As you said, very simple.
Word for keep in 25a could start with R or D. Got it.
Four remain.
Is the last letter in 1d, Q?
4th letter in 7d, D?
3rd letter in 15d, D?
3rd letter in 33d G?

Then only answer not solved is 19a.
19a need S at the end.
I think 15d can also be spelled with S. So I will change it.

Now to find the message and 35 cells.

[Neveracrossword]

Hankir, hope you got this all finished off. For your queries - 1D Yes, 7D Yes, 33 D No.

[hankir]

Thanks Nac. Got the grid completed.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Hankir - nice to know that you got this all finished off.

[Scorpius]

Because only four of the letters are clued, the entry to 23a is ambiguous. The second unchecked letter could be one of two possibilities because of alternative spellings. Has anyone spotted a way. Has anyone spotted something I may have miSsed to resolve this ambiguity?

[Neveracrossword]

Scorpius, because of the thematic matter, the second unclued letter can be only one thing.

[Scorpius]

Thanks. I have a full grid and the highlighted cells but I haven't worked out all the misprints to get the two words. So far I have only 11.