Rte 51

[scooke]

6d spur of the moment attempt to get the picture(8)?t?????t
7d if deer rudolph... er .. turns away, you might get this on santas sleigh(4,4)?r??,r?d?
11a to coin a phrase: a penny for your thoughts?(6)c?????
22a stocked toys aside secretely hidden?do it(5)?t???

[ducksie]

Thanks snaro, I thought there was an h in mancunian, like you I'm stuck on 6 but I wonder about academia and academic also

[ducksie]

could it be step on it, for spur of the moment? i know it's 3 words, but it's best I could see

[Davemano]

Snap (spur of the moment) Shot (an attempt) Snapshot (a picture) Seems to fit pretty well.

[ducksie]

Dave mad hatter is the clue across so it's a t there - snapshot is the obvious, I personally think it's step on it and the 'guide have a typo with letter numbers as usual

[snaro]

Belated response ducksie ' i rechecked on mancunian spelling as per wikipedia and iam now leaning towards step on it also, Tanx to you all .

[snaro]

Ducksie i am using academic by the way ( adjective ).good luck

[ducksie]

Thank you snaro, I'm going along with that too, thanks dave and as always, your welcome scooke - hope you finished your crossword ;)