Rte Guide Crossword 42 Sunday October 14Th 2018

[lorus]

9a Minstrel boy? Yes, the very one to order the bard out (10)
1d Sternal defence against Cupid's arrows perhaps ? (10)
11a No can do ? (6)
6d isn't every do-gooder's last dice miscast ? (8)

[fiction-factory]

Yes, I'm helping ellie

[Mamyalynne]

Dies + what?

[fiction-factory]

Yes, doesn't quite work. maybe lorus will chip in

[Mamyalynne]

Aye...

[fiction-factory]

I'm not really putting 100% into this- but I don't think lorus deserves any help at all really

[elliemay1]

So Lorus was able to come back to award a BA yet doesn't make any comment

[fiction-factory]

I found this from 2013 when lorus was last able to include a letter pattern with a clue and it resulted in an instantaneous correct answer which just shows how things can go much more smoothly if full information is provided.
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1225190.html

[fiction-factory]

Did anyone find out what the answer was to 6d please? IDEALIST was suggested but we couldn't see the wordplay