Bare Bones No 856

[blondiee52]

Place includes a place by the sea ?????
Hatchet gets left inside shaft ????

[cashier]

2 Axle

[mallyh]

price includes by the sea ?.....costa
19d axle

[Lie-in King]

16d "Price includes a place by the sea"

Coast - 'cost' (includes) 'a'

19d Axle - 'l(eft)' (in) 'axe'

[dannyk13]

Coast ( price not place)
Axle

[mallyh]

sorry coast

[blondiee52]

Thanks to both of you for your prompt answers but l have Statute mile, on bottom line 24 across...or is this wrong.

[mallyh]

yes statute mile is right

[mallyh]

i'm sorry if I mislead you by spelling coast costa x

[dannyk13]

Statute mile is correct. Have you two blanks at each end of bottom row?

[blondiee52]

yes l do, After altering my puzzle, l am now stuck again on 22 across Own maid improved with time..l did have valet ! Do you do this puzzle yourself ?

[mallyh]

22 admit

[dannyk13]

Admit- anagram of maid & t(time)

[dannyk13]

Yes, I do the Bare Bones every week.

[blondiee52]

The letters l have for the question 22 across are A-I-T...own maid improved with time, l did have valet before changing it to solutions received, thanks.

[mallyh]

yes I do it toox